Morris Area Public Library Board Vacancy
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Morris Area Public Library Board Vacancy

The Morris Area Public Library Board of Trustees is seeking candidates to fill a vacancy on our Board, which sets the library’s tax levy, budget, and library policies.  Candidates may…

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March 13, 2024
2024 Library Road Trip
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2024 Library Road Trip

Take a road trip and discover different area libraries and what they have to offer! This spring, we are partnering with other Illinois libraries around the region to offer a…

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February 28, 2024
Homebound Delivery
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Homebound Delivery

What is Homebound Delivery? Morris Area Public Library offers free homebound delivery and pickup services of library material to individuals who are unable to physically come to the library. You…

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September 7, 2022
Steam Kits
Steam Kits to Go!
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Steam Kits

We now have 14 carefully curated STEAM to GO! kits from Penworthy. These kits include interactive Science - Technology - Engineering - Art - Math resources for parents, and support…

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April 28, 2022
OSCar Joins the Library
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OSCar Joins the Library

Outreach Services Car OSCar will bring us to the different programs we do out in the community: YMCA Park Pointe School visits Morris parades... Oh! The places we go! He…

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March 22, 2022
Front Page Feature / Program-News

Sensory Storytimes

If your young one experiences the world a little differently, join us for Sensory Storytime on the second Saturday of every month! Please call or visit ahead of time to…

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January 6, 2022
Library of Things
Adult News / Front Page Feature / Teen News

Library of Things

The library offers a collection of non-traditional items that patrons can check out, including: Thematic Cake Pans (friendly witch, ghost Santa, Bells, Trains, and more)Level laserBinocularsMini ProjectorAir Quality TesterGlass Cutting…

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January 1, 2022
Reference Solutions
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Reference Solutions

Morris Area Public Library has added a new online information database, Reference Solutions. Formerly Reference USA, Reference Solutions is a comprehensive database that allows you to search for information on…

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December 2, 2021
Read more about the article eRead Illinois
eRead IL Service, Axis 360
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eRead Illinois

The Morris Area Public Library carries eRead Illinois. eRead Illinois hosts more than 30,000 downloadable ebooks and audiobooks that can be read directly in your browser, or on your favorite…

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July 12, 2021
Read more about the article Omni Libraries on Overdrive
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Omni Libraries on Overdrive

The Morris Area Public Library provides Omni Libraries, an Overdrive service containing fiction and non-fiction eBooks, Audiobooks, and streaming video. It contains more than 62,000 titles. You may access Omni…

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July 11, 2021