Storytimes near Washington Township Public Library-Morris

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Join Ms. Janice & Miss Amanda for a rolling good time with books & songs. When registering, please make sure to register for every person attending including adults & children. :) Ages 2 and up / Registration required

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Create a new friend using rocks and other sustainable materials, as well as paint, googly eyes, and other fun supplies! Pre-K to 5th Grade

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Come with your own knitting or crocheting projects and chat!

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Enjoy a morning of books, bubbles, and fun outside the library! Program will be held outside so please be sure to bring a blanket or chair to sit on! If bad weather we will move the program inside. All ages welcome!

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Dig for fossils, hatch some dinosaur from ice, and pretend to be a dinosaur! Ages 2 to 5

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This Adult Fiction Writer's Group usually meets in a hybrid manner, in-person and remote, though sometimes their meetings are fully remote. The capacity of this group is limited. If you are interested in joining to hone your fiction-writing skills, please reach out to Neil and Reyna (emails below) in advance of the next meeting for more information. Reyna: rlfavis@gmail.com Neil: neilmacneill.books@gmail.com

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Come to the library to play mah jongg! Please bring a mah jongg set if you have one, as well as the most recent mah jongg card. All skill levels welcome!

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9th to 12th Grade

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Join us for fun with music, movement, and stories, in person! When registering, please make sure to register for every person attending including adults & children. :) This program is perfect for babies and kids up to age 2!

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Take a walk on the trails as Miss Amanda shares some tales. We will be starting at the library and walking different trails each week. This week we will be meeting at Koehler Pond located on Rock Road. Pre-K to 5th Grade / Registration Required / Program is weather dependent.

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Small Towns and Big Secrets Join us for a thrilling evening with acclaimed author Karin Slaughter as we chat about her North Falls series, consisting of We Are All Guilty Here, in which two teenage girls vanish in rural Georgia, and her upcoming sequel, The Secrets We Hide. Register for this talk on our Virtual Author Talks webpage.

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Enjoy a fun storytime designed to encourage early literacy - stories, songs, rhymes, and a craft! When registering, please make sure to register for every person attending including adults & children. :) Ages 2 to 5 / Registration required

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Do you enjoy Scrabble? Do you want to expand your vocabulary or sharpen your playing skills? Look no further! Drop in for this afternoon Scrabble game session.

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Meet the cousins of prehistoric dinosaurs like bearded dragons, skinks, toads, snakes and others. We will be making a work of art afterwards. Kindergarten to 5th Grade

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Do you dream of a lush, colorful informal garden filled with old-fashioned flowers? Then Cottage Gardening is for you! The charm of a cottage style garden is characterized by the profusion of plants, color, fragrance, and a little bit of whimsy. Essential elements and simple steps to achieve the look of a cottage garden will be presented.

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Join Ms. Janice & Miss Amanda for a rolling good time with books & songs. When registering, please make sure to register for every person attending including adults & children. :) Ages 2 and up / Registration required

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Drop in to Book Lovers Chat to discuss anything you've read recently, share what you loved or hated, and get recommendations from other readers! This Book Club doesn't have a set reading list, just a shared love of books (and access to Advanced Reader's Copies that the library receives from publishers!) Our new and improved Book Lovers Chat (formerly Book Chatter) meets monthly on the 3rd Thursday each month at 10:30AM. Do you want book recommendations? To hear what others thought of the latest bestseller or the obscure indie they just found? Do you want to share your own thoughts on that historical fiction you hated or the memoir you loved? At Book Lovers Chat we want to hear it all! Drop in and chat with like-minded book lovers about everything your reader's heart desires.

The Hidden Cost of the American Dream and Healing Through Storytelling In her ambitious new memoir, Migrant Heart: Essays About Things I Can’t Forget, beloved bestselling author Reyna Grande illuminates the hidden cost of the American Dream and the complex journey of healing that follows survival. Register for this talk on our Virtual Author Talks webpage.

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Hatha Yoga is a strengthening yet gentle style of yoga. Includes time for relaxation and breathing. Everyone is encouraged to listen to their body and go at their own pace.

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Come with your own knitting or crocheting projects and chat!

Mary Vahey will discuss works by American artists from Cassatt to Wyeth, to introduce participants to their artistic heritage and to the possibilities inherent in using art as a link to teaching and understanding America’s past.

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Enjoy a morning of books, bubbles, and fun outside the library! Program will be held outside so please be sure to bring a blanket or chair to sit on! If bad weather we will move the program inside. All ages welcome!

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This lecture explores the sometimes-overlooked issues of how the American Revolution impacted people of African descent as well as ways that they participated in the Revolutionary movement. Individual contributions will also be examined with special attention to African Americans in New Jersey. African Americans tenaciously pursued freedom during the Revolutionary era by using many strategies. For example, a "shrewd, sensible fellow" who could read and write named Charles was enslaved in Virginia in 1775. When Lord Dunmore, the colonial governor of Virginia, offered freedom to any enslaved people who supported the British, Charles immediately ran away taking clothing, saddle bags and two horses to try to reach Dunmore in his "determined resolution to get liberty." The presenter, Lindsey R. Swindall holds a Ph.D. in African American Studies and has published three books and numerous articles in that field. Two of her books, Paul Robeson: A Life of Activism and Art and The Politics of Paul Robeson’s Othello, focus on New Jersey artist and activist Paul Robeson. She is a Teaching Associate Professor of Writing and Humanities in the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey. From 2017-2019, she was a fellow with the New Jersey Council for the Humanities public scholar program in which she facilitated programs on race and U.S. history at venues across New Jersey with actor Grant Cooper.

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A fine arts group based at Washington Township Public Library, Art Matters artists of all levels meet to exchange ideas, plan art activities, and display their work in the Meeting Room of the library. New members always welcome!

Come to the library to play mah jongg! Please bring a mah jongg set if you have one, as well as the most recent mah jongg card. All skill levels welcome!

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Meet real life paleontologists Mike and Roberta Straka! They will show off a real Albertosaurus skull and invite participants to join in their own fossil dig. Kindergarten to 5th Grade / Registration Required