CHARLES CHAPMAN LECTURE WITH JOE MCDONALD

Join us for light refreshments and a lecture about local artist and philanthropist Charles S Chapman. Our lecturer, Joe McDonald, knew Chapman personally and has many interesting stories to share. This event is free and open to the public, part of the library's "Beat the winter blues" series. Come out, mingle with friends and discover another chapter of Morristown's interesting history.

FUNDRAISING TOTALS

Dear Friends,

The thank-you list is longer than a Texas BBQ road trip. So many people played a hand in this extraordinary accomplishment for the library. Until your formal thank-you arrives please accept this THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart for being a key player on such a winning team. Together, we are awesome sauce!

Year-to-Date Profits:

Plein Air: $10,843.56

Book Sale: $1,262.00

Weekend Total: $12,105.56

did you know? DIGITIZED YEARBOOKS

Click HERE to open the St. Lawrence-Lewis School Library System Collection link for local yearbooks. All of the schools, all of the available years. Enjoy, it's very cool!

GLORIA JOHNSON DONATES CHAPMAN PAINTING TO THE LIBRARY

This painting, "Music Lesson", by Charles S. Chapman NA, was donated to the Morristown Public Library by Gloria Scott Johnson. I have learned so much because of this painting! Charles himself is standing, his wife Ada at the piano, and sitting on the left is his Aunt Julia, who was at Fords Theater the night President Lincoln was shot. Wowsa!

FOREIGN FILM POTLUCK

Come join us for our newest and very popular event - Foreign Film Festival. January's viewing was a 2018 Polish love story that received many deserving awards.

SHIP WATCHING

What a great chair in which to enjoy our 10-mile upriver view. Stop in and see for yourself. You are always welcome at the Morristown Public Library.

NEW SIGNAGE AT THE LIBRARY

We are very pleased with Scott Ouderkirk's design and installation! As a community leader, the library strives to support our patron's businesses. We are thrilled to be in an area with so many talented artists!

NARCAN TRAINING WITH PUBLIC HEALTH

Free and Open to the Public. Everyone who attends will receive a free Narcan life-saving kit with certification to use it.

It's a potluck dinner too! So far we have meatballs, mac salad and strawberry cupcakes. Join us!

DID YOU KNOW THE LIBRARY ONCE HELD ALL OF THE DEEDS?

The library thanks Town employees Dean Hoffman and Donny Aldrich for installing our new Historical Marker Sign. Did you know that the library was once the area's Land Office? Did you know that Charles Chapman donated this building to the Village of Morristown in 1894 to be used as a library for perpetuity? There is so much history here, stop by and share some Morristown memories of your own!