I'm trying to write a very simple example application to familiarize myself with using MongoDB. Essentially, I'd like to have a single web page which queries a local MongoDB server, adding and removing content dynamically using jQuery. I have no problem at all throwing together the page layout and the jQuery, but I'm getting more and more confused by the MongoDB part of the equation. I understand that MongoDB is a server and runs remotely from the client, but for my example, I simply want to be able to query quickly and easily from client-side in-browser JavaScript:

$(#toggle).click(function() {

    if ($(this).is(:checked) {

        // add items from mongodb

        addItems(mongodb.test.find({ age: { $gt: 5 }}));

    } else {

        $(#results).hide();

    }

});

Is there a way to interface with MongoDB this way?