Current Press Release

SURF CITY – The Ocean County Long Beach Island Branch is pleased to present the second half of a two-part program, “Americans, A Divided People – The Policies, Politicians, and People Who Have Kept Us Together,” 10 AM Saturday, March 11.

John Imperiale, Deputy Mayor of Harvey Cedars, will illustrate how differences of opinion keep our democratic republic strong, vital, and an example for the rest of the world.

Part Two will focus on the coexistence of industrial and agrarian cultures, challenges posed by immigration, and the impacts of two World Wars, the Great Depression, civil rights, gender (LGBTQ+) rights, women’s rights, and indigenous rights.

A question-and-answer period will follow the program.

Please register at www.theoceancountylibrary.org/events to attend this free program, sponsored by Friends of the Island Library. For more information, visit the LBI Branch, 217 South Central Avenue, Surf City, or call (609) 494-2480.

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