Current Press Releases

FORKED RIVER – A technology upgrade and maintenance project will require the closure of the Ocean County Library Lacey Branch Monday, January 6 and Tuesday, January 7. Patrons wishing to return borrowed items can deposit them in the book drop bin outside the building. The Branch will resume normal… Read More

TOMS RIVER – Get ready for fun and memorable moments throughout 2025 as the Ocean County Library marks its 100th birthday. Celebrations will unfold at all 21 branches and reading centers as we proceed toward September 19, the Library’s centennial date. Among the highlights: Limited Edition Librar… Read More

ISLAND HEIGHTS – Love to experiment in the kitchen? Love whipping up scrumptious dishes for family and friends? Love broadening your cultural horizons in the tastiest ways? Share your passion in the next meeting of the Cookbook Club at the Ocean County Library Island Heights Branch, 6:30 PM Monday,… Read More

BRICK TOWNSHIP – The New Jersey Coalition Against Human Trafficking (NJCAHT) is part of a global effort to derail the criminal enterprise that generates 150 billion dollars in profits each year and victimizes nearly 30 million people. Be part of the solution. Join us for “Human Trafficking 101: Over… Read More

WARETOWN – The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King forever holds a special spot in the hearts and minds of everyone who seeks equality and freedom. Celebrate this towering figure during our screening of In Remembrance of Martin at the Ocean County Library Waretown Branch, 6 PM Monday, January 20. The o… Read More

TOMS RIVER – Want to start 2025 with a relatable romance novel that you can discuss with book lovers everywhere? The next One Book OCL Online Book Club selection is Robyn Carr’s newest, The Friendship Club. The virtual interactions will begin Friday, January 3 and continue through Friday, March 7.… Read More

WARETOWN – The Tuckerton Wireless was a communications marvel at its inception in 1912. But it soon plunged the Jersey Shore into a web of international intrigue. Join historian Jeffrey Brown for “WSC Calling? The Tuckerton Wireless” at the Ocean County Library Waretown Branch, 12 PM Saturday, Janua… Read More

TOMS RIVER – Discover the magic in family life with New York Times and USA Today bestselling novelist TJ Klune. He’ll take you inside the new installment of his “Cerulean Chronicles,” Somewhere Beyond the Sea, during his Ocean County Library Virtual Author Talk, 7 PM Wednesday, January 15. Somewher… Read More

MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP – After you’ve curled up with a book you can’t put down, do you want to tell someone about it? Share it in the Book Lovers’ Book Café in the Ocean County Library Manchester Branch. After the first session of the new year. 2 PM Thursday, January 9, clear your calendar for the fir… Read More

TOMS RIVER –  Low- and middle-level wage earners can take advantage of free 2024 federal and New Jersey state income tax preparation assistance by AARP Foundation volunteers in select Ocean County Library branches, February 6 through April 10, 2025. The free service will be by appointment for… Read More