Current Press Releases

BAY HEAD – The Ocean County Library is finalizing plans to serve patrons of the Bay Head Reading Center when the building at 136 Meadow Avenue returns to the Bay Head School District on July 1. The Reading Center’s final day of operation at 136 Meadow Avenue is Saturday, June 17, closing at 2:00 pm. The Ocean County Library will offer Bay Head Express library services at Borough Hall, 83 Bridge Avenue beginning in July. Express services... Read More

TOMS RIVER – In celebration of Pride Month, the New Jersey Gay Men’s Chorus (NJGMC) will perform a live concert, 2 PM Saturday, June 24, at the Ocean County Library Toms River Branch. The chorus will perform a selection of familiar tunes, classic favorites and new songs. NJGMC is an inclusive, 501(c)(3) nonprofit, volunteer aggregation from communities in and near New Jersey. Its concerts, recitals, and other community outreach efforts are... Read More

TOMS RIVER – Ceramic items add beauty to any living space, and they’re great gifts as well. Teens can create ceramic replicas of sea life in the Makerspace of the Ocean County Library Toms River Branch, 3 PM Tuesday, June 20. All materials will be provided for this unique one-hour program for young adults aged 13 to 18. Create and decorate a colorful ceramic fish, and take your masterpiece home after it’s been fired in the kiln. The... Read More

TOMS RIVER – In honor of Juneteenth, the Ocean County Library will present a live program by noted storyteller Michelle Washington Wilson, “When the Cavalry Came to Call.” The presentations will take place at the OCL Jackson Branch, 2 PM Saturday, June 17, and at the OCL Waretown Branch, 4 PM Monday, June 19. Ms. Wilson will relate stories and poems that celebrate African American Emancipation and honor the sacrifices made to attain it.... Read More