All branches of the Ocean County Library will be closed Friday, March 29, for Good Friday, and Sunday, March 31, for Easter Sunday.
April 24, 2023
JACKSON TOWNSHIP – For the past three years, the Sara & Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center has been working on a project to create the Holocaust Survivors of South Jersey Digital Archive and Website. The project involves hundreds of students and includes over 1,600 names of Holocaust survivors who lived in Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland Counties. Join us to learn and hear more about this important and exciting project during an... Read More
April 24, 2023
SURF CITY – The public is invited to join the Italian Cultural Society of LBI for international conductor, composer and educator Maestro Robert Butts’s examination of operatic architects of the Romantic Era, 6 PM Wednesday, May 10, at the Ocean County Library Long Beach Island Branch. During the Society’s monthly “Secondo Mercoledi (Wednesday)” meeting, Maestro Butts will compare the creative contributions of four major composers of the... Read More
April 21, 2023
JACKSON TOWNSHIP – The cultivation of trees and vegetation in miniature, known as bonsai gardening, turns horticulture into art.  Become acquainted with this fascinating technique in an Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Month program at the Ocean County Library Jackson Branch, 7 PM Thursday, May 18. Steve Koebcke, President of the Middletown-based Deep Cut Bonsai Society, will discuss the history of bonsai, describe... Read More
April 20, 2023
STAFFORD TOWNSHIP – Vegetable gardening can be a rewarding, nutritious, and economical experience for the whole family. Learn how to start and maintain one at the Ocean County Library Stafford Branch. “Starting a Vegetable Garden? Let’s Pro-Seed!” will take place at 10:30 AM Monday, May 8. The program, in partnership with the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Ocean County, will be led by Master Gardener Nancy Osterberg, a lifelong plant enthusiast... Read More
April 19, 2023
TOMS RIVER – Be part of a time-honored ritual, deeply rooted in Japanese life. Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with a Japanese Tea Ceremony during the month of May at four Ocean County Library branches. Lacey Branch – 10 East Lacey Road, (609) 693-8566. Saturday, May 6, 2 PM. Manchester Branch – 21 Colonial Drive, (732) 657-7600. Thursday, May 18, 2 PM. Point Pleasant Borough Branch – 834 Beaver Dam Road, (... Read More
April 19, 2023
TOMS RIVER – The Ocean County Library Toms River Branch is pleased to present the photographic imagery of Ocean County native Kaylee McGrath throughout the month of May. The exhibit, Majestic Nature, will be displayed in the Branch’s Second Floor Gallery. Kaylee began developing photography skills while attending Barnegat High School. She studied multimedia arts and business technology at Ocean County Vocational-Technical School, under the... Read More
April 18, 2023
SURF CITY – Historic images of the Jersey Shore, captured in the art of Ocean County native Cathleen Englesen, will be on display throughout the month of May at the Ocean County Library Long Beach Island Branch. You’re invited to meet the artist during a special program, “Looking Back 100 Years,” 6 PM Tuesday, May 16. You’ll time-travel in communities from Tuckerton to Beach Haven, through a century’s worth of vintage photos and paintings,... Read More
April 18, 2023
LAVALLETTE –  Celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month by exploring a significant cultural component of the Far East. The Ocean County Library Upper Shores Branch is pleased to present Judith Krall-Russo’s program, “The Asian Tea Experience: China and Japan,” 2 PM Tuesday, May 16. The historian, educator, and restaurant consultant will display authentic Asian implements, demonstrate the making of a... Read More
April 17, 2023
STAFFORD TOWNSHIP – The Ocean County Library Stafford Branch is pleased to present a discussion, “Autism, Early Childhood Development, and Early Literacy,” 6:30 PM Wednesday, May 10. Members of the Center for Autism Research (CAR), Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, will be joined by postdoctoral fellow Clare Polega and research psychologist Maya Mosner. Participants will become informed about the facility, possible signs of autism or... Read More
April 14, 2023
TOMS RIVER –The Ocean County Library, in partnership with the Mental Health Awareness Committee of Ocean County and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), will host a mental health provider fair at the Toms River Branch from 4:30 PM to 8:30 PM on Wednesday, May 3. Representatives from Ocean County agencies that support children and adults affected by mental illnesses and/or substance abuse will be available to discuss resources and... Read More