Current Press Releases

Ocean County Library Toms River Branch to Present Lawyer-Author-Podcaster Kate Kelly March 4

February 14, 2023

TOMS RIVER – In honor of Women’s History Month, the Ocean County Library Toms River Branch is pleased to present feminist, activist, human rights attorney and podcaster Kate Kelly, 2 PM Saturday, March 4. Kate will discuss her book Ordinary Equality: The Fearless Women and Queer People Who Shaped the U.S. Constitution and the Equal Rights Amendment. Ordinary Equality highlights 12 women and people of marginalized genders who influenced the... Read More

Ocean County Library Announces Presidents’ Day Closure

February 13, 2023

TOMS RIVER – All branches and reading centers of the Ocean County Library will be closed Monday, February 20, in observance of Presidents’ Day. Patrons are welcome to access the Library’s online resources, databases, eBooks, eMagazines, video and audio streams and digital classes, available continuously at www.theoceancountylibrary.org. Keep up with Library programs and events at www.theoceancountylibrary.org, and on Facebook,... Read More

Ocean County Library Barnegat Branch to Host Emerald Isle Academy of Irish Dance Recital

February 09, 2023

BARNEGAT – In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, the Ocean County Library Barnegat Branch is pleased to present a performance by the Emerald Isle Academy of Irish Dance, 2 PM Saturday, March 4. The dancers are excited to showcase their Irish heritage through step dancing. They’ll perform reels, jigs, and traditional routines, modern show pieces, and soft-shoe and hard-shoe dances. Students of the Emerald Isle Academy of Irish Dance in... Read More

J.C. Sutton Author Chat, Book Signing Coming to Ocean County Library Little Egg Harbor Branch

February 08, 2023

LITTLE EGG HARBOR – The Ocean County Library Little Egg Harbor Branch is pleased to host a chat and book signing event featuring award winning author J.C. Sutton, 7 PM Thursday, March 2. The Tuckerton-based writer will read and discuss passages from her provocative novel Beau & Eros, which won recognition in the 2020 Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards. The novel is available at the Ocean County Library. Beau & Eros follows... Read More

Hey, NJ Lottery Players! See ‘Where The Money Goes’ At Ocean County Library Stafford Branch

February 07, 2023

STAFFORD TOWNSHIP – New Jersey Lottery winners get a moment in the spotlight, but countless residents statewide benefit from the revenue of each drawing. Find out “Where The Money Goes,” a Friends Adventure at the Ocean County Library Stafford Branch, 10 AM Thursday, March 2. New Jersey Lottery Public Information Officer Mary Ann Rivell and Jerry Guarino, Special Assistant to New Jersey Lottery Executive Director Jim Carey, will spin some... Read More

Ocean County Library Long Beach Island Branch to Present ‘Americans: A Divided People, Part One’

February 06, 2023

SURF CITY – The Ocean County Long Beach Island Branch is pleased to present Part One of a two-part program, “Americans, A Divided People – The Policies, Politicians, and People Who Have Kept Us Together,” 10 AM Saturday, February 25. 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 One will entail the... Read More

Learn About Early Developmental Intervention at the Stafford Branch, Ocean County Library

February 03, 2023

STAFFORD TOWNSHIP – What signals a need for literacy support in a child’s first three years? What methods will be most effective? Find out during “What Is Early Intervention?” at the Ocean County Library Stafford Branch, 11 AM Monday, February 27. In this one-hour program, Kathryn Hohner, MSW, of the Ocean County Health Department, and Mary McArdle, EIP Manager of RWJBH Children’s Specialized Hospital, will demonstrate an early... Read More

Hear ‘DAR: Women of the American Revolution’ at Ocean County Library Long Beach Island Branch

February 01, 2023

SURF CITY – The history of the Revolutionary War is incomplete without acknowledging the contributions of women. Sam Davis, as young General George Washington, will discuss “DAR: The Women of the American Revolution” at the Ocean County Library Long Beach Island Branch, 1 PM Saturday, February 18. Davis’s extensive research of George Washington and the Revolutionary War brings authenticity and passion to his interpretive presentations in... Read More

Make Music and Friends - Acoustic Jam Session at Ocean County Library Berkeley Branch

January 31, 2023

BERKELEY TOWNSHIP – Love playing music? Want to sit in with a good group? Bring your instrument to the Acoustic Jam Session at the Ocean County Library Berkeley Branch, 6:30 PM Tuesday, February 21. Whether you’re a beginner, intermediate, or advanced, all skill levels and all styles are welcome. Please register at www.theoceancountylibrary.org/events for this free program. For more information, visit the Berkeley Branch, 30 Station... Read More

Timothy McDonald Chosen 2023 Ocean County Library Commission Chair

January 25, 2023

TOMS RIVER – Timothy McDonald was named Chair of the Ocean County Library Commission for 2023 at the Commission’s January 17 Reorganization Meeting. Paul Wolleon was chosen to serve as Vice Chair, and Susan Hutler as liaison to the Ocean County Library Foundation. Mrs. Hutler was also reappointed to a new five (5) year term as Ocean County Library Commissioner, becoming the Ocean County Library’s longest serving Library Commissioner... Read More

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