Current Press Releases

SURF CITY – Medicare can be complex and confusing. This is why the Long Beach Island Branch of the Ocean County Library will host “Understanding Medicare Part D” at 2 p.m. Wednesday, November 5. Join us for a special session where a Medicare expert from the Ocean County Office of Senior Services wi… Read More

TOMS RIVER – Experience Indigenous dance, music, storytelling, and traditional arts this November at the Ocean County Library. “Redhawk Native American Song and Dance” will take place at multiple OCL branches in honor of American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month. This program will take place… Read More

TOMS RIVER – You’re invited to learn from journalist and author Joseph Lee as he chats about his stirring memoir, Nothing More of This Land: Community, Power, and the Search for Indigenous Identity, during a virtual author talk at 2 p.m. Wednesday, November 5. Nothing More of This Land explores Ind… Read More

WARETOWN – During World War II, a tech-savvy New Jersey woman took it on herself to be a priceless information provider for families of captured U.S. service members. Agnes Joan Negra’s exploits are chronicled in the book Waves of Hope. Meet her son Ronald Edward Negra, the author, at the Ocean Coun… Read More

LAKEWOOD – Ever wanted to see snakes up close in person? The Lakewood Branch of the Ocean County Library will host “NJ Snake Man Presents Boas and Pythons” at 6:30 p.m. Monday, November 3. During this program for kids, the NJ Snake Man will introduce boa and python snakes to the audience while taki… Read More

PLUMSTED – Enjoy the natural sound of unplugged music? Join us for an evening of songs by the Acoustic Musicians Guild at the Ocean County Library Plumsted Branch at 7 p.m. Monday, November 3. Founded in 1996, the Brick Township-based Guild is a 501(c) nonprofit organization that promotes the advan… Read More

SURF CITY – Join local artist and Long Beach Island library branch manager Laurence Krupinski for an art reception from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, November 1 in the meeting room of the Long Beach Island Branch of the Ocean County Library. Enjoy light refreshments while chatting with the artist and… Read More

TOMS RIVER – Philippa Gregory, “the queen of British historical fiction,” has returned with a new novel, Boleyn Traitor, and will be discussing it during a virtual author talk at 2 p.m. Wednesday, October 29. Jane Boleyn’s survival in the Tudor court demands playing every role required of her: a lo… Read More

SURF CITY – Menopause can be a difficult and confusing time. Learn about this important phase of life during “Menopause and You” at the Long Beach Island Branch of the Ocean County Library at 2 p.m. Wednesday, October 29. Join a representative from Hackensack Meridian Health for a discussion on nav… Read More

TOMS RIVER – The 2nd Annual LGBTQIA+ Resource Fair is coming to the Toms River Branch of the Ocean County Library from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 18. The purpose of the Fair is to connect members of the LGBTQIA+ community and their allies with agencies that are available to assist them.… Read More