Current Press Releases

TOMS RIVER – All branches and reading centers of the Ocean County Library will be closed Friday, April 15, in observance of Good Friday, and Sunday, April 17, in observance of Easter. 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.... Read More

JACKSON – The Ocean County Library Jackson Branch is pleased to present a live financial wellness workshop by Robert Salmon, Mortgage Consultant and Sales Lead for United Teletech Financial Federal Credit Union of Tinton Falls, 6:30 PM Monday, April 11. The COVID-19 pandemic, at its height and through its ensuing variants, greatly changed many aspects of daily life, especially habits built around working, spending, saving, and planning for... Read More

TUCKERTON – The Ocean County Library Tuckerton Branch will present a virtual seminar by Stockton University Professor Donnetrice Allison, Ph.D., “Racial Education, Self-Care and Unmasking Micro-Aggressions,” 7 PM Monday, April 18.  Dr. Allison, Chairperson of Stockton’s Africana Studies Department, will define and discuss race, racism, anti-racism, social construct, critical race theory, micro-aggression, and self-care. She will conduct... Read More

TUCKERTON – Award-winning environmental expert William J. Lewis, author of New Jersey’s Lost Piney Culture, will speak at the Tuckerton Library Association’s annual Open House, 7 PM Wednesday, April 13, at the Ocean County Library Tuckerton Branch. Lewis’s engaging presentation will introduce facts, legends and lore about New Jersey’s Pine Barrens, and about the people who live within it. Copies of New Jersey’s Lost Piney Culture, and other... Read More