Current Press Releases

TOMS RIVER – Stephanie Land, who documented her struggles with poverty, abuse, parenthood and ambition in the best-selling memoir Maid and the newly-published sequel Class, will discuss social and economic barriers and breakthroughs in the Ocean County Library’s Virtual Author Talk series, 2 PM Tues… Read More

TOMS RIVER – Peer into the mysterious, electrifying world of YA fantasy fiction when Realm Breaker and Red Queen series creator Victoria Aveyard appears in the Ocean County Library’s Virtual Author Talk series, 7 PM Tuesday, December 5.The Red Queen series rocketed Victoria to the top of the New Yor… Read More

BERKELEY TOWNSHIP – The Ocean County Library Berkeley Branch is pleased to present artist Barbara Ann DeFranza’s “Kaleidoscope Designs” throughout the month of December.The display consists of abstract images done in acrylics.The “Kaleidoscope Designs” exhibit is free and open to the public during n… Read More

WARETOWN – The Ocean County Library Waretown Branch is pleased to present popular Jersey Shore pianist and storyteller Fred Miller’s “Lectures in Song: An American Christmas,” 12 PM Saturday, December 23.Fred’s program projects the spirit of all faiths through the mystery and beauty of ancient carol… Read More

LACEY TOWNSHIP – The Ocean County Library Lacey Branch is pleased to present the imagery of Kaylee McGrath’s “Landscapes & Nature” throughout the month of December.Patrons and visitors are invited to meet the artist during a reception in the OCL Lacey Branch, 1:30 PM until 3:30 PM Saturday, Dece… Read More

TOMS RIVER – His kindly face and manner reveal nothing of the horrors Manny Lindenbaum and his family endured early in his life which remain relevant today. The Ocean County Library invites you to “Combatting Hate: A Conversation with Holocaust Survivor Manford Lindenbaum” in the Toms River Branch,… Read More

SURF CITY – Going at fever pitch through the winter holiday rush? Cool down just a bit with the jazz guitar stylings of the Brian Betz Duo at the Ocean County Library Long Beach Island Branch, 2 PM Saturday, December 16.Betz and fellow guitarist George Vanderbilt will present an ear-pleasing program… Read More

LAKEWOOD – Open registration begins Monday, December 4 at the Ocean County Library Lakewood Branch for free classes that can help you gain United States citizenship. Applicants may register through Monday, January 8 for classes that begin Thursday, January 11.The eight-week course will provide infor… Read More

TOMS RIVER – As power-hungry tech titans unleash a bid for total global control, a small band of friends hatch a plot that will save – or destroy – the world. That’s the gist of award winning novelist Naomi Alderman’s new thriller The Future, which she’ll discuss in her Ocean County Library’s Virtua… Read More

BAY HEAD – The Ocean County Library wishes to notify patrons that in light of the Veterans’ Day closure of Bay Head Borough Hall, the Bay Head Express reading center will also be closed Friday, November 10.Library patrons and visitors wishing to browse, borrow or return items are welcome to visit ne… Read More