Current Press Releases

JACKSON TOWNSHIP – Love will be in the air as you revel in romantic songs by Jersey Shore favorites Rhythm N’ Sound. They’ll serenade you in a Valentine’s Concert at the Ocean County Library Jackson Branch, 7 PM Wednesday, February 12. The popular Shore trio will render love tunes and ballads from… Read More

BRICK TOWNSHIP – February 15 marks Brick Township’s 175th birthday celebration. Take a glimpse at the community’s remarkable evolution during “Brick Township: Yesterday and Today” at the Ocean County Library Brick Branch, 6:30 PM Wednesday, February 12. Gene Donatiello, Brick Township Historian and… Read More

WARETOWN – When African Americans left the rural South for the northern and western United States, what rituals and rations sustained them and kept them centered? Join us for a special Black History Month program, “Food and Folks of the Great Migration,” at the Ocean County Library Waretown Branch,… Read More

LACEY TOWNSHIP – What a tasty way to welcome Valentine’s Day – nibbling a sweet frosty treat while watching a romantic movie. Don’t miss “Snow Cones with Love” at the Ocean County Library Lacey Branch, 2 PM Friday, February 7. Adults and seniors are invited to join the fun, create colorful snow con… Read More

TOMS RIVER – The birth of Leonard “Bud” Lomell, the Ocean Countyan whose grit and determination changed the course of D-Day, will be marked with a special multi-part edition of the Ocean County Library’s “Wheeler Talk” podcast, starting Wednesday, January 22. Host Allison Nazarro’s guest is Reneé L… Read More

LACEY TOWNSHIP – Would you know if you were having a stroke? Are you aware of ways to minimize your chance of encountering one? In observance of American Heart Month, the Ocean County Library Lacey Branch will offer “Stroke: Am I at Risk?,” 2 PM Thursday, February 6. Hackensack Meridian Health nurs… Read More

STAFFORD TOWNSHIP – See art as it’s being created and when it’s done, you might be lucky enough to take it home. Come to the Ocean County Library Stafford Branch for a Friends’ Adventure with Long Beach Island artist Melissa Maschal, 10 AM Thursday, February 6. The realist watercolor artist will cr… Read More

BRICK TOWNSHIP – A group of primarily African American aviators in World War II fortified U.S. military might and simultaneously propelled our nation toward racial and social parity. In honor of Black History Month, join historian Paul E. Zigo for “The Tuskegee Airmen: America’s First Black Pilots”… Read More

TOMS RIVER – Do you dream of being an author? Have you penned a book but are unsure what to do next? Make 2025 the year that you become a published writer. Seth Fishman, Vice President and Literary Agent of the Gernert Company, will shed light on the first stages of publishing during his Ocean Count… Read More

TOMS RIVER – Absorb rhythms of Africa and let them move you. In honor of Black History Month, the Ocean County Library is pleased to offer Traditional West and Central African Dance and Drumming by the Cumbe Center for African and Diaspora Dance at four branches in February: Lacey Branch – 2 PM S… Read More