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Our student services are designed to make it easy to share library materials with you and help you succeed.
Is your school in Ocean County? If the answer is yes, this means you can get a library card for free. With your card, you have access to over hundreds of databases, thousands of e-books, millions of print books, and so much more.
Your library card can get you:
Please see our Get a Library Card page to start your application today.
Our library offers programs just for you:
We offer free, live, one-on-one, online tutoring through brainfuse - HelpNow. This HelpNow offers tutoring in math, science, writing, language learning, and other subjects for elementary, middle school, high school, and college students. It also features a writing lab that gives feedback on written assignments within 24 hours and much more.
All brainfuse tutors have at least a four-year degree and undergo background checks.
HelpNow also includes live, online help for Spanish speakers.
All tutoring services are available daily from 2 – 11 pm seven days a week.
Did your teacher remind you that everything you read online may not be true? They’re right! The Library has reliable sources that your teachers will love. We provide free access to over 100 of these reliable Digital Resources with your library card. You can access all these teacher-friendly resources at any one of our locations; most of them are available anywhere with an internet connection, including your smartphone.
We can help you find help with:
Can’t get to the library? Stream it in real-time anywhere with internet access. We offer a variety of eBooks, emagazines, audiobooks, streaming video and music on our Digital Materials page.
Listed below are various resources to access digital and downloadable content for free.
Enjoy eBooks, audiobooks, movies, magazines, and more! All resources contain materials for children, teens, and adults.
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BookPage: Discover Your Next Great Book
In-library Access | Remote Access |
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Freegal: 24 hour streaming music** | ![]() |
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New York Times
In-library Access | Remote Access |
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New York Times Games
In-library Access | Remote Access |
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The Philadelphia Inquirer | ![]() |
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The Press of Atlantic City | ![]() |
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The Trenton Times | ![]() |
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Wall Street Journal
In-library Access | Remote Access |
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*We are pleased to offer hoopla digital borrowing, which provides eBooks, eComic books, eAudio, and digital film, magazines, and music to Ocean County Library resident cardholders.
**Freegal provides 24/7 digital streaming access, plus 3 song downloads per week, to over 15 million songs, audiobooks, and music videos for Ocean County Library resident cardholders.
*** Kanopy video streaming service provides four checkouts per month for Ocean County Library resident cardholders.
For help and support with these digital materials, please visit our help page.
Fall in love with a book and want a similar read? What should you read after finishing the latest John Green book? We can help! Check out the suggested reads in some cool genres like: dystopia, graphic novels, manga, superheroes, historical fiction, fantasy, & health and wellness.
Recommended Reads for: Children and Teens.
You can also discover new titles and “read-a-likes” of your favorite books with NoveList.
Did you know you can chat live with a library staff member? Questions can be asked via:
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Live services are available Monday – Thursday 9-9, Friday & Saturday 9-5, and Sunday 1-5*
*Sunday hours are available September through May.
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