It’s Barbie©’s Birthday! Celebrate with 3D Art at The Ocean County Library

TOMS RIVER – The seemingly-ageless Barbie© actually turns 66 years old in 2025. The Ocean County Library and Art with a Heart invite you to create a commemorative 3D painting in honor of the icon’s birthday and Women’s History Month at any one of three OCL branches.

• Lacey Branch – 3 PM Monday, March 3, 10 East Lacey Road, Forked River, (609) 693-8566
• Waretown Branch – 3 PM Friday, March 14, 112 Main Street, (609) 693-8566
• Berkeley Branch – 3 PM Friday, March 21, 30 Station Road, Bayville, (732) 269-2144

Indulge in nostalgia and create a souvenir to take home. Ester Daly and Karen Sroka of Art with a Heart will help you to paint a silhouette of the iconic black evening dress atop a rendering of a bright, festive birthday cake. Add your own imagination for a unique three-dimensional painting.

Ester, a longtime YMCA art counselor, and Karen, whose works have been shown at the Freehold Art Gallery, combined their talents to curate art displays with seniors in mind.

“Karen and I have been friends for over 10 years,” Ester noted. “In that time we have developed our love of, and garnered experience in, leading art therapy with seniors…From there we went on to offer private, small group and large group art projects for parties and one-on-one therapy.

We attempt to make our projects nostalgic, while at the same time, relevant to today’s culture and environment,” she said. “We like to encourage interest in the arts.”

Please register at  https://tinyurl.com/OclBWHM to take part in this free program at the branch of your choice. For more information, stop by or call any participating OCL branch or call (732) 349-6200. See the full schedule of Library programs in the online Calendar of Events.

OCL turns 100 this year and you’re why we’re celebrating! See details on Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, Spotify, Pinterest and https://theoceancountylibrary.org.