Ocean County Library to Present ‘Writing from Your Roots: Family Stories Memoir’

TOMS RIVER – Our origins define and guide us in our daily lives. Preserve recollections from your family’s past and see how they shape your awareness. Join The Social Writerly founder and Lead Creative Instructor Sarah Van Clef and Lead Fiction Instructor Jaimee. D. Cali for “Writing from Your Roots: Family Stories Memoir” at two Ocean County Library branches.

• Jackson Branch – 2 Jackson Drive, (732) 928-4400, 1 PM Monday, November 18.
• Lakewood Branch – 301 Lexington Avenue (732) 363-1435, 1 PM Tuesday, November 19.

Our cultures, neighborhoods and friends can help us to understand what family means to us. During the two-hour session, you’ll immerse yourself in your family history and uncover moments from the past. The reminiscences can help you understand your future.

South Amboy native Sarah Van Clef serves as the Reviews Editor for Philadelphia Stories. Her prose and poetry have appeared there as well as in the NJ Bards Literary Anthology by Local Gems Poetry Press, Soup Can Magazine, The Monmouth Review and other publications.

Jaimee D. Cali, an Adjunct Professor of English at Brookdale Community College, has been published in Philadelphia Stories and The Monmouth Review.

Please register at https://bit.ly/OclMemoir for this free program at the OCL branch of your choice. For more information, stop by or call either participating OCL branch, call (732)349-6200 or visit https://theoceancountylibrary.org/events.

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