Current Press Releases

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

WARETOWN – Hey, young adults - do you love to read a good scary story? Would you like to write one? Are you the next Karen McManus or Dean Koonce? Join Sarah Van Clef, Founder of The Social Writerly, for the Teen Ghost Story Workshop at the Ocean County Library Waretown Branch, 11 AM Saturday, Janua… Read More

BRICK TOWNSHIP – Today it is a memorial and museum, but its infamy is indelible. Join us for “The History of Auschwitz: An 80th Anniversary Presentation” at the Ocean County Library Brick Branch, 2:30 PM Tuesday, January 28. Members of the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education will offer a p… Read More

BAY HEAD – In accordance with the closure of Bay Head Borough Hall in honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Ocean County Library Bay Head Express Reading Center will be closed Monday, January 20. Patrons wishing to return items may use the Reading Center’s book drop. Patrons are also welco… Read More