Current Press Releases

TOMS RIVER – The Ocean County Library 2022 Autism Resources Fair is privileged to present two virtual performances by Music for Autism. The Fair’s inaugural program will be a concert by versatile performer Stephane Duret, of the Tony Award-winning Kinky Boots, 2 PM Saturday, April 2. Violinist Ariel Horowitz and Friends will perform a virtual concert, 2 PM Saturday, April 23. Duret is the founder of Kaiser’s Room, a New York City non-... Read More

TOMS RIVER – The dress that meant a lifetime of school Spring Formal memories can create them again, for an Ocean County student this year. The Ocean County Library will conduct its annual Prom Dress Giveaway at three branches in March and April. The 14th Prom Dress Giveaway continues the Library’s cherished tradition of bringing joy to young adults by enabling them to attend their senior or junior proms, spring formals, or eighth-grade... Read More

TOMS RIVER – During Women’s History Month, capture the spirit of women whose ingenuity quietly changed the world. Historian and storyteller Carol Simon Levin will present “Mothers of Invention,” 6:30 PM Tuesday, March 22, at the Ocean County Library Toms River Branch. Portraying Lillian Moller Gilbreth, motion study pioneer and mother of 12 portrayed in the novel, play and film Cheaper By The Dozen, Carol will spin tales of innovators such as... Read More

TOMS RIVER – The Ocean County Library’s most extensive Autism Resources Fair in its five-year history, with in-person and virtual programs for education, enrichment, and entertainment, begins Saturday, April 2 and continues into May. Registration is under way for this year’s virtual keynote speakers: Michael McCreary, comedian and author of Funny, You Don’t Look Autistic Dianne Mailley, Director, Transition Pathways, Drexel University... Read More