The Ocean County Library Foundation

Officers:

Jonathan Z. Petro, Esq., Chair

Patricia Siciliano, Vice Chair

Michele Eventoff, Treasurer

Barbara York, Secretary

The Ocean County Library Foundation is a 501(c)3 tax exempt organization established in 2001, to enhance the services and opportunities offered to all Ocean County Library users. We support and believe in the Ocean County Library’s Mission of “Connecting People, Building Community, and Transforming Lives”. The Foundation undertakes a variety of fund-raising and grant – writing activities, using our skills at raising both private and public funds to provide support for non-traditional library programs and services not covered by tax dollars or budget. The Library Foundation is committed toward the goal of enhancing all library services, programs, and facilities to foster an appreciation and awareness of the Ocean County Library in the community.

Officers were elected at the Annual Meeting of the Ocean County Library Foundation on Thursday, July 15, 2021, in the Bishop Memorial Library of the Toms River Branch.

Officers elected to a one-year term are:

Jonathan Z. Petro, Esq., Chair
Patricia Siciliano, Vice Chair
Michele Eventoff, Treasurer
Barbara York, Secretary

Board Members:

Jonathan Z. Petro, Esq., Chair
Patricia Siciliano, Vice Chair
Michele Eventoff, Treasurer
Barbara York, Secretary
Michael R. Beck, Esq.
James F. Fosbre, Jr. (In Memoriam April 29, 1944 ~ June 14, 2022)
Douglas J. Hull, Esq.
Kate Krier
Mary O. Malagiere
Kathryn Oles
Angela Palumbo

Susan Quinn, Director of the Ocean County Library, serves on the Foundation as an ex officio member. Susan L. Hutler, Ocean County Library Commission serves as Library Commission Liaison to the Foundation. Franklin H. Berry, Jr. & Edward Feurey, Esq. serves as the Foundation Counsel.