Current Press Releases

TOMS RIVER – The Toms River Branch of the Ocean County Library will host “Beyond the Sea: The Life and Times of Bobby Darin” at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 11.Jimmy Scalia, record producer, disc jockey, and documentarian of American popular music, will speak about the life of musician Bobby Darin through m… Read More

TOMS RIVER – The Ocean County Library’s Homeschool Fair will take place 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, May 17 at the Toms River Branch.The fair will include information tables featuring local services, businesses, and curriculum vendors. It will also feature guest speakers, discussion groups, discussion… Read More

TOMS RIVER – The Toms River Branch of the Ocean County Library will host “There’s a Therapist for That?” at 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 15.In honor of Women’s Health Month, physical therapist Nicole Freitas from Inner Dynamics Physical Therapy will present on the scope, diagnoses, and practices of pelvic… Read More

TOMS RIVER – The Ocean County Library, in partnership with the Mental Health Awareness Committee of Ocean County and the National Alliance on Mental Illness, will host a mental health provider fair at the Toms River Branch from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 1.Representatives from Ocean County a… Read More

TOMS RIVER – In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Toms River Branch of the Ocean County Library will screen the documentary “After Auschwitz” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 2."After Auschwitz" follows six Holocaust survivor women and their lives after the war. The film captures what it means to mo… Read More

TOMS RIVER – The Toms River Branch of the Ocean County Library will host “Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism from the Inside Out” at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 8.Diversity consultant and meditation teacher Ruth King will shine a compassionate, provocative, and practical light on a subject relevant t… Read More

TOMS RIVER – The Toms River Branch of the Ocean County Library will host “An Exhibit of Everything That Resonates in Life” by painter Anne Wong in the McConnell Gallery throughout the month of May.Anne Wong has been painting since she was a child in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, taking private lessons, ho… Read More

TOMS RIVER – All branches of the Ocean County Library will be closed Friday, May 10 for its annual Staff Development Day. All branches will reopen Saturday, May 11.We encourage our customers to use the library’s online resources, including databases, ebooks, emagazines, and online classes which are… Read More

LONG BEACH ISLAND – The Long Beach Island Branch of the Ocean County Library will host an exhibit by photographer Frederick Ballet in the branch’s Meeting Room from May 1 to May 29.Frederick Ballet has been fascinated with the natural world from an early age. Ballet was the first student to successf… Read More

LONG BEACH ISLAND – The Long Beach Island Branch of the Ocean County Library will host “How to Recycle the Right Way” at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 2.Not all recyclable items are equal. Some will contaminate the load whether it is dirty or the wrong material.Angela Anderson, Sustainability Coordinator fo… Read More