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Ocean County Library To Present The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow At Two Branches

October 09, 2017

TOMS RIVER - The Ocean County Library will host “Ichabod Crane, Washington Irving, and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” at the Waretown and Beachwood Branches.

  • Waretown Branch: 4 p.m. Monday, October 16, 112 Main St.
  • Beachwood Branch: 7 p.m. Monday, October 16, 126 Beachwood Blvd.

Actor Neill Hartley of the American Historical Theatre will provide an interactive performance of the story of the Headless Horseman. The program will also include a dramatic reading of the story’s postscript followed by discussion about the author, Washington Irving.

This program is funded by the Horizons Speakers Bureau of the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

The program is open for ages 12 and up. Registration is required. To register call the Waretown Branch at 609-693-5133 or the Beachwood Branch at 732-244-4573 or visit www.theoceancountylibrary.org.

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