Current Press Releases

ISLAND HEIGHTS – The Island Heights Branch of the Ocean County Library will be closed from Monday, August 24 through Sunday, August 30 for the installation of a new carpet. It will resume its regular operating hours Monday, August 31. Digital resources such as eBooks, audiobooks, research databases… Read More

TOMS RIVER – Living with Parkinson’s means continually adapting to change: physically, emotionally, mentally, and socially. The Ocean County Library will host the program, “Adapting to Change: Coping Skills for Parkinson’s,” on Wednesday, September 16. It will take place at the Barnegat Branch at 2… Read More

SURF CITY – Stop by and meet various artists of the Jersey Shore from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, September 16 at the Long Beach Island Branch of the Ocean County Library. Their exhibit The Jersey Shore Remembers 1776 will be available to view in the branch’s meeting room throughout the months of Se… Read More

TOMS RIVER – The Ocean County Library’s subscription to Pronunciator and ProCitizen will be ending on August 31, 2026. Customers looking for language learning services can still access Mango Languages. With Mango, you have access to online courses for over 70 languages, including American Sign Lan… Read More

TOMS RIVER – All branches and reading centers of the Ocean County Library will be closed Sunday, September 6 and Monday, September 7 in observance of Labor Day. All branches and reading centers will resume regular hours Tuesday, September 8. Library patrons are welcome to use OCL’s online resource… Read More

LAVALLETTE – Come on down! You’re the next contestant on “The Game Show Night: An Upper Shores Friends Fundraiser” at the Upper Shores Brach of the Ocean County Library from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, September 24. The program, hosted by Bob Scott, will feature various fan favorite games and pri… Read More

LAVALLETTE – Join author Phil Coffin at the Upper Shores Branch of the Ocean County Library for “The Boys of Autumn: Stories from Baseball History” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, September 16. Autumn is full of baseball tales, like the first modern World’s Series (as it was called), full of talk of players b… Read More

TOMS RIVER – Several branches of the Ocean County Library will host “Musiquita: A Bilingual Music Experience” to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. The program will take place at the following dates and locations: Tuesday, September 15 @ 11 a.m. – Tuckerton Branch – 380 Bay Avenue, 609-296-1470.… Read More

JACKSON TOWNSHIP – Feel the spirit of ’76! The Jackson Branch of the Ocean County Library will host “Maggie Worsdale Sings the Hits of 1976” at 6:30 p.m. Monday, September 14. Maggie Worsdale is not just a singer. She is a musical historian. Known for peeling back the layers of a song to its emotio… Read More

FORKED RIVER – In honor of Patriot Day, the Lacey Branch of the Ocean County Library will host “The Soundtrack of Resilience: Music and 9/11” at 2 p.m. Thursday, September 10. Melissa Kozlowski, Curator of the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music at Monmouth University, will tell how music p… Read More