Current Press Releases

POINT PLEASANT BEACH – Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in adults is often misunderstood. Learn about possible long-term effects and ways to address them at the Ocean County Library Point Pleasant Beach Branch, 7 PM Monday, October 2. “Living with ADHD as an Adult” will be led by Eva O’Malley, founder of TRI CHADD NJ, a chapter of Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Inc.(CHADD). She’ll be assisted... Read More

BRICK TOWNSHIP – Expand your English conversation skills in an enjoyable, casual setting at the Ocean County Library Brick Branch, 7 until 8 PM every Tuesday and Thursday. Strengthen your mastery of the language in a non-classroom atmosphere while you make new acquaintances in the ongoing English Conversation Group. The English Conversation Group is free of charge and open to people of all ages. No registration is required for this drop-in... Read More

LACEY TOWNSHIP – What led to the inhumanity that engulfed a small town in colonial Massachusetts? The Ocean County Library Lacey is pleased to host archivist and historian Mickey DiCamillo’s riveting presentation “When There Were Witches: An Exploration of the Salem Witch Trials,” 7 PM Wednesday, October 11. In January of 1692, five young girls were seized with a strange illness, causing Salem Villagers to believe they were “under an evil... Read More

TOMS RIVER – Amor Towles, creator of three consecutive novels of worldwide renown in little more than a decade, will discuss his life in literature as part of the Ocean County Library’s Virtual Author Talk series, 8 PM Wednesday, September 27. Towles turned to literary pursuits after a career in investment counseling. The Yale and Stanford alumnus has been lauded for sophistication and sensitivity in his depictions of mid-20th Century... Read More