Join us for upcoming events, classes and programs at Ocean County Library! All events are free and open to the public. Registration required where noted.
This year's theme "Dive Into a Good Book'" invites readers to 'dip their toes into reading'. New this year- adults 18 and older can register online on the Summer Reading page. After reading or listening to 5 books, a raffle ticket can be filled out and entered into the branch drawing of a gift basket provided by the Ocean County Library Public Relations department. At the beginning of September a drawing will be held at each branch for a winner.
To access the Summer Reading page, go to Ocean County Library's home page and click on the 'Dive Into a Good Book' picture. There you can create an account, log in, create a list of books read and even submit a book review. Book reviews will be selected to be posted online.
Mark Mayfield, author of The Spaceflight Vault: A History of NASA’s Manned Missions, will be here to trace the extraordinary journey from the early rocketry pioneers to the astronauts of today!
Tired of cooking? Jake's Crab Shack Mobile Concession will be on site for your dining pleasure! A portion of all proceeds will go to the Friend's Children's Art Fund. Cake & prizes too!
Forbert, an accomplished performer whose career spans thirty years, is best known for his hit single “Romeo’s Tune” in 1980. The song peaked at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Throughout his career, he has recorded 13 studio albums, ten live albums and three DVD releases. His most recent album The Place and the Time was released in 2009.
His blending of rock, folk and country have drawn comparisons to Bob Dylan throughout his career. He has consistently toured North America through his 30 year career. Forbert’s songs have been recorded by many artists including Rosanne Cash and Keith Urban.
Special Guest: Lucy Wainwright Roche
The concert is free and open to the public. Please bring a chair or blanket for comfortable seating.
WREP- When Radio Entertained People! Toms River Branch Monday, Aug. 16, 7 p.m. or call 732-349-6200 / . Join us in our make-believe studio for a trip back to when radio was king!
We will present 3 radio programs from yesteryear with real actors and sound effects!
Lydia’s the bold one: aspiring theater star, stick-fighting enthusiast, human guinea pig. Julie’s the shy one: observer and artist, accidental field hockey star, faithful recorder. In this notebook they write down their observations and carry out experiments to try to determine what makes the popular girls tick.
But somehow, when Lydia and Julie try to imitate the popular girls, their efforts don’t translate into instant popularity. Lydia ends up with a bald spot, their parents won’t stop yelling, and Julie finds herself the number-one crush of Roland Asbjørnsen. Worse, they seem to be drifting farther and farther from their goal—and each other.
Amy Ignatow’s hilarious debut novel introduces the intrepid fifth-graders Julie and Lydia, whose quest to understand popularity may not succeed in the ways they want, but will succeed in keeping readers in stitches.
Amy is an illustrator and teacher who has also been a farmer, a florist, a short-order vegan cook, a dancing chicken, an SAT prep instructor, a telefundraiser, a wedding singer, a ghostwriter for Internet personal ads, a reporter, and an air-brush face and body painter working under the name “Ooga.” She graduated from Moore College of Art and Design and lives in Philadelphia with her husband, Mark, and their cat, Mathilda, whom they believe to be well-meaning despite all evidence to the contrary.
Today’s home cooks want simplicity in the kitchen, especially when it comes to desserts.
At our library program, consummate cook and teacher Abigail Johnson Dodge will demonstrate a recipe from her extraordinary collection of sophisticated, yet easy-to-make sweets—using just four ingredients!
There are no difficult-to-master techniques here, no hours of prep work required; each of the 125 flavorful desserts featured in Desserts 4 Today - Flavorful Desserts with Just Four Ingredients uses mostly simple pantry ingredients and is ready from start to finish in about 30 minutes.
Each recipe includes flavor variations and substitutions, as well as dress-up options. Cooks of all skill levels will delight in everything sweet—from cookies to mouthwatering creamy, frozen, and pastry desserts.
Deke Dickerson Live @ the Library! Toms River Branch Thursday, Aug. 26, 7 p.m. or call 732-349-6200 / . Deke Dickerson is one of America’s musical treasures. As an entertainer and musician, he has toured the world and established himself as one of the foremost purveyors of roots music, headlining festivals from Las Vegas to Finland.
As a writer and music historian, he is well known for his regular column in Guitar Player magazine and recently authored two enormous essay projects for Bear Family’s 2007 Merle Haggard box sets. As an entrepreneur, Deke has partnered with Hallmark Guitars to produce the Deke Dickerson model guitar, as unique in its design as its namesake. As a behind-the-scenes mover and shaker, Deke has recorded songs that have been featured in a variety of movies, TV shows, and radio programs, from the Oscar-winning movie Sideways to HBO’s documentary Dirty Driving: Thundercars of Indiana and the hugely popular XM satellite radio show Theme Time Radio Hour with Bob Dylan , for which Deke not only contributed background guitar music but was also interviewed and quoted by Bob Dylan.
Deke’s latest project is his new studio album, King of the Whole Wide World. Like his previous albums it’s a musical journey through the twisted roots of Americana, but this time the roots go deeper and further than ever before.
One Ounce of Truth: The Nikki Giovanni Songs with Capathia Jenkins and Louis Rosen Toms River Branch Sunday, Sep. 26, 2 p.m. Registration required, begins Aug 1. Boasting a voice described by The Chicago Tribune as "sweet, smart, sassy and full of soul," songstress Capathia Jenkins has originated roles in Broadway's Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me, Caroline or Change, The Civil War and The Look of Love, and received a Drama Desk nomination for her solo performance in (mis)Understanding Mammy: The Hattie McDaniel Story.
In ONE OUNCE OF TRUTH, she joins forces with acclaimed songwriter Louis Rosen in a collection showcasing the work of renowned poet Nikki Giovanni.
Jenkins' sultry, soaring and heartfelt performance blends with Rosen's music – alternately delicate and exultant, and always highly melodic!
Be here for a performance that explores the most universal of human experiences: friendship, lust, love and loss.
His new book, COUNTDOWN TO LOCKDOWN recounts the blood, sweat, and tears behind his knock-down, drag-out TNA debut comeback against archrival Sting.
The fierce, fearless, and sometimes self-destructive man behind the personas of Cactus Jack, Mankind, and Dude Love, Mick Foley remains the undisputed literary king of the ring.
In this mesmerizing memoir (hand-written, no ghost writer), Foley chronicles the heart-pounding buildup to his TNA debut, Lockdown, one of the most important matches of his long and storied career. His every limit is tested as he comes out of retirement and overcomes a host of injuries to get back in the ring with one of his most formidable opponents.
He also dishes previously untold stories from his remarkable life, including his transition from the WWE to TNA, his stint as a ringside announcer, his tumultuous relationship with Vince McMahon, his thoughts and feelings on the use of steroids in wrestling, the tragic story of Chris Benoit, and his soul-saving charity work in Sierra Leone. Raw, frenetic, and adrenaline-fuelled,
COUNTDOWN TO LOCKDOWN charts Foley's rebirth and rise to heights that his fans thought he would never see again.
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