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.
Join author David Bianculli for a behind-the-scenes look at the rise and fall of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour -- the provocative, politically charged program that shocked the censors, outraged the White House, and forever changed the face of television.
Charlie,as he is known to generations of Disney cast members, spent 40 years working for "the Mouse" and does he have tales to tell! From opening day in Anaheim to opening day in Hong Kong, from Walt Disney to Michael Eisner, all featured in his delightful memoir, Spinning Disney's World: Memories of a Magic Kingdom Press Agent.
Growing up in her mother's and grandmother's kitchens, Daisy Martinez became an expert in traditional Latin-American cuisine.
Join us for the inside info as to how she "Daisifies" those classics dishes, many from her travels across Spain, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Peru, and Argentina.
To Daisy, food is about bringing family together, and so she peppers her latest book,Daisy: Morning, Noon and Night: Bringing Your Family Together with Everyday Latin Dishes with anecdotes and family vacation photos. Each recipe is as much about the memory the flavors recall as the love that goes into preparing the dish; for her, the succulent grilled meats of a parrillada bring back memories of a Christmas spent floating in a pool in Argentina, while the flaky, gooey vegetable potpie recalls an extravagant dinner party in the Dominican Republic.
As a busy mother of four, Daisy lives the time crunch every day and has crafted her recipes to be quick, adaptable, and easy to understand. She deftly demystifies the ingredients of the Latin-American kitchen, explaining everything from the spectrum of color in plantains to the degrees of heat in chiles.
Why eat dull when you can eat delicioso? Daisy Martinez is the host of the Food Network’s Viva Daisy! and author of the cookbooks Daisy Cooks!, which was an IACP nominee and winner of Best Latino Cookbook in the World by the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, and DAISY: MORNING, NOON, AND NIGHT. She is also a regular columnist for Every Day with Rachel Ray, and SiempreMujer magazine. To learn more about Daisy, visit her website at: www.daisymartinez.com.
The Ocean County Library will join thousands across the nation in celebrating the 21st anniversary of the National African American Read-In. Listen to Ocean County Library staff and community members read from selected works by African American authors.
Written by Barbara Hambly- Fictional portraits of Martha Washington, Abigail Adams, Sally Hemings, and Dolley Madison reveal the triumphs and trials of early America. Copies of the book are available at the branch.
