Swap your Food for Finesin July

LIBRARY CARD SIGN UP MONTH
Did you know that September is National
Library Card Sign Up Month? Getting
Brick Branch’s temporary
location is at the Town
Hall Shoppes, 990 Cedar
Bridge Avenue, Brick,
where library materials
will be circulated and
internet access
provided.
IT’S OCEAN COUNTY FAIR TIME!
Visit OCL at the fair from July 10-15 at
the Robert J. Miller Air Park in Berkeley.
an Ocean County Library card is easy!
All you need to do is bring a valid I.D. for
proof of residency to any Ocean County
Library branch. Be a library champion
and make sure all of your friends, family
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and coworkers have their library card!
The Ocean County Library Brick
Branch is currently undergoing extensive renovations to better serve
our customers. Visit our temporary
location at 990 Cedar Bridge Av-
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Ocean County Freeholder
and Library Liaison
Joseph H. Vicari and
Freeholder Director Gerry
P. Little present Ocean
County Library Director Susan Quinn with a
proclamation celebrating
National Library Week.
Since 2005, Ocean County Library has
been bringing teens together as a team
to enrich the local community through
Teen Advisory Boards (TAB). The New
Jersey State Library and the NJ Library
Association modeled Ocean County Library’s best practices in library services
for teens by sponsoring statewide teen
advisory board summits. Toms River
Branch served as one of four regional
hosting sites and presented their forum
entitled “Library Olympians: Carry the
Torch for Knowledge” in March.
RENOVATIONS BEGIN
AT THE BRICK BRANCH
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OCL Hosts State TAB Forum
current location, and to celebrate, the
Tuckerton Library Association sponsored
a program commemorating the 150th
Anniversary of the Civil War, with local
historian Peter Stemmer.
Gerry P. Little, Ocean County Health
Department Public Health Coordinator
Daniel E. Regenye and Ocean County
Health Department Public Information
Officer Leslie Terjesen launching the
neighbors by making the payment
of overdue fines a helping, positive experience. This program also
Ocean County Library Printing and
provides an opportunity to focus
Graphics Department volunteer Bob
public attention on the need to
McLaughlin received the President’s
support the Monmouth/Ocean
Call to Service Award, which honors in-
FoodBank. I encourage those who
dividuals who logged over 4,000 hours
return their books on time to
of service (over a lifetime). McLaughlin received a personalized certificate
and congratulatory letter signed by
President Barack Obama, along with
the distinguished President’s Call to
Service Award eagle lapel pin.
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Ocean County Freeholder Director
make contributions as well.
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–Joseph H. Vicari, Freeholder
Ocean County Library and the Ocean
County Health Department are partnering
to offer library customers a way to take
care of overdue library charges and help
their community through the Food For
Fines program.
“Summer is the time when we see a
significant drop in food donations” said
Linda Keenan, Director of Development, The FoodBank of Monmouth and
Ocean Counties. During the week of July
9-14, the library will be accepting nonperishable, non-expired food in exchange
for $0.50 per item towards removing the
customer’s library card overdue item fines.
The food collected goes to the FoodBank
of Monmouth and Ocean County. Some
suggested food items to donate are canned
food, pasta, cereal and rice.
“The Food for Fines program has been
very popular and successful for the library.
In 2009, Ocean County Library collected
over two tons of food,” said Ocean County
Library Director Susan Quinn. “We hope
to collect more than that this year.”
The Ocean County Health Department is
thrilled to be working with the Ocean County Library with its Food for Fines Program.
Daniel Regenye, Ocean County Health Department Public Health Coordinator, said,
OCEAN COUNTY LIBRARY
the 40th anniversary of the move to its
County Freeholder Joseph H. Vicari,
Library to help our less fortunate
VOLUNTEER RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS
PRESIDENT’S SERVICE AWARD
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nal building in 1875! This year marks
Library Director Susan Quinn, Ocean
a great way for the Ocean County
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Toms River, NJ
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Library’s oldest branch, opened its origi-
LEFT to RIGHT: Ocean County
“The Food for Fines program is
101 Washington Street
Toms River, NJ 08753
The Tuckerton Branch, Ocean County
Swap your Food for Fines in July
Food For Fines program.
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TUCKERTON BRANCH
CELEBRATES 40th ANNIVERSARY
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NEIGHBORS CONNECTING
PROGRAMS brought to you by
OceanFirst Foundation
Ocean County Library, Ocean First Foundation and the Ocean County Library
Foundation are continuing their partnership for the Neighbors Connecting series
of programs. Funding for these programs
are sponsored in part by an OceanFirst
Foundation Arts and Cultural Grant and
the Ocean County Library Foundation:
HIAWATHA PUPPET SHOW
Using full sets, exquisitely crafted puppets
and accompanied by Native American flute
and drum recordings, this enchanting play
is based on the life of the great Iroquois
hero, Hiawatha, who discovers the pathway
he must follow to become a great man.
Long Beach Island Branch
Friday, July 20, 11 am
Lakewood Branch
Friday, July 20, 3:30 pm
EAST MEETS WEST PUPPET SHOW
With the help of her amazing puppets,
Master puppeteer Hua Hua Zhang shares
stories of China and America, and her puppets seems to come alive! She has made
appearances in the Jim Henson International Festival of Puppet Arts.
Little Egg Harbor Branch
Tuesday, July 24, 2 pm
Upper Shores Branch
Tuesday, July 24, 6 pm
THE MASK MESSENGER
In an engaging mix of monologue, comedy
and theater, The Mask Messenger takes
the audience through a collection of nearly
20 different characters, leaving students
laughing, delighted and educated.
Lacey Branch
Monday, August 6, 4 pm
Toms River Branch
Monday, August 6, 7 pm
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THE LION’S WHISKERS
The Catskill Puppet Theatre brings this
Ethiopian folktale to life, about a stepmother who, desperate to win the heart
of her husband’s little boy, consults a wise
man. He says that she will gain the son’s
affection only if she plucks a wild lion’s
whiskers. The show—about courage, love
and patience—features masks, puppets,
and original songs.
Lakewood Branch
Friday, August 10, 3 pm
Manchester Branch
Friday, August 10, 6:30 pm
MEXICO BEYOND MARIACHI
Join five talented performers as they
demonstrate there’s more to Mexico than
mariachis and sombreros. With colorful
costumes, authentic instruments, and lively
music and dance, the performers explore
the richly textured culture that has evolved
over five hundred years of native life and
foreign influence. An exuberant feast for
the senses—it’s like being at an outdoor
Mexican market.
Lakewood Branch
Wednesday, September 19, 4 pm
Berkeley Branch
Wednesday, September 19, 7 pm
Ocean County library cards
are accepted at all 21 branches
of the Ocean County Library.
Call 732-349-6200 or
609-971-0514 or visit us at
www.theoceancountylibrary.org
Library Commissioners are
Henry Mancini, Chair; Bonnie Peterson,
Vice Chair; Sal Baglio; Ruthanne Scaturro;
James Mullins; James Malone;
and Susan Hutler.
jug
band
documentary
THE AFRICAN AMERICAN
BASEBALL EXPERIENCE EXHIBIT
Toms River Branch
August 15 thru September 28
HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH
CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS
HISPANIC HISSING SNAKES
Join us to decorate your own replica of
these colorful, coiling, Mexican toy snakes
using recycled plastic bottle tops and
corks. Ages 12-16.
Tuckerton Branch
Saturday, July 14, 11 am
GUATEMALAN WORRY DOLLS
Keep bad dreams away by telling these
individual stick figures your worries before
bed; then put them in a decorated box
under your bed. Ages 10-16.
Tuckerton Branch
Friday, August 3, 2 pm
HOLA FRIENDS
Story Time and craft for ages 4-6
Toms River Branch
Saturday, September 15, 2:30 pm
PAPER BAG SERAPES
Drop in craft time. Children with their
families welcome.
Toms River Branch
Saturday, September 22, 10 am - 2 pm
MEXICAN YARN ART
Ages 8-12.
Toms River Branch
Thursday, September 27, 6:30 pm
FOOD for FINES
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“During the summer months, with
families taking vacations, enjoying the
Jersey Shore, etc., it is a time that we
see less donations of food. In addition, schools are out and students do a
marvelous job in collecting donations
and supporting food drives.”
According to Leslie Terjesen, Ocean
County Health Department Public
Information Officer, “Ocean County
probably has the finest library system
in the country. Our libraries offer more
than books; they offer information,
education, entertainment and so much
more. It is sometimes easy to forget to
bring back an item on time, or someone
may be so engrossed in a book that it
is returned late. Food for Fines gives
someone the opportunity to pay their
fine…but more importantly, helps to
put food on someone’s table.
Customers who have no fines are
also encouraged to bring a non-perishable item for donation.
Based on a permanent exhibition
of the same name on display at the
National Baseball Hall of Fame and
Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y., this
traveling exhibit tells the story of
black baseball players in the U.S. over
the past century and a half.
Baseball is one of America’s most
popular institutions and it has long
reflected the complicated and painful
history of race in the United States.
The story of African Americans in
baseball is a remarkable and fascinating slice of American history,
displaying the failures of the greater
American society in solving the racial
problems resulting from slavery, the
Civil War and the confusion of Reconstruction.
Ocean County Library will also be
hosting several programs and special
events about the legacy of prominent
African American baseball players.
Visit us online at www.theoceancountylibrary.org for more information.
Pride and Passion is produced as a combined effort
of the National Endowment for the Humanities, the
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y., and the American Library Association
Public Program Office.
African American baseball
great Jackie Robinson
SCREENING and Q&A
Long Beach Island Branch
Saturday, July 14th
mobile
catalog
Ocean County Library
Resources Now Available at
Your Fingertips!
Did you know that over 50% of Americans use smart phones? To help these
users, Ocean County Library has unveiled
the new Polaris Mobile PAC which
provides an optimized way to access the
catalog from the library’s website www.
theoceancountylibrary.org.
Polaris Mobile PAC is compatible
with the web browsers found on a broad
range of mobile devices, including the
BlackBerry, Droid, and Apple iPhone.
This approach enables customers with
popular mobile devices easy access to
our library’s catalog.
Users can search the library catalog
and place items on request, view their
library card account status, find library
hours and contact information, and view
new and popular title lists.
In addition, customers can sign up to
receive library notifications for holds,
fines and overdue items by text message.
Customers can update their account to
receive text message notification by logging in to the account through the online
catalog or at any of the 21 Ocean County
Library locations. Standard text messaging rates apply for the user.
The Long Beach Island Branch will
host a unique program that examines
the origins and traces the journey of
a unique American musical genre on
Saturday, July 14 with a screening of
the jug band documentary Chasing Gus’
Ghost, followed by a Q&A session with
the film’s director Todd Kwait and ‘60s
band Lovin’ Spoonful songwriter John
Sebastian, who appears in the film and
was involved in its planning. The free
program starts at 7 pm and will also
feature an exhibit of work of photographer Catherine Sebastian, who
“documented the documentary” with
her camera.
PLEASE NOTE: John Sebastian will not be
performing, he will be discussing the film.
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steve forbert
outdoor
concert
The Long Beach Island Branch of the
Ocean County Library is hosting a special outdoor concert featuring singer/
songwriter Steve Forbert on Saturday,
August 25 starting at 7:00 pm.
Forbert is an accomplished performer whose career spans thirty years. He
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.
The concert is free and open to the
public. Attendees are advised to bring
their own chairs for seating. For more
information, contact the library by
phone at 609-494-2480 or online at
www.theoceancountylibrary.org.
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