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Connecting People, Building Community, Transforming Lives Ocean County Library 101 Washington Street Toms River, NJ 08753 BARNEGAT www.theoceancountylibrary.org BAY HEAD BEACHWOOD BERKELEY BRICK ISLAND HEIGHTS JACKSON LACEY LAKEWOOD LITTLE EGG HARBOR LONG BEACH ISLAND MANCHESTER PLUMSTED POINT PLEASANT BEACH POINT PLEASANT BOROUGH STAFFORD TOMS RIVER TUCKERTON UPPER SHORES WARETOWN WHITING Ocean County Library | Connecting People, Building Community, Transforming Lives | 1925 - 2018 Check out our 21 locations “The Ocean County Library is a truly multicultural institution. We respect, honor and celebrate individual and cultural differences. Our collections, programming, outreach, policies and personnel practices reflect this commitment. We are inclusive and understanding of our co-workers and of the communities we serve, and we seek out BARNEGAT · 112 Burr Street · 609-698-3331 others to join us on this journey.” BAY HEAD READING CENTER · 136 Meadow Avenue · 732-892-0662 BEACHWOOD · 126 Beachwood Blvd. · 732-244-4573 BERKELEY · 30 Station Road · 732-269-2144 BRICK · 301 Chambers Bridge Road · 732-477-4513 ISLAND HEIGHTS · 121 Central Avenue · 732-270-6266 JACKSON · 2 Jackson Drive · 732-928-4400 Held at the Golf attire is suggested, LACEY · 10 East Lacey Road · 609-693-8566 Toms River Branch. but not required, for Play a round of mini · · this fantastic event! LAKEWOOD 301 Lexington Avenue 732-363-1435 golf inside the library! LITTLE EGG HARBOR · 290 Mathistown Road · 609-294-1197 LONG BEACH ISLAND · 217 S. Central Avenue · 609-494-2480 rd th Friday, February 23 Saturday, February 24 MANCHESTER · 21 Colonial Drive · 732-657-7600 7:00 PM Mini Golf Outing 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM PLUMSTED · 119 Evergreen Road · 609-758-7888 Join us for this Adult (21+) event. All ages are welcome to play a · · Tickets are $75 per player, or $50 round of mini golf inside the POINT PLEASANT BEACH 710 McLean Avenue 732-892-4575 per spectator. library, with a suggested donation POINT PLEASANT BOROUGH · 834 Beaver Dam Road · 732-295-1555 Cocktails and light fare start of $3 per child and $5 per adult. · · at 7:00 PM, followed by a Advanced tickets not required. STAFFORD 129 N. Main Street 609-597-3381 Shotgun Start at 8:00 PM. TOMS RIVER · 101 Washington Street · 732-349-6200 TUCKERTON · 380 Bay Avenue · 609-296-1470 Sponsorship Levels UPPER SHORES · 112 Jersey City Avenue, Lavallette · 732-793-3996 Available: WARETOWN · 112 Main Street · 609-693-5133 Event Sponsor $2,000 th 19 Hole Sponsor $1,500 WHITING READING CENTER · Whiting Commons Shopping Center Watering Hole Sponsor $1,250 · Awards Sponsor $1,000 400 Lacey Road, Suite #5 732-849-0391 Birdie Sponsor $750 OCL is on Social Media! Foursome Bundle $500 Follow us at: (Hole Sponsor + Foursome) Hole Sponsor $300 Ocean County Library @oceancountylib @oceancountylibrarynj Follow us instantly on Snapchat! @oceancountylib Just point your Snapchat camera at our Snapcode (pictured above), and then www.theoceancountylibrary.org press and hold on the screen to scan it. Ocean County Library www.theoceancountylibrary.org BarnegatCalendar ..............................................January of 2018 Events2 BeachwoodTable ......................................... of Contents 4 Berkeley............................................... 5 Brick..................................................... 7 Island Heights ................................... 10 Jackson ..............................................11 Lacey ................................................. 13 Lakewood .......................................... 15 Little Egg Harbor .............................. 18 Long Beach Island ............................ 20 All Library programs are free and open to the Manchester........................................ 22 public, but registration may be limited. To avoid disappointment, please call the branch where Plumsted ........................................... 24 the program is offered to register. Point Beach ....................................... 25 All Branches of the Ocean County Library will Point Borough ................................... 26 H All activities pose a degree of risk. We urge beyou closed to talk on to yourMonday, physician January before 1 beginningin observance any Stafford .............................................. 28 exercise programof New and Year’sto be especiallyDay. careful if you have any health issues. If you experience any Toms River ........................................ 30 pain or discomfort associated with any activity, you should stop immediately to prevent injury. Tuckerton .......................................... 33 The Ocean County Library system Upper Shores .................................... 34 makes every effort to provide access to our programs for people Waretown .......................................... 35 with disabilities. Please call your local branch prior to attending the program for special arrangements. Key A Adult Program BD Book Discussion T Teen Program FR Friends Program TW Tween Program ED Exhibits & Displays CH Children’s Program COH Chapters of Health C Computer Class MKR Maker Program F Family Program REG Please Register 40 1 CH – 1/9, 1/16, 1/23, 10:30 am, BARNEGAT Tuesdays Toddler Time 609-698-3331 Join us for a fun-filled half hour of Please Register stories, music, and fun. Ages 18 – 36 months. REG A – 1/2, 7 pm, Tuesday FR – 1/9, 12:30 pm, Burr Street Books Tuesday A monthly book café. Friends of the Library Meeting DIGITAL MATERIALS CH – 1/3, 11 am – 11:30 am, Come join an active Listed below are various resources to access digital and downloadable content for free. Wednesday group looking for new Enjoy eBooks, audiobooks, movies, magazines, and more! Sleepy Storytime ideas to support the library. All resources contain materials for children, teens, and adults. Celebrate Festival of Sleep Day with Access these digital materials by visiting http://theoceancountylibrary.org/ songs, stories and a craft. Ages 2+. CH/F – 1/12, 10:30 am, Friday REG OCL Puppet Show Players Present: The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors Streaming Music Streaming Video eBooks Magazines Audiobooks T – 1/3, 1/10, 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, By Drew Daywalt. You’ve played the 6 pm – 8:30 pm, Wednesdays classic game, and now it’s time to Teen Drop in Gaming see how the legend of the 3 greatest Play Wii®, WiiU®, tabletop and card warriors began. Ages 2+. REG games. Ages 12 – 18. Drop in. A – 1/13, 11 am, Saturday T – 1/3, 7 pm, Wednesday Saturday Documentary: Teen Anime Club Children of the Holocaust Enjoy all things manga and anime. Children of the Holocaust tells the Ages 12 – 18. Drop in. story of four children who survived the Holocaust: Yehuda Bacon, Sophie CH – 1/5, 11 am – 11:30 am, Reichman, Janek Webber, and Shmuel Friday Sheler. (NR) 51 min. Little Bird Storytime Celebrate bird day with your little bird. CH – 1/15, 11 am, Songs, stories, and a craft. Ages 2+. REG Monday Drop-In Dr. Martin C – 1/8, 10:30 am, Monday Luther King, Jr. TechTopic: New Tech Devices Day Craft Did you get a new device for the Drop by the kids holidays? Are you unsure how to use it? zone to make a Ask a librarian for help. REG craft celebrating Dr. Martin Luther A – 1/8, 1/15, 1/22, 1/29, 1 pm, King, Jr. This is Mondays a drop-in program Monday Movies meaning there is 1/8: The Dark Tower (PG-13) 95 min. no registration, 1/15: The Glass Castle (PG-13) 127 min. and it is a "do on 1/22: Hitman’s Bodyguard (R) 118 min. your own" craft. 1/29: Spider-man: Homecoming (PG-13) Ages 2+. 133 min. BD – 1/16, 2 pm, Tuesday A – 1/8, 1/22, 7 pm, Wednesdays The Girl Who Came Home Adult Writers Group by Hazel Gaynor Hone your craft with like-minded adult New members welcome; copies writers. available for pick-up at the branch. (formerly Zinio) 2 T – 1/17, 7 pm, Wednesday Teen Advisory Board (TAB) Teens grades 7 – 12 may attend to help plan library programs. A – 1/13, 1/27, 1 pm, Saturdays, and 1/18, 1/25, 1 pm, Thursdays EWE Knit and Crochet Bring your own supplies. Drop in. HOW TO SPOT A – 1/17, 7 pm, Wednesday Poetry Writers Group Hone your craft with like-minded adult writers. CH/F – 1/18, 6:30 pm, Thursday Family Movie Night: The Emoji Movie A/T – 1/24, 6:30 pm, Wednesday Watch this exciting movie on our big How to Spot Fake News Register Now for Open Enrollment Grant-Funded Tuition Courses screen. Bring your own popcorn. Learn how to tell when something Register: ▪ or Order a Customized Grant-Funded Class for Your Company (PG) 91 min. is fake news. This informational ▪ session will teach teens, adults, and CH – 1/20, 11 am, Saturday professionals how to better evaluate ▪Courses Include: Excel Basic form.jotform.us/71776223891161 Drop-In Penguin Day Craft social media on a daily basis. Ages 13+. ▪ Michael Forcella Drop by the Kids Zone to make a craft REG ▪ Excel Intermediate Manager of Business Engagement celebrating Penguin Day. This is a Outlook drop-in program meaning there is no CH – 1/25, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm ▪ 732.255.0400Contact: ext. 2157 Microsoft 365 [email protected] registration, and it is a "do on your own" Thursday ▪ craft. Ages 2+. Stuffed Animal Sleepover Basic Professional Writing ▪ Training is funded through NJBIA, the NJ Stop by the library with your favorite ▪ Time Management Department of Labor and Workforce Development, stuffed animal. We will hear stories, Leadership Supervisory Skills and the New Jersey Community College Consortium share a snack, and make a craft. Then, for Workforce & Economic Development. Team Building leave your stuffed friends to spend the ▪ night at the library. Pick them up the Supervisory Skills: Millennials - next day. Ages 4+. REG How to Lead Them to Success Real Estate: How to Increase CH – 1/26, 3:45 pm, Friday Real Estate Sales Tail Waggin’ Tutor Readers of all ages and ability levels are invited to read to Hunter, a German Shepherd registered with Therapy Dogs International. REG CH – 1/31, 10:30 am, Wednesday Grant-Funded, Tuition-Free Art Day Training Available for Certified Celebrate Art Day with some fun crafts. A – 1/23, 6:30 pm, Tuesday Dress to make a mess.