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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 Li-

brary’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.

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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 Develop-ment, The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties. During the week of July 9-14, the library will be accepting non-perishable, 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 Coun-ty Library with its Food for Fines Program. Daniel Regenye, Ocean County Health De-partment Public Health Coordinator, said,

Swap your Food for Fines in July

TUCKERTON BRANCHCELEBRATES 40th ANNIVERSARYThe Tuckerton Branch, Ocean County

Library’s oldest branch, opened its origi-

nal building in 1875! This year marks

the 40th anniversary of the move to its

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.

OCL Hosts State TAB Forum

VOLUNTEER RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS PRESIDENT’S SERVICE AWARD

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Did you know that September is National

Library Card Sign Up Month? Getting

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

and coworkers have their library card!

LIBRARY CARD SIGN UP MONTH

Ocean County Freeholder and Library Liaison Joseph H. Vicari and Freeholder Director Gerry P. Little present Ocean County Library Direc-tor Susan Quinn with a proclamation celebrating National Library Week.

Visit OCL at the fair from July 10-15 at the Robert J. Miller Air Park in Berkeley.

IT’S OCEAN COUNTY FAIR TIME!

Ocean County Library Printing and

Graphics Department volunteer Bob

McLaughlin received the President’s

Call to Service Award, which honors in-

dividuals who logged over 4,000 hours

of service (over a lifetime). McLaugh-

lin 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.

“The Food for Fines program is

a great way for the Ocean County

Library to help our less fortunate

neighbors by making the payment

of overdue fines a helping, posi-

tive experience. This program also

provides an opportunity to focus

public attention on the need to

support the Monmouth/Ocean

FoodBank. I encourage those who

return their books on time to

make contributions as well. ”–Joseph H. Vicari, Freeholder

RENOVATIONS BEGINAT THE BRICK BRANCHThe Ocean County Library Brick

Branch is currently undergoing ex-

tensive renovations to better serve

our customers. Visit our temporary

location at 990 Cedar Bridge Av-

enue (see photo at right) to check

out materials and utilize internet

access during this time. For more

information about the project visit

us at theoceancountylibrary.org.

See FOOD for FINES, inside

LEFT to RIGHT: Ocean County

Library Director Susan Quinn, Ocean

County Freeholder Joseph H. Vicari,

Ocean County Freeholder Director

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

Food For Fines program.

Brick Branch’s temporary location is at the Town

Hall Shoppes, 990 Cedar Bridge Avenue, Brick,

where library materials will be circulated and

internet accessprovided.

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HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTHCHILDREN’S PROGRAMS

HISPANIC HISSING SNAKESJoin us to decorate your own replica of these colorful, coiling, Mexican toy snakes using recycled plastic bottle tops and corks. Ages 12-16.Tuckerton BranchSaturday, July 14, 11 am

GUATEMALAN WORRY DOLLSKeep 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 BranchFriday, August 3, 2 pm

HOLA FRIENDSStory Time and craft for ages 4-6Toms River BranchSaturday, September 15, 2:30 pm

PAPER BAG SERAPESDrop in craft time. Children with their families welcome.Toms River BranchSaturday, September 22, 10 am - 2 pm

MEXICAN YARN ARTAges 8-12. Toms River Branch

Thursday, September 27, 6:30 pm

NEIGHBORS CONNECTINGPROGRAMS brought to you byOceanFirst FoundationOcean County Library, Ocean First Foun-dation and the Ocean County Library Foundation are continuing their partner-ship 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 SHOWUsing 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 BranchFriday, July 20, 11 amLakewood BranchFriday, July 20, 3:30 pm

EAST MEETS WEST PUPPET SHOWWith the help of her amazing puppets, Master puppeteer Hua Hua Zhang shares stories of China and America, and her pup-pets seems to come alive! She has made appearances in the Jim Henson Interna-tional Festival of Puppet Arts.Little Egg Harbor BranchTuesday, July 24, 2 pmUpper Shores BranchTuesday, July 24, 6 pm

THE MASK MESSENGERIn 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 BranchMonday, August 6, 4 pmToms River BranchMonday, August 6, 7 pm

THE LION’S WHISKERSThe Catskill Puppet Theatre brings this Ethiopian folktale to life, about a step-mother 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 BranchFriday, August 10, 3 pmManchester BranchFriday, August 10, 6:30 pm

MEXICO BEYOND MARIACHIJoin 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 BranchWednesday, September 19, 4 pmBerkeley BranchWednesday, September 19, 7 pm

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 pho-tographer Catherine Sebastian, who “documented the documentary” with her camera.

PLEASE NOTE: John Sebastian will not be performing, he will be discussing the film.

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 fas-cinating 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 Recon-struction.

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.theoceancoun-tylibrary.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 Coo-perstown, N.Y., and the American Library Association Public Program Office.

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Ocean County library cardsare accepted at all 21 branches

of the Ocean County Library.Call 732-349-6200 or

609-971-0514 or visit us atwww.theoceancountylibrary.org

Library Commissioners areHenry Mancini, Chair; Bonnie Peterson,

Vice Chair; Sal Baglio; Ruthanne Scaturro;James Mullins; James Malone;

and Susan Hutler.

Did you know that over 50% of Ameri-cans 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 log-ging in to the account through the online catalog or at any of the 21 Ocean County Library locations. Standard text messag-ing rates apply for the user.

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The Long Beach Island Branch of the Ocean County Library is hosting a spe-cial outdoor concert featuring singer/songwriter Steve Forbert on Saturday, August 25 starting at 7:00 pm.

Forbert is an accomplished perform-er whose career spans thirty years. He is best known for his hit single “Ro-meo’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 consis-tently 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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THE AFRICAN AMERICANBASEBALL EXPERIENCE EXHIBIT

Toms River BranchAugust 15 thru September 28

outdoorconcert“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 addi-tion, 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-perish-able item for donation.

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summer isSCREENING and Q&A

Long Beach Island BranchSaturday, July 14th

African American baseball great Jackie Robinson

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