Inna & Brian Gilmore to perform Russian romantic music in TR July 23

Flutist Inna Gilmore and pianist Brian Gilmore will perform a recital of rich Russian romantic music, including pieces by Rachmaninov, Valisenko and Lyadov, Saturday July 23 at 2 p.m. at the Toms River branch library, 101 Washington St.

Inna Gilmore, who graduated with honors from the Tchaikovsky Moscow Conservatory, performed in concerts for several years (1995-2001) in her native Russia. She has won international performance competitions in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Boston and New York City and made her Carnegie Hall debut in 2008.

Brian Gilmore, a native of New Jersey, studied under Russian piano teacher Galina Greyserman. Gilmore earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in piano performance and has since devoted himself to chamber music. In addition to performing regularly, Mr. Gilmore teaches music at Ocean County College.

The wife and husband duo have performed together several dozen times throughout the northeastern United States.

This program is free and open to the public. Registration is required. To register call the operator at (732) 349-6200 or (609) 971-0514, or online at the library’s Web site http://www.theoceancountylibrary.org .

For more information contact Senior Librarian Rachel Montanez, (732) 349-6200, ext. 5101.

The Dan Wilensky Quartet to perform at Point Boro

CONTACT: Nicole DeMatteo, Branch Manager Karen Monahan, PR Liaison
ndematteo@theoceancountylibrary.org kmonahan@theoceancountylibrary.org

The Dan Wilensky Quartet!

Point Pleasant Borough Branch of the Ocean County Library will present

“The Dan Wilensky Quartet” on Saturday, July 9, 2011 at 2:00 pm. Be cool this summer and

enjoy hot jazz music from the Dan Wilensky Quartet. Featuring saxophonist Dan Wilensky, with

Doug Clark on guitar, Dean Johnson on bass, and Tony Moreno on drums.

The quartet plays a wide variety of jazz, including standards, bossa novas, and original

compositions. The members of the quartet have toured and recorded with a veritable who’s who

in the jazz and pop world, including Ray Charles, Manhattan Transfer, Gerry Mulligan Wynton

Marsalis, Debbie Harry and Santana.

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Please register online – http://www.theoceancountylibrary.org or call 732-295-1555. The Point
Pleasant Borough Branch library is located at 834 Beaver Dam Road, Point Pleasant, NJ.

Secrets to successful Web site marketing

Thomas Forgione, President and Chief of Customer Happiness of Web Alliance International, Inc., has gleaned many secrets and tricks for successful marketing using online tools. Due to his vast experience in international website marketing, he was able to field various questions with ease. From words that should never be used in selecting a domain name to securing sensitive information, Tom helped each audience member with their concerns about getting their businesses online. Stay tuned for his upcoming program- Using Social Networks to Market Your Business.

Three Press Releases from Stafford branch

PRESS RELEASE

CONTACT: Francine Everson 609-597-3381 June 13, 2011
feverson@theoceancountylibrary.org

BRAIN GAMES

MANAHAWKIN – The Stafford branch of the Ocean County Library is presenting the program Brain Games on Wednesday, July 6th from 1:00-2:30 PM. Keeping your mind active improves its performance. Your brain responds to intellectual stimulation by being fit and in good condition. People consistently express their fears about decreasing mental ability such as loss of memory, difficulty in concentrating, inability to adapt to new situations, etc. Just as you do physical exercises to keep your body in shape, doing mental exercises stimulates different parts of your brain and helps retain mental acuity. We’ll provide the brain games and the fun! Light refreshments will be served.

The Stafford branch is located at 129 N. Main St. in Manahawkin. This program is geared toward adults and is free and open to the public. Please register either in person, by calling: (609) 597-3381, or by visiting our website at http://www.theoceancountylibrary.org

PRESS RELEASE

CONTACT: Francine Everson, 609-597-3381 June 13, 2011
feverson@theoceancountylibrary.org

STRING OF PURLS – KNIT AND CROCHET GROUP

MANAHAWKIN – The Stafford branch of the Ocean County Library will host the program – String of Purls on Thursday, July 7th from 1:00 – 3:00 PM. Whether you’re just learning to knit, crochet, embroider, etc., already know how, or want to know what a “purl” is, join our group where experts will be available to answer your questions. Find that creative streak you know you have with this craft that has recently enjoyed an explosion of interest. For beginners, bring size 10 knitting needles and light-colored 4-ply worsted yarn. To crochet, bring the same type of yarn, and a size “I” crochet hook. If you’re more advanced, bring the project you’re working on. This is also an excellent way to exchange ideas.

The Stafford branch is located at 129 N. Main St. in Manahawkin. This program is free and open to the public. There is no need to register. If you have questions, call the branch at (609) 597-3381, or visit our website at http://www.theoceancountylibrary.org

PRESS RELEASE

CONTACT: Francine Everson 609-597-3381
feverson@theoceancountylibrary.org

MOVIES AT THE LIBRARY

MANAHAWKIN – The Stafford branch of the Ocean County Library will be showing the feature film The King’s Speech on Saturday, July 9th at 2:00 PM. The story of King George VI of Britain, his ascension to the throne, and the speech therapist who came to his aid. Rated R.

The animated family movie Gnomeo and Juliet is scheduled for Saturday, July 23rd at 2:00 PM. The gardens of Montague and Capulet are at war. And the gnomes are in love.
Rated G.

The Stafford branch is located at 129 N. Main St. in Manahawkin. These movies are free and open to the public. Call the branch for specific information: (609) 597-3381, or visit our website at http://www.theoceancountylibrary.org There is no need to register.

2011 Battle of the Bands

The Upper Shores branch of the Ocean County Library hosted its fifth annual Battle of the Bands.

Six bands performed: Definite No, Almost Autumn; The Alumni, Epidemic Empire, Shudder, and The Glycerine Queens.

It was a great day for a concert, despite the forecasters predicted thunderstorms.  Never happened!  Cool temps, high clouds kept it cool!  Way cool.

The three hour performance was very well attended.  As people filtered in and out, there must have been at least 300 people attending at various times.

The winner?  “The Alumni,” an Ocean County band took first place and received a 4-hour recording session in a professional sound room.  And “Definitely No,” last year’s winner from Holmdel High School placed second, receiving a $100 certificate for band T-shirts.  All the bands also received a $100 certificate towards recording time.

Thanks to Kate for emceeing the program, to the sponsors who generously contributed prizes and water, and to the judges who donated their time to make it a great day.

A slideshow of the Battle can be found at our Flickr account http://www.flickr.com/photos/oceancountylibrary/sets/72157626829719903/show/

Two press releases from Stafford branch

PRESS RELEASE

CONTACT: Courtney Nieddu, 609-597-3381
cnieddu@theoceancountylibrary.org

Summer Reading Kick-Off Party for Teens

MANAHAWKIN – The Stafford Branch of the Ocean County Library is celebrating the start of the Summer Reading Program on Wednesday, June 29th, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. The Summer Reading Program invites teens to read books, write brief reviews and keep track of what they’re reading for the chance to win prizes! All the information you need to get started on Summer Reading will be provided. We will also have music and activities that relate to this year’s theme: You Are Here!

This program is free and open to teens ages 12-18. No registration is necessary. The Stafford branch is located at 129 N. Main Street in Manahawkin. Information about the event can be found online at http://www.theoceancountylibrary.org or by phone at 609-597-3381.

PRESS RELEASE

CONTACT: Courtney Nieddu, 609-597-3381
cnieddu@theoceancountylibrary.org

Writer’s Guild

MANAHAWKIN – The Stafford Branch of the Ocean County Library is eager to host teen writers at our new Writer’s Guild, meeting Friday, June 24th, from 3:30 to 4:30 in the afternoon. Hone your craft and meet other like-minded individuals!

This program is free and open to teens ages 12-18. No registration is necessary. The Stafford branch is located at 129 N. Main Street in Manahawkin. Information about the event can be found online at http://www.theoceancountylibrary.org or by phone at 609-597-3381.

Three Press Releases from Stafford

Press Release

CONTACT: Francine Everson, 609-597-3381
feverson@theoceancountylibrary.org

“THE ODD COUPLE” AT THE SURFLIGHT
AND DINNER AT UNCLE WILL’S

MANAHAWKIN – The Friends of the Stafford Branch of the Ocean County Library invite you to dinner and a show on Sunday, August 14th at 2:00 PM. It’s Neil Simon’s hilarious comedy classic of mismatched roommates but with a twist; it stars Cindy Williams and Jo Anne Worley as Florence Ungar and Olive Madison. They invite the girls over – not for a poker party – but to play Trivial Pursuit. The show is followed by dinner at Uncle Will’s in Beach Haven. The total cost is $65.00/per person. A $20.00 deposit is due by June 27th, and the balance is due by July 27th. Pick up an order form at the Circulation desk of the Stafford Library, or call Barbara at 609-597-8801, Claire at 609-660-1028, or Doreen at 609-978-3898.

The Stafford branch is located at 129 N. Main St. in Manahawkin. Our website is http://www.theoceancountylibrary.org.

Press Release
CONTACT: Francine Everson (609) 597-3381
feverson@theoceancountylibrary.org

STAFFORD LIBRARY CELEBRATES RENOVATION

MANAHAWKIN – The Friends of the Stafford Branch of the Ocean County Library are celebrating the branch’s recent renovation on Saturday, June 25th at 1:00 PM. All are invited. The library has served the residents of Stafford Township for more than thirty years and its focus is on maintaining excellent collections, programs and services, as well as adopting innovative technologies that will keep the library at the center of the community for many years to come. The library’s vision of “Connecting People, Building Community” is one that it lives every day, and this celebration recognizes the support of all of those who make this vision a reality.

The Stafford Branch is located at 129 N. Main St. in Manahawkin. This event is free and open to the public. If you need additional information, please call the branch at (609) 597-3381, or visit us online at http://www.theoceancountylibrary.org.

Press Release
CONTACT: Francine Everson, 609-597-3381
feverson@theoceancountylibrary.org

MASTER GARDENER SERIES: HERBS

MANAHAWKIN – The Stafford branch of the Ocean County Library will present the program: “Herbs” on Monday, June 27th, at 2:30 PM. Mary Sheedy – a Master Gardener and a member of the Master Gardener Association of Ocean County – will give an overview of what herbs to plant and where; their life cycles; growing hints; when to plant; choice of containers; soil preference; how to harvest; and methods of preserving and uses.

A team of master gardeners will be on hand from before and after the talk to answer your gardening questions and analyze any dead, dying, or diseased cuttings you may wish to bring in. Use the services the Master Gardeners are bringing to southern Ocean County.

The Stafford branch is located at 129 N. Main St. in Manahawkin. This program is free and open to the public. Please register by calling the branch at (609) 597-3381, registering online at http://www.theoceancountylibrary.org or in person. If you have any questions, call the library for specific information.

National exhibit to spend 8 weeks in OCL

 

Ocean County Library’s Toms River branch, 101 Washington St., will host a reception Saturday June 25 at 2 p.m. to mark the start of an eight-week series of programs and the display of a traveling exhibition entitled “Lewis and Clark and the Indian Country.”

 

The traveling exhibition tells the story of the explorers’ historic 1804–1806 expedition from a different point of view—that of the Indians who lived along their route.

 

During their journey to the Pacific coast and back, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and crossed the traditional homelands of more than 50 Native American tribes.  The exhibit examines this monumental encounter of cultures and examines the past and present effects of that encounter on the lives of the tribes which still live in the region.

 

“Lewis and Clark and the Indian Country” draws upon original documents in the rich Native American collections of the Newberry Library, of the Washington State Historical Society, the Minnesota Historical Society and other institutions.  Photographs of handwritten documents, maps, paintings and drawings provide a colorful background for the story of the encounter. 

 

“We are pleased to have been selected as a site for this exhibition,” said Carol Zsiga, Principal Librarian and Project Coordinator.  “The story of the Lewis and Clark expedition is well known to most Americans, but the Native American perspective on their voyage is not as well known.” 

 

“This great journey essentially opened American eyes to the West and encouraged national expansion, but also contributed to a dramatic change in the well-established cultures of the Indian tribes already living in the region,” she said.

 

Ocean County Library was one of only 23 libraries nationwide selected to host this exhibit.

 

Organized by the Newberry Library, Chicago and the American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office, “Lewis and Clark and the Indian Country” was made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Additional support came from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. A grant from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities provided program support.  The Sara Lee Foundation is the lead corporate sponsor.  Ruth C. Ruggles and the National Park Service also supported the exhibit.

 

The library is also sponsoring more than a dozen programs to enrich the exhibition including a viewing of the two-part film “Lewis & Clark: the Journey of the Corps of Discovery;”  studies of the history and social life of the American Indians; the art and history of the Native American Flute; and the technology used by the Corps of Discovery.  These programs are free and open to the public.

 

“This exhibit and our related programs explores how these two histories, that of the United States and that of Indian peoples along the expedition route, came together two hundred years ago and how they remain intertwined today,” said Susan Quinn, Director of Ocean County Library.

 

“Lewis and Clark and the Indian Country” will be on display at the library until August 19.

 

Ocean County Library has 21 locations and serves a population of more than 570,000 people.

For more information telephone the operator at(732)349-6200or(609)971-0514or visit its Web site http://www.theoceancountylibrary.org for more information.

2011 Staff Develoopment Day

Ocean County Library hosted it annual Staff Development Day June 3 in Toms River.

The all day program featured presentation of staff awards and seminars designed to build upon the skills and interests of all library personnel.

Among the award winners were:

Best Display Award-

1st place – “Flower Display” by Anna McCloskey

1st Place – “Flower Display” by Danielle Larca

2nd Place – “Blind Date” by Diane Colangelo

2nd Place – “Blind Date” by Julie Bleeker

2nd Place – “Blind Date” by Karla Ivarson

3rd Place – “Memorial Day” by Mary DeLucia

3rd Place – “Monthly Themes” by Michelle Gili

 

Outstanding Communicator Award-

Toni Smirniw

 

Great Solutions Award:-

Jessica Lynch – For the development of the new Excel Timesheets

 

Outstanding Mentor Award-

Marguerite Dugas

 

First Impression Award-

Danielle Larca

Carly Shilling

Jeanne Murray

 

Director’s Award for Programming Excellence (all for “The Puppet Show Players”)-

Chien-Ju Lin

Michelle Brzozowski

Judith Durkin

Teresa Heebner

Karen Kierst

Freda Lehman

Laura Meeker- Korch

Bernadette Parker

Alana Poloski

Lauren Repnicki

Cathi Finnen 

 

A slideshow of the event can be found at the library’s Flickr site http://www.flickr.com/photos/oceancountylibrary/sets/72157626790649803/show/

Four Press Releases from Manchester

Press Release

CONTACT: Joanne Lefand, (732) 657-7600 ext. 4522
jlefand@theoceancountylibrary.org

MANCHESTER BRANCH LIBRARY TO SHOW
“COUNTRY STRONG”

MANCHESTER – The Manchester Branch Library will screen the film, “Country Strong” on Wednesday, June 22, at 2:00 p.m. and again at 6:00 pm. See this popular drama on a large screen without paying the admission fee of a movie theater!

Soon after a rising young singer-songwriter (Garrett Hedlund) gets involved with a fallen, emotionally unstable country star (Gwyneth Paltrow), the pair embarks on a career resurrection tour helmed by her husband/manager (Tim McGraw) and featuring a beauty-queen-turned-singer (Leighton Meester). Between concerts, romantic entanglements and old demons threaten to derail them all.

This PG13-rated movie is part of the library’s Feature Film Series. It is 112 minutes long. Although there is no registration, early arrival is recommended.

The Manchester Branch of the Ocean County Library is located at 21 Colonial Drive in Manchester Twp. Call 732-657-7600 for more information or go online to theoceancountylibrary.org.

Press Release

CONTACT: Wendi Smolowitz, (732) 657-7600, ext. 4113
wsmolowitz@theoceancountylibrary.org

MANCHESTER BRANCH LIBRARY TO KICK OFF
ADULT SUMMER READING PROGRAM

MANCHESTER – On Friday, June 24 starting at 12:30 pm, the Manchester Branch Library will host a party to kick off this year’s adult summer reading program: “Novel Destinations.” Join us to register for the reading program, enter a drawing to win prizes, share light refreshments and pick up some useful promotional items to take home for free. Also, at 2:00 pm we will screen the film, “Under the Tuscan Sun” which ties into the reading program’s travel related theme.

There is no registration for the event on June 24. For more information, please call (732) 657-7600 or go online to http://www.theoceancountylibrary.org.

The Manchester Branch of the Ocean County Library is located at 21 Colonial Drive in Manchester Township.

Press Release

CONTACT: Wendi Smolowitz, (732) 657-7600, ext. 4113
wsmolowitz@theoceancountylibrary.org

MANCHESTER BRANCH LIBRARY TO OFFER AAA SEMINAR:
“PLAN YOUR SUMMER GETAWAY!”

MANCHESTER – On Monday, June 27 Bill Rutka from the Toms River AAA will speak at the Manchester Branch Library about how to plan your summer traveling. Whether you are taking a vacation or a “staycation,” he will discuss details that are essential to planning a fun and relaxing trip. You will learn the differences between booking a trip online and going through a travel agent, how to be safe during your time away from home, plus discover exciting places to visit here in New Jersey!

This event is part of the Manchester Branch’s free summer reading program for adults. Please register online at http://www.theoceancountylibrary.org or call 732-657-7600.

The Manchester Branch of the Ocean County Library is located at 21 Colonial Drive in Manchester Township.

Press Release

CONTACT: Joanne Lefand, (732) 657-7600 ext. 4522
jlefand@theoceancountylibrary.org

MANCHESTER BRANCH LIBRARY TO SHOW
“RABBIT HOLE”

MANCHESTER – The Manchester Branch Library will screen the film, “Rabbit Hole” on Wednesday, June 29, at 2:00 p.m. and again at 6:00 pm. See this popular drama on a large screen without paying the admission fee of a movie theater!

Life for a happy couple is turned upside down after their young son dies in an accident. The mother (Nicole Kidman) finds solace in a mysterious relationship with a troubled young comic-book artist who is the teenage driver of the car that killed her boy. Meanwhile, the father, (Aaron Eckhart) immerses himself in the past, seeking refuge in outsiders who offer him something his wife is unable to provide. Both make surprising and dangerous choices that will determine their fate.

This PG13-rated movie is part of the library’s Feature Film Series. It is 91 minutes long. Although there is no registration, early arrival is recommended.

The Manchester Branch of the Ocean County Library is located at 21 Colonial Drive in Manchester Twp. Call 732-657-7600 for more information or go online to theoceancountylibrary.org.