Winteringham Village Girls Forum Photo Exhibit @ TR

 Photographs by teen members of the Winteringham Village Girls Forum are on display through the month of November in the Toms River Teen Zone. The girls were joined by parents, friends, and members of the Toms River area Soroptimists for an opening reception on the evening of November 10. The girls took the photographs after learning basic composition techniques. Taken with disposable cameras, the photos of nearby landscapes and family members show a high degree of sensitivity to light and color.

DIY-Teen music program @ TR

Teen bands and music lovers came to Toms River bright and early on 1/10, ready to rock the all-day DIY Music Fest. 

Musicians, band members, and tech specialists gave the 60+ teens enthusiastic advice on starting and supporting their own bands (DIY = do it yourself).  Workshop topics included Radio (WSOU FM), Zines (Ubbo Zine), DIY Recording (Entrolab Studios, Toms River), Venues and Booking (Stars & Scars), and DIY Merch (Christina Vines).  Performances followed: an acoustic set from Christina Vines, Westgate, Axis (The Johnny Vines Experience), and Divinity Destroyed. 

OCL hosts reading of the US Constitution

The Toms River branch held a public reading of the United States Constitution on Constitution Day, September 17^{th .}    The reading celebrated the  221^st anniversary of the signing of the United States Constitution.

 

Readers included library staff members and members of the community, including judges of the New Jersey Superior Court John A. Peterson and E. David Millard, Ocean County Freeholder Gerry Little, Camille Lopez of Catholic Charities, Mike Redpath of the TR-BID, Lucy Greene and Barbara Morgan of the Ocean County Chamber of Commerce, and members of the League of Women Voters. 

 

The American Constitution is the world’s oldest written constitution and it has been a model of many other constitutions adopted around the world. Archibald Cox, Harvard professor of constitutional law and past Solicitor General of the U.S. said:  “The original Constitution still serves us… because the framers had the genius to say enough, but not too much.”

Toms River to host Sicilian dance troupe

Kick up your heels! Celebrate Columbus Day in style with traditional Sicilian singing and dancing.

Li Novi Burgisi, one of the oldest folkloric groups in Sicily, will perform a collection of Sicilian songs and dances starting at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, October 10th at the Toms River Branch of the Ocean County Library, 101 Washington Street. The troupe was invited to the U.S. by the Ocean County Columbus Day Parade Committee to celebrate Columbus Day.

Li Novi Burgisi was formed in 1961 by Anthony Alessi, and led by him until 1998. The current president, Filippo Falautano, has been with the group for over ten years. Since the troupe’s debut, approximately 1,000 performers have contributed their talent and skills to it.

The group’s costumes are reproductions of original garments worn by the middle class to attend weddings and other important events. With great historical accuracy, their performances depict “slices of everyday life” in the 18th century—from the fields to the seas, from religious life to serenades, courtships, and weddings.

Li Novi Burgisi has appeared on Italian television and has performed live throughout Europe, in Canada, the United States, and in Tunisia. They recently won first place in a competition at an international festival in Malta.

For more information or to register for this free program, please call the library at 732-349-6200 or visit our website at www.theoceancountylibrary.org

TR to host National Issues Forum

The Toms River branch of the Ocean County Library, 101 Washington Street, will sponsor a National Issues Forum: The Energy Problem – Choices for an Uncertain Future at 6 p.m. Thursday Oct. 2.

 

National Issues Forums bring citizens together for a constructive and nonpartisan process of dialogue and deliberation around public issues such as energy and the environment.  This forum will bring together adults and high school and college students for discussion about this vital topic.

 

A neutral moderator will describe the nature of the issue and various approaches to the topic, including:

 

1.      “Unreliable Sources: our dependence on foreign oil”

2.      “Emissions Warning – get out of the fossil fuel predicament”

3.      “Curb Our Appetite – reduce our demand for energy”

 

Participants in the forum will then have the opportunity to engage in discussion and deliberation on the approaches.

 

This event is cosponsored by The League of Women Voters, Ocean County Library and the Toms River High School South Environmental Club.

 

Participants are asked to pick up reading materials before the start of the forum at the library’s second floor information desk and to register by calling 732-349-6200 extension 5201 or at the Web site www.theoceancountylibrary.org  

 

Light refreshments will be served during sign-in, 5:30-6:00 p.m.