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Ocean City Public Library The center for learning, knowledge, and culture in Ocean City, NJ

๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ข๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธยฎ ๐ŸŒฐ๐Ÿ“ Lake Memorial Park, 407 Wesley Ave., Ocean CityTake a stroll through the park and read "Acor...
10/15/2026

๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ข๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธยฎ ๐ŸŒฐ
๐Ÿ“ Lake Memorial Park, 407 Wesley Ave., Ocean City

Take a stroll through the park and read "Acorn Was a Little Wild," written by Jen Arena and illustrated by Jessica Gibson, one page at a time. Then try the scavenger hunt and see if you can find all the hidden pictures along the way!

๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‡๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐˜๐˜€ ๐Ÿงถ๐Ÿ“… Thursday, October 29th from 6:30 โ€“ 8:30 PMCalling all crafters! Whether you crochet, knit, do needlepoint...
10/15/2026

๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‡๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐˜๐˜€ ๐Ÿงถ
๐Ÿ“… Thursday, October 29th from 6:30 โ€“ 8:30 PM

Calling all crafters! Whether you crochet, knit, do needlepoint, draw, or felt, bring whatever you're working on and craft with us. Want to learn something new? Come hang out, get inspired, and enjoy a cozy evening of making together.
For more info, email [email protected]

๐— ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐— ๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ“… Wednesday, October 28th at 5 PM๐Ÿ“ Room N111 โ€ข Free for Grades 7โ€“12 โ€ข Register in person at th...
10/15/2026

๐— ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐— ๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐Ÿ”
๐Ÿ“… Wednesday, October 28th at 5 PM
๐Ÿ“ Room N111 โ€ข Free for Grades 7โ€“12 โ€ข Register in person at the Teen Desk starting October 15th

Prepare to be immersed in an evening of treachery, blackmail, intrigue, and backstabbing! Join us for food, fun, and murder as players choose a character, dress in costume (optional), and use clues to crack the case. Registration must be done in person so you can pick up your pre-game clues. Sign up at the Teen Desk... if you dare! Questions? Email [email protected].

๐—ข๐—–๐—™๐—ฃ๐—Ÿ & ๐—ข๐—– ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—–๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฏ ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ“… Wednesday, October 21st at 12:30 PM๐Ÿ“ Room N111 โ€ข No registration required!The Ocea...
10/14/2026

๐—ข๐—–๐—™๐—ฃ๐—Ÿ & ๐—ข๐—– ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—–๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฏ ๐Ÿ“š
๐Ÿ“… Wednesday, October 21st at 12:30 PM
๐Ÿ“ Room N111 โ€ข No registration required!

The Ocean City Free Public Library and the Ocean City Senior Center are teaming up for book club! This month we're discussing The Academy by #1 New York Times bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand and her daughter, Shelby Cunningham. Grab a copy, settle in, and join us for great conversation!
Questions? Email [email protected]

๐—›๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—™๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ“… Tuesday, October 27th from 6 โ€“ 8 PM๐Ÿ“ Ocean City Free Public Library โ€ข All ages welcome!Get ready for a...
10/13/2026

๐—›๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—™๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐ŸŽƒ
๐Ÿ“… Tuesday, October 27th from 6 โ€“ 8 PM
๐Ÿ“ Ocean City Free Public Library โ€ข All ages welcome!

Get ready for a wickedly good time! The Ocean City Free Public Library is hosting an enchanting celebration for witches, wizards, and sorcerers of all ages. Pop in for a spell and enjoy games, stories, crafts, candy, music, dancing, a dry ice station, and more. Costumes are encouraged! ๐Ÿ‘ป

๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—•๐—ผ๐˜„๐—น๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐˜† ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐Ÿ””๐Ÿ“… Monday, October 26th from 6:30 โ€“ 7:30 PM๐Ÿ“ Children's Activity Room โ€ข ...
10/13/2026

๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—•๐—ผ๐˜„๐—น๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐˜† ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐Ÿ””
๐Ÿ“… Monday, October 26th from 6:30 โ€“ 7:30 PM
๐Ÿ“ Children's Activity Room โ€ข For adults โ€ข No registration required!

Join us for an evening of relaxation, meditation, and chakra healing. Chrissy will start the sound bath with breathwork and an intention-setting guided meditation, and then let the healing frequencies of the crystal bowls help you clear blockages and find your balance. Can't make it? Upcoming sessions are on November 23rd and December 28th.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our OC Reads author talk with Bruce Holsinger this past Sunday!We hope you enjoy...
10/13/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our OC Reads author talk with Bruce Holsinger this past Sunday!

We hope you enjoyed his book Culpability as our community read. There is so much to discuss in this very timely story. Thank you to Bruce Holsinger for visiting our library and for being such a thought-provoking and engaging speaker.

๐—ข๐—– ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—–๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฏ ๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ“… Tuesday, October 27th from 11 AM โ€“ 12:30 PM๐Ÿ“ Room N111 โ€ข Open to all library patrons who love ...
10/13/2026

๐—ข๐—– ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—–๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฏ ๐Ÿ”
๐Ÿ“… Tuesday, October 27th from 11 AM โ€“ 12:30 PM
๐Ÿ“ Room N111 โ€ข Open to all library patrons who love a good mystery!

This month we're discussing The Briar Club by Kate Quinn. The OC Whodonits meet the 4th Tuesday of every month at 11 AM, so grab a copy and join us for a great conversation. Visit our website for the full list of upcoming titles.

๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐ŸŽธ๐Ÿ“… Sunday, November 1st at 2 PM๐Ÿ“ Ocean City Free Public Library โ€ข Free admission! Seat...
10/11/2026

๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐ŸŽธ
๐Ÿ“… Sunday, November 1st at 2 PM
๐Ÿ“ Ocean City Free Public Library โ€ข Free admission! Seating is first come, first served.

Join us for an afternoon of live music with award-winning guitarist Gladius! Come early to grab a seat and enjoy a special performance right here at the library.

Address

1735 Simpson Avenue
Ocean City, NJ
08226

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 9pm
Tuesday 9am - 9pm
Wednesday 9am - 9pm
Thursday 9am - 9pm
Friday 9am - 9pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 11am - 5pm

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+16093992434

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