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contents ReMeMBeR septeMBeR 113 TomsRiverReadingBuddiesParty

4 EmmaLazarusandAmerican Idealism

6 Happy30thTomsRiverBranch

7 Bullying101

8 SystemHappenings

9 BookFest

10 AFineRomance

12 StormtrooperCirculation

ON THE COVER:FriendsoftheTomsRiverBranchPresidentAnneBurganhelpsattheFriends’summerbooksale.TheFriendssolddonatedbooks,videosandmusic.Fundsfromthiseventwillbeusedtosupportlibraryprograms.

ProducedbytheOceanCountyLibraryPublicRelationsDepartment.

EDITORS: HeatherAndolsen,ChrisBarnes,ChristineMatteo,LarryMeegan,ScottWalkerLIBRARY DIRECTOR:SusanQuinnLIBRARY LIAISON:JosephH.Vicari,DirectoroftheOceanCountyBoardofChosenFreeholders

Informationiscorrectatpresstime.Checkwww.theoceancountylibrary.orgforupdates.Currentsispublishedbi-monthlyonlinebytheOceanCountyLibraryPublicRelationsDepartment,101WashingtonStreet,TomsRiver,NJ.

TheBarnegatBranchishostingitstenthannualMilitaryCarePackageAssemblyDayonSaturday,September10,starting11am.

Teensages12-18areaskedtovolunteersometimeatthelibraryBranchthatdaytohelpshowappreciationforourArmedForcesbywritingletterstothemandassemblingcarepackages.ContacttheBranchtofindoutwhatkindofitemscanbedonated.

ProjectGirlPerformanceCollectivepresents10 Years Later: Voices of the Post 9/11 Generation Speak,aplayexploringtheimpact--10yearslater--oftheSeptember11terroristattacks.Theyoungcast(aged9-23)exploresquestionsofterrorism,religion,democracy,patriotism,securityandwhatitmeanstobecomingofageinapost-9/11society.

Thisspecial90minuteperformancetakesplaceonSaturday,September17at2pmattheTomsRiverBranch.

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toMs RiveR Reading Buddies paRty

Asalways,SummerReadingwasahitforchildrenatall21BranchesoftheOceanCountyLibrary.

TheReadingBuddies,aprogramwhereyoungerreadersteamupwithteenvolunteerstopracticereading,celebratedtheirendofsummerpartyattheTomsRiverBranchonAugust10.

TheReadingBuddiesweretreatedtoaspecial

barnyardpuppetshowpresentedbyteenvolunteersfromtheBranch’sSAILprogram.

Followingthepuppetshow,therewasaspecialappearancebyOceanCountyLibrarymascotSparks!

Tocapoffthefunevening,theReadingBuddiesreceivedcertificatesofachievementforthebookstheyreadandhadanicecreamparty.

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PoetEmmaLazaruswroteasonnetin1883thatbecametheunofficialanthemofAmerica’sidealismandwasreadthreeyearslateratthededicationceremoniesoftheStatueofLiberty.

“Givemeyourtired,yourpoor,yourhuddledmassesyearningtobreathefree,thewretchedrefuseofyourteemingshore,”shewrote.“Sendthese,thehomeless,tempest-tost,tome:Iliftmylampbesidethegoldendoor.”

AsAmericanspreparetocelebratethe125thanniversaryofthatdedicationonOct.28th,theOceanCountyLibrarywillintroducethewomanwho,throughherpoem“TheNewColossus,”recastLadyLibertyastheunofficialgreeterofmillionsofimmigrantstotheirnewhome.

OceanCountyLibrary’sJacksonandPlumstedBrancheswillhostthenationallytouringAmericanLibraryAssociation’sexhibit“EmmaLazarus:Voice

ofLiberty,VoiceofConscience”inSeptember.

Thetouringexhibit,composedofinformativepanelsfeaturingphotographicreproductionsofhistoricalimagesandoriginalworksbyLazarus,wascuratedbyDr.EstherSchorofPrincetonUniversity.

ThedisplayisanexplorationofLazarus’accomplishedpoetryandhersecularJewishlifedevotedtosocialactivism.

TheJacksonBranch(2JacksonDrive)willholdanopeningreceptionThursdaySeptember8that6pmItwillbehostedbytheFriendsoftheJacksonLibrary.Refreshmentswillbeavailable.

FollowingthereceptionSchorwilldiscussaspectsofJewishAmericancultureandherbiographyofLazarus.Herbook,Emma Lazarus,wasreleasedtocriticalacclaimandwonthe2006NationalJewishBookAward.

eMMa lazaRus and aMeRican idealisM

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TheexhibitwillmovetothePlumstedBranch(119EvergreenRoad,NewEgypt)onSeptember22.

Dr.AliBotein-Furrevig,AssistantProfessorofEnglishatOceanCountyCollege,willprovideanoverviewofthelifeandworkofEmmaLazarus,atthePlumstedBranchFridaySept.23at3:30pmShewillalsodiscussherownbook,Heart of the Stranger,thatchronicleshow,beginninginthelate1800swhenLazaruswroteherfamouspoem,ahandfulofEastern

EuropeanJewssettledhereinLakewood.ThatcommunityisnowoneofthelargestOrthodoxenclavesinAmerica.RegistrationforthePlumstedprogramisrequired.

Lazaruswasafourth-generationAmericanfromaprominentJewishfamilyinNewYorkCity.Apoet,critic,earlyfeminist,andchampionofimmigrantsandrefugees,Lazaruswasatirelessadvocateforjusticeandchampionedhermostcherished

causes:denouncinganti-Semitism,promotingZionism,andtrainingandeducatingrefugees.

“SheshowedAmericahowtobecomemoregenerous,morenoble,andmorejust.HerpassionforjusticelivesonwheneverweAmericansdedicateourselvestowelcomingimmigrants,trainingandeducatingthepoor,andcelebratingdiversity,”saidSchor.

“Emma Lazarus: Voice of Liberty, Voice of Conscience” was developed by Nextbook, Inc., a nonprofit organization

dedicated to supporting Jewish literature, culture, and ideas,

and the American Library Association Public Programs

Office. The national tour of the exhibit has been made possible

by grants from the Charles H. Revson Foundation, the

Righteous Persons Foundation, the David Berg Foundation, and an anonymous donor,

with additional support from Tablet Magazine: A New Read on Jewish Life. Emma Lazarus is also a book by Esther Schor,

published as part of the Jewish Encounters series by Nextbook/

Schocken.

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happy 30th toMs RiveR BRanchThisyearhasbeenatimeofmilestonesinOceanCountyLibraryhistory.

OceanCountyLibrarycelebrated85yearsofservingresidentsonSeptember19,2010.

August28marksthe30thanniversaryoftheTomsRiverBranchbeingdedicatedatitscurrentlocationonWashingtonStreet.ThemovewasveryimportantinthehistoryoftheOceanCountyLibrary,astheTomsRiverBranchwascreatedtobethesystem’sheadquarters.

Itspriorlocationwasat15HooperAvenue,nowasiteoftheProbationDepartment.

WhentheBranchwasdedicatedin1981LadyDianaSpencermarriedCharles,PrinceofWales.MicrosoftreleasedMS-DOSonthefirstIBMPC.Andthepriceofagallonofgasolinewas$1.25.

Thirtyyearsagothelibrarycardcatalogwasjustthat:apapercardfilethatlisteditsholdings.Itsmusicrecordswereonvinylor8-tracktape.IfonewantedtoviewafeaturefilmthelibraryhadjustcreateditsVideoTapeCircuitthathadgroupsof12VHStapesthatrotatedbimonthlyamongsttheBranches.AlimitednumberofApple’s“microcomputers”werebeingintroducedforthepublic’susetoseeiftheywouldcatchon.

Sincethebuilding’sdedicationithasgonethrougharenovation,doublingitssizeto100,000squarefeet.Acoffeeshopservesthelibrary’scustomers,andManciniHallhasserveduptopnotchspeakersandentertainers.

TheTomsRiverBranchhascreatedadisplayofitslast30yearsat101WashingtonStreetthatcanbeviewedintheWheelerRoomonthebuilding’ssecondfloor.

the toms River Branch as it appears in 2011.

the toms River Branch’s circulation desk back in 1981.

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Bullying 101

ThenewStudents’Anti-BullyingBillofRights,signedintolawinNewJerseyinJanuary,hasbeendescribedasthetougheststatelawaboutschoolbullyinginthenation.

Whatdoesthislawmeanforstudents,parentsandschools?

OceanCountyLibraryishostingtwoprogramsthatwillcoverthebasicsofbullying:whatitis,

whyitissoharmful,whatparentscandoaboutit,whatteenagersneedtoknow,andwhatthenewlawmeansforallofus.

PresentingtheprogramswillbeDr.PaulaRodriguezRust,sociologistandmemberoftheNJSpecialTaskForceonBullying,CyberbullyingAwarenessandPrevention.

Dr.Rustlecturesinternationally,has

appearedon20/20andhasbeenquotedinmanypublicationsincludingNewsweek.

TheTomsRiverBranch(101WashingtonStreet)willbehostingtheprogramonSeptember25andtheBarnegatBranch(112BurrStreet)hostsitonSeptember26.Bothprogramsstartat6:30pm.Signinfortheprogramsbeginsat6:00pm.

Professional Development Certificates are provided.

The Ocean County Library is a registered NJ Department

of Education Professional Development Provider.

Sponsored by the Partnership that brought you the

GangWise Project, O.C. Board of Chosen Freeholders, O.C. Youth Service Commission,

O.C. Health Department, S.C. of NJ Ocean County

Probation-Juvenile Supervision, O.C. Library,

Municipal Alliance Project, N.J. Governors Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse.

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systeM happenings...

OceanCountyBoardofChosenFreeholdersDirectorJosephH.Vicari(right)wasonhandtopresentOceanCountyLibraryDirectorSusanQuinnandOceanCountyLibraryBerkeleyBranchManagerMichaelBobishwithaproclamationtocelebratetheBranch’sthirtiethanniversaryonSaturday,August8,2011.

Happy Birthday Berkeley Branch!

Didyouknowthateveryminute,Legoproduce36,000oftheirfamoustoybricks?OnAugust1theWaretownBranchwasfilledwithLegoblockconstructionsrangingfromrobotstomonsterstohousesandmore!SAILvolunteershelpedleadaprogramforyoungchildren.Thebelovedconstructiontoyshavebeenpopularallovertheworldsincetheywereinventedin1932byDanishcarpenterOleKirkChristiansen.

Let Go Of My Legos!

Oneofthegreatestlinebackersevertoplayprofessionalfootball,HarryCarsonwillbecomingtotheTomsRiverBranchtodiscusshisnewbook,Captain for Life: My Story as a Hall of Fame Linebacker onTuesday,September20at7pm.

Carson’sstoryofhislifeasafootballplayerandafterhisretirementismorepowerfulandeye-openingthananythat’scomebefore.InCaptain for Life,Carsonrevealsthestartlingtruthbehindthesacrificesthesegreatwarriorsmakeforourentertainment,thethrillofsteppingontoafieldwith80,000fansscreamingyourname,

andthedebilitatingphysicalandmentaltollthisviolentanduncompromisinggametakes.

Carson’s13yeartenurewiththeNewYorkGiantsisoneofthelongestinclubhistory.Theindestructibleformerlinebackerservedasteamcaptainfor10ofhis13seasonsincludingthe1986season,whentheteamwontheSuperBowl.HewasinductedintotheProFootballHallofFamein2006.

Harry Carson Tackles His Way IntoToms River Branch!

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GirlScoutsoftheJerseyShorewillwelcomeautumnwhentheyonceagaincreatescarecrowsformanyofthebranchesoftheOceanCountyLibrary.

Thescarecrowswillbedisplayedfrommid-OctobertotheendofNovember.

InthepasttheGirlScoutshavebeenverycreativeintheirdesigns.Somescarecrowshavethelookofplushragdolls,stuffedwithloose-packedclothwhileotherstakeonamenacingfaceandareover-stuffedwithstraw.Somearefree-standingwhileotherscasuallyreclineonachairorbench.

Thesizeofthe

scarecrowsisdeterminedbyseveralfactors,includingtheamountofspacethelibraryBranchcanprovideandhowmanytroopsaredecoratingeachBranch.

GirlScoutsoftheJerseyShoreareinvitedtoparticipateincreatingtheirowndisplay.

TotakepartcontactMarilynBass,VolunteerCoordinator,atmbass@theoceancountylibrary.orgorbytelephoneat(732)349-6200,ext.5535.

TheGirlScoutsofAmerica,foundedbyJulietteLowinSavannah,GeorgiaonMarch12,1912,willsoonbegincelebrationsmarkingtheorganization’s100thanniversary.

Girl Scouts Make Scarecrows for the Ocean County Library

a hannah Montana themed scarecrow made by girl scouts from ocean county watches over the bookshelves at the toms River Branch.

Celebrate the Chinese New Year in Brick!the Brick Branch was filled with families on July 13 enjoying “the Runaway Wok” puppet show presented by ocl puppet players. the show celebrated the chinese new year. everyone learned about chinese culture and the importance of generosity. dragon crafts were made after the show and all the kids paraded around the branch afterwards!

Learn Your Boardwalk Historyauthors dick handschuch and sal Marino led their audience at the Waretown Branch through many memorable years of Jersey boardwalk history.

they not only brought their book Beach Bums Guide to the Boardwalks of New Jersey to life, but they also inspired audience members to reminisce about their own anecdotes. there was plenty of interactive banter and fun among all who attended.

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a fine RoMance

PerhapsyouremembertheBroadwaymusicals“WestSideStory”,“Gypsy,”or“FiddlerontheRoof.”

Maybeyourecalltherecentrevivalsofothers,suchas“Oklahoma”,“AnnieGetYourGun”,“MyFairLady,”and“TheKingandI.”AllspawneddozensofmusicalhitsthatmakeupTheGreatAmericanSongbook.

ThePointPleasantBoroughBranch,834

BeaverDamRd.,willhostthenationally-touringexhibit“AFineRomance:JewishSongwriters,AmericanSongs,1910-1965”Sept.7throughOct.21.

TheexhibitwillopenwithareceptionSaturdaySept.10at12:30pmMaggieWorsdalewillperformsongsfromthesegreatJewishAmericansongwriters,alongwithatributetoSophieTucker,at2pm

BoththereceptionandconcertaresponsoredbytheFriendsofthePointPleasantLibrary.

LibertyHallMuseumEducatorSidFrankwillshareanecdotesMondayOct.3at7pmabouttheculturalcontributionsofJewishNewJerseyansinsuchdiverseareasassports,politics,law,science,literatureandentertainment.

Poet,editorandauthor

songwriters harold arlen and yip harburg practice with the cast of Wizard of Oz during a rehearsal. the most famous of the songs arlen and harburg wrote for the movie was “over the Rainbow” which won the academy award for Best Music, original song.

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DavidLehman,whosebookA Fine Romance: Jewish Songwriters, American Songswasthebasisfortheexhibit,willspeakatthelibraryBranchWednesday,Oct.5at7pmandregalepeoplewithstoriesfromtheera.Lehmanisalsotheexhibition’scurator.

Theexhibitlooksattheenormouslypopularcollectionofsongsandsongwriterswhoentertainedandinspired

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Americaduringtheearly20thcentury.

Itssongwriterscombinedageniusfordevelopingamelody,pairingitwiththeperfectwordsandconnectingwiththeiraudienceonanemotionallevel.

AhighpercentageofthosewriterswereJewish,comingfromfamiliesthatimmigratedtoAmericainthe1800sorfleeingfrompogromsandpersecutionsinEuropeattheturnofthecentury.

Thesongwritersincludedsuchwell-knowncomposersasIrvingBerlin,JeromeKern,GeorgeandIraGershwinandHaroldArlen.

TheirsongswereperformedbyartistssuchasEddieCantor,AlJolson,KateSmith,FrankSinatra,EthelMerman,EllaFitzgerald,BennyGoodmanandMilesDavis.

TheexhibitwasdevelopedbyNextbook,Inc.,anonprofitorganizationdedicatedtosupportingJewishliterature,cultureandideas,andtheAmericanLibraryAssociationPublicProgramsOffice.Thenationaltourof

theexhibithasbeenmadepossiblebygrantsfromtheCharlesH.RevsonFoundation,theRighteousPersonsFoundation,theDavidBergFoundation,andananonymousdonor,withadditionalsupportfrom“TabletMagazine:ANewReadonJewishLife.”

Theprograms,exhibitandreceptionarefreeandopentothepublic,butregistrationisrequired.

Formoreinformationortoregistergotothelibrary’sWebsite(www.theoceancountylibrary.org)orcall(732)295-1555.

ThePointPleasantBoroughBranchisoneof55sitesnationwidetohostthisexhibit. ethel Merman in Annie Get Your Gun

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Benny goodman performing in concertphoto credit photofest

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stoRMtRoopeR ciRculation

HavingtoexplaintoanImperialStormtrooperwhyyourlibrarybooksareoverduemightbeonewaytomakesureyoureturnthemontime.Fortunately,theyaretoobusyinagalaxyfar,farawaytodealwithlibrarymatters.

However,StarWarsreenactorsfromthe501stLegionNortheastRemnantcametovisittheLongBeachIslandBranchonJuly27,asthelibraryheldacraftingeventforfamiliesfeaturingStarWarsthemedprojects.