Ocean City Free Public Library Newsletter
 
Sunday, May 4th 2025
Happy Star Wars Day!
 
 
TODAY: Ocean City Community Wellness Alliance:
Community Wellness Day
Community Wellness Day
Sunday, May 4, 2025 
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Ocean City Free Public Library

Description
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Help the Ocean City Community Wellness Alliance kick off the month with a day focused on mental health and other wellness topics. We’re partnering with the Ocean City Healthy Living Advisory Council, the Ocean City High School Wellness Team, and other local health and wellness advocates to present discussions on mental health and other wellness topics.

Featuring:

Yoga
Live Music
Reiki demonstrations
Blood pressure screenings
Smoothie and healthy snack
demonstrations and tastings
Discussions on mental health and other wellness topics
TODAY: Family-Friendly Foods for Summer Fun
Family-Friendly Foods for Summer FunWith Anneliese Kuemmerle, MS, RDN, FCHS Program Associate II

This program, presented by the Community Wellness Alliance of Ocean City, will explore healthy, family-friendly foods perfect for summer snacking, quick lunches, and easy dinner sides. The class will review the benefits of eating in-season produce and strategies that make eating well simple, delicious, and enjoyable for the whole family.

Sunday, May 4th from 2:00pm to 3:00pm in-person at the Ocean City Free Public Library. Register in advance at: https://go.rutgers.edu/rddza6lh
Click here to register for the Family-Friendly Foods Program. 
 
 
 
Employment Opportunity:
Librarian 1 - Adult & Young Adult


The deadline for applications is Friday, May 16th.

Please send a resume or email of interest to Kathryn Brown, Assistant Library Director, at kathryn@oceancitylibrary.org

Please click here for more information.
 
 
QPR Training: Ask a Question, Save a Life
What is QPR Training?

QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer
—three simple steps that anyone can
learn to help save a life from suicide. Just like CPR, QPR is an emergency response
to someone in crisis and can save lives. This evidence-based training prepares you to
perform QPR with confidence and ease.

As a QPR-trained Gatekeeper, you will learn to:

• Recognize the warning signs of suicide

• Offer hope effectively 

• Discover community resources 

• Help save lives 

Who should take QPR training?

Everyone! Suitable for all, regardless of mental health experience.

Tuesday, May 6, 2025 
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Ocean City Free Public Library.
Ocean City Free Public Library 2025 Book Club 

Join our discussions live online monthly!  
 
Meets online on Zoom every 3rd Wednesday at 6:00pm
 
 
Click here to register! 
 
Books:
 
May 21st: And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
June 18th: The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
July 16th: Whalefall by Daniel Kraus
August 20th: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
September 17th: Lavender House by Lev A.C. Rosen
October 15th: Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto
November 19th: Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
December 17th: Miss Benson’s Beetle by Rachel Joyce
 
 
 
Movie Monday
Movie Monday 
Hosted by the Ocean City Public Library and Howard Stainton Senior Center. Movies will begin at 1:00pm. 


January 27th - The Blind Side

February 24th - The Way We Were

March 31st - The Quiet Man

April 28th - Field of Dreams

May 26th - An American in Paris

June 30th - My Best Friend's Wedding

July 28th - Jaws

August 25th – ET

September 29th - To Sir With Love
Computer Workshops

iOS Workshops for iPad and iPhone
Fridays

9:00am - 10:30am
 
Bring your iPad/iPhone to class and learn the basics as well as some popular features of your device. Participants should fully charge their device, have completed the basic setup, and know their Apple password.

Weekly topics are as follows:

 
Text Messaging
May 9th

Manage your settings for text messages; learn to type, speak or record your messages; add pictures/video, enhance your messages; Unsend your message, save pictures/video received in text messages to your device.


Camera Feature
May 16th

Learn about the Camera Settings; explore/practice photographing in the various modes and use features on your device’s camera.


Simple Photo Editing
May 23rd

Explore editing features and practice simple editing of your photos.


 Photo Organization
May 30th

Create albums and shared albums; learn alternate methods of photo storage in order to free up space on your device


 
No signup needed. All classes are free and open to the public.
For more information, please call (609) 399-2434 ext. 5240 or click here.
  
 
Creative Sax Quartet Concert 
Creative Sax Quartet in Concert
Featuring a command, repeat performance by Camilla K.

Classical • Jazz
Big Band • Broadway hits
 
 
Tuesday, May 6th
6:30pm – 8:00pm
Ocean City Free Public Library

 
The Cape Shore Jazz Orchestra Concert
OCEAN CITY FREE LIBRARY

PRESENTS A FREE CONCERT IN THE SENIOR CENTER

TAKE A MUSICAL TOUR WITH ICONS OF THE 50'S

FEATURING CAPE SHORE JAZZ ORCHESTRA

MAY 22ND THURSDAY 7PM

SURPRISE FEMALE AND MALE VOCALISTS

SOUNDS OF: DORSEY KENTON THE COUNT ELLINGTON

JACK MELTON TRUMPET

JOE ROTTELA TENOR SAX

PETE MURACCO BAND LEADER

JOHN DRECHEN MUSIC DIRECTOR

ROB PORTNOY ALTO SAX
Young Adult Events
Children's Resources 

 
Click here for the May Calendar of Children's Events!
 
 

The Ocean City Free Public Library
1735 Simpson Ave.
Ocean City, New Jersey 08226
(609) 399-2434

https://www.oceancitylibrary.org/