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08/28/2026

𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 🍂
Storytimes, yoga, a Pirate Party, and one last End of Summer Celebration under the tent.
Full calendar: https://libraryaware.com/3E2558

08/27/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗝𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴! 🦕

Thank you to everyone who packed the Lecture Hall Wednesday morning for Jungle John's Jurassic Journey. There were plenty of dinosaur facts and some friendly prehistoric friends to meet. Thanks to Jungle John for bringing the Jurassic to Ocean City, and to all the families who came out.

08/26/2026

𝗘𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🦕
📅 Friday, September 4th from 3 – 5 PM
📍 Outside the library on the field between 16th & 17th Street and Haven Avenue, under the tent • Free & open to all ages!

Come send off the summer with us! There will be dinosaurs, games, live music by Package Goods Orchestra, and treats from George's Ice Cream Cart. No registration required, just show up.

08/25/2026

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗕𝘆 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 🍂
Join us outside for books & songs! Best for ages 2-5 years.

𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀
📅 September 8th, 15th & 22nd at 10:30 AM
📍 Outside the library (17th St.)
Please bring a blanket for this storytime. In the event of rain, the program will be held in the Children's Activity Room.

𝗢𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀
📅 September 24th, October 1st & October 15th at 10:00 AM
📍 Get ready to walk! Meet us at:
September 24th — Corson's Inlet parking lot
October 1st — OC Bike Path, 25th & Haven
October 15th — 23rd Street & the boardwalk
Weather permitting.

08/24/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗬𝗼𝘂, 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱'𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲! 🎉
A special thank you to Playland's Castaway Cove for sponsoring this year's Children's Summer Reading Challenge.

This year, 191 children read for over 3,223 hours!
Amazing job to all our readers. We hope you keep it going long after the beach chairs get put away.

08/21/2026

New Dates!
𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯: 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗻𝘁 📚
📅 Wednesdays, August 26th, September 2nd and September 9th from 4 – 5 PM
📍 1735 Simpson Ave, Ocean City • No registration required!

Bring whatever you are reading and settle in under the tent for a quiet hour with your book. No assigned reading, no discussion questions, no pressure. Just good company and uninterrupted reading time.

08/20/2026

𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗢𝘂𝘁 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸®
📍 Lake Memorial Park, 407 Wesley Ave., Ocean City

Take a stroll through the park and read "What Can You Do with a Rock?" written by Pat Zietlow Miller and illustrated by Katie Kath, one page at a time. Then try the scavenger hunt and see if you can find all the hidden pictures along the way!

08/19/2026

Today is our last Beach Bash of the summer! ☀️🏖️

Stop by 14th Street Beach and grab some giveaways. First 6 visitors get a free towel! We’re here until 1 PM.

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

Telephone

+16093992434

Website

http://www.oceancitylibrary.org/

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