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𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 🎅🎄
📅 Sunday, December 7th from 1 - 3:30 PM
📍 Ocean City Library • Free holiday celebration!

Event kickoff at 1 PM in the Atrium. Holiday crafts • Balloon sculptor Refreshments • A visit from Santa (Bring your letters!) • Live Music with Package Goods Orchestra.

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𝗞𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 🧪🔬
📅 Tuesday, December 16th from 3:30 - 5:00 PM
📍 Rooms N110 + N111 • Recommended for ages 8 – 13
Registration required: tinyurl.com/wkb26c8v

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December 5, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁𝘀 🎄✨
📅 Saturday, December 20th from 1:00 - 3:00 PM
📍 Children's Activity Room • Ages 4 - 11

Stop by between 1 - 3 PM for holiday crafts and fun!

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December 5, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗺𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗲! ☕📚 Stay tuned for future coffee shop stops.

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December 4, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Get in the holiday spirit with our festive new display! ✨ Stop by the first floor in front of the Circulation Desk to see it. Special thanks to Joe and Leigh Slane for sharing this display with us.

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December 4, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆! - 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 🎅🎄
📅 Sunday, December 7th from 1 - 3:30 PM
📍 Ocean City Library • Free holiday celebration!

Event kickoff at 1 PM in the Atrium. Holiday crafts • Balloon sculptor • Refreshments • A visit from Santa (Bring your letters!)

#OCFPL #OCNJ
December 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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𝗛𝗼𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝗿 ☕
📅 Wednesday, December 17th from 6:00 - 8:00 PM
📍 Rooms N110 + N111 • All ages welcome

The Young Adults of the Ocean City Free Public Library invite you to join them for a mug of hot chocolate and a holiday cookie. Try a mug of Chocolate Cortés!
December 3, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥 - 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲 📚❄️
📅 Fri, Dec. 5th from 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM and Sat, Dec. 6th from 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
📍 Library Atrium • Cash only!

Offering fiction, non-fiction, hardback, and paperback books for adults, children, and young adults.

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December 3, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗚𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 🍷
📅 Tuesday, December 9th
📍 Room N111 • Register here: tinyurl.com/vj3ujffb

Participants may register for one of the following workshop times:
𝟭𝟬 𝗔𝗠 - 𝟭𝟮 𝗣𝗠 𝗼𝗿 𝟮 - 𝟰 𝗣𝗠

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December 2, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝗖𝗙𝗣𝗟 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗺𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀, 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀, 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀! 🧤

Drop off your items in the Community Center Lobby between December 1st and December 19th. All items will be donated to the Clothes Closet of OC.
December 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗭𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸® 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗶𝗱𝘆. 🍂

Walk through the park while reading the story “Extra Yarn” written by Mac Barnett and illustrated by Jon Klassen. Don’t forget to take the scavenger hunt and see if you can find the hidden pictures in the park!
December 2, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘀 🎨🎄
📅 Monday, December 15th from 3:30 - 4:30 PM
📍 Children's Activity Room • Ages 9-12

Make ornaments with us!

#OCFPL #OceanCityLibrary #NJLibrary #OceanCityNJ #OCNJ
December 1, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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"𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗼 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆"
📅 Thursday, December 4th at 6:30 PM
📍 Library Lecture Hall • Bring your questions, your memories

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December 1, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝘅 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝘁
📅 Sunday, December 14th at 2 PM
📍 Lecture Hall • Seating is first-come, first-served

Featuring a Command, Repeat Performance by Camilla K.
Classical • Jazz • Big Band • Broadway hits

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December 1, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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𝗛𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁 🎶
📅 Saturday, December 6 at 2 PM
📍 Lecture Hall • Seating is first-come, first-served

Join us for a FREE holiday concert with the Hampton Brass Quartet! With special guest David Chorzelewski - vocals.

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December 1, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸® 𝗮𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸 (𝟰𝟬𝟳 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗔𝘃𝗲., 𝗢𝗖) 🧶

Walk through the park while reading the story “Extra Yarn” written by Mac Barnett and illustrated by Jon Klassen. Don’t forget to take the scavenger hunt and see if you can find the hidden pictures in the park!

#StoryWalk #OCNJ
November 26, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 🎉🎄
📅 6-7 PM • Ages 5-11

Dec 2: LEGO Night
Dec 23: Wrapping Party
Dec 30: New Year's Eve Eve Party

#OCFPL #OceanCityNJ #OCNJ
November 26, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵! Use the link below to access the interactive calendar with registration links. 📅
libraryaware.com/39N8BQ

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November 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲! 📚

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November 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Buckle up for a wild ride and join us as we sit down for an online chat with debut author Sue Hincenbergs to discuss her novel "The Retirement Plan" on Tuesday, December 2nd at 2 PM ET.

Register and ask questions of the author here:
tinyurl.com/5b8w223s

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November 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴! 🦃

Holiday Hours:
Wed., Nov. 26 - 9 AM - 9 PM
Thur.., Nov. 27 - CLOSED
Fri., Nov. 28 - 9 AM - 5 PM

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November 24, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 ✨📚
📅 Tuesday, December 9th from 3:30 - 5:30 PM
📍 Children’s Activity Room • Grades 6 - 12

Do you love to watch anime, read manga, and draw characters? At Anime Club, we read, watch, & discuss our favorite (and least favorite) manga and anime shows and movies!
November 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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We're grateful and honored to receive the Outstanding Service to the Community award from the Ocean City Chamber of Commerce. Thank you for this incredible recognition!

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November 21, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 💻
📅 Fridays in December, 9 am – 10:30 am
📍 Computer Center • No signup needed

Learn how to create Google Docs in these free workshops.

#OCFPL #OceanCityLibrary #NJLibrary #OceanCityNJ #OCNJ
November 21, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗝𝗮𝘇𝘇 𝗢𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁 🎄🎵
📅 Thursday, December 11 at 7 PM
📍 Lecture Hall • Seating is first-come, first-served

Pete Muracco - Director
Jack Melton - Trumpet
Joe Rotella - Tenor Sax
Jim Tagney - Trombone
Rob Portnoy - Alto Sax

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November 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘀 🎥
📅 Wednesdays at 3 PM
📍 Library Lecture Hall • All ages are welcome!

December 3 - 101 Dalmatians (1961) (G)
December 10 - The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (PG)
December 17 - The Muppet Christmas Carol (G)

#OCFPL #OceanCityLibrary #NJLibrary #OceanCityNJ #OCNJ
November 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM