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The exhibit "A Love Letter to Count Basie: From the Great Migration to the Harlem Renaissance" will be on display at the Eastern Branch Library during the month of June. Born in 1904, William James Basie began his musical career in Red Bank and Asbury Park before heading to Harlem and fame as one of the most influential and famous jazz musicians of the swing era. The exhibit will honor Count Basie within the vibrant tapestry of the Great Migration to the Harlem Renaissance.
2024 MONMOUTH COUNTY SENIOR ART SHOW submissions are on display sat Library HQ through August 30.
On Wednesday, August 21, there will be an Award Reception, beginning at 10am in the lower gallery at Library HQ
This program is presented by the Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners, the Monmouth County Division on Aging, Disabilities & Veterans Services, and the Monmouth County Library.
Coordinated by Monmouth Arts
For more information, please visit - https://www.monmoutharts.org/senior-art-show-2024
Enjoy Singing Bowl Meditation or Virtual Yoga Sessions available 24/7.
Click here to view the Singing Bowl Meditation Sessions.
We hear about self-care, mindfulness, and meditation practices often these days. These positive practices have been in use for thousands of years to bring lives into balance. Stimulation of brain waves using a singing bowl brings focus to stress relief. You may find that using singing bowls will help calm thoughts, relieve tension, and help you become more conscious of your breathing. This consciousness may promote a sense of inner calm and relaxation. After a hearty welcome, Yogi Steven's sessions are wordless.
Click here to view the Choose Your Own Path Yoga Sessions.
You are invited to choose your own path from sessions offered by Master Yogi Steven Russel. The sessions appropriate for beginners to yoga are Yoga Breathing, Yoga Stretching, Yoga Movement, and Yoga Stretching with Support. More advanced practitioners may try the sessions Yoga on the Mat and Beyond Beginner.
Yoga offers your body and mind many paths to de-stress, improve flexibility, and unwind. Deep breathing and slow stretching movements warm the muscles, while a standing pose may build balance and strength. Before attempting any exercise programs, consult your health care provider.
All sessions are presented by Steven Russell, certified Yoga Teacher and professional musician. Please enjoy the accompanying Personal Wellness videos in this series, which will be available to watch on the Monmouth County Library’s YouTube Channel.
Permission to present a program on behalf of the Virtual Library or in Library facilities is not an endorsement by the Library. This program is protected by copyright law; recording in any manner, without written agreement from the presenter, is strictly prohibited.
Ages 10 months - 2 years, with parent/caregiver.
Storytime for the babies in your life! Enjoy classic stories, rhymes, songs and fingerplays!
ages 6 - 24 months, with parent/caregiver
Join us for stories, songs, and bubbles!
Ages 2 - 3 years, with parent/caregiver.
Come to the library and enjoy some classic stories, rhymes, songs, and fingerplays!
all ages welcome, with parent/caregiver
Grab a blanket/towel and meet under the trees for rhymes, fingerplays, stories, music, and bubbles!
In the event of inclement weather, storytime will be held indoors.
** There is no storytime on Wednesday, August 28. **
Ages 10 months - 2 years, with parent/caregiver.
Enjoy nursery rhymes, finger plays, songs, stories and bubbles!
Please choose ONE session per week to attend. Sessions are limited to 15 families, first-come, first-serve. The same books will be read for each session each week.
ages 6 months and up, with parent/caregiver
Sing, dance, and read! Join us for family storytime!
Registration recommended to guarantee seating.
** There is no storytime on Wednesday, August 28, instead join us for Morning Music with Mr. Matt! **
2024 MONMOUTH COUNTY SENIOR ART SHOW submissions are on display sat Library HQ through August 30.
On August 21, there will be an Award Reception, beginning at 10am in the lower gallery.
This program is presented by the Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners, the Monmouth County Division on Aging, Disabilities & Veterans Services, and the Monmouth County Library.
Coordinated by Monmouth Arts
For more information, please visit - https://www.monmoutharts.org/senior-art-show-2024
Do you Want to Speak English? Learn the language to help you at work, at home, and in the community.
Free English as a Second Language in-person classes, virtual classes or one-on-one tutoring will be offered through Literacy NJ Monmouth throughout the year.
Open to adults 18 years and older. Please contact Program Director Jhanna Even at 732 702 1895 or at jeven@literacynj.org
*Available to Monmouth County residents only
Ages 6 - 24 months, with parent/caregiver.
Stories, songs, and bubbles for our littlest readers!
All ages welcome, with parent/caregiver.
Share stories, sing songs, and make memories!
ages 10 months - 3 ½ years, with parent/caregiver
Join us to enjoy nursery rhymes, songs, finger games, and stories!
ages 2 - 4 years, with parent/caregiver
Join us for stories, songs, interactive movement, and bubbles!
ages 2 - 6 years, with parent/caregiver
Join us in the children’s room for rhymes, fingerplays, stories, and songs!
** There is no storytime on Wednesday, August 28. **
ages 6 months and up, with parent/caregiver
Sing, dance, and read! Join us for family storytime!
Registration recommended to guarantee seating.
** There is no storytime on Wednesday, August 28, instead join us for Morning Music with Mr. Matt! **
Ages 3 and up, with parent/caregiver.
Learn the power of stillness and meditation with your little ones!
Ages 2 - 5, with parent/caregiver.
Stories, songs, and crafts for our growing readers.
Dress for mess!
ages 3 - 5 years, with parent/caregiver
Join us for stories and a fun craft!
Ages 2 ½ - 5, with parent/caregiver.
Foster a love of reading through interactive stories and activities!
A con man sells a fixer-upper to a young city couple, whose hopes and relationship collapse along with the staircase and the ceiling when they find that their dream home needs more demolition than renovation.
Director: Richard Benjamin
Cast: Tom Hanks, Shelley Long, Philip Bosco, Alexander Godunov, Maureen Stapleton
© Universal Pictures
Comedy 1 hour and 31 minutes
All ages welcome, with parent/caregiver.
Share stories, sing songs, and make memories!
all ages welcome, with parent/caregiver
Join us as we welcome NJ Snake Man and his wild assortment of creepy, crawly critters!
best for ages 5 and up, with parent/caregiver
Registration Required | There will be two 30 minute sessions.
Come meet and pet a real life mini therapy horse! Pet her, ask questions, and get your photo taken.
Adventurous August
Adventure begins at the library so stop in for a flick that might inspire you to new thrills!
August 21: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) (PG-13) 138 minutes
Starring: Kevin Costner, Alan Rickman, Morgan Freeman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Christian Slater
Directed by: Kevin Reynolds
Robin of Locksley returns from the Crusades to find the Sheriff of Nottingham making life miserable for the peasants of Sherwood Forest, and recruits a noble band of allies to help him defeat the dastardly lawman.
© Warner Bros.
Lost & Found: Virtual Bereavement Support Group Facilitated on Zoom by Beth Stamp
Join us for a Virtual Bereavement Support Group meeting LIVE ON ZOOM at 6:45 pm on the first and third Wednesdays of the month.
When you experience the loss of a loved one, navigating through the maze of emotion, making ordinary decisions, and finding a new rhythm to every day can be stressful and overwhelming.
These workshops, led by Beth Stamp, support facilitator, may provide an opportunity to share experiences, feelings, and new ideas for moving forward.
Sessions will be conducted on Zoom and are free of charge. Registration and internet access are required to attend. Register below to receive emailed information on how to access the discussion. Registration is rolling; however, the access link will be emailed to all registrants the day before the program.
You can sign up to join us twice each month, or you can check the bottom box on the registration form to sign up for that session only. Please email mclprograms@monmouthcountylib.org if you would like to be removed from the list.
Permission to present a program in library facilities or library website is not endorsement by the library.
All Library programs and concerts are protected by copyright law; recording in any manner is strictly prohibited.
An Exploration of Friendship, Reckoning, and Hope with Novelist Shelby Van Pelt
Join The New York Times bestselling author Shelby Van Pelt for a chat about her beloved novel Remarkably Bright Creatures. You don’t want to miss this deep-dive exploration of friendship, reckoning, hope, and so much more!
Remarkably Bright Creatures is a luminous debut novel about a widow’s unlikely friendship with a giant Pacific octopus reluctantly residing at the local aquarium—and the truths she finally uncovers about her son’s disappearance 30 years ago.
After Tova Sullivan’s husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope, which she’s been doing since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat in the Puget Sound over 30 years ago.
As she works, Tova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcellus knows more than anyone can imagine, but wouldn’t dream of lifting one of his eight tentacles for his human captors—until he forms an unlikely friendship with Tova.
Ever the detective, Marcellus deduces what happened the night Tova’s son disappeared. As his affection for Tova grows, Marcellus must use every trick his old, invertebrate body can muster to unearth the truth for her before it’s too late.
Van Pelt’s debut novel is a reminder that sometimes taking a hard look at the past can help uncover a future that once felt impossible.
Click here to register for this event.
Can’t make it? A recording of this program will be available here.
About the Author: Shelby Van Pelt’s debut novel, REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES, was published by Ecco/HarperCollins (US) and Bloomsbury (UK) in Spring 2022, was an Instant New York Times bestseller, and has sold a million and a half copies. Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, she’s now missing the mountains in the Chicago area with her husband and two children.
Check out Remarkably Bright Creatures in our collection here.
This event will be conducted online and is free of charge. Registration and internet access are required to attend. Register at the link above. Virtual access link will be emailed prior the presentation.
Permission to present a program on behalf of the Virtual Library or in Library facilities is not an endorsement by the Library. This program is protected by copyright law; recording in any manner, without written agreement from the presenter, is strictly prohibited.
Learn to Play Bridge: In Person Program
Have you always wanted to learn to play Bridge? Here’s your chance!
Pat Guadagno will teach you what you need to know to get in on the fun.
Beginners are welcome and encouraged to arrive at the start of the session.
Seating is limited to 40 players. First come, first seated.
Ages 10 months - 2 years, with parent/caregiver.
Enjoy nursery rhymes, finger plays, songs, stories and bubbles!
Please choose ONE session per week to attend. Sessions are limited to 15 families, first-come, first-serve. The same books will be read for each session each week.
ages 6 months and up, with parent/caregiver
Sing, dance, and read! Join us for family storytime!
Registration recommended to guarantee seating.
** There is no storytime on Wednesday, August 28, instead join us for Morning Music with Mr. Matt! **
Ages 6 - 24 months, with parent/caregiver.
Share stories, sing songs, and make memories!
Ages up to 2 ½ years, with parent/caregiver.
Join us for simple books, silly songs, and rhymes!
all ages welcome, with parent/caregiver
Grab a blanket/towel and meet under the trees for rhymes, fingerplays, stories, music, and bubbles!
In the event of inclement weather, storytime will be held indoors.
** There is no storytime on Thursday, August 29. **
all ages welcome, with parent/caregiver
Back by popular demand, The Amazing V, Brian Vernachio, will perform amazing feats of magic!
Registration Appreciated
Pizza Party to follow, sponsored by the Oceanport Public Library Association.
** Allergy Note: Please alert us to any allergies before attending. **
Ages 2 and up, with parent/caregiver.
Join us for songs, rhymes, and interactive stories!
ages 6 months and up, with parent/caregiver
Sing, dance, and read! Join us for family storytime!
Registration recommended to guarantee seating.
** There is no storytime on Wednesday, August 28, instead join us for Morning Music with Mr. Matt! **
Ages 2 - 6, with parent/caregiver.
Come join us for stories, rhymes, fingerplays, and songs!
ages 2 - 6 years, with parent/caregiver
Join us in the children’s room for rhymes, fingerplays, stories, and songs!
** There is no storytime on Thursday, August 29. **
Ages 2 ½ - 5, with parent/caregiver.
Foster a love of reading through interactive stories and activities!
All ages welcome, with parent/caregiver.
Share stories, sing songs, and make memories!
Otto is a grump who's given up on life following the loss of his wife and wants to end it all. When a young family moves in nearby, he meets his match in quick-witted Marisol, leading to a friendship that will turn his world around.
Cast: Tom Hanks, Mariana Treviño, Rachel Keller, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Kailey Hyman
Director: Marc Forster
Studio: Columbia Pictures Industries Inc.
2023 | 126 minutes | PG-13
Comedy/Drama
Internationally acclaimed actors Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman star in a compelling drama of hope, friendship and atonement behind the walls of a maximum security prison in The Shawshank Redemption. From a novella by best-selling author Stephen King comes a poignant tale of the human spirit. Red (Freeman), serving a life sentence, and Andy Dufresne (Robbins), a mild-mannered banker wrongly convicted of murder, forge an unlikely bond that will span more than twenty years. Together they discover hope as the ultimate means of survival. Under horrifying conditions and the ever-present threat of violence, two lifers reclaim their souls and find freedom within their hearts in The Shawshank Redemption. Based on the novella Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King.
Director: Frank Darabont
Cast: Tim Robbins, Bob Gunton, William Sadler, Clancy Brown, Gil Bellows
Drama/Crime - 2 Hours and 22 Minutes
@ Warner Bros.
ages 2 and up, with parent/caregiver
Registration Recommended | Space is limited.
Bring the whole family and rock out to classic kid friendly tunes!
All ages welcome, parent/caregiver must remain in the building.
Join us for a variety of activities, including storytime, special guests, and more!
Ages 4 and up, with parent/caregiver.
Join us for seasonal stories and crafts!
This program has been canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience.
ages 2 and up, with parent/caregiver
Stories and craft or activity based on different themes!
** There is no Crafternoon on Thursday, August 29. **
Grades K and up, with parent/caregiver
Registration Required
Squishy, slimy, exploding, oh, my! Join us for all kinds of hands-on experiments and projects. Dress to get messy!
This Week: Rainbow Bubbles - come and learn how to make your own colorful bubbles!
all ages welcome, with parent/caregiver
Join the Lizard guys for an afternoon of real-life reptiles at the library!
Join Holmdel Library and Lumen Strategy Group for an all ages, all skill level chess club.
Meeting on Thursday evenings in the Holmdel Library Meeting Room from 5 pm - 8 pm.
No registration required.
Looking for something to read this summer? Check out some of our Young Adult recommendations:
GRAPHIC NOVELS
Click here to view the full list of young adult recommendations.
Enjoy Singing Bowl Meditation or Virtual Yoga Sessions available 24/7.
Click here to view the Singing Bowl Meditation Sessions.
We hear about self-care, mindfulness, and meditation practices often these days. These positive practices have been in use for thousands of years to bring lives into balance. Stimulation of brain waves using a singing bowl brings focus to stress relief. You may find that using singing bowls will help calm thoughts, relieve tension, and help you become more conscious of your breathing. This consciousness may promote a sense of inner calm and relaxation. After a hearty welcome, Yogi Steven's sessions are wordless.
Click here to view the Choose Your Own Path Yoga Sessions.
You are invited to choose your own path from sessions offered by Master Yogi Steven Russel. The sessions appropriate for beginners to yoga are Yoga Breathing, Yoga Stretching, Yoga Movement, and Yoga Stretching with Support. More advanced practitioners may try the sessions Yoga on the Mat and Beyond Beginner.
Yoga offers your body and mind many paths to de-stress, improve flexibility, and unwind. Deep breathing and slow stretching movements warm the muscles, while a standing pose may build balance and strength. Before attempting any exercise programs, consult your health care provider.
All sessions are presented by Steven Russell, certified Yoga Teacher and professional musician. Please enjoy the accompanying Personal Wellness videos in this series, which will be available to watch on the Monmouth County Library’s YouTube Channel.
Permission to present a program on behalf of the Virtual Library or in Library facilities is not an endorsement by the Library. This program is protected by copyright law; recording in any manner, without written agreement from the presenter, is strictly prohibited.
Join Chef Rob this summer for the Summer virtual Family Cooking Camp series! Learn tips and tricks from a seasoned professional! These renditions are short and savory, or sweet!
There are virtual cooking and baking sessions available to view on the Library's website.
This week's menu item is... Greek Pork chops with Tomatoes, Potatoes, and Feta Cheese!
No registration required! Access the recipes here, and the video here!
Enjoy Chef Rob's complete 2022 recipe collection here!
About Chef Rob: With over 30 years experience as a restaurant owner and personal chef, Chef Robert Scott brings his passion for fine and fun fare to the Monmouth County Virtual Library from his hometown in Hampton Bays, Long Island. Join Chef Rob as he teaches you how to prepare seasonal appetizers, main dishes, beverages, and desserts to spice up your mealtime, anytime.
Bring your summer's harvest to the library and see what your neighbors brought to share with the community!
ages 6 - 24 months, with parent/caregiver
Join us for stories, songs, and bubbles!
Ages 6 - 24 months, with parent/caregiver.
Stories, songs, and bubbles for our littlest readers!
All ages welcome, with parent/caregiver.
Share stories, sing songs, and make memories!
ages 10 months - 3 ½ years, with parent/caregiver
Join us to enjoy nursery rhymes, songs, finger games, and stories!
ages 2 - 4 years, with parent/caregiver
Join us for stories, songs, interactive movement, and bubbles!
ages 3 - 5 years, with parent/caregiver
Join us for stories and a fun craft!
Lost & Found: Bereavement Group Facilitated by Beth Stamp
Join us for an IN-PERSON Bereavement Group meeting at the Marlboro Branch.
When you experience the loss of a loved one, navigating through the maze of emotion, making ordinary decisions, and finding a new rhythm to every day can be stressful and overwhelming.
This workshop, led by Beth Stamp, support facilitator, may provide an opportunity to share experiences, feelings, and new ideas for moving forward.
This session will take place in-person at the Marlboro Branch of the Monmouth County Library.
Permission to present a program in library facilities or library website is not endorsement by the library.
Ages 3 and up, with parent/caregiver.
Come make a craft at the library!
This week: Coffee Filter Tie-Dye
all ages welcome, with parent/caregiver
Registration Required
Grab a book and practice reading to our therapy dog, Molly! Please arrive 15 minutes ahead to pick out a book, or bring one from home.
Ages 6 - 24 months, with parent/caregiver.
Come join us for stories, rhymes, fingerplays, and songs!
ages 6 - 24 months, with parent/caregiver
Join us for stories, songs, and bubbles!
Ages 2 - 6 years, with parent or caregiver.
Outdoor | No Registration Required
The whole family is invited to join us in the Amphitheater for stories, songs, bubbles, and outdoor fun!
In the event of inclement weather this storytime will be held in the meeting room.
ages 2 - 4 years, with parent/caregiver
Join us for stories, songs, interactive movement, and bubbles!
Ages 2 - 6 years, with parent or caregiver.
Outdoor | No Registration Required
The whole family is invited to join us in the Amphitheater for stories, songs, bubbles, and outdoor fun!
In the event of inclement weather this storytime will be held in the meeting room.
Ages 2 - 4, with parent/caregiver.
Come join us for stories, rhymes, fingerplays, and songs!
Holmdel Monthly Matinee:
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)(PG-13)
Holmdel: You asked, we listened!
Join us in person for a matinee on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 1:30 pm. In Adventurous August we're showing Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.
A buccaneer tries to retrieve a haunted ship from the mutinous scalawags who seized it.
Directed by: Gore Verbinski
Starring: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jack Davenport
Running time: 2 hours and 23 minutes
® Walt Disney Pictures
A fashion designer is torn between marrying a wealthy New Yorker or going back to her hubby in Alabama. She heads south to finalize her divorce, but the more time she spends with her old flame, the more she feels sparks flying between them again.
Directed by Andy Tennant
Starring Reese Witherspoon, Patrick Dempsey, Candice Bergen, Mary Kay Place, and Fred Ward
Comedy/Romance- 1 hour and 48 minutes
©Walt Disney Pictures
Ages 5-12, with parent/caregiver.
Come join us for some crafts!
ages 6 - 24 months, with parent/caregiver
Join us for stories, songs, and bubbles!
Ages 10 months - 2 years, with parent/caregiver.
Enjoy nursery rhymes, finger plays, songs, stories and bubbles!
Please choose ONE session per week to attend. Sessions are limited to 15 families, first-come, first-serve. The same books will be read for each session each week.
Summer Session: English as a Second Language In-Person Classes
Do you Want to Speak English? Learn the language to help you at work, at home, and in the community.
Free English as a Second Language in-person classes, virtual classes or one-on-one tutoring will be offered through Literacy NJ Monmouth throughout the year.
Open to adults 18 years and older. Please contact Program Director Jhanna Even at 732 702 1895 or at jeven@literacynj.org
*Available to Monmouth County residents only
Ages 6 - 24 months, with parent/caregiver.
Stories, songs, and bubbles for our littlest readers!
All ages welcome, with parent/caregiver.
Share stories, sing songs, and make memories!
ages 10 months - 3 ½ years, with parent/caregiver
Join us to enjoy nursery rhymes, songs, finger games, and stories!
ages 2 - 4 years, with parent/caregiver
Join us for stories, songs, interactive movement, and bubbles!
ages 2 and up, with parent/caregiver
Registration Recommended | Space is limited.
Join us as we sing along to our favorite children’s songs with music teacher, Mr Matt!
Ages 2 - 5, with parent/caregiver.
Stories, songs, and crafts for our growing readers.
Dress for mess!
ages 3 - 5 years, with parent/caregiver
Join us for stories and a fun craft!
Ages 2 ½ - 5, with parent/caregiver.
Foster a love of reading through interactive stories and activities!
A U.S. Army captain leads a mission to rescue a GI trapped behind enemy lines in France on D-Day after all three of the soldier's brothers are killed in action. As the search commences, the close-knit squad sets out through areas still thick with Nazis.
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore, Matt Damon, Edward Burns, Barry Pepper
© Paramount Pictures
Drama/War 2 hours and 50 minutes
Ages 5 and up, with parent/caregiver.
Come spend the afternoon with us exploring our Maker Space activities.
No registration required.
All ages welcome, with parent/caregiver.
Share stories, sing songs, and make memories!
ages 5 and up, with parent/caregiver
Registration Required
Therapy dogs offer a calming, nonjudgmental ear. Choose a book from our shelves to read aloud to a furry friend!
Space is limited, please call to cancel.
Program Cancelled due to Branch Closure.
ages 5 and up, with parent/caregiver
Free-build LEGO® creations after sharing a story!
Adventurous August
Adventure begins at the library so stop in for a flick that might inspire you to new thrills!
August 28: Jurassic Park (1993) (PG-13) 127 minutes
Starring: Richard Attenborough, Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, B.D. Wong
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Genetically engineered dinosaurs run amok on a remote island. It's up to a paleontologist, a paleobotanist and a mathematician to outmaneuver the deadly beasts and find their way back to civilization. Based on Michael Crichton's best seller.
©Universal Pictures
Join us to discuss this month's book club pick, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine By Gail Honeyman.
Meet Eleanor Oliphant: she struggles with appropriate social skills and tends to say exactly what she's thinking. That, combined with her unusual appearance (scarred cheek, tendency to wear the same clothes year in, year out), means that Eleanor has become a creature of habit (to say the least) and a bit of a loner. But everything changes when Eleanor meets Raymond, the bumbling and deeply unhygienic IT guy from her office. When she and Raymond together save Sammy, an elderly gentleman who has fallen on the sidewalk, the three become the kind of friends who rescue each other from the lives of isolation they have each been living. And it is Raymond's big heart that will ultimately help Eleanor find the way to repair her own profoundly damaged one.
Learn to Play Bridge: In Person Program
Have you always wanted to learn to play Bridge? Here’s your chance!
Pat Guadagno will teach you what you need to know to get in on the fun.
Beginners are welcome and encouraged to arrive at the start of the session.
Seating is limited to 40 players. First come, first seated.
Ages 10 months - 2 years, with parent/caregiver.
Enjoy nursery rhymes, finger plays, songs, stories and bubbles!
Please choose ONE session per week to attend. Sessions are limited to 15 families, first-come, first-serve. The same books will be read for each session each week.
ages 6 months and up, with parent/caregiver
Sing, dance, and read! Join us for family storytime!
Registration recommended to guarantee seating.
Ages 6 - 24 months, with parent/caregiver.
Share stories, sing songs, and make memories!
Ages up to 2 ½ years, with parent/caregiver.
Join us for simple books, silly songs, and rhymes!
Ages 2 and up, with parent/caregiver.
Join us for songs, rhymes, and interactive stories!
ages 6 months and up, with parent/caregiver
Sing, dance, and read! Join us for family storytime!
Registration recommended to guarantee seating.
Ages 2 - 6, with parent/caregiver.
Come join us for stories, rhymes, fingerplays, and songs!
Ages 2 ½ - 5, with parent/caregiver.
Foster a love of reading through interactive stories and activities!
All ages welcome, with parent/caregiver.
Share stories, sing songs, and make memories!
A chronicle of the 1970 lunar mission that suffered an explosion in space that disabled the ship, leaving the astronauts to endure the possibility of suffocation or freezing to death, as Mission Control works frenetically to devise a plan to get the men safely home. Based on actual events.
Director: Ron Howard
Cast: Bill Paxton, Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris
Drama - 2 Hours and 20 Minutes
@ Universal Pictures
All ages welcome, with parent/caregiver.
Share stories, sing songs, and make memories!
Ages 4 and up, with parent/caregiver.
Registration Recommended
Crafts, experiments, and S.T.E.A.M. fun! Dress for mess.
Ages 4 and up, with parent/caregiver.
Join us for seasonal stories and crafts!
Ages 3 and up, with parent/caregiver.
Come make a craft after school at the library!
This week: Coffee Filter Tie-Dye
Join Holmdel Library and Lumen Strategy Group for an all ages, all skill level chess club.
Meeting on Thursday evenings in the Holmdel Library Meeting Room from 5 pm - 8 pm.
No registration required.
Looking for something to read this summer? Check out some of our Young Adult recommendations:
NEW IN 2024
Icon & Inferno (Stars & Smoke #2) by Marie Lu
Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha #3) by Tomi Adeyemi
The Grandest Game by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Such Charming Liars by Karen M. McManus
Death at Morning House by Maureen Johnson
Click here to view the full list of young adult recommendations.
Enjoy Singing Bowl Meditation or Virtual Yoga Sessions available 24/7.
Click here to view the Singing Bowl Meditation Sessions.
We hear about self-care, mindfulness, and meditation practices often these days. These positive practices have been in use for thousands of years to bring lives into balance. Stimulation of brain waves using a singing bowl brings focus to stress relief. You may find that using singing bowls will help calm thoughts, relieve tension, and help you become more conscious of your breathing. This consciousness may promote a sense of inner calm and relaxation. After a hearty welcome, Yogi Steven's sessions are wordless.
Click here to view the Choose Your Own Path Yoga Sessions.
You are invited to choose your own path from sessions offered by Master Yogi Steven Russel. The sessions appropriate for beginners to yoga are Yoga Breathing, Yoga Stretching, Yoga Movement, and Yoga Stretching with Support. More advanced practitioners may try the sessions Yoga on the Mat and Beyond Beginner.
Yoga offers your body and mind many paths to de-stress, improve flexibility, and unwind. Deep breathing and slow stretching movements warm the muscles, while a standing pose may build balance and strength. Before attempting any exercise programs, consult your health care provider.
All sessions are presented by Steven Russell, certified Yoga Teacher and professional musician. Please enjoy the accompanying Personal Wellness videos in this series, which will be available to watch on the Monmouth County Library’s YouTube Channel.
Permission to present a program on behalf of the Virtual Library or in Library facilities is not an endorsement by the Library. This program is protected by copyright law; recording in any manner, without written agreement from the presenter, is strictly prohibited.
Join Chef Rob this summer for the Summer virtual Family Cooking Camp series! Learn tips and tricks from a seasoned professional! These renditions are short and savory, or sweet!
There are virtual cooking and baking sessions available to view on the Library's website.
This week's menu item is... Pineapple Upside-Down Cake!
No registration required! Access the recipes here, and the video here!
Enjoy Chef Rob's complete 2022 recipe collection here!
About Chef Rob: With over 30 years experience as a restaurant owner and personal chef, Chef Robert Scott brings his passion for fine and fun fare to the Monmouth County Virtual Library from his hometown in Hampton Bays, Long Island. Join Chef Rob as he teaches you how to prepare seasonal appetizers, main dishes, beverages, and desserts to spice up your mealtime, anytime.
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