Ocean County Library Jackson Branch

𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 Jackson Branch • Saturday, February 7 • 10:30am 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://theoceancountylibrary.libnet.info/event/15266985 Join us to explore deep and present moment awareness in a guided meditation. Learn mindfulness tools to navigate difficult experiences with wisdom and compassion. Learn to regulate your emotions, and strengthen the immune system. Novice and experienced practitioners' welcome. Followed with Q&A. […]

Jackson Branch • Wednesday, October 1 • 2pmRegister here: https://theoceancountylibrary.libnet.info/event/14164995C.J. Dorticus emerged as a photographer in 1890 in Newton, NJ as one of the first Hispanic photographers to operate in the US. This presentation will provide an overview of Dorticus' life and career.

Jackson Branch • Saturday, September 13 • 2pm Register here: https://theoceancountylibrary.libnet.info/event/14123742 In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, learn how to explore your Hispanic Roots with Genealogist Irisnery Flores. Please register. This is an in-person & virtual presentation.

Jackson Branch • Saturday, September 13 • 10:30am Register here: https://theoceancountylibrary.libnet.info/event/14258817 Join us in some quiet time of self-care to experience and embody mindfulness through guided meditation. Learn the art of being in the moment and reclaim peace and the simple pleasure of slowing down.

𝗡𝘂𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳: 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 Jackson Branch • Monday, September 8 • 11am Register here: https://theoceancountylibrary.libnet.info/event/14106898 This hour-long interactive mindfulness session is designed specifically for parents and caregivers of children aged 0-5. Presented by Central Jersey Family Health Consortium.  

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹-𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁Jackson Branch • Wednesday, August 6 • 2:30pmRegister here: https://theoceancountylibrary.libnet.info/event/13801696Join us for a fun and educational program on Worm Composting!Learn how these amazing creatures can break down food scraps faster than traditional composting, turning them into nutrient-rich castings that […]

Jackson Branch • Tuesday, August 5 • 6:30pmRegister here: https://theoceancountylibrary.libnet.info/event/13801090Join Jean Montgomerie from the New Jersey Bluebird Society for a presentation about these beautiful North American and Jackson residents. Registrants will be entered into a raffle for a NJ Bluebird Society Nestbox.

𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀: 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸Jackson Branch • Monday, July 28 • 2:30pmRegister here: https://theoceancountylibrary.libnet.info/event/13565305According to the American Heart Association, stroke accounted for about 1 in every 21 deaths in the United States and can be prevented by managing key health factors and behavior.Join expert nurse educators as they discuss the signs, symptoms, […]

𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗝𝗮𝘇𝘇Jackson Branch • Saturday, June 14 • 3pmRegister here: https://theoceancountylibrary.libnet.info/event/13365865The Florian Schantz Combo will perform selections that span nearly 50 years of popular music, from the late 19th Century through the early Swing Era of the 1930s and 1940s.

𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀Jackson Branch • Tuesday, March 4 • 10amRegister here: https://theoceancountylibrary.libnet.info/event/12748026Learn about Native New Jersey plants with an Ocean County Master Gardener.