Toms River native and author Alicia Cook, has expanded on her social advocacy to address issues surrounding mental illness, relationships and more affecting everyday people in 2018.
Toms River native and author Alicia Cook, an advocate for change in society to eliminate the stigma associated with drug addiction has expanded on her vision for a healthier community in a newly released book.
The actor and founder of the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science traces his personal quest to understand how to relate and communicate better, from practicing empathy and using improv games to storytelling and developing better intuitive skills ~ NPR
One of the icons of television is coming to Ocean County. Alan Alda, Ha...
Within the past month I've met 3 people who are writing books. None has ever published before but they've always dreamed of doing so. And now's the time! I'm happy for them.
It’s been interesting to hear about their stories and learn about the process. D...
Monday's usually a day for us to talk about our great weekends at the Jersey Shore. But today, we're all feeling the sadness that came with the news of Christina Grimmie's murder and the terror attack in Orlando. I feel like I'm in a bit of a funk and I'm guessing you might be too...
New York Times best-selling author Amy Stewart is coming to the Ocean County Library. Ms. Stewart will visit the Toms River branch, 101 Washington St., with a reading and book signing 7 pm on Thursday, September 10th
Amy Stewart introduces people to one of America’s first female deputy sheriffs in her newly-released “Girl Waits with Gun,” which is based upon a true story…… Stewart tells the almo
From the author of "The Kid Who Changed the World" this hilarious rhyming story, complete with charming art, offers comfort to children who often feel left out or are in need of a good friend
At some point, almost every child struggles with feeling like they don’t fit in or are left out—just like Henry Hodges. Henry is...
If you were with a group of people and someone was telling a story that didn't particularly interest you, would you pipe up in the middle of the conversation and say, "who cares!"? Probably not. So why do some people feel like that's ok to do online?
Sometimes, something that someone says has a profound impact on you. Maybe it's a song lyric, a passage from a book, or something that someone just said off the cuff without meaning to make a thoughtful statement. There are a lot of great quotes out there.