Tag: Monmouth County library

Libraries aren’t just a place to borrow books. At a library, you can get creative, learn new skills and get answers. Libraries in the Two River area offer innovative options to help you do it all!

SHREWSBURY – In 1911, when the Mona Lisa was stolen by a handyman who worked for Paris’ Louvre Museum, it wasn’t a well-known painting. Vincenzo Peruggia was the ringleader of the gang that included brothers Vincenzo and Michele Lancelotti. The trio hid in an art supply closet until the museum closed, then removed the painting from its case and frame, covered it with a blanket and left the building.

What comes to mind when you hear the words “industrial education?” Children in a line, learning to work menial jobs, being taught to be automatons?

The opening of the Atlantic Highlands Planning Board special meeting Sept. 19 became a somber affair as council member Brian Dougherty announced the passing of Atlantic Highlands’ first woman mayor, Helen Marchetti, at 98 years of age. There was a moment of silence.

During the pandemic, the Monmouth County Library embraced virtual programming, including virtual book clubs.

By Eli Rallo The coronavirus pandemic has affected every industry, business and organization in incommensurable ways. One of...

Photos by Emma Wulfhorst Two branches of the Monmouth County Library system reopened their doors Wednesday, July 15...

SHREWSBURY – Five pieces which will form a new sculpture on the grounds of the Monmouth County Library Eastern Branch arrived from New York state...

COURTESY MONMOUTH COUNTY LIBRARY Monmouth County children's librarians like Laura Anderson are reading books on video for at-home story time, one...

Monmouth County Library proves family pasts lie not just in the laboratory, but in the library.