Do you believe in magick? Father Ave (aka Gene Virgilio) a traveling medieval monk of the Brotherhood of Saint Christopher heals the sick during the Make-It-Take-It teen program on herbal magick held at the Central Library on Thursday. The good Father enlightened the attendees on using herbs and other plants…

Build a Castle! Here is the latest wonder created by Head of Custodial Services and master builder Tiberiu Fekete on display at the Old Bridge Public Library. Would you like to build a castle too? Now you can! Castle Building Contest: Prove your knowledge of medieval architecture by building a…

Library Presents Classical Music Concert The Old Bridge Public Library will present a Medieval Music Concert with harpist Odarka Stockert on July 16th at 1:30 p.m. Odarka Polanskyj Stockert is an accomplished harpist, with a repertoire spanning the centuries — from Classical to Broadway to Folk. For this special concert,…

A Library patron donated some wonderful pictures of a puppet show in the Children’s Department to the Library. Send comments to: OBPL

New Display! The library has a new display for Things to Do on a Rainy Day. Check it out near the circulation desk! Send comments to: OBPL

New Mystery Section The location of the new mystery novels and short story collections is no longer a mystery! They have been placed on a newly-bought shelving unit that has plenty of space for our new acquisitions. Send comments to: OBPL

Joust! The teens fight it out during a mock Medieval Joust in the opening program of the Young Adult summer programming schedule. For more information on teen programs, contact Theresa.

A Librarian’s home is her castle! For the Dragons, Dreams and Daring Dreams summer theme, Head of Custodial Services Tiberiu Fekete made the Laurence Harbor Branch reference desk into a castle.

It’s Barbies and game cards this month in the Children’s Display Case located near the checkout counter. If your child has a display they would like to share at the Library, please e-mail Children’s Librarian Phyllis Church.

The Central Library has a new display for the month of July, featuring “Staff Picks” some of the favorite books of the Library’s staff. Try to match the choices with the person!