About

We are very glad you stopped by…

The purpose of the Friends and Volunteers of the Ocean City Free Public Library is to help focus public attention on the library, to champion the library’s facilities and services, to encourage financial support of the library’s projects, and to promote literacy throughout the community.

General membership meetings are held at 10:00 A.M. on the second Monday of each month in the Chris Maloney Lecture Hall. New members and visitors are ALWAYS welcome!

High points include:

The collaboration between the Ocean City Free Public Library and the Friends and Volunteers of the Ocean City Free Public Library affords the annual Autumn Author’s Luncheon and the Spring Author’s Tea held at the Historic Flanders Hotel.

The used book sales and participation in the Ocean City Fall and Spring block parties provide funding for the many Friends and Volunteers’ projects and programs…

Baby Bags—given to each new mother at Shore Medical Center
Read Across America—each student in Head Start, Pre-K through third grade in the Ocean City School District receives a book
First Day of Kindergarten—all Kindergarteners in the Ocean City School District receive a gift bag that includes a book and other Kindergarten items.

To learn more…

Explore the information under the link Programs, Activities, & Events, as well as, the Friends and Volunteers’ bulletin board, located in the Atrium of the Library and Community Center.
Contact Us!

General membership meetings are held at 10:00 A.M. on the second Monday of each month in the Chris Maloney Lecture Hall. New members and visitors are ALWAYS welcome!

Board of Directors. 2025 – 2027

PRESIDENT Sally Zbikowski

VICE PRESIDENT Chris Wilson

TREASURER Kathy Wheatcroft

RECORDING SECRETARY Linda Lehn

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Cheri Venturi

DELEGATE AT LARGE Denise Halbe and Marie Deb Schleinkofer

Committee Chairpersons 2025 – 2027

Author’s Tea/Luncheon Pam Homan & Chris Wilson

Baby Bags Sue Gargiulo & Ellen Decker

Book Room Dot Mongo, Peg Havener & Maureen Anderson

Book Sales Carolyn Hughey & Patti Phillips