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—2023 – 2024

PRESIDENT Chris Wilson

VICE PRESIDENT Kathleen Woodring

TREASURER Patti Phillips

RECORDING SECRETARY Jeanne Pless

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Linda Robie

DELEGATE AT LARGE Alice Rinkavage & Cathy Schilling

COMMITTEE CHAIRS—2023 – 2024

Author’s Tea/Luncheon

Baby Bags Sue Garguilo & Ellen Decker

Book Room Dot Mongo, Janice Simms & Sally Zbikowski

Book Sales Sandy Crescezo, Dot Mongo & Patti Phillips

Block Party Jean Bush & Joyce McNeely

First Day of Kindergarten Kathleen Woodring

Hospitality Carole Candy

Library Special Events Joy Fleckser

Membership Sandy Crescezo & Denise Halbe

Publicity

Events Linda Robie

Website Tina Moschella

Read Across America Kathleen Woodring

Special Programs (Schools/Writers’ Workshop) Pam Hepner & Chris Wilson

Special Projects

Bulletin Board Dot Mongo

Display Case Carole Candy

Third Grade Parent/Student Reading Club Kathleen Woodring

For contact information or to inquire, click this: Contact Page