{"id":25438,"date":"2025-06-30T10:27:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T14:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/?p=25438"},"modified":"2025-06-30T12:30:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T16:30:59","slug":"brick-library-participating-in-summer-toiletries-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2025\/06\/brick-library-participating-in-summer-toiletries-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"Brick Library Participating in Summer Toiletries Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_22017\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_7841-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22017\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22017\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_7841-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"The Brick Township branch of the Ocean County Library. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_7841-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_7841-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_7841-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_7841-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_7841-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22017\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Brick Township branch of the Ocean County Library. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This July, the Ocean County Library will be seeking local residents\u2019 donations of new, packaged toiletries and personal care items for children and teens in need.<\/p>\n<p>Along with the usual donations of books, during the month of July, OCL\u2019s Sparks B.F.F. Reading Club (named for the library\u2019s mascot, Sparks) is collecting summer-themed toiletries donations. The Sparks B.F.F. Reading Club Summer Toiletries Drive will be centered in six OCL branches, including Brick Township.<\/p>\n<p>The most-needed items include hair combs and brushes, feminine hygiene products, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, insect repellent, sunglasses, sunscreen, reusable water bottles, flip-flop sandals, soap, toothbrushes, and toothpaste.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease donate only new, packaged items,\u201d an announcement from the library said. \u201cNo donation is too small and each will let young people in need know that someone cares. Stop by or call any of the participating Ocean County Library branches for additional information.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The participating branches are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Brick Branch<\/b> \u2013 301 Chambers Bridge Road, (732) 477-4513<\/li>\n<li><b>Point Pleasant Borough Branch<\/b> \u2013 834 Beaver Dam Road, (732) 295-1555<\/li>\n<li><b>Point Pleasant Beach Branch<\/b> \u2013 710 McLean Avenue, (732) 892-4575<\/li>\n<li><b>Toms River Branch<\/b> \u2013 101 Washington Street, (732) 349-6200<\/li>\n<li><b>Upper Shores (Lavallette) Branch<\/b> \u2013 112 Jersey City Avenue, Lavallette, (732) 793-3996<\/li>\n<li><b>Long Beach Island Branch<\/b> \u2013 217 South Central Avenue, Surf City, (609) 494-2480<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fb-share-button fcbkbttn_large_button \" data-href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2025\/06\/brick-library-participating-in-summer-toiletries-drive\/\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"large\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This July, the Ocean County Library will be seeking local residents\u2019 donations of new, packaged toiletries and personal care items for children and teens in need. Along with the usual donations of books, during the month of July, OCL\u2019s Sparks B.F.F. Reading Club (named for the library\u2019s mascot, Sparks) is collecting summer-themed toiletries donations. 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