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Category Archives: Libraries & Museums

PODCAST: GILDA ROGERS ON RED BANK’S BLACK HISTORY – AND FUTURE
New episode of the redbankgreen podcast! An illuminating sit down with Gilda Rogers, executive director of the T. Thomas Fortune House Cultural Center. (Click to read.)
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February 13th @ 12pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: HISTORIC WALKING TOURS RETURN
Do you know your Red Bank history? Red Bank Public Library Historic Walking Tours resume this weekend. (click to read)
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April 4th, 2025 @ 12pm
RED BANK: LIBRARY KICKS OFF CENTENNIAL
RED BANK: Dozens of supporters gather to kick off the Red Bank Public Library's centennial as a "public" institution.
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November 13th, 2023 @ 8am
RED BANK: LIBRARY PHOTO CONTEST RETURNS
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RED BANK: Library accepting submissions for third annual "Red Bank: Always Beautiful" photo and video contest. Here's how to enter.
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July 6th, 2022 @ 7am
FAIR HAVEN: Amid an exponential increase in positive tests for COVID-19, borough hall and library return to remote access.
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December 28th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS
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RED BANK: Borough public library announces winners of second annual "Red Bank: Always Beautiful" contest.
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November 9th, 2021 @ 12pm
RED BANK: LIBRARY REOPENS, WITH LIMITS
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RED BANK: Public library begins easing pandemic restrictions with resumption of in-person services, by appointment, for up to an hour per visit.
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April 27th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: LIBRARY NIXES LATE FINES
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RED BANK: Late getting that book or DVD back to the public library? Not to worry. Fines for overdue materials are now a relic of the past.
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April 16th, 2021 @ 10am
RED BANK: LIBRARY SETS PARTIAL REOPENING
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RED BANK: Public library, closed since start of pandemic, plans a partial reopening Monday, with limits on number of patrons and more.
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September 22nd, 2020 @ 12pm
RED BANK: LIBRARY HOSTS PHOTO CONTEST
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RED BANK: Library hosts a photo and video contest titled "Red Bank: Always Beautiful." Here's what you need to know to enter.
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May 15th, 2020 @ 8am
RED BANK: CENSUS PARTICIPATION URGED
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RED BANK: Complete Count Committee makes the case for all borough residents to complete Census questionnaire.
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May 12th, 2020 @ 10am
RED BANK: CENSUS HELP AT THE LIBRARY
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RED BANK: Public library to offer assistance in completing the U.S. Census questionnaire from March 12 to 20.
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February 26th, 2020 @ 9am
RED BANK: Library trustees embark on five-year strategic plan update, starting with public survey of attitudes and input on services.
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January 30th, 2020 @ 10am
RED BANK: LIBRARY DIRECTOR CHECKS OUT
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RED BANK: Elizabeth McDermott checks out as library director and gets a proclamation; Barbara Pickell named interim director.
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July 3rd, 2018 @ 9am
RED BANK: LIBRARY DIRECTOR TO RETIRE
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RED BANK: After a career pivot, a tumultuous chapter and the restoration of calm, library director McDermott announces plan to retire.
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May 11th, 2018 @ 12pm
RUMSON: ACTOR HELPS MAKE A BOOK ‘SCENE’
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RUMSON: Busy actor Siobhan Fallon Hogan adds 'co-author' to her résumé. She and collaborator Lori Oakes will debut their new kid's book at the Oceanic Library.
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December 8th, 2016 @ 6am
ON THE GREEN: BOOMER, BEACH, BOOKS, BUCS
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ON THE GREEN: An End of Summer Party on the Hook, a BBQ kickoff for RBR's football Bucs, a roof-raising celebration for Oceanic Library and a Garmany fundraiser featuring Boomer Esiason and other NFL greats are on tap for the post-holiday nights ahead.
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September 2nd, 2016 @ 12pm
SHREWSBURY: “GAS MONEY” GETS HIM HERE
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Author Troy Lewis makes a GAS MONEY pitstop at the county library's Eastern Branch, in a Saturday afternoon appearance.
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May 20th, 2016 @ 12pm
SEA BRIGHT: ALL-WELCOME WEEKEND AT UMC
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Sea Bright United Methodist is the place to be this weekend for the official dedication of the relocated Sea Bright Public Library on Saturday, plus a Christmas Cantata and freeContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: ALL-WELCOME WEEKEND AT UMC"
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December 4th, 2015 @ 2pm
The Red Bank Public Library is conducting a survey to help shape a strategic plan and the future of the institution. Input is welcome from frequent users, occasional visitors andContinue reading "RED BANK: LIBRARY WANTS YOUR TWO CENTS"
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September 21st, 2015 @ 6am
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CARS, BARS AND VANS
Middletown resident Rob King was cruising through the Red Bank municipal parking lot behind the Dublin House Saturday night in his 1969 Plym ...
TWO SHORTS IN FILMONEFEST
Leonardo Morales Pitalua, a 20-year-old animator who lived in Red Bank until February, will have two short films shown at FilmOneFest in Hig ...
LONG DOGGONE WAIT
Partyline photo: The driver of an e-bike and his human passenger wait at the Monmouth Street train crossing while a northbound NJ Transit tr ...
WE’RE LICHEN THIS FUNGHI!
A mushroom sprouts from the mouth-like hole in this lichen-covered tree on the grounds of Red Bank Primary School Tuesday morning.
HELL STRIP FIREWORKS
Revelers launched fireworks from the hell strip in front of a home on Drs. James Parker Boulevard on July 4, one of many impromptu and quest ...
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SWIMMING, ER, SCULLING RIVER?
Partyline photo captures a single rower working their way up the Swimming River.
SUMMER SUNRISE
A stunning Sunrise on the Navesink River in Red Bank Tuesday June 30.
BRAZEN LAWLESSNESS?
Who does this? One of those famously (and, yes apocryphally) illegal-to-remove mattress tags lies on the plaza outside the Count Basie Cente ...
SUNNY SKIES, JAZZY VIBES AT RED BANK ARTS FEST
A jazz combo comprised of current and former students of the Red Bank-based Jazz Arts Project performed at the first Red Bank Arts Festival ...
COOL JUNE BRIDE RIDE
It’s a wedding thing. (Photo and text by Rosann Dal Pra)  
RED BANK CLASSIC 5k
Runners at the starting line of the Red Bank Classic 5k Saturday morning.
WORLD CUP WATCH PARTY AT COUNT BASIE FIELD
Solid turnout, festive vibes and a huge Mexico win: Count Basie Park World Cup Watch Party photos. (Click to read)
DOUBLE RAINBOW OVER RED BANK
Partyline contributor captures stunning double rainbow over Red Bank.
RED BANK: SINKHOLE ON SHREWSBURY AVE
Emergency sinkhole repairs closed Shrewsbury Avenue northbound traffic for most of the day Wednesday.
NAVESINK SUNRISE
Partyliner captures stunning sunrise over the Navesink River in Red Bank.
DRONES SCRUB BANK BUILDING
Partyline photo: A power washing drone was used to clean the exterior of the Ocean First Bank Building at 110 West Front Street recently.
MESSAGE TO READERS
Please stand by: A quick message to readers about a pause in news coverage.
IN THE DISTANCE, NEW STATUE UNVEILED
A new monument commemorating the 250th anniversary of US Independence is unveiled in a park that only has a Red Bank mailing address.
CARPY DIEM
From the redbankgreen Partyline: A pair of large carp cruise the shallows under Hubbard's Bridge (Senator Kyrillos Bridge) on Front Street T ...
BIBS ON FOR OPENING DAY
Partyline: Two longtime neighbors re-unite for lobsters on the Boondocks Fishery opening day.