The Maritime Museum is headquartered in the 1868 former carriage house for the Joseph Francis estate. This building was in vary poor condition when the Toms River historical society leased it from the county with the condition that the building be restored and maintained by the Seaport Society. The down-stairs portion of the building, that once housed the carriages and houses, now has the library, ships store, ship model displays, and a small boat display area. Up-stairs was the grooms quarters and hay loft, is now an artifact display room, office, and meeting / work room.

Looking on checking out some literature while in the Jersey Shore? The following libraries are branches of the Monmouth County library system.

The Wall Township Public Library has come a long way from its opening 50 years ago this month in one room of the “Little Red Schoolhouse,” the New Bedford School.
As the Wall Public Library celebrates …

Imagine stepping back in time to April 1861 when the Confederate attack on Union troops at Fort Sumter ignited the Civil War and galvanized the residents of New Jersey. From 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, April 10, you can do just that by attending the Monmouth County Library’s “Muster in Manalapan,” which will feature an afternoon of entertaining and educational Civil War programs for the whole family.