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Ocean County Library Toms River Branch presents "Who We Really Are" Art Exhibit

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originally published: 05/05/2025

(TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, the Ocean County Library Toms River Branch is pleased to feature art designed to challenge misconceptions and encourage understanding. "Who We Really Are," provided by the RWJBarnabas Behavioral Health Center, Toms River, will be on display in the Second Floor Gallery throughout the month of May.

The intricately painted masks of “Who We Really Are” reflects the participating artists’ ambitions to resolve misunderstandings, increase awareness of mental health, and diminish associated stigma. 

There will be an Artists’ Reception in the Branch on Tuesday, May 13, featuring music and refreshments, free and open to the public. The event runs from 5:00pm to 7:00pm.

he RWJBarnabas Behavioral Health Center, operating since 1992, offers a broad range of behavioral and medical health care services for the benefit of patients, clients, families and caregivers, including short-term and geriatric services and substance abuse disorder support.

The exhibit is free and open to the public during normal Branch operating hours. For more information, visit or call the OCL Toms River Branch, 101 Washington Street, (732) 349-6200. See the full schedule of Library programs in the online Calendar of Events.




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