Peggy Cadigan Appointed to NJ Library Position

The December 24th edition of the Community Reporter contains a report on page A10 that Peggy Cadigan of Point Pleasant Beach has been appointed to be associate state librarian for Innovation and Outreach Strategies by the New Jersey State Library. Her duties include providing presentations on the future of libraries. She also has the responsibility to explore ways to enhance services of the State Library.

Online Business Information Source

The State of New Jersey has a web page which serves as a search engine for business information. This includes data about corporations and other business entities and trade name and trade/service marks.

Breakfast and a Movie at the Pt. Pleasant Beach Library

At the Point Pleasant Beach Library on December 19th there will be entertainment for children in the 3 to 9 age group. It is on Saturday and starts at 10:15 AM. There will be a breakfast and also the movie The Polar Express will be shown. The telephone number of the library is 732-892-4575.

Beach Badges for Christmas

Buying beach badges for Christmas? It seems like a strange idea but it is a possibility in some towns. Shore towns get early start on holiday beach badge sales is the title of an online NJ.com article noting that in New Jersey there are at least ten beach communities which have begun selling badges for the 2010 summer season during the Christmas shopping season of 2009. The badges come with holiday tags (outlines of Christmas trees) attached. The nation's largest plastic tag manufacturer, Jersey Cape Diagnostic, Training and Opportunity Center Inc., is credited with this innovative idea.

The tags are sold at a discount during the preseason. When the standard badges are made available in 2010, the holiday badges can be swapped for them. It looks like a good idea for the manufacturer, the towns and the purchasers of the badges.

Toddler Make & Take at the Boardwalk

On Wednesday, December 9th, between 9:30 and 10:30 AM Toddler Make & Take, an entertainment event for children, takes place at the Boardwalk in Point Pleasant Beach. Marine life, crafts, stories and animals. For more information call: 732-899-1659.