The Declaration of Independence, issued by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, publicly proclaimed 13 of Great Britain's colonial provinces in North America to be independent, sovereign states,

and formally styled their union “The United States of America.” 

After the American Revolution, the Declaration became one of the most important American state papers, cited repeatedly by political leaders, activists, and commentators in the United States and in the wider world.*

Summer Reading 2023

Summer Reading has already begun, but it's not to late to join in on the fun!

July Featured Teen Program

Make recycled note paper by turning used paper to pulp and back into paper. Ages 12 – 18. This program will take place at various branches.

For more information, or to register, please click the button below.

[Ocean County Library], [101 Washington Street, Toms River, NJ 08753],

[732-349-6200], [www.theoceancountylibrary.org]

*Sadosky, Leonard J. “Declaration of Independence.” The Princeton Encyclopedia of American Political History, Princeton University Press, 2009. American History, online.infobase.com/Auth/Index?aid=17176&itemid=WE52&articleId=588865. Accessed 23 June 2023.