Storied Scenes: Check out “Sweet Dreams Sandcastle Illustrations” by Point Pleasant-based artist, digital creator and children’s book author Melissa Hood, on view at the Toms River branch of the Ocean County Library through Aug. 31. Meet her during an artist reception at the library on Tuesday, July 9 from 6 to 8 p.m.

The display, hanging in the McConnell Gallery, is a celebration of summertime life at the Jersey Shore, consisting of illustrations from Hood’s 2023 children’s book Sweet Dreams…