Laurence Krupinski recently took over as manager of the Long Beach Island branch of the Ocean County Library in Surf City, replacing Toni Smirniw, who has retired.

Her new position is the latest in her 15-year career with the library system, beginning as a page for the Manchester branch. She later moved up to be a library assistant at the branch and then served as a children’s librarian at Manchester and also the main branch in Toms River.