Twenty local nonprofit organizations are participating in Project InVOLve at the Long Beach Island branch of the Ocean County Library on Monday, Jan. 19 from 1 to 4 p.m. Held traditionally on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the free annual event brings together local nonprofit groups that are seeking people interested in volunteer opportunities.

Terry Naisby, chair of the event and Friends of the Island Library board member, noted that while Project InVOLve was created to promote connections between…