After four dark years of conflict, America was ready to celebrate Christmas in 1945. Hear author Matthew R. Litt as he unpacks the stories and traditions about that historic post-World War II holiday season on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 2 p.m. at the Long Beach Island branch of the Ocean County Library in Surf City.
This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Island Library. The group supports library programming through fundraising and other activities. Applications to join will be available.
Litt is the author of the bestselling book Christmas 1945: The Story of the Greatest Celebration in American History. He has been an honored speaker at the Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Mo. and the Franklin Roosevelt Presidential Library in Hyde Park, N.Y., as well as aboard the Battleship New Jersey in Camden. He has written an article about Christmas 1945 for Time Magazine and appeared on countless television and radio programs discussing the book.
To register for the program, visit tinyurl.com/Xmas1945OCL, call 609-494-2480 or stop by the branch at 217 South Central Ave.
