Monday morning there was joy in the air as the doors opened at the Little Egg Harbor Branch of the Ocean County Library for the first time since Oct. 14, 2019, when a power surge from a transformer on Mathistown Road knocked out the wiring system.

Freeholder Director Joseph Vicari was on hand to welcome patrons back, and the staff had purchased a cake to complete the celebration. Branch director Dawn Heyson said she was happy to see everyone coming back from otherarea branches.