The Friends of the Island Library has tickets available for an author luncheon on Wednesday, Sept. 14, from noon to 3:30 at daddy O in Brant Beach.

Tickets are $40 per person and may be purchased at the Long Beach Island branch of the Ocean County Library in Surf City with cash or check.

The event features a presentation with local author Keslie Patch-Bohrod. A plated lunch will be served, and there will be opportunities to bid on intriguing items in a silent auction and to take home a bag of sweet treats as a thank-you for attending.

“We are delighted that Keslie will be speaking at the luncheon,” said Friends Programs Committee Chair Liz Fritz.