Soroptimist International of Long Beach Island will conduct an informational program on its chapter as well as a history of the world-wide organization on Thursday, March 5, at 6 p.m. at the Stafford branch of the Ocean County Library. The guest speakers are Ellen Dombrowski and Kathy Picarello, chapter co-presidents.

Dombrowski said Soroptimist International was formed in 1921, the year after the 19th Amendment was ratified, granting women the right to vote.