Fans of old-time baseball should mark down Thursday, Aug. 21 at 1 p.m. when the Beach Haven Public Library hosts “History, Tragedy and Comedy: The Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field.”

Guest speaker is baseball historian John Zinn, who is chairman of the board of the New Jersey Historical Society. He is the author of five books, including three about the Brooklyn Dodgers, as well as numerous articles and essays. He also writes a blog about baseball history called “A Manly Pastime.”