While the Ocean County Library System celebrates its centennial this September, the system’s Tuckerton branch celebrates its sesquicentennial on May 3.

Tuckerton Library Association President Karen Amon reflects on the branch’s history. (Supplied Photo)

Sesquicentennial means 150 years. Study up on those terms because in 2026 the U.S. will celebrate its semiquincentennial on July 4 when the country reaches the ripe old age of 250.