• Solar power

    Solar power

    It's been a year since my husband and I had  36 solar catchers attached to our roof, and we're still very excited about them.  Our online solar account tracks our usage and tells us that our panels have produced 9,240 kWh’s of energy in the past 12 months, that offsets 10,165 pounds  of carbon dioxide.  

    Tuesday, June 5, 2012 - 8:00am
    SHawk
  • 12th-century treasures

    12th-century treasures

    After leaving work recently, I took my daughter to the Princeton University Art Museum to browse the collections. Our first stop was on the lower level where we viewed the 12th-century celadon glazed stoneware called Melon ewer with lotus-flower design. It is Korean, from the Goryeo dynasty and was recently acquired by the Princeton University Art Museum. Simply put, it's gorgeous.

    Monday, June 4, 2012 - 9:24am
    JHauge
  • Not listening to a book? Inexcusable

    Not listening to a book? Inexcusable

    If you haven’t heard Tina Fey talking about her dad, Don and the use of the word, "inexcusable," in the audiobook version of her bestselling “Bossypants,” you are missing comic brilliance.

    Friday, June 1, 2012 - 3:19pm
    KFriberg
    Audiobooks
  • Our very own genius bar

    Our very own genius bar

    Mark your calendars! Our popular "Ask the Mac Pros" program returns to Princeton Public Library beginning Monday, June 11, for a 10-week series this summer. It's your chance to drop by our new Mac Lab with your questions about iMacs, MacBooks, iPads, iPhones, software products, and all things Apple-related, and receive expert guidance from Princeton Macinstosh Users' Group (PMUG) volunteers.

    Wednesday, May 30, 2012 - 8:00am
    EBess
  • Friday nights: now with extended hours

    For as long as anyone can remember, a groan would emanate from the library each Friday around 6 p.m. That's when we would announce that the library was closing for the day.

    Tuesday, May 29, 2012 - 2:04pm
    LBurger
  • Memorial Day memories...a letter from my great-uncle

    Memorial Day memories...a letter from my great-uncle

    Fred Buschhoff, of the 101st Airborne was 19 when he wrote this letter to his nephew, Dan Buschhoff (my father), for his second birthday. Three weeks after writing the letter, Fred Buschhoff was killed in the Battle of the Bulge.

    France, January 5, 1945

    Dear Danny,

    Friday, May 25, 2012 - 11:19am
    JHauge
  • Essential technology skills

    Essential technology skills

    In an era of rapid technological change, it often feels impossible to keep up. Every year there are new devices and new ways of doing things. Even those of us who work in IT sometimes feel overwhelmed! But if you look at technology in a different way, focusing instead on what you do with the tools available rather than which tool you are using, it becomes a little easier to manage.

    Thursday, May 24, 2012 - 8:00am
    BBakelaar
    technology
  • Princeton's secret weapon

    Princeton's secret weapon

    You are looking at one of the most powerful reading super heroes available in the modern world. Hyperbole aside, there is a little magic and super-heroism in the job that Emma and her owner Joe Turner do for us at the Princeton Public Library. They are our very own Reading Therapy Dog team and they provide an important and heartwarming service to our younger patrons. For children struggling to read, a therapy dog such as Emma can help break a cycle of frustration and failure.

    Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - 8:00am
    AWoodrow
  • Culinary adventures and more

    Culinary adventures and more

    I’ve been inspired. Let me back things up for a minute. I have always loved to cook; In fact I briefly thought about going to culinary school long before library school. I have been collecting cookbooks for years. Most of the time I read them in the same way I would read a favorite fiction novel. Then I place them back on the shelf to collect dust.

    Tuesday, May 22, 2012 - 8:00am
    ASantos
  • In our neighborhood

    In our neighborhood

    The corner of Witherspoon and Wiggins streets in Princeton is home to the Princeton Public Library and the Arts Council of Princeton. If you are in the neighborhood, you’ll notice a statue of Paul Robeson on the sidewalk, marking the spot where Wiggins Street becomes Paul Robeson Place. Walk up Witherspoon, past the Arts Council’s Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, and the first house you see is Robeson’s birthplace.

    Monday, May 21, 2012 - 8:00am
    JPainter
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