Participants share a short piece of their own writing and/or a short selection from a book they have read in a relaxed atmosphere. Francesca Benson will lead these no-pressure sessions, where the focus will be on the pleasure of reading and writing in community.

E-voting Machines: Ready for Prime Time or Not?
With Election Day less than a month away, this timely Tech Talk with Dr. Edward Felten will explore the current state of electronic voting machines, looking at the progress that has been made since the last election as well as the security risks that might still be present. Ed Felten is a Professor of Computer Science and Public Affairs at Princeton University, and is the founding Director of Princeton's Center for Information Technology Policy. He has testified before the House Administration Committee on electronic voting. In 2004, Scientific American magazine named him on its list of 50 worldwide science and technology leaders.

You've got your financial plan for retirement, now what about your lifestyle plan? This program from the Princeton Senior Resource Center will help you explore your options including managing your time, identifying your passions and making a difference through volunteering. You will get a start on developing your vision and goals for achieving a meaningful, satisfying retirement.

Sizzling Stories
A selection of holiday tales by Edgar Allan Poe, Elizabeth Bowen and a surprise author, presented in Chamber Theatre style.
Reader: Cecelia B. Hodges

L Mano del emigrante por Manuel Rivas: Desde la imaginación y la realidad, se entrelazan tres relatos -uno de ficción, La mano del emigrante; otro fotográfico, El álbum furtivo; y uno más periodístico, Los náufragos - para mostrar el lado oscuro de una vida y una parte de la reciente historia de España, ahora infectada por la desmemoria.

History Databases:
Fascinating history and historical documents can be found in several of the library's databases. From the actual news coverage of Custer's Last Stand to an article written by Albert Einstein to a video of Marian Anderson singing at the Lincoln Memorial in 1939 to a depiction of daily life in ancient Rome, there is much for both the researcher and the casual history buff. Jane Brown, manager of the Adult Services Department will demonstrate what our historical databases have to offer.

Short story discussion in Spanish

The League of Women Voters Princeton Area is sponsoring a panel discussion and public forum on increasing access to our government. Learn about current proposed legislation, ask the panelists questions and learn how to be effective in government at all levels.

This very special harp concert features more than 20 harpers as the culminating event to the 16th annual Harpers Escape weekend in Princeton. The harpers will perform traditional Irish and Scottish music in an amazing ensemble led by noted harpers Grainne Hambly, William Jackson, Sharon Knowles, Debbie Brewin-Wilson and organizer Kathy DeAngelo.

This playful, game-like alternative to ordinary conversation is designed to enrich interpersonal relationships. Moderated by Alan Goldsmith, Noodle Talks begin with a container filled with 400 fettuccini-like paper strips being passed around. On each strip, there are one or two questions covering the full gamut of life experience. Some questions refer to the past, others to the future; some are concrete, others metaphorical; some invite us to laugh at our foibles while others bring us to tears. There are no right or wrong answers, just the truth of our own inner or outer experience.

John Burkhalter, musician and independent scholar, will explore the role of music in rituals and ceremonies of ancient Mayan and other Mesoamerican and South American societies through the use of authentic instruments and illustrations from art. Burkhalter has lectured extensively on the ancient musical cultures of the Americas, most notably at Yale, Princeton and Dumbarton Oaks. He was the co-curator of the acclaimed exhibition Music from the Land of the Jaguar seen and heard at the Princeton University Art Museum.

The author of Minders of Make-Believe: Idealists, Entrepreneurs, and the Shaping of American Children's Literature will speak of the history of the editors, authors, librarians, booksellers and others whose passion for books has transformed American childhood and American culture in the past 300 years.
Co-sponsored by the library and Cotsen Children's Library at Princeton University. Books will be sold for signing.

Jack Armstrong, owner of FranNet and an attorney from Stark and Stark, will describe the differences between owning a business and owning a franchise.

Initiated by Edward R. Murrow and Ward Wheelock in the early 1950s and an NPR feature since 2005, This I Believe is an opportunity to listen to the personal beliefs of others and explore your own credence. Keith Wheelock, Ward Wheelock's son, has created a four-session program designed for those 55 and older. Participants will hear recordings of contemporary and past essays and are encouraged to share their own feelings with those in the course.
Space is limited; please call the Reference Desk and 924-9529 x220 to register.

Karen D'Antico, economic development specialist from the SBA, will show how to secure an SBA-guaranteed loan from a bank and what types of loans are available.

The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama: Obama engages themes raised in his keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, shares personal views on faith and values and offers a vision of the future that involves repairing a political process that is broken and restoring a government that has fallen out of touch with the people.

Swindled: The Dark History of Food Fraud, from Poisoned Candy to Counterfeit Coffee: Bad food has a history, and food writer Bee Wilson tells it. Through a fascinating mix of cultural and scientific history, food politics and culinary detective work, Wilson uncovers the many ways swindlers have cheapened, falsified and even poisoned our food throughout history. Arguing that industrialization, laissez-faire politics and globalization have all hurt the quality of food, but also that food swindlers have always been helped by consumer ignorance, Swindled ultimately calls for both governments and individuals to be more vigilant and suggests that our best protection is to reeducate ourselves about the joys of food and cooking.
Bee Wilson writes a weekly food column for London's Sunday Telegraph and is a former food critic for the New Statesman. She has been named Food Journalist of the Year by the Guild of Food Writers and Food Writer of the Year by BBC Radio 4.

Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri:
Eight stories by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author take us from Cambridge and Seattle to India and Thailand as they enter the lives of sisters and brothers, fathers and mothers, daughters and sons, friends and lovers.

Considered a revolutionary in contemporary Galician literature, Rivas was a founding member of Greenpeace Spain and played an important role during the Prestige oil spill near the Galician coast. Rivas began his career in the Spanish newspapers and was the sub-editor of Diario 16 in Galicia. Some of his works, such as The Language of Butterflies and The Carpenter's Pencil, have been adapted to cinema. Rivas has been the recipient of the more than a dozen major Spanish literary awards.

Frances Fowler Slade, music director of Pro Musica, will present a symposium on Haydn's Creation titled Words, Music, History: Let There Be Light

Are you a member of a book group or looking to begin a group or join one? Celebrate National Reading Group month with us as we share favorite (and not-so-favorite) book group picks, provide tools for researching books that will inspire a lively discussion, discuss things that make or break a club and offer free advanced readers copies of books. For more information, please contact Kristin Friberg at 609.924.9529, x257 or by e-mail kfriberg@princetonlibrary.org

If you love to scrapbook and are looking for space to spread out and work, these three -hour sessions are for you. Bring your own scrapbooks, photos, and other supplies; the library will supply a cropping station. A scrapbooking expert will be on hand to offer advice and will also lead a make and take session, where you can make a seasonal border or other accent for your pages.
To ensure adequate supply of materials, registration is requested. Please call the library reference desk at 609-924-9529 x220 or e-mail refstaff@princetonlibrary.org

Sedotta e Abbandonata (Seduced and Abandoned):Director Pietro Germi once again proves himself as a master of satirical farce and tongue-in-cheek humor in the story of a father's plight to restore his family's honor after his 16-year-old daughter, Agnese, is seduced by her older sister's fiancé.

Cole, chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, will speak on "Picturing America: America's History Through Our Nation's Art." The eighth chairman of the NEH, Cole is the author of 14 books, many of them on the Renaissance. His most recent book is The Informed Eye: Understanding Masterpieces of Western Art. Cole's connection with the NEH dates back to his receiving a fellowship from the agency to research early Florentine painting. His subsequently served as a panelist in the Endowment's peer review system, and then as a member for seven years of the National Council on the Humanities. As chairman of the agency, Cole launched We the People, a program to encourage the teaching, study, and understanding of American history and culture. The program includes summer seminars at historic landmarks and the distribution of classic children's books to libraries and schools across the country.

Participants share a short piece of their own writing and/or a short selection from a book they have read in a relaxed atmosphere. Francesca Benson will lead these no-pressure sessions, where the focus will be on the pleasure of reading and writing in community.

Combining online and offline marketing
David Spivak and Marion Renison of To The Point Consulting show how to run a campaign that utilizes both online and offline marketing.

Initiated by Edward R. Murrow and Ward Wheelock in the early 1950s and an NPR feature since 2005, This I Believe is an opportunity to listen to the personal beliefs of others and explore your own credence. Keith Wheelock, Ward Wheelock's son, has created a four-session program designed for those 55 and older. Participants will hear recordings of contemporary and past essays and are encouraged to share their own feelings with those in the course.
Space is limited; please call the Reference Desk and 924-9529 x220 to register.

History Databases:
Fascinating history and historical documents can be found in several of the library's databases. From the actual news coverage of Custer's Last Stand to an article written by Albert Einstein to a video of Marian Anderson singing at the Lincoln Memorial in 1939 to a depiction of daily life in ancient Rome, there is much for both the researcher and the casual history buff. Jane Brown, manager of the Adult Services Department will demonstrate what our historical databases have to offer.

Short story discussion in Spanish

Evan Thomas, Newsweek Editor-at-Large and Princeton UniversityFerris Professor of Journalism offers insights on the race for the White House. Followed at
7:30 p.m. by dinner and Quintessentially Princeton Silent Auction. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A PAID EVENT REQUIRING TICKETS $15-$250

The veteran journalists teamed up to write The New York Times best seller The Soprano State: New Jersey's Culture of Corruption. In which they cover corruption at all levels of New Jersey government from the Byrne administration of the ‘70s through Gov. Corzine's current administration. Mixing familiar accounts with material not covered before, this book details the you-couldn't-make-this-up true story of the corruption that has pervaded New Jersey politics, government, and business for the past 30 years. Ingle has worked for The Associated Press, The Atlanta Constitution and Gannett Company, Inc., for which he is Trenton Bureau chief. McClure is a multiple award-winning reporter whose New Jersey Statehouse stories, first for The Trentonian and then for the Gannett State Bureau, span three decades.

In the spirit of Socrates' belief that the unexamined life is not worth living, participants pose questions, listen to others, raise challenges, and consider alternative answers. All are invited and no preparation is necessary.

De battre mon cÅ“ur s'est arrêté (The Beat That My Heart Skipped):
Jacques Audiard has adapted and updated James Toback's 1978 cult noir film Fingers to come up with this memorable character study about a young man torn between a life of crime and classical music.
De battre mon cÅ“ur s'est arrêté won a BAFTA Award in 2005 for Best Picture not in the English Language and swept the Cesars in 2006, winning awards for Best Picture and Best Director.
Tuesday, October 28, 7:30
In French with English subtitles
1 hour and 48 minutes

Presented by Henry Morse, The Old Time Radio Man
On the eve of the seventieth anniversary of Orson Welles' War of the Worlds, Henry Morse will deliver a lecture on the creation, broadcast, and aftermath of this historic radio event. On Oct. 30, 1938, this radio play sent the east coast, and especially central New Jersey, into a panic as listeners believed that Earth was being invaded by Martians. At the end of the lecture, you'll hear the exciting, original Mercury Theater of the Air broadcast of War of the Worlds.

Short story discussion in Spanish

Princeton-area poets will read poems from around the world in their original language in this event organized by Carlos Hernández Peña. A reading of its English language translation will follow each poem, and both texts will be projected on the screens as the poets read them. Past Readings have included Akkadian, Armenian, Bulgarian, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Japanese, Latin, Polish, Russian, Scotts, Spanish, Urdu and Vietnamese.

Pane e Tulipani (Bread and Tulips) In Silvio Soldini's enchanting comedy, a woman who becomes accidentally separated from her husband and teenage son while on vacation impulsively hitchhikes to Venice. There she meets an unusual and heartwarming cast of characters and enjoys a sense of independence, friendship and self-expression that were missing from her marriage and home life.

Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn
Unbeknownst to Lady Julia Gray, her husband hires a private detective to discover the source of threatening letters he has been receiving. When Edward dies suddenly, his wife believes it is due to a lifetime of ill health, until the detective turns up on the doorstep saying it was murder.

Participants share a short piece of their own writing and/or a short selection from a book they have read in a relaxed atmosphere. Francesca Benson will lead these no-pressure sessions, where the focus will be on the pleasure of reading and writing in community.