Events at the Princeton Library http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/index.rss Tuesday, October 7, 2008 10:00-11:00 a.m., (Quiet Room, first floor) 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. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/6e2daab2-868c-d047-ac7c-a60e2a2dc2eb.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/6e2daab2-868c-d047-ac7c-a60e2a2dc2eb.html Tuesday, October 7, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m., (Community Room) 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. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/a8e5e7c8-1390-0640-b749-4cbdbbf0b6c3.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/a8e5e7c8-1390-0640-b749-4cbdbbf0b6c3.html Tuesday, October 7, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m., (Conference Room, second floor) 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. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/6997c2c3-ed08-7e40-92e9-0b23b89c1495.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/6997c2c3-ed08-7e40-92e9-0b23b89c1495.html Wednesday, October 8, 2008 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., (Community Room) 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 http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/91fe4f77-41a9-9747-ba41-6c1210d24e41.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/91fe4f77-41a9-9747-ba41-6c1210d24e41.html Wednesday, October 8, 2008 12:00-1:00 p.m., (Conference Room) 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. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/980e901d-7fce-b748-9169-eda947d8ea6b.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/980e901d-7fce-b748-9169-eda947d8ea6b.html Wednesday, October 8, 2008 1:00-2:00 p.m., (Technology Center, second floor) 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. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/853163ec-a498-9a45-b188-1e53026014ac.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/853163ec-a498-9a45-b188-1e53026014ac.html Thursday, October 9, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m., (Conference Room, second floor) Short story discussion in Spanish http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/2da2888e-aee7-fe49-857b-c068c0b0db42.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/2da2888e-aee7-fe49-857b-c068c0b0db42.html Saturday, October 11, 2008 1:00-3:00 p.m., (Community Room) 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. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/c55ab1f9-7433-f746-94f7-9b711b3fa553.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/c55ab1f9-7433-f746-94f7-9b711b3fa553.html Sunday, October 12, 2008 1:30-3:00 p.m., (Community Room) 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. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/a81fe268-2d1d-7248-bbe1-9a71f93b4ef6.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/a81fe268-2d1d-7248-bbe1-9a71f93b4ef6.html Monday, October 13, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m., (Quiet Room, first floor) 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. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/0820f4a2-f552-be49-8ee9-37f7fd540e08.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/0820f4a2-f552-be49-8ee9-37f7fd540e08.html Monday, October 13, 2008 7:30-9:00 p.m., (Community Room) 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. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/6ea752f6-c10a-4c42-b8e4-9bfaa96ea591.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/6ea752f6-c10a-4c42-b8e4-9bfaa96ea591.html Tuesday, October 14, 2008 4:00-5:00 p.m., (Community Room) 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. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/92b5a9ef-28b2-624b-ac73-1f16fbc646ce.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/92b5a9ef-28b2-624b-ac73-1f16fbc646ce.html Tuesday, October 14, 2008 6:45-8:00 p.m., (Community Room) Jack Armstrong, owner of FranNet and an attorney from Stark and Stark, will describe the differences between owning a business and owning a franchise. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/4f5e97ba-011c-ef47-b866-f0663a320286.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/4f5e97ba-011c-ef47-b866-f0663a320286.html Wednesday, October 15, 2008 10:00-11:00 a.m., (Community Room) 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. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/0b75ed9c-796f-fe4b-b94b-9f2d08a98aed.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/0b75ed9c-796f-fe4b-b94b-9f2d08a98aed.html Wednesday, October 15, 2008 6:45-8:00 p.m., (Community Room) 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. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/b5a58fef-34ab-9041-a096-39bf5e4cbc22.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/b5a58fef-34ab-9041-a096-39bf5e4cbc22.html Wednesday, October 15, 2008 7:30-8:30 p.m., (Community Room) 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. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/c508d781-b7b3-5a4b-95b9-eee93c0c22ef.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/c508d781-b7b3-5a4b-95b9-eee93c0c22ef.html Wednesday, October 15, 2008 7:30-9:00 p.m., (Fireplace Area, second floor) 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. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/60f2bccc-0d69-f44a-9346-47f58d608566.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/60f2bccc-0d69-f44a-9346-47f58d608566.html Thursday, October 16, 2008 10:30-11:30 a.m., (Conference Room, second floor) 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. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/6520f1b2-59e5-b647-9fe0-ad823e9a8808.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/6520f1b2-59e5-b647-9fe0-ad823e9a8808.html Thursday, October 16, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m., (Community Room) 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. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/d61f8be9-bf24-884b-8641-8db948b62459.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/d61f8be9-bf24-884b-8641-8db948b62459.html Friday, October 17, 2008 7:30-8:30 p.m., (Community Room) Frances Fowler Slade, music director of Pro Musica, will present a symposium on Haydn's Creation titled Words, Music, History: Let There Be Light http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/180eff6d-2734-9b45-a8e8-66a4533e8006.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/180eff6d-2734-9b45-a8e8-66a4533e8006.html Saturday, October 18, 2008 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., (Community Room) 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 http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/a07edd04-141c-384a-840b-5ac2e97c78cf.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/a07edd04-141c-384a-840b-5ac2e97c78cf.html Sunday, October 19, 2008 2:00-4:00 p.m., (Community Room) 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 http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/863bb171-a93e-da4f-92d4-d54876f72910.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/863bb171-a93e-da4f-92d4-d54876f72910.html Monday, October 20, 2008 6:00-8:00 p.m., (Community Room) 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. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/4ca07605-a917-e54b-9a0a-e6aa00944579.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/4ca07605-a917-e54b-9a0a-e6aa00944579.html Monday, October 20, 2008 7:30-8:30 p.m., (Fireplace Area, second floor) 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. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/828f01e1-919c-254a-b6f8-0b2afa4faaa3.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/828f01e1-919c-254a-b6f8-0b2afa4faaa3.html Tuesday, October 21, 2008 10:00-11:00 a.m., (Quiet Room, first floor) 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. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/ef3fc407-ac27-1b47-b5ce-28e2348f60f3.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/ef3fc407-ac27-1b47-b5ce-28e2348f60f3.html Tuesday, October 21, 2008 6:45-8:00 p.m., (Community Room) 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. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/9d108faf-9014-c546-9f45-3ddd43d30759.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/9d108faf-9014-c546-9f45-3ddd43d30759.html Wednesday, October 22, 2008 10:00-11:00 a.m., (Community Room) 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. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/dcedfdd1-b538-604e-b503-99f264ae6ad5.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/dcedfdd1-b538-604e-b503-99f264ae6ad5.html Wednesday, October 22, 2008 1:00-2:00 p.m., (Technology Center, second floor) 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. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/3727ce8a-044c-9d48-90d9-69e36f3017f8.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/3727ce8a-044c-9d48-90d9-69e36f3017f8.html Thursday, October 23, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m., (Conference Room, second floor) Short story discussion in Spanish http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/ab2beecb-ffc7-e84c-aa89-a63108d80b06.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/ab2beecb-ffc7-e84c-aa89-a63108d80b06.html Friday, October 24, 2008 6:00-7:00 p.m., (Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassaur St., Princeton) 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 http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/421713fc-3895-cd42-817b-30165bf2be7d.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/421713fc-3895-cd42-817b-30165bf2be7d.html Monday, October 27, 2008 7:30-9:00 p.m., (Community Room) 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. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/8a081a2a-a29a-de44-8ab0-5f921687bd11.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/8a081a2a-a29a-de44-8ab0-5f921687bd11.html Tuesday, October 28, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m., (Conference Room, second floor) 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. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/b24e7016-de35-1e49-9314-325b05345376.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/b24e7016-de35-1e49-9314-325b05345376.html Tuesday, October 28, 2008 7:30-8:30 p.m., (Community Room) De battre mon cœur 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 cœur 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 http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/460a14b7-0b08-904c-a3ae-65a6efb98504.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/460a14b7-0b08-904c-a3ae-65a6efb98504.html Wednesday, October 29, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m., (Community Room) 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. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/77dd3765-ae6a-6848-af43-8f4189ddb8fc.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/77dd3765-ae6a-6848-af43-8f4189ddb8fc.html Thursday, October 30, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m., (Conference Room, second floor) Short story discussion in Spanish http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/5e34289b-59ea-4d42-976b-6928b183bd20.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/5e34289b-59ea-4d42-976b-6928b183bd20.html Thursday, October 30, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m., (Community Room) 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. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/a2fadd33-d74c-be45-9b9a-f9cba73e9e67.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/a2fadd33-d74c-be45-9b9a-f9cba73e9e67.html Monday, November 3, 2008 6:00-8:00 p.m., (Community Room) 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. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/3a5d90e4-f010-ac45-809d-5f8d0e7d78a8.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/3a5d90e4-f010-ac45-809d-5f8d0e7d78a8.html Monday, November 3, 2008 7:30-8:30 p.m., (Conference Room, second floor) 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. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/bd4b5017-5a69-fd47-9344-2d4626fa7e58.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/bd4b5017-5a69-fd47-9344-2d4626fa7e58.html Tuesday, November 4, 2008 10:00-11:00 a.m., (Quiet Room, first floor) 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. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/9887607a-8fc2-534a-bdca-f530b40aaa74.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/9887607a-8fc2-534a-bdca-f530b40aaa74.html Tuesday, November 4, 2008 7:00-11:00 p.m., (Community Room) The community gathers to hear the returns of this historic race for the presidency. Ingrid Reed, policy analyst and director of the New Jersey Project at Rutgers' Eagleton Institute of Politics, will offer expert commentary throughout. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/ace19888-da55-5541-bdf8-3d1d2ddaaeb4.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/ace19888-da55-5541-bdf8-3d1d2ddaaeb4.html Wednesday, November 5, 2008 10:00-11:00 a.m., (Community Room) 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. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/8b28580b-9916-9945-a5dc-390da10cb6d1.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/8b28580b-9916-9945-a5dc-390da10cb6d1.html Thursday, November 6, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m., (Whole Foods Market, Windsor Green Shopping Center, Route 1, West Windsor) The Lost Ravioli Recipes of Hoboken: a search for food and family by Laura Schenone ----featuring the author. Join us at Whole Foods Market for this special edition of Book Journeys featuring a taste or two of food from the book and a discussion by author, Laura Schenone. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/5dd2ea11-1a19-1b4b-9b72-b64d984282de.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/5dd2ea11-1a19-1b4b-9b72-b64d984282de.html Thursday, November 6, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m., (Community Room) Catherine Sprague, musician and Mozart expert, returns to the library with a musical slideshow that features selections of Mozart's music considered by scholars to be masterpieces. Sprague will introduce each piece and include a discussion of Mozart's personal circumstances at the time of each masterpiece. Clips of live performances will be embedded in the slide selection. Some of the many works that will be included in the talk are The Jupiter Symphony, The Clarinet Quintet, Turkish music and selections from Magic Flute, Marriage of Figaro and several other operas. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/dcd26b97-38e8-0f45-91cc-b397b0d4035e.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/dcd26b97-38e8-0f45-91cc-b397b0d4035e.html Sunday, November 9, 2008 2:00-5:00 p.m., (Community Room) 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 http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/250239f3-cbe2-274b-8c45-84ed901caa04.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/250239f3-cbe2-274b-8c45-84ed901caa04.html Monday, November 10, 2008 7:00-8:30 p.m., (Community Room) This 90-minute workshop offers an opportunity to hear directly from members of the Central Jersey Authors Alliance, a group of diverse self-published authors united with a mission to bring exposure to their work. Learn why they decided to self-publish, and the pros and cons you can expect if you do the same, from costs and copyrights to marketing and profits. CJAA will offer personal insights and lessons learned while encouraging you to fulfill your personal dreams of being an author. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/de49a1b0-b5b5-9a41-b657-a1b81568962f.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/de49a1b0-b5b5-9a41-b657-a1b81568962f.html Monday, November 10, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m., (Quiet Room, first floor) 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. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/e1c4a444-d117-1a4d-9bc9-7372188b677f.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/e1c4a444-d117-1a4d-9bc9-7372188b677f.html Wednesday, November 12, 2008 10:00-11:00 a.m., (Community Room) 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. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/89a1d09e-b1eb-1d44-bf45-14e40930521d.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/89a1d09e-b1eb-1d44-bf45-14e40930521d.html Wednesday, November 12, 2008 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., (Community Room) The dreamy words of poets Ruben Dario and Humberto Costantini (in Spanish and English) read to the steamy tangos of composer Astor Piazzolla. Poetry will be read by Dr. Hernan Fontanet, author of the recently published Fervor y Exilio and an authority on Argentinean poetry and Dr. Daria Cohen, whose most recent publication Demystifying the Female Body translates Nicaraguan poetry. Dick Swain will provide accompaniment. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/30a873e5-ae73-b241-9d9e-e683e74a92cc.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/30a873e5-ae73-b241-9d9e-e683e74a92cc.html Wednesday, November 12, 2008 12:00-1:00 p.m., (Conference Room) La sombra del viento por Carlos Ruiz Zafón: Una novela que combina el poder insospechado de los libros, la motivación imparable de la juventud, la capacidad del amor para derribar barreras, la fidelidad incondicional de la amistad y el triunfo del bien sobre el mal, en una narrativa de misterio con ambiente histórico. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/67204ea5-f060-5a40-ac46-9b621c09b72c.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/67204ea5-f060-5a40-ac46-9b621c09b72c.html Wednesday, November 12, 2008 1:00-2:00 p.m., (Technology Center, second floor) Health Databases: This session will give you an overview of the health databases that the library subscribes to. Ji Hae Ju, Reference Librarian, will guide in how to choose the best database for your query and will give you tips and tools on how to search them. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/6f0668d3-c064-4e4f-bf78-c1a371e29e7a.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/6f0668d3-c064-4e4f-bf78-c1a371e29e7a.html Wednesday, November 12, 2008 7:30-8:30 p.m., (Community Room) Free Lunch by David Cay Johnston: How does a strong and growing economy lend itself to job uncertainty, debt, bankruptcy, and economic fear for a vast number of Americans? This book provides answers to this great economic mystery of our time, revealing how today's government policies and spending reach deep into the wallets of the many for the benefit of the wealthy few. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/a1ff0b48-39ab-5b4f-8771-93a085d0de17.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/a1ff0b48-39ab-5b4f-8771-93a085d0de17.html Thursday, November 13, 2008 10:30-11:30 a.m., (Conference Room, second floor) SPECIAL EDITION BOOK GROUP FEATURING THE AUTHOR Matrimony by Joshua Henkin It is 1987, and Julian Wainwright, aspiring writer and Waspy son of New York City old money, meets beautiful, Jewish Mia Mendelsohn in the laundry room at Graymont College. So begins a love affair that, spurred on by family traged, will take Julian and Mia across the country and back, through several college towns, spanning 20 years. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/e8b1e404-9563-e046-bbf8-6579314bf230.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/e8b1e404-9563-e046-bbf8-6579314bf230.html Thursday, November 13, 2008 7:30-9:00 p.m., (Community Room) The author's first novel, The Understory was awarded the Ironweed Press Fiction Prize and was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for First Fiction. Eren's short fiction has been nominated for two Pushcart Prizes and has appeared in Chicago Review, Boston Review, The Literary Review,, Bellingham Review, Upstreet, Skidrow Penthouse and Redivider. She is a featured author in the short-story anthology Visiting Hours. She two New Jersey State Council on the Arts fellowships in fiction and has published poetry, literary essays, articles and book reviews in a wide variety of publications http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/3a58e621-41c2-3e4c-bcbf-a417c61f6f57.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/3a58e621-41c2-3e4c-bcbf-a417c61f6f57.html Monday, November 17, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m., (Community Room) Alex Freund, professional career coach and former executive manager, introduces you to winning techniques and strategies to get ahead and get a job in today's market. Whether you're starting a new search or have been searching unsuccessfully for a long time, Freund teaches tools necessary for a focused process that will yield goal attainment and deep career satisfaction. From learning where and how to network and the dynamics of the hiring process, you'll have all the skills to approach a successful job-search campaign. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/0b938761-a286-4640-b23c-6db23936d690.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/0b938761-a286-4640-b23c-6db23936d690.html Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:00-11:00 a.m., (Quiet Room, first floor) 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. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/219d2971-a843-3041-8520-dd77fc815377.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/219d2971-a843-3041-8520-dd77fc815377.html Tuesday, November 18, 2008 7:30-9:00 p.m., (Community Room) Economic Gangsters: Corruption, Violence and the Poverty of Nations With author Raymond Fisman: Sleuthing economists Raymond Fisman and Edward Miguel get inside the heads of the developing world's dictators, warlords and corrupt politicos, studying the secretive, chaotic and brutal worlds inhabited by these lawless and violent thugs. From spending time with ingenious black marketers that game the international system following the foreign aid money trail into the hands of corrupt governments, Fisman and Miguel take an entertaining walk on the dark side of global economics. Fisman is the Lambert Family Professor of Social Enterprise and research director of the Social Enterprise Program at Columbia Business School and a columnist for Slate http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/dce91da4-7b91-ff44-931d-8e73080c69e2.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/dce91da4-7b91-ff44-931d-8e73080c69e2.html Wednesday, November 19, 2008 7:30-9:00 p.m., (Community Room) Lynn Levin and Emily Nguyen Lynn Levin's most recent collection of poems, Imaginarium (Loonfeather Press), was a finalist for ForeWord Magazine's 2005 Book of the Year Award. Her poems have appeared in U. S. 1 Worksheets, Cimarron Review, 5 AM, Boulevard, Hunger Mountain, Margie, on Garrison Keillor's show, The Writer's Almanac, Verse Daily, and many other places. Lynn Levin was named Bucks County, Pennsylvania Poet Laureate in 1999. In addition to being a poet, Lynn Levin is also a literary translator, essayist, and fiction writer. She teaches at the University of Pennsylvania and at Drexel University, where she is also the executive producer of the TV show, The Drexel InterView. Emily Nguyen's poems have been published in Archae, GSU Review, ARS Interpres and other journals. She was a finalist in the Four Way Books Introductory Series Poetry Prize competition, 1996 (manuscript: Along the Bias) and a semi finalist in the competition for the Poetry Prize from New Issues Press, 1997 (manuscript: Spin Cycle). Her poem February in Jersey was recently a finalist in the GSU (now New South) Poetry contest. She has taught at Vanier College, Montreal, and worked at the East Asian Library, Princeton University, as well as translating poems from the Classical Japanese. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/a1f859ec-47e8-4b4c-9420-6fdfb0ac355c.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/a1f859ec-47e8-4b4c-9420-6fdfb0ac355c.html Thursday, November 20, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m., (Community Room) Renowned Chinese poet Bei Dao, honorary member of The American Academy of Arts and Letters, and editors Tina Chang and Nathalie Handal will read from this landmark anthology, which provides the most ambitious, far-reaching collection of contemporary Asian and Middle Eastern poetry available. Language for a New Century celebrates the artistic and cultural forces flourishing today in the East. Bringing together an unprecedented selection of works by South Asian, East Asian, Middle Eastern, and Central Asian poets as well as poets living in the Diaspora, the collection includes 400 unique voices that represent a wider artistic movement, broadening our notion of contemporary literature. This event co-sponsored by the library and the following Princeton University groups: the Creative Writing Program, East Asian Studies, Near Eastern Studies, the Program in Translation and the Comparative Literature Program http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/1a472d64-1a6a-614c-97b8-f63b3463b4d1.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/1a472d64-1a6a-614c-97b8-f63b3463b4d1.html Sunday, November 23, 2008 3:00-5:00 p.m., (Community Room) No Maps on My Taps offers unique insight into improvised jazz tap dancing otherwise known as hoofing, an indigenous American art form. The spirit of tap in its heyday provides a backdrop for an intimate portrait of three hoofers, Howard (Sandman) Sims, Charles (Chuck) Green, and Bunny Briggs. All these men were professional tap dancers on the Harlem circuit during the Depression when tap dancing was in it's hey day, and all continued to dance through the lean years that follow. The film focuses on them as they come together to prepare for a dance competition at Small's Paradise Club in Harlem. Each dancer takes time to reminisce, their memories amplified by with clips from old movies. Sandman's son Howard Sims, Jr. will be present to answer questions. In addition there will be a demonstration of jazz hoofing. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/dacf2e9b-f230-d748-bd8a-fc31150d5da2.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/dacf2e9b-f230-d748-bd8a-fc31150d5da2.html Tuesday, November 25, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m., (Conference Room, second floor) 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. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/13afc1cc-6436-e447-82a9-14f0f48082a5.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/13afc1cc-6436-e447-82a9-14f0f48082a5.html Wednesday, November 26, 2008 1:00-2:00 p.m., (Technology Center, second floor) Health Databases: This session will give you an overview of the health databases that the library subscribes to. Ji Hae Ju, Reference Librarian, will guide in how to choose the best database for your query and will give you tips and tools on how to search them. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/30596704-350d-f944-9096-0f4990625e78.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/30596704-350d-f944-9096-0f4990625e78.html