Events

  • Film: “Shored Up”

    June 12, 2013 - 6:30pm - 9:00pm
    Location: Garden Theatre, Nassau Street

    The screening of this documentary, an urgent call to action in the face of the accelerating rise in sea level, is a special event of the Princeton Environmental Film Festival. Set in Long Beach Island and the Outer Banks of North Carolina, the film explores the political conflicts and personal stakes of communities along the shore....

  • Origami Club

    June 12, 2013 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm
    Location: Third Floor

    Anyone interested in the traditional Japanese art of paper folding is invited to meet for 90 minutes of new, often seasonal folding. Beginners are welcome. The club is not just for kids; adults are invited, too, and must accompany anyone under the age of 7. Third Floor

  • Ten Things to Know About Your Android Tablet

    June 12, 2013 - 7:00pm - 8:30pm
    Location: Technology Center

    In this session, technologist, John LeMasney will walk you through the basics of your Android tablet. He’ll show you how to navigate, share his favorite applications, talk about some differences between Android and Apple, and other tips for everyday use and efficiency.

    Skill Level: Basic

    No registration necessary

  • Non-Fiction Book Group

    June 12, 2013 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
    Location: Princeton Room

    Libby Zinman Schwartz leads this new book group featuring a variety of non-fiction titles. This inaugural meeting will be a discussion of Patti Smith's National Book Award-winning "Just Kids," an account of her romance, lifetime friendship, and shared love of art with Robert Mapplethorpe. Princeton Room

  • Intro to Computers and the Internet Part 2

    June 13, 2013 - 10:00am - 11:00am
    Location: 2nd floor computers

    This two part course will introduce the novice computer user to basic computer terminology, navigating the desktop, and opening and using software. Students will also become familiar with searching the internet and improve basic search strategies. Students may bring their laptops to use during the course. Second floor PC Computers (Meet...

  • Fiction Book Group

    June 13, 2013 - 10:30am - 11:30am
    Location: Conference Room, 2nd Floor

    Librarian Kristin Friberg leads a discussion of "Admission" by Jean Hanff Korelitz. Thirty-eight-year-old Portia Nathan, a Princeton University admissions officer, must decide whether to confront the truth when a life-altering decision from her past resurfaces. Conference Roomc

  • Princeton Farmer's Market

    June 13, 2013 - 11:00am - 3:00pm
    Location: Hinds Plaza

    Seasonal produce from local farmers, flowers, crafts and a variety of edibles are available at the market, open weekly throughout the summer. Hinds Plaza

  • Black Voices Book Group

    June 13, 2013 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
    Location: Princeton Room

    The group discusses the award-winning “The Round House” by Louise Erdrich,  the story of a woman living on a reservation in North Dakota who  is attacked. The details of the crime are slow to surface as she is traumatized and reluctant to reveal the details of what happened, either to the police, her husband, or 13...

  • Author Sue Hallgarth

    June 13, 2013 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
    Location: Fireplace, Second Floor

    The author discusses “On the Rocks: A Willa Cather and Edith Lewis Mystery,” the first book in her new literary mystery series featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Willa Cather and her talented life partner Edith Lewis. Fireplace Area, second floor

  • Princeton Festival Preview

    June 13, 2013 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
    Location: Community Room

    A preview of The Princeton Festival’s production of Wagner’s “Der fliegende Hollander”  (“The Flying Dutchman”) includes scenes from the opera and a discussion with the artistic team. Community Room

    Co-sponsored by the library and The Princeton Festival.

Syndicate content

Kids

Teens

Adults

Catalog

Support