Princeton Library Lounge

If you love to scrapbook and are looking for some space to spreadout and work, these three-hour sessions are for you -- and they start this coming Sunday (June 3rd from 2 to 5 pm).

Scrapbooks are a great way to preserve special occasions and also daily life -- and a great creative outlet. Bring your own scrapbooks, photos, and other supplies -- the library will supply a cropping station. A scrapbooking expert will be on hand at each session 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.

The series will continue through the summer on Sundays so mark your calendar for July 8 and Aug. 5 for future scrapbooking sessions.

To ensure adequate supply of materials, registration is requested but not required. Please call the library reference desk at 609-924-9529 x220 or email refstaff@princetonlibrary.org to register.

If you want to get great ideas on how to create scrapbooks, the library has several books that you might want to check out. Here are a few to get you going:

Every Monday night since June 18th the library has been hosting the "Global Explorations" series as a programming tie-in to the Read Around the World Summer Reading Club for adults. The programs alternate between films from other lands, global music and lectures. Each program attended is worth points on the Passport to Summer Reading which can be picked up at the Welcome Desk on the first floor.

One of the highlights took place on July 30th when The Kane Sisters, a fiddling duo direct from Ireland, gave a lively and spirited performance to a standing room only crowd that filled not only the community room but also the cafe -- we lost track of the headcount but it was over 200.

On Monday August 7th at 7 pm we will have our final film of the series when we screen Chocolat, a film based on the novel by Joanne Harris's that features a star-studded cast : Juliette Binoche, Judi Dench, Alfred Molina, Lena Olin and Johnny Depp.

The following Monday (8/13) at 7:30 pm the library will officially wrap up the series when we take a "Journey to Persia" with architect Frank Sabouri who will use Persian gardens and architecture as a departure point for a discussion of the effects of globalization on local cultural identity.

Remember to bring your passports with you to these events so that you can earn your invitation to our end of summer Book Brunch that will be held on Sunday August 26th... and watch this space for upcoming announcements about exciting programs this fall at PPL! - J.Hermann

Experience the thrill of distinguished performers and enter a book lottery to win your own copy of the book that the town is buzzing about. Tomorrow we are kicking off 2008 Princeton Reads , a community-wide reading program. We're encouraging everyone to read and participate in discussions and events centered on Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart. Join us at 7:30pm at the library as we launch this month-long celebration revolving around this brilliant piece of literature and culminating with a visit by Mr. Achebe on March 26th. There will be programming throughout the month, check out the site for further details, discussion questions, an audio pronunciation guide and more.

Look for in-store reading copies at places like The Bent Spoon, Olives, Small World Coffee, Sotto, Tico's, The Original Soupman, PJ's Pancake House and Chuck's Spring Street Cafe.

Don't be left out as we come together to read Things Fall Apart.

Actor B.D. Wong and director Roger Rees will open a new season of McCarter Live at the Library with a discussion of "Herringbone," a one-man, multi-character musical that kicks off McCarter's new season in September.Wong is the only actor ever to have received all five major New York theater awards (the Tony Award, the Drama Desk Award, the Outer Critics Circle Award, the Theater World Award, and the Clarence Derwent Award) for his role in "M. Butterfly," his Broadway debut.