CALENDAR 11 FRIDAY, APRIL 5
MONDAY, APRIL 8
Co-sponsored by the library and the Professional Services Group of Mercer County.
April 8, 9 a.m. AARP Tax Aides Free tax preparation and electronic filing for seniors and people of low and moderate income. See March 4 entry for details. Appointments may be scheduled through noon by calling 609.924.9529, ext. 220. Community Room
April 5, 10 a.m. Programs for Job Seekers For full description, see March 1 entry. Community Room
April 5, 6:30 p.m. Evenings with Friends: “The Ethics of Politics” The Friends of Princeton Public Library present a discussion about the ethics of politics between humorist and former “Ethicist” columnist for The New York Times Magazine Randy Cohen and Rep. Rush Holt. $50 includes food, wine and a tax-deductible donation to the library. Attendance limited to 50. Please visit princetonlibrary. org/friends/conversations for further information and to make reservations. Community Room See Feature Story, Page 7
Co-sponsored by the library and AARP.
April 8, 6:30 p.m. Python Users Group This monthly meeting is for anyone interested in the Python computer programming language. All age levels and skills levels welcome. Sessions include talks by other members and invited guests as well as interactive sessions. Registration required at www.meetup.com/pug-ip. Community Room
TEENS April 5, 7 p.m.
First Friday For details, please visit the online events calendar at princetonlibrary.org. Teen Center
SUNDAY, APRIL 7 Sunday April 7, 2 p.m. Book Launch: “U.S. 1 Worksheets” The U.S.1 Poets’ Cooperative will launch the 40th anniversary issue of its journal. Volume 58 is dedicated to Liz Socolow, one of the founding members of the group. Established in 1973, the cooperative has met continuously once a week in members’ homes for critique sessions. With Delaware Valley Poets, the cooperative co-sponsors a monthly reading series at the library. Community Room April 7, 4 p.m. ESL Class Speakers of world languages who are learning English as a second language are invited to these two-hour classes. Conference Room
Co-sponsored by the library and St. Paul’s Church.
Worrell
Brunetti
April 8, 7:30 p.m. Poets at the Library Featured poets Dave Worrell and Mark Brunetti read from their works for 20 minutes each followed by an open-mic session. Worrell’s first chapbook, “We Who Were Bound,” was published last August. His poems have appeared in U.S. 1 Worksheets, Mad Poets Review, Exit 13, Wild River Review, Fox Chase Review, Adanna and the Casa de Cinco Hermanas journal. He has performed his music-backed poems at Chris’ Jazz Café in Philadelphia and The Cornelia Street Café in New York. Brunetti is the publisher of The Idiom Magazine and Piscataway House Publications. His works have appeared in the Patterson and Edison literary reviews and LIPS Magazine. He is set to receive a master’s degree in poetry from William Paterson University this spring. His poetry chapbook, “Airplane Lies Without a Home,” won the 2007 DIY Book Contest. Fireplace Area, second floor Co-sponsored by the library, Delaware Valley Poets and the U.S. 1 Poets’ Coop.
TUESDAY, APRIL 9
April 9, 7 p.m. Talk: “Getting Your Papers Under Control” Linda Richter of Personal Paperwork Solutions talks about getting control of all the paperwork we’re inundated with these days. Fireplace Area, second floor
Co-sponsored by the library and Princeton Senior Resource Center’s Next Step: Engaged Retirement and Encore Careers Program.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10 KIDS April 10, 11 a.m. Singalong Pete
Classic and contemporary folk songs are featured in this fun, interactive concert for preschoolers and their grown-ups. Community Room April 10, 5 p.m. Wednesday Writers Workshop Support and advice for fiction writers. See March 6 entry. Princeton Room April 10, 6:30 p.m. Origami Club 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 April 10, 7 p.m. Citizenship Preparation Class Part of a series of classes for the U.S. Citizenship test. For full description, see April 3 entry. Conference Room Co-sponsored by the library and the Latin American Task Force.
THURSDAY, APRIL 11 April 11, 10:30 a.m. Fiction Book Group Librarian Kristin Friberg leads a discussion of “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk” Ben Fountain’s novel about a group of Iraqi war heroes who appear alongside Destiny’s Child during the Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving halftime show. Over the course of one day, Spc. Billy Lynn is thrust into the company of the Cowboys’ owner and his coterie of wealthy colleagues; a born-again Cowboys cheerleader; a veteran Hollywood producer; and supersized players eager for a vicarious taste of war. Conference Room April 11, 11 a.m. Winter Farmers and Crafters Market Locally made products, such as artisanal cheeses and honey from farmers and the works of many craftspeople, are available for purchase during this five-hour event. Community Room April 11, 7 p.m. Black Voices Book Group The group discusses “Pym” by Mat Johnson. When recently fired professor Chris Jaynes discovers the manuscript of a crude slave narrative that confirms the reality of Edgar Allan Poe’s strange and only novel, “The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket,” he and an all-black crew of six set out to find Tsalal, the remote island that Poe describes. Princeton Room CALENDAR CONT IN UES ON PAG E 12
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