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N a t i v e S p e a k e r by Chang-rae Lee |
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| Princeton Welcomes: Chang-rae Lee speaking at Princeton High School |
| Princeton Cheers: Free books at Princeton University Community Day |
| Princeton Writes: Essay writing sponsored by Micawber and Barnes & Noble |
| Princeton Watches: Readings of Native Speaker on TV30 |
| Princeton Celebrates: Korean culture at the Arts Council |
| Princeton Discusses: Native Speaker in groups throughout the community |
| Princeton Connects: Links to Chang-rae Lee & his works on the Web |
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Princeton Reads is sponsored by Princeton Public Library, in partnership with The Friends of the Princeton Public Library * The Arts Council of Princeton Princeton High School * Princeton University Office of Community and State Affairs |
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Princeton Welcomes:
Chang-rae Lee The award-winning author of our first Princeton Reads selection will appear at Princeton High School on Oct. 23. Chang-rae Lee is Professor in the Council of the Humanities and Creative Writing at Princeton University. In addition to Native Speaker, he has also written A Gesture Life, the story of an aging Korean-American who suffers from his memories of the horrific treatment of Korean "comfort women" in World War II. Lee's numerous awards include the Anisfield-Wolf Prize, the Asian American Literary Award for Fiction, a PEN/Hemingway Award, an American Book Award, a Barnes & Noble Discover Award, the QPB New Voices Award, an Oregon Book Award and a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship. | |
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Wednesday, October 23, 7:30 p.m. Princeton High School Auditorium Reception following in cafeteria. Princeton University Store will supply copies of Native Speaker for purchase and autographing. |
Free tickets (limit 2 per person) for this event will be available beginning Sept. 23 at the library's Information Desk or by calling (609) 924-9529, ext. 220. Preference for tickets will be given to Princeton Public Library cardholders. Those without cards will be placed on a waiting list and notified by phone if space is available. | |
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Princeton Cheers: Community Day at the Stadium The community is invited to experience everything from a foot race to face painting to a football game at Princeton University's annual Community Day/Staff Day on Saturday, Oct. 12, when Princeton plays Colgate. The pre-game party for the town and University communities will take place in and around Princeton Stadium and feature two hours of activities for all ages and interests, including a Community Information Fair. Doors open at 11 a.m. for track meet registration; festivities begin at 11:30. Copies of Native Speaker will be awarded to the first 100 people (one per family) who attend. Chang-rae Lee will be present at the library's exhibit to autograph books from 11:45 to 12:45. All the pre-game festivities are included in the price of the football ticket admission, which is $6. |
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Saturday, October 12, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Princeton University Stadium | ||
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Princeton Writes: A Call for Essays Community members are invited to submit a 500-word essay in response to their reading of Native Speaker. The essays should reflect the writers' personal reactions either to the book as a whole or to specific elements such as characters, incidents, imagery, language and structure. Submitted essays will be published on the library's Web pages and selected ones will be published in The Princeton Packet, Town Topics or U.S. 1. Everyone who submits an essay will receive a chance to win gift certificates donated by Barnes & Noble and Micawber Books. |
The deadline for entries is October 25. One essay per person will be accepted. All essays should be typed, double-spaced and include the writer's name and phone number. To be published on the library's Web pages, the essay should contain a statement giving the library permission to publish the essay and the writer's name. Submit essays in person at the library's Information Desk; by mail to Susan Roth, Princeton Public Library, Princeton Shopping Center, 301 N. Harrison St., Princeton, NJ 08540; or by email to books@princetonlibrary.org. | |
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Read the essays we've received Sponsored by Barnes & Noble Bookstore and Micawber Books | ||
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Princeton Watches: Native Speaker  October 21-26, 9:30 p.m. (No broadcast Wednesday, October 23) |
Princeton Celebrates: An Afternoon of Korean Culture Join us at the Arts Council of Princeton for an afternoon celebrating the culture of Korea and Korean Americans in honor of Native Speaker. Music, dancing, art and food will be the focus of this family-oriented activity. We will also select the raffle winners of Barnes & Noble and Micawber Books gift certificates from the writers of essays on Native Speaker. Sunday, October 27, 5-7 p.m. (Time change) The Arts Council of Princeton Robeson Building, 102 Witherspoon | |
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Princeton Discusses: Native Speaker | ||
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Participate in our community-wide book discussion of Native Speaker by joining one of the groups scheduled throughout town during Princeton Reads. Volunteer moderators will facilitate each group and refreshments will be served. Please register for a group by calling the library at (609) 924-9529, ext. 220. Monday, October 21, 6:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place Moderator: Connie Hassett, Associate Professor of Literature, Fordham University Monday, October 21, 8:00 p.m. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3535 US Hwy No. 1 Moderator: Sharron Hicks, Literary Fiction Discussion Leader Tuesday, October 22, 12 noon Princeton University U-Store, Luncheon Book Discussion, 36 University Place Moderators: Virginia France, Marketing Director, and Tracy Harkins, Events Coordinator Tuesday, October 22, 3:00 p.m. Princeton High School Library, 151 Moore Street Moderators: Arlene Sinding, PHS Librarian, and Ethel Wood, PHS social studies teacher Tuesday, October 22, 7:30 p.m. Cranbury Station Gallery, 28 Palmer Square East Moderator: Paula Chow, Director of Princeton University's International Center Tuesday, October 22, 7:30 p.m. Not in Our Town at Princeton Friends-Quaker Meeting Fellowship Room, Quaker Bridge Road Moderator: Marietta Taylor and Not in Our Town members Thursday, October 24, 10:30 a.m. Princeton Public Library, Princeton Shopping Center, 301 North Harrison Street Note: This discussion group will be videotaped for broadcast on TV30 Moderator: Leslie Burger, Library Director Thursday, October 24, 7:00 p.m. Gente y Cuentos [in Spanish] Princeton Public Library, Princeton Shopping Center, 301 North Harrison Street Moderator: Angélica Mariani will moderate this special edition of Gente y Cuentos, reading a selection from Native Speaker in Spanish and leading a discussion of it Thursday, October 24, 7:30 p.m. Marsha Child Contemporary-European Art, 220 Alexander Road Moderator: David McNutt, Town Topics reporter/writer Monday, October 28, 10:30 a.m. Berlitz Language Center, 400 Alexander Park Moderator: Susan Roth, Readers Services Librarian Monday, October 28, 7:30 p.m. Altina's J & A Interiors, Princeton Shopping Center, 301 North Harrison Street Moderator: Josephine Peiser, partner, Altina's J & A Interiors Monday, October 28, 7:30 p.m. Princeton Human Services Commission, Location to be announced Moderator: Claire Jacobus, Board Member, Human Services Commission Tuesday, October 29, 1:00 p.m. YWCA Princeton, Bramwell Living Room, 59 Paul Robeson Place Moderators: Marge Smith, YWCA Book of the Month Instructor and former Executive Director, and Susan Carril, YWCA Board Member Tuesday, October 29, 7:30 p.m. Princeton Recreation Department, 369 Witherspoon Street Moderator: Winnie Hughes, Manager Editor, U.S. 1 Worksheets, U.S. 1 Poetry Cooperative Tuesday, October 29, 7:30 p.m. SweeTree Gallery, Alexander Road Moderator: Noreen Duncan, Professor of English, Mercer County Community College Tuesday, October 29, 7:30 p.m. Spanish Language Book Group, Princeton Public Library, Princeton Shopping Center, 301 North Harrison Street Moderators: Elba Barzelatto, Manager of Information Services, and Lucía Acosta, Youth Services Librarian Wednesday, October 30, 7:30 p.m. Micawber Books, 110-114 Nassau Street Moderator: Debra Kaple, Princeton University Writing Program Thursday, October 31, 1:30 p.m. Princeton Senior Resource Center, Spruce Circle Moderators: Harriet Tooley and Ann Laughlin, Board members, Princeton Senior Resource Center Thursday, October 31, 7:30 p.m. Princeton Adult School at Princeton Public Library, Princeton Shopping Center, 301 North Harrison Street Moderator: Susan Roth, Readers Services Librarian | ||
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Businesses and Organizations Supporting Princeton Reads | ||
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Contributors Barnes & Noble Bookstore Bon Appétit The Café The Flower Market The Hillier Group Main Street Restaurant |
McCaffrey's Princeton Market Micawber Books Sakura House Sight Center Smith's Ace Hardware Tiger Noodles Witherspoon Bread Company | |
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Supporters Altina's J & A Interiors Church World Service/Stop World Hunger Coalition for Peace Action Cranbury Station Gallery Landau's Princeton Lutheran Church of the Messiah Marsha Child Contemporary-European Art McCarter Theatre Not In Our Town Princeton Adult School Princeton Ballet School Princeton Committee-NAACP Princeton Education Foundation Princeton Human Services Commission |
The Princeton Packet Princeton Recreation Department Princeton Repertory Company Princeton Research Forum Princeton Senior Citizens Club Princeton Senior Resource Center Princeton University International Center Princeton University Store Princeton Young Achievers SweeTree Gallery Town Topics Trinity Counseling Service TV30, Princeton Community Television Women's College Club of Princeton YWCA Princeton | |
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