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Simultaneous Chess Event
Grandmaster Sergey Kudrin will take
on 25 challengers in a simultaneous
chess event on the plaza outside
the library or, if it rains, in the
Community Room. Throughout the
afternoon, pick-up chess matches will
be available. Kudrin was born in the
Soviet Union and came to the U.S.
in 1977. He became a grandmaster
in 1984 and represented the U.S. in
world competitions. He finished sixth
in the 2007 U.S. Championship.
Sunday, June 8, 1 p.m.
Albert E. Hinds Community Plaza (weather
permitting) or in the Community Room
Registration suggested; call 609.924.9529, ext. 240
Genealogy 101
This two-week class is for people just beginning to
research their families. You’ll learn how to collect family
information informally, organize what you know and
identify the gaps in your information. We’ll also take a
brief look at some of the records you can use to fill in
information and uncover earlier generations.
Sundays, 3 p.m: June 22, 29; July 20, 27
Technology Center, second floor
From Princeton Stories by Katherine Hackl, part of the permanent art collection in the Princeton Room, second floor
Heart Gallery: 100 Waiting Children
This powerful photo exhibit focuses on the 100
children who have been in New Jersey’s foster
care system the longest and are in greatest
need of finding a permanent home before they
“age out” of the system. Some of these children
are considered hard to adopt because of their
age, special needs, or because they want to be
adopted with their siblings. Organized by Heart
Gallery of New Jersey, a non-profit corporation
dedicated to raising awareness about foster
children available for adoption, and the New
Jersey Department of Children and Families,
the exhibition will be on view in the library
and in the Historical Society of Princeton’s
headquarters at Bainbridge House.
July 22 –Aug. 10
Co-sponsored by the library, the Historical Society of Princeton
and the Arts Council of Princeton.
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ENRICHMENT
The Princeton Room
Learn about famous and lesser-known events in Princeton history,
such as the 1870 march through Jugtown in support of ratification
of the 15th Amendment, in the library’s Princeton Room.
Consultations about local and family history are available by
calling Terri Nelson at 609.924.9529, ext. 237.
Unless otherwise noted, all progamming is in the Community Room, first floor connections THE PRINCETON PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWSLETTER 7