📚 Princeton Public Library: March events guide

The Princeton Public Library’s March calendar features author talks, concerts, workshops, film screenings, technology help sessions, and community gatherings for all ages. Here’s what’s happening, organized by date.

📅 Saturday, March 1

Author Sharon Kurtzman — 11 a.m.
A Book Brunch event featuring The Lost Baker of Vienna, a sweeping story of survival, loss, and love inspired by the author’s family history after the Holocaust.
📍 Community Room

📅 Monday, March 2

Library Reads — 1 p.m. (Zoom)
Library staff share notable new titles to add to your reading list.

Preventing Digital Theft — 2 p.m.
Learn practical ways to protect yourself online. Registration required.
📍 Technology Center

Author Misty L. Heggeness — 6:30 p.m.
The economist discusses Swiftynomics, exploring pop culture and the economy through a feminist lens.
📍 Community Room

📅 Tuesday, March 3

Author Emily Nemens with Jack Livings — 6 p.m.
Discussion of Nemens’ novel Clutch, followed by a book signing.
📍 Labyrinth Books, 122 Nassau St.

📅 Wednesday, March 4

Drop-in and Knit — 10 a.m.
Bring your knitting or crochet project for a relaxed social gathering.
📍 Quiet Room
(Also March 11, 18 & 25)

Journaling Club — 5 p.m.
Inspired by The Book of Alchemy, this group explores creative journaling.
📍 Quiet Room
(Also March 18)

Author Andrew David Edwards — 6 p.m.
Historian discusses Money and the Making of the American Revolution.
📍 Community Room

📅 Thursday, March 5

Tech Help from Bloomberg — 3 p.m.
Drop-in tech assistance from Bloomberg’s Women in Technology group.

PSO Soundtracks: From Score to Stage — 6:30 p.m.
Composer Julian Grant and harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani discuss bringing new music to performance.
📍 Community Room

📅 Friday, March 6

Teen Open Mic Night — 7 p.m.
A teens-only performance night for Princeton-area high school students.
📍 Community Room

📅 Saturday, March 7

Lecture Recital: A Journey Through Chinese Piano Music — 3 p.m.
Presented by the New School of Music.
📍 Community Room

📅 Sunday, March 8

Amy Jo Burns in Conversation with Anica Mrose Rissi — 11 a.m.
Coffee, pastries, and live music begin at 10:45 a.m. Discussion of Wait for Me followed by a signing.
📍 Community Room

Performance: The Cook College Ramblers — 3 p.m.
Irish folk music ahead of St. Patrick’s Day.
📍 Community Room

📅 Monday, March 9

Writers Room Poets (Zoom) — 7 p.m.
Virtual peer feedback session for poets.

Author Tom Griffiths — 7 p.m.
Head of Princeton’s AI Lab discusses The Laws of Thought.
📍 Community Room

📅 Tuesday, March 10

Princeton Sketchers — 10:30 a.m.
All skill levels welcome for this social art group.
📍 Conference Room

Financial Empowerment Program — 6 p.m.
An eight-session course covering credit, debt, taxes, investing, and more.
📍 Community Room

📅 Wednesday, March 11

Poetry Craft Lab — 10 a.m.
Advanced poetry workshop led by Dara-Lyn Shrager. Registration required.
📍 Conference Room

Opening Reception: “Shaped by Earth, Moved by Water” — 6 p.m.
Meet artists featured in the Princeton Environmental Film Festival exhibit.
📍 Community Room & Newsroom

📅 Thursday, March 12

Black Voices Book Group — 7:15 p.m. (Online)
Discussion of The Sum of Us by Heather McGhee.

📅 Saturday, March 14

Author Benyamin Cohen — 11 a.m.
Discussion of The Einstein Effect.
📍 Community Room

Lecture Recital: Impressions of Childhood — 3 p.m.
📍 Community Room

📅 Sunday, March 15

Open Acoustic Jam — 3 p.m.
Bring an instrument or your voice for this inclusive music gathering.
📍 Community Room

📅 Monday, March 16

Writers Room — 10 a.m.
Peer feedback for writers. Registration required.
📍 Tower Room

Using the Apple Watch — 2 p.m.
Technology workshop. Registration required.

Nerdy Nook — 6 p.m.
Local experts discuss the stories behind their fields of research.
📍 Newsroom

📅 Tuesday, March 17

Movie: Waking Ned Devine — 3 p.m.
St. Patrick’s Day screening.
📍 Community Room

Songwriters Circle & Open Mic — 6 p.m.
Feedback and performance opportunity for songwriters.
📍 Community Room

📅 Wednesday, March 18

Ask the Mac Pros — 11 a.m.
Drop-in Apple device help.

Pysanky Decorating & History — 4 p.m.
Learn Ukrainian egg-decorating techniques. Registration required.
📍 Community Room

Film Screening: Porcelain War — 7 p.m.
At Princeton Garden Theatre. Free tickets for cardholders available March 11.

📅 Thursday, March 19

Library of Things Pop-Up — 11 a.m.
Explore items available to borrow.
📍 Lobby

Stitch Club Princeton — 5:30 p.m.
Drop-in needlework gathering.
📍 Tower Room

Phyllis Marchand Leadership Lecture — 6:30 p.m.
Astrophysicist Jenny Greene speaks following a Princeton Girlchoir performance.

📅 Saturday, March 21

Tiger Tech Help — 11 a.m.
One-on-one tech assistance from Princeton University students.

Lecture Recital: American Voices — 3 p.m.
Celebrating heritage and women in music.
📍 Community Room

📅 Sunday, March 22

Digital Oral History Workshop — 12:30, 1:45 & 3:15 p.m.
Learn oral history techniques with library staff.
📍 Technology Center

📅 Monday, March 23

Author Curtis Dozier — 6 p.m.
Discussion of The White Pedestal, examining how extremists misuse classical history.
📍 Community Room

📅 Wednesday, March 25

Finding Health Information Online — 2 p.m.
Technology workshop. Registration required.

📅 Friday, March 27

Friends of Princeton Open Space Nature Book Club — 10:30 a.m.
Discussion of Walden at Mountain Lakes House, 57 Mountain Ave.

♻️ Ongoing Programs

AARP Tax Assistance (by appointment) — Mondays through April 13, beginning 8:45 a.m.
Free tax preparation for seniors and low-to-moderate income residents. Call (609) 924-9529 ext. 1220.