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30 years ago, the late author and Princeton University Professor Toni Morrison won the Nobel Prize in Literature—the first native-born American to receive that honor since John Steinbeck. Princeton University Concerts joins the Princeton University Library and the McCarter Theatre Center in a campus-wide celebration of this anniversary by commissioning MacArthur Fellow and three-time Grammy Award-winning jazz vocalist and composer Cecile McLorin Salvant to create a brand-new work inspired by Morrison’s archives, which are housed at the university and will be on display at Firestone Library...

A 30-minute guided tour of the latest exhibition in the Milberg Gallery in Firestone Library at Princeton University. Tours meet in the lobby of Firestone Library. The exhibition is open Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday in the Milberg Gallery, Firestone Library. Open to the public. Princeton University has a COVID visitor policy. Please make sure you are in compliance. https://covid.princeton.edu/visitors "Toni Morrison: Sites of Memory" is curated by Autumn Womack, Assistant Professor of African American Studies and English with c...

The farmers’ market was launched in 2007 by Greening Princeton, a student organization devoted to improving environmental sustainability, and is staffed by volunteers from the group. Members of the University and local communities are able to purchase fresh locally grown produce and other goods from area farmers and businesses that use sustainable practices. Typically vendors provide a range of items including Jersey Fresh fruits and organic vegetables, cold pressed juices, Jersey Fresh honey, locally-made breads, nut butters, organic sandwiches and salads, gluten-free baked goods, and much ...

A trip to ReCAP, the off-campus storage facility shared with Harvard, Columbia, and the New York Public Library. We will be touring the facility to see how the more than 17 million books there are stored and processed, with books shipping out daily to Princeton and other institutions. For more information visit their website at: https://recap.princeton.edu/ We will be having lunch after the tour at Thai Village. Spaces are limited for this special event and only open to Student Friends of PUL. Registration is required. Transportation to and from ReCAP will be provided from Firestone Library.

The Daily Princetonian sat down with University Architect Ron McCoy and Director of Accessibility Michael Barnes to discuss how the University plans for building accessibility.