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PRINCETON PUBLIC LIBRARY PRESENTS ‘INSIDE A CHILD’S MIND’ SERIES

Sam Wang, associate professor of neuroscience at Princeton University and co-author of “Welcome to Your Child's Brain: How the Mind Grows From Conception to College,” will launch Princeton Public Library’s Inside a Child’s Mind series Wednesday, Jan. 18 at 7 p.m.

In their acclaimed book, Wang and co-author Sandra Aamodt challenge popular myths and misinformation about brain development and how children think. During his appearance, Wang will discuss the book’s surprising revelations and offer practical advice backed by real, reliable science about issues such as sleep problems, ADHD, language learning, gender differences and autism.

The Inside a Child’s Mind series continues at the library on Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. when Christiane Fellbaum presents “Language Acquisition and the Bilingual Child.” Fellbaum, a Princeton University professor, will review recent findings comparing the linguistic and cognitive development of monolingual and bilingual children and examining the nature of the “Bilingual advantage” from a range of different perspectives.

“Conversations with Autism” is the March 8 segment of the series and features a discussion with Outreach Specialist Michelle Brooks of Eden Autism Services and Sean Fitzmaurice, a junior at Hunterdon Central Regional High School who is living with autism and is interested in a career that involves helping and advocating for students with disabilities. The discussion takes place at 7 p.m.

The series concludes Wednesday, April 18, when children’s librarian and literacy expert Kapila Love presents “Reading the World and Other Miraculous Feats for People Big and Small” at 7 p.m. Love, editor of the Collaborative Summer Library Program’s Early Literacy Manual, will focus on “the fundamentals: a way to look at reading, and children’s reading particularly, that is compassionate, humanistic and downright magical.”

Professional development credits are available for educators who attend programs in the Inside a Child’s Mind series, all of which take place in the library’s Community Room.

All Princeton Public Library programs are free and open to the public. If programs require registration, preference is given to library cardholders. The physically challenged should contact the library at (609) 924-9529 48 hoursbefore any program with questions about special accommodations.

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The library is in the Sands Library Building at 65 Witherspoon St. in PrincetonBorough. Convenient parking is available on neighboring streets and in the borough-operated Spring Street Garage, which is adjacent to the library. For more information about library programs and services, call (609) 924-9529 or visit www.princetonlibrary.org