CMAP Chronicles
Stay up-to-date on the latest trends, tips, and topics with these short, informative, and fun-to-read articles written by CMAP staff & guest contributors.
Open Doors
Rosetta Bruce
Ana Carolina González-Peña • Dec 19, 2024
Rosetta Bruce: Embracing community and connection “I’m Rosetta Bruce. For many years, I’ve been involved with the Center for Modern Aging Princeton. Hosting lunches and gathering wonderful women from all walks of life has always been a joy for me. The Center is more than just a place; it’s a...
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GrandPals
GrandPal Joan Kuskin
Joan Kuskin is the grandmother of five wonderful adult granddaughters, and have very much missed the experience of reading to them as young children. It...
Ella Leving • Apr 12, 2024
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GrandPals
GrandPal Ellen Gilbert
Ellen Gilbert is a retired librarian. She has been doing GrandPals for about a hundred-million years, and thinks it’s the bee’s knees. “Early on, Camryn...
Ella Leving • Apr 12, 2024
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GrandPals
GrandPal Frank
GrandPal Frank: Spreading Joy One Fist Bump at a Time In the heart of our GrandPals sessions, amid the pages turned and stories shared, there...
Ella Leving • Apr 11, 2024
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Open Doors
Meet Virginia
Hi, I’m Virginia, and let me share my wonderful experience at the lottery event on March 16, hosted alongside the Princeton Art Museum and Princeton...
Ana Carolina González-Peña • Mar 29, 2024
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Open Doors
Meet Robin Bivins
I’m Robin Bivins, a Princeton local and the sixth generation from the heart of New Jersey. Right now, I call Reading Circle home, and I’ve...
Ana Carolina González-Peña • Feb 28, 2024
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Open Doors
Meet Debra Morgernstern
I discovered a gem within the Center for Modern Aging Princeton — the French club. Joining this vibrant community not only revived forgotten memories but...
Ana Carolina González-Peña • Feb 21, 2024
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Perspective
If you are human, you have...
We all hold unconscious beliefs about others; it’s normal to categorize or organize our understanding of other people. This is known as “unconscious bias” or...
Ana Carolina González-Peña • Feb 14, 2024
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Open Doors
Meet William Freeman
My wife passed away last June after battling cancer. It was a tough time for both of us, and her absence is felt every day....
Ana Carolina González-Peña • Feb 08, 2024
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Decluttering
Decluttering, Ho! Strategies for Creating a...
Are you surrounded by sentimental keepsakes, items that might come in handy someday, and a hodgepodge of papers and gadgets you don’t know what to...
Kellan Peck • Jan 26, 2024