BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:This spring\, Scotch Plains Public Library will mark the 200 th anniversary of Charles Dickens&rsquo\; birth and take note of Jane A usten&rsquo\;s large presence in 21st century popular culture.\nThe ser ies will conclude this evening\, Monday\, April 30\, 2012 at 7 pm when Connie Paul will speak about Jane Austen and her enduring legacy. \ ; Paul observes\, &ldquo\;As the TV and movie productions and continual books about her confirm\, Jane Austen is more popular now than any tim e since her birth over 200 years ago.  \;Who was she and how did she come to write the six books we love in her brief 41 years?  \;We w ill discuss her life\, her works\, our favorite versions of Pride and P rejudice and other works\, and what we read in-between reading her nove ls.&rdquo\;\nA retired librarian\, Connie Paul co-founded the Central Je rsey Chapter of the Jane Austen Society of North America (JASNA) and is currently serving as treasurer.  \;She has taken a group to Engla nd to study Austen\, and she has been a frequent speaker and ElderHoste l leader on the influence of Jane Austen\, and her fellow era novelist\, Patrick O&rsquo\;Brian.\nRegistration for these free programs is stron gly recommended\, and can be completed online at http://www.scoltib.org \, by email to library@scotlib.org\, in person\, or by calling (908)32 2-5007\, ext 202. The Scotch Plains Library is located at 1927 Bartle A venue\, one block from Park Avenue in the center of town. Driving direc tions and more information can be found on the library web site\, http: //www.scoltib.org. \; All are welcome. URL:http://scotchplains.patch.com/events/jane-austen-and-her-enduring-leg acy-scotch-plains-library SUMMARY:Jane Austen and Her Enduring Legacy - Scotch Plains Library LOCATION:Scotch Plains Public Library: 1927 Bartle Ave\, Scotch Plains\, NJ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR