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NPR's Adam Hochberg reports from Savannah, Georgia, on a plan to dredge the Savannah River Harbor to accommodate larger cargo vessels. Supporters of the $230-million project say the benefits of a deeper harbor would offset the cost. Critics are concerned about the environmental effects of dredging the river, including the potential harm to fisheries and migratory birds.

NPR's Cheryl Corley reports on a program in Chicago that's using public libraries to unite divided communities and bring economic growth to forgotten neighborhoods. Several other cities are now following suit, strategically planting new libraries to help revitalize struggling areas.

Irish writer Nuala O'Faolain. Her newest book is her first novel called My Dream of You. Her critically acclaimed 1998 memoir, Are You Somebody? The Accidental Memoir of a Dublin Woman was on the New York Times bestseller list. She is also a columnist for The Irish Times; she has been at the paper for over 12 years.

Writer RICHARD BERNSTEIN. He has served as TIME Magazines Beijing Bureau Chief as well as the New York Times National Cultural Correspondent and now, book critic. Hes published several books including –From the Center of the Earth,— a book on modern China and –Dictatorship of Virtue,— which examines multiculturalism. His newest book is –Ultimate Journey: Retracing the Path of an Ancient Buddhist Monk Who Crossed Asia in Search of Enlightenment.— In it, Bernstein traces the monk Hsuan Tsangs legendary journey through seventh century China and India.

What international laws might apply to the U.S. reconnaissance flights and the plane's emergency landing on a Chinese island? Robert Siegel turns to Barry Carter, professor of international law at Georgetown University. Carter says for answers, one might look to the Law of the Sea.

NPR's Jackie Northam reports on the opening of the nation's first Transgender Center. The facility will support people dealing with transsexual issues.

We learn about caves from journalist and caver Michael Ray Taylor. His new book is called Caves: Exploring Hidden Realms (National Geographic Society). He is also the author of the creative nonfiction works DARK LIFE (Scribner 1999) and CAVE PASSAGES (Scribner 1996). He has written for the Discovery Channel Online, Audubon, Sports Illustrated, Reader's Digest, and many other magazines. He'll talk about the geology of underwater caves and ice caves, and the secret microbial life flourishing in caves.

Book critic MAUREEN CORRIGAN reviews "The Gardens of Kyoto" (Scribner) the debut novel by Kate Walbert.

The U.S. welcomes the visit with crew members and says this incident will have a diplomatic solution, not a military one. However the U.S. is not prepared to apologize, or stop reconnaissance flights as China has demanded. NPR's Tom Gjelten has the story from the Pentagon.

NPR's Neda Ulaby reports on Before Outsider Art, She Was In: A new exhibition that brings together the most popular works by Anna Mary Robertson, known as Grandma Moses. The artist died in 1961 at age 101.