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Tax Forms Update

Submitted by Barbara M on Tue, 02/15/2011 - 2:19pm

The 1040 instruction sheets have arrived. We have the instruction sheets that go with Form 1040, Form 1040 EZ, and Form 1040 A.

In case you haven't heard, the government has extended the tax fililng deadline this year to Monday, April 18th.

If you need schedules that we don't stock, you can go to the Internal Revenue Service website, find them in "Forms and Publications", and download and print them off. Or, we can do that for you. We're here to serve.

Library: Home of the Brave

Submitted by Barbara M on Mon, 02/14/2011 - 7:37pm

This week we salute the droves of mature adults who enter this library every month, put on the armor of courage, troop into our computer lab, and dare to begin the amazing, confusing, frustrating, and illuminating adventure that leads to computer literacy. 

This link is for you. A group of young children are given ‘old technology’ (think of ‘old’ as belonging to 1990 and before) and are asked to figure out what it’s about. You will see that they are as lost with old technology as you are with today’s. And then they figure it out. Just like you do.

We’re all in this together. We applaud you, the brave and the tenacious!

AARP Tax Aide

Submitted by Barbara M on Mon, 01/31/2011 - 6:03pm

AARP Tax Aide begins this Wednesday--February 2nd. Trained volunteers from the American Association of Retired Persons help individuals file simple tax returns. The service, in Room L129, extends Mondays from noon - 4 p.m., Wednesdays from 10 a.m - 4 p.m., and Saturdays, from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. from now until April 18th.

Because of IRS systems delays, neither the AARP nor anyone else will be able to file income tax claims that contain the following until February 14th:

This Just In: Instructions for 1040 A

Submitted by Barbara M on Mon, 01/31/2011 - 3:40pm

A quick update. The 1040 A Instruction sheets have arrived! As of 2:30 this afternoon. The other piece of news you may want on this last day of January is that we are out of 1099 Miscellaneous forms. Malcolm Purvis Library, at 510 Melton Street in Magnolia, has a good supply. They will be open until 8:00 this evening. Their phone number (metro number) is 936-442-7704. More tax information later...

eReaders

Submitted by Barbara M on Wed, 01/26/2011 - 1:48pm

Electronic reading devices--eReaders--were a popular gift item this holiday season. People have been coming in asking for tips on how to download electronic library books to their new eReaders, and circulation has skyrocketed. Fantastic!

Others have expressed dismay that their brand of eReader won't accept library books. Yes, only the Barnes and Noble Nooks, the Sony Readers, the Kobo eReader, Literati Reader, Pandigital Novel, and Pocketbook Pro accept our OverDrive ebooks.

By the way, the Digital Media catalog also stocks electronic formats for reading on various computers and listening to on a number of audio devices.

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