Deborah Sica's blog

AARP to serve all with tax assistance

Submitted by Deborah Sica on Wed, 01/20/2010 - 11:33am

Did you know that most area libraries help with tax assistance? AARP is coming to Northwest starting in February. Don't let the organization's name fool you, they help ALL AGES.
On a first come, first serve basis throughout tax season, AARP offers free tax help here at Northwest on the following days of the week:
Thursdays from 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Fridays from 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Saturdays from 10:00am - 2:00pm
Additional tax assistance can be found on the IRS and AARP Tax Aide websites. If you prefer to gain tax assistance by phone, call 1-800-829-1040 for the IRS or 1-888-227-7669 for AARP.

 

Celebrate Black History Month with Academic Reference and Instruction Librarian Kimberly Gay w/ African American Genealogy 101

Submitted by Deborah Sica on Sat, 01/09/2010 - 10:51am

Northwest Branch Library is pleased to present African American Genealogy 101. Ms. Kimberly M. Gay, BS, MLS from the John B. Coleman Library on the campus of Prairie View A&M University will be teaching on how to begin researching your family's past. This session will be held on February 20th at 3:00pm in the Adult Reading Area. All are welcome to attend. For further information contact Northwest Reference Librarian Gwendolyn McDaniels.

New Year! New Book Clubs!

Submitted by Deborah Sica on Sat, 01/09/2010 - 10:40am

Did you know the library has several book clubs? You can join the Reader's Perspective Book Club if you are interested in current fiction. How about the Hallelujah Book Club for inspirational fiction? We also have the Classic Readers Book Club for those of you who would like to get back to the literary greats. Each book club is held on a Monday at 2:00 pm. Check the library newsletter and online calendar for details.

Holiday Websites for the Whole Family - Track Santa This Christmas

Submitted by Deborah Sica on Sat, 12/19/2009 - 1:06pm

Happy Holidays to you all. I wanted to take a moment and share some of my favorite websites with you for this joyous season. Did you know you can track Santa on his world wide trip on Christmas Eve? Want to do a little Elf Bowling? How about a little free holiday music, too! You can always download a 3-D fireplace screensaver and imagine the warmest winter ever!

Rob Costelloe Wows Library Book Club Members

Submitted by Deborah Sica on Wed, 12/16/2009 - 5:33pm

What a special treat we had today at the Northwest Library! Local area writer, Rob Costelleospoke to the members of our library book clubs about the writing process. He detailed plot development, the writing and research process, the final editing along with the trials of the publication process. Author Costelleo has two titles; Coinage of Commitment and Pocket Piece Cameo by Saga Books Press. Be sure to visit his website for more details.

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