2012 IRS Forms Delayed

A patron asked, “Why doesn’t the library have any 2012 1040 income tax forms and instructions available? And what about IRS Publication 17?”

Here’s the answer from the IRS:
“The production of some 2012 major tax products, including the Form 1040 and the Instructions for Form 1040, is impacted by the recent passage of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. At this time, we do not have an estimate as to when products will become available on IRS.gov or in print.”

Of course, we will make these forms and publications available as soon as we receive them. Please note, though, that the IRS will not send us any form 1099s this year. Online 1099s are for informational purposes only and cannot be printed and submitted. You can order 1099s by calling the IRS at 1-800-829-3676.

Winter Reading Clubs

Chilly winter days are a great time to curl up with a good book – or eBook. To provide a little extra incentive, we are bringing back the Adult Winter Reading Club. Here’s the scoop:

• Read a literary classic between January 12 and February 28.
• If you would like to add a modern twist to your classic experience, read the book on your smart phone, tablet or e-reader. To find a classic to check out electronically go to My Media Mall and choose Classic Literature from the list of options under eBook Fiction.
• Prefer to read a print copy? That’s fine! Need suggestions? Take a look at this list of popular classic titles from Goodreads.
• Fill out a brief review form telling us if you liked the book and why. You will be entered in a drawing for a Google Nexus 7 tablet!
• If you would like to discuss a classic as well as read one, please visit one of our Reference Desks to register for our Classics Book Club. The club will meet at 7 pm Tuesday, January 29 at Aspen Drive to discuss The Scarlet Letter and at 7 pm Monday, February 25 at Cook Park to discuss Vanity Fair.
• We have Winter Reading Clubs for children and families too!

Zinio Digital Magazines

Would you like the convenience of browsing current magazines, at your leisure, on your computer or mobile device? Thanks to a new library service called Zinio, you can read magazines online for free. Click the Zinio button here or on the front page of our website to set up your own personal free account. Use the Zinio How-To Guide to see the list of magazines available and get the full scoop on how to create and use your Zinio account. Magazines you check out have no waitlists and no due dates. Once you check out and "deliver" a title to your Zinio collection, you will have access to it for as long as you wish!

Lower Level Changes at Cook Park

Cook Park’s Lower Level Collections Area is about to undergo a make-over, thanks to the generosity of the Margaret Earnshaw Estate. New white shelving units, arranged in a more inviting way, will be installed December 12 – 14. Items will be removed from the old shelves on Tuesday, December 11^th. They will be stored in the Meeting Room and Lower Level hallway temporarily, and placed on the new shelves as soon after December 14 as possible. We hope the new and improved Lower Level Collections Area will be open by December 20^th.

If you are interested in checking out an item that is in temporary storage during the make-over process, check with the Adult Reference Desk to see if it is available. We may be able to retrieve some items, but there will be a few days when most or all Lower Level items are inaccessible. That includes our microfilm, genealogy, local history and foreign language collections among others.

The Adult Reference Desk librarians will be happy to check availability at our Aspen location or request an item from one of our LINKin partner libraries if necessary.