Barbara M's blog

Save Your Trees

The majestic trees that make our area so pleasant and distinctive had a rough summer last year. Thousands died in our terrible drought. The weather wizards are telling us to expect another dry summer this year. So we have invited Barry Ward, the executive director of Trees for Houston, to come to the library on Tuesday, March 20th, and tell us all how we can save and protect our trees this summer. The lecture, from 10-11 a.m., is free, and no registration is necessary. It'll be held in Room L-129. Please join us.

Tax Forms Online

While we still receive paper copies of tax forms from the Internal Revenue Service, we expect that this won't happen indefinitely. Charity Martin, one of our great reference assistants, will help you ease into finding and using the computerized version of tax forms this Tuesday, February 28 from 7-9 pm. in the Computer Lab L216. As with all our programs, it's free. 

On a completely different note, we send our congratulations and best wishes to our sister branch, the Barbara Bush at Cypress Creek branch, celebrating its 35 birthday this weekend. 

Preparing for a Job Search?

Consider this a gentle reminder that twice every month the LSC-Tomball Community Library hosts free Workforce Solutions job search skills seminars to help you get back into the job market. Here's what's coming up this week:

Wednesday, February 22 , 2012
Using the Internet

Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: Room L207
AND
Resume Lab
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Room L207
Seating is limited. Please register in person or call 832.559.4211

iPads, Kindles, and Nooks, Oh My! continues @ the library

 

 

Follow your HCPL crew down the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City where we will guide you on using your iPad, Kindle, Nook or other eBook device to check out free ebooks & eaudiobooks. Bestowed with the courage to dive into this new technology; the brain power to indulge in a new era; and the heart to love the new literacy you have acquired; you will discover…There’s no place like the Tomball Library. We have two more sessions coming up, on Saturday, February 18th from 1:15-3:15 pm  and  Tuesday, February 21, from 7-9:00 pm.

Image: Flicker: cc:  FHKE

 

 

Finding your Tax Forms Online

Are you filing your own income tax return and having trouble finding all the forms you need? Beginning this Saturday, librarian Charity Martin will guide you along the internet path to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) website so you can find all the forms, instructions, and publications you need.  For your convenience she will give this presentation three times:

Saturday, February 11 from 10:15-12:15

Monday, February 13 from noon-2:00 pm

Tuesday, February 28, from 7:00-9:00 pm

These free presentations will take place in the Computer Lab, Room L-216. No registration is required.

All Aboard! to the Museum of Fine Arts Houston

This otherworldly view will be the privilege of fifty-five library customers who have signed up for the Museum of Fine Arts Houston's free bus trip to the museum this Saturday, February 4th. MFAH is sponsoring this trip in conjunction with its traveling exhibit, "A Passion for Glass", which wrapped up this week at the Tomball Library. 

For those of you who have signed up, the bus will leave the library parking lot at 9:30 sharp. Any cancellations to the sold-out list will be filled at that time with those people on the waiting list who are at the bus. 

Tax Information Update

 

(Wednesday, January 25) This morning the Instructions 1040 ALL came in. Many of you have been waiting for this.

Tax Forms:  For those of you patiently waiting, our latest tax forms deliveries include

Form 1040 NR-EZ, Form 1040 NR, Form 1040 Schedule D, and Form 6521; Instructions 8283; and Publications 501, 529, and 590. 

A reminder that AARP Tax Aide begins Wednesday, February 1st. Every year, trained volunteers from the American Association of Retired Persons help seniors and low-income earners complete simple personal income tax returns and e-file them.  They meet Mondays noon-4 p.m., Wednesdays 10-2 p.m., and Saturdays 11-3 p.m. in Room L-129.

Please bring with you:

iPads, Kindles & Nooks, Oh My!

Follow your HCPL crew down the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City where we will guide you on using your iPad, Kindle, Nook or other eBook device to check out free ebooks& eaudiobooks. Bestowed with the courage to dive into this new technology, the brain power to indulge in a new era, and the heart to love the new literacy you have acquired, you will discover--there’s no place like the Tomball Library.

Wednesday, January 11 7:00-9:00 pm

Tuesday, January 17 9:00-11:00 am

Monday January 23 1:00-3:00 pm

Tax Season Begins Again

We've rolled out the tax forms. This year they are to the right of the front entrance on two mobile display units. As usual not all of the forms have been delivered yet, so here's a list of what we have.

Form 1040(Instructions 1040 ALL won't be in until the end of the month), Form 1040 A, Instruction 1040 A, Form 1040 EZ, Instruction 1040 EZ, and the big Publication 17--Your Federal Income Tax have arrived.

As well we have Schedules A, B, C, E, EIC, and SE and Form 1040 NR-EZ.

We  also have Forms 2441, 3903, and 5695.

And we have a supply of W2, W4, 1096, and 1099 Miscellaneous.

The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Tax Aide program, where retired volunteers prepare simple tax submissions for elderly and low income people, begins Wednesday, February 1st and continues until Monday, April 16, every Monday (noon-4 pm), Wednesday (10-2), and Saturday (11-3) in our large meeting room, L 129.

You can also get printable forms from the Internal Revenue Service website, www.irs.gov. Click on 'Forms and Pubs' on the orange banner headline. 

Holiday Hours

 

Every good wish from us to you and yours at this time. We hope you will soon have all the reading material you want  for your holiday because although our Digital Media catalog will be available online throughout the holidays (for those of you who receive digital devices as gifts!), our library doors will be closed as follows:

We close Thursday, December 22nd at 5 pm and re-open Tuesday December 27th at 8 am. 

The Common Grounds Cafe at the back of the library will close December 22nd at 4 pm and re-open Tuesday, December 27th at 9 am.

At New Year's, we close Friday, December 30th at 5 pm. and re-open Tuesday, January 3rd at 8 am. 

The on-campus cafeteria in the Commons building will be closed from December 19th to January 4th. January, 5, 6, and 9-13, it will be open reduced hours: 7:30 am. to 2 pm. except Fridays, when it will close even earlier at 1 pm. It will also be closed on Monday, January 16th, but resume its regular hours January 17th. Its regular hours are Monday-Thursday, 7:30 am-4 pm and Friday from 7:30 am-1 pm. 

Permaneceremos cerrados a partir del 22 de diciembre para reanudar nuestras operaciones el martes 27 de diciembr. Horario  para El Año Nuevo: El viernes 30 de diciembre cerraremos a las 5pm; para abrir de nuevo el martes 3 de enero.

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