Reader Services

Museum Passes

ADULT SERVICES SUMMER 2008

50+

Tax Forms & Assistance

Why should kids have all the fun?
Join our Summer Reading Program for Adults
Monday, July 7 through Friday, July 25

CALLING ALL SENIORS (50+)!! SENIOR CONNECTIONS Ask questions. Get answers, advice, and direction from our representative from the Senior Connections program. Let our volunteer help you find options and solutions. She will be available from 10:30 am-12:30 pm on the following Tuesdays: July 15 August 5 September 9 The Nassau Library System hosts and directs the Senior Connections program as a service to all county library patrons.

DEFENSIVE DRIVING CLASSES DEFENSIVE DRIVING FOR ALL AGES: Registration is ongoing. $40 Tuesdays, July 8 and 15 6:45 - 9:45 pm Tuesday, September 23 and Wednesday, September 24 6:45 - 9:45 pm AARP DRIVER SAFETY CLASS!: Refresher Course for Drivers Age 50 and Older The library sponsors AARP Courses which can remove up to 4 points from your license and reduce your automobile insurance by 10 percent for a period of three years. Wednesdays July 16 and 23 9:30 am - 1;30 pm Tuesday, August 19 9:00 am - 5;30 pm Check here for the Current Registration Information . Participants must bring their driver’s license and checkbook when registering and attend both parts of the course to receive credit. A $10 check, payable to AARP is due at registration. (Couples must make out individual checks.)

TAX ASSISTANCE!! AARP TAX-AIDE PROGRAM During tax season, the library assists local residents by scheduling free Tax Assistance using AARP Tax Aides. In 2008, on Fridays, beginning February 8 to April 11, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. we scheduled reservations in 1 hour blocks. This allowed for an orderly process, without excess wait times. IRS FORMS AND PUBLICATIONS A limited supply of tax forms and publications are made available in the library's front lobby beginning late January or early in February. Additional forms are available online and may be downloaded at home or in the library. Click here for Federal Forms Click here for State Forms ECONOMIC STIMULUS ACT OF 2008 - Deadline for filing is October 15, 2008 (for people who do not have to file a 2007 tax return). Call the IRS hotline at 1-866-234-2942 for help. The Internal Revenue Service website provides an Economic Stimulus Calculator to help you determine whether you're eligible for a stimulus payment and how much you can expect to receive. AARP also has an online Stimulus Payment Tool that asks you a few questions and then fills in the 1040A tax form for you, using information you provide.

MUSEUM PASSES            The purpose of our Museum Pass Program is to help make museum experiences accessible to our West Hempstead patrons.  This year, all of the museums participating in our program have provided the Library with Family Passes that may be borrowed and returned, similar to a book.             Only West Hempstead Library cardholders (age 18 or older) who are in good standing may request these passes.  Residents of the district who do not presently own a library card need to apply for one in order to participate in this valuable program that offers free entry to a variety of metropolitan cultural institutions.             Come to the Reference Desk to learn more about our Museum Pass program.

Services for Readers BOOK CHATS:    Our West Hempstead Book Chats are Back! Our discussions take place at 7 pm in the Conference Room on the second floor of the library. The books are made available at the circulation desk one month before. Please contact the Reference Desk, or call 481-6591 to be added to our list for current or future discussions. Here is a list of the books we have read recently or have scheduled so far for this year. Let us know what suggestions you may have for upcoming discussions. We welcome your recommendations and reviews! June 2006: Amagansett Mark Mills September 2006: Reading Lolita in Tehran Azar Nafisi January 2007: Life of Pi Yann Martel March 2007: The Color of Water James McBride May 2007: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time Mark Haddon February 2008: The Awakening Kate Chopin March 13, 2008: Aloft Chang-Rae Lee May 1, 2008: The Maytrees Annie Dillard NEXTREADS: Get book suggestions by e-mail. Check out A New Service! We are now adding upcoming events in the library to the monthly NextReads book lists. Be the first to know what's happening in the library by subscribing to NextReads! For more information read our blog or call 481-6591 to speak to a Reader Services Librarian.

Last Update: 07/17/2008