Tax time at the library!

Thinking Library!

Meredith Scherb

January 19, 2013

New Books Upstairs @ the library!

          Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker by Jennifer Chiaverini

Footprints in the Sand: A Piper Donovan Mystery by Mary Jane Clark

The Bughouse Affair: A Carpenter & Quincannon Mystery by Marcia Muller & Bill Pronzini

          To Honor and Trust by Traci Peterson

Blood Gospel: The Order of the Sanguines Series by James Rollins

The Last Runaway by Tracy Chevalier

The Husband List by Janet Evanovich & Dorien Kelly

Kinsey and Me: Stories by Sue Grafton

Collateral Damage (Stone Barrington) by Stuart Woods

Coming Events @ the Library!

• Library Hours!

Monday – Friday 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Wednesday 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Sundays - Closed

• Check out our website http://www.atlantic.lib.ia.us
• Library email: atlanticpubliclibrary@gmail.com
• Every Wednesday is Craft Day from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• The Library Board regular meeting will be held on Monday, February 11, 2013, 5:30 p.m. meeting room upstairs.

• Pre-School Storytimes will be Tuesdays and Wednesdays this fall from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. for 3-5 year olds.
• Jan 22/23 – Snowbuddies!
• Feb 5/6 – Valentine Time!
• Feb 19/20 – Are You Sleeping?!
• Reminder! Bring a backpack or bag!

Did You Know…

You can download free e-books and audiobooks from the comfort of your own home? Go to our home page and click on the “download audiobooks and e-books” icon.  All you need is your patron barcode number (which we will happily provide to you) and your phone number which is used as your password. 

Behind My Desk…

I can’t believe it’s already that time of year again.  Taxes.  Certainly not my favorite thing and I’m guessing most people would agree with me.  For years, the State supplied public libraries with tax forms and booklets.  Unfortunately, that will not be the case this year, largely due to budget constraints.

However, you can access the forms and booklets from our website.  From the main page, go to “Helpful Links”, then “Find Information”.  Under the “Government” heading, select “Iowa Taxes”.  That will take you to the Iowa Department of Revenue website where the forms are located.  If you need any assistance in locating the forms, don’t hesitate to ask.  We’re more than happy to help.  Also, this is only for the Iowa state tax forms.  Federal tax forms have been ordered and should be arriving soon.

On a much more fun topic, I had the opportunity to speak to the women’s group at Heritage House yesterday morning about how Atlantic acquired a Carnegie Library.  The process was the same for every library across the country that applied for a grant from steel-magnate, Andrew Carnegie, but I was able to find some local newspaper articles from 1903 that provided some unique details about the process for Atlantic.  (Thanks to the Cass Co. Genealogical Society for digging those up for me!)  It was a lot of fun to research it and a lot of fun to share it.  I could not have been more warmly welcomed.  And if they have pastries like that at every meeting, I would be happy to come again! 

It’s been a chilly few days so stay warm and keep…Thinking Libraries!