It's tax time! Forms & instruction booklets for the 1040, 1040 A & 1040 EZ will be available soon, as well as reproducible copies of additional Federal Tax forms and instructions. In addition, our staff can help you download forms from the Internet. As always, assistance in tax preparation will be offered to qualified residents. Volunteers will be available at the library on Tuesdays and Fridays throughout tax season. An appointment is required: call 1-888-387-9830 ext. 3502 to schedule time with a preparer.
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Programming for teens will resume this month! We will meet every other Monday at 6:30pm, and students in grades 6-12 are welcome to attend. February 12: Anti-Valentine's Day Party February 24: Young Adult Coloring And don't forget, our children's programs are also continuing throughout this month. Visit our Children's Programs webpage for details on Toddling Twos, Book Bunnies, and the After School Club!
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The Art of Finger Painting
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Monday, February 26, 7:00pm Join EveryDay Art's Judi Painter and create a unique work of art using only your fingers! This program is for patrons ages 12 & up. Space is limited & registration is required - Call the library at 908-454-3712 to sign up, or register online!
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Ongoing Events for Adults
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PFPL Writers Group Thursday, February 8 & 22, 7:00pm Do you have a story to tell? Join the PFPL Writers Group!
We welcome all levels of writers from beginner to published professionals. We'll discuss fiction, poetry, nonfiction (including memoir), and more. Bring your ideas, a notebook, and your magic pen! Call the library at 908-454-3712 to sign up, or register online!
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Classic Book Club: My Man Jeeves Tuesday, February 13, 7:00pm Join the Classic Book Club in 2018 as we explore “classically funny” titles. If your memory of classic literature is all doom and gloom, this may be the perfect year to join us for a look at the lighter side.
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Film Screening: Marshall Thursday, February 15, 7:00pm Young Thurgood Marshall (Chadwick Boseman) faces one of his greatest challenges while working as a lawyer for the NAACP. Marshall travels to conservative Connecticut when wealthy socialite Eleanor Strubing (Kate Hudson) accuses black chauffeur Joseph Spell of sexual assault and attempted murder. He soon teams up with Sam Friedman (Josh Gad), a local Jewish lawyer who's never handled a criminal case. Together, the two men build a defense while contending with racist and anti-Semitic views from those who deem Spell to be guilty. The public is invited to stay for a brief discussion after the film. All films in this series are recommended for adults. For more information, call the library at 908-454-3712. Partial funding is provided by the Warren County Cultural and Heritage Commission. Movie License #196808001
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Book Forum Wednesday, February 21, 1:30pm The book club with no assigned reading. Share light refreshments and talk about whatever you have been reading lately.
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Everyday Art Wednesday, February 21, 7:00pm "Everyday Art" is a freelance Artisan Community which is built on a foundation of creating mindful interactive art to keep for oneself or to give to others. All levels of talent are encouraged to attend, so if you are a professional artist, an artist "want to be," or simply terrified to put a colored pencil to paper, please, we would love to have you join our group!
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Happy Bookers: Cry the Beloved Country Wednesday, February 28, 7:00pm Cry, the Beloved Country is the deeply moving story of the Zulu pastor Stephen Kumalo and his son, Absalom, set against the background of a land and a people riven by racial injustice. Remarkable for its lyricism, unforgettable for character and incident, Cry, the Beloved Country is a classic work of love and hope, courage and endurance, born of the dignity of man. (Goodreads). Multiple copies of the book are available for reserve. See the Happy Bookers website for more information.
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People of the book : a novelby Geraldine BrooksOffered a coveted job to analyze and conserve a priceless Sarajevo Haggadah, Australian rare-book expert Hanna Heath discovers a series of tiny artifacts in the volume's ancient binding that reveal its historically significant origins. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of March. Selected by Deb Messling, Library Director
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Year oneby Nora RobertsA tale of suspense and survival is set in the wake of a cataclysmic pandemic that wipes out more than half the world's population, replacing science and technology with magic and compelling Lana, a practitioner of good witchcraft, to embark on a perilous journey west with her lover and other survivors. By the best-selling author of the In Death series. Selected by Lori, Circulation Staff
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The story of Arthur Truluv : a novelby Elizabeth BergMaking daily visits to the grave of his beloved late wife, Arthur forges unexpected relationships with a nosy neighbor and a troubled teen who dubs him "Truluv" before the trio discovers healing and family together. By the best-selling author of Open House. Selected by Cindy, Circulation Staff
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Moonglow : a novelby Michael ChabonA tale inspired by long-buried family history imparts the deathbed revelation of an ancestor's involvement in a mail-order novelty company famed for ads in mid-20th-century periodicals and the family's experiences around World War II and the space program in culturally divided regions of America. Selected by Norma, Circulation Staff
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