readers
Reader Services

Museum Passes

ADULT SERVICES

SPRING 2008

senior
50+
tax
Tax Forms & Assistance

ADULT PROGRAMS


Check our new Events Calendar for library programs and Entertainment.

BOOK SALE to Benefit the FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY
Thursday, May 29 through Sunday, June 1st

TRIPS...TRIPS...TRIPS
Details in the Newsletter
There are NO REFUNDS unless the library cancels a trip


All trips must be paid for at the time of registration by check to the West Hempstead Public Library.

REGISTRATION BEGINS APRIL 1, 2008
THE ATLANTIS MARINE AQUARIUM Wednesday, May 21 $70.00 per person
HUNTERDON DINNER THEATER PLAYHOUSE:
LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS
Wednesday, June 11 $79.50 per person
DELAWARE WATER GAP TROLLEY & LUNCHEON SHOW Thursday, July 17 $71.00 per person
CULINARY INSTITUTE & TOUR OF FDR MANSION & LIBRARY Monday, August 11 $84.00 per person
MOHONK MOUNTAIN HOUSE Wednesday, September 17 $83.00 per person
WOODLOCH PINES Thursday, October 30 $64 per person
JERSEY BOYS Sunday, November 16 $155.00 per person
TOP OF THE ROCK Tuesday, December 9 $77 per person

CLASSES
Details in the Newsletter

TAXPAYER'S FORUM
Tuesday, April 8 - 7-8:30 p.m.
Registration begins Tuesday, April 1.

SIMPLY STRONGER
Tuesdays: April 8,15, 22, 29 - 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Cost: $12 (payable by check)
Wednesdays: April 9,16, 23 - 7-8 p.m.
Cost: $9 (payable by check)
Registration begins Tuesday, April 1.

KNIT and CROCHET
Tuesdays: April 15, 22, 29, May 13 - 7-9 p.m.
Pay $1 for each class attended.
Registration begins Tuesday, April 1.

DANIEL AKNER, PSYCHIC
Wednesday, May 7 - 7 p.m.
Registration begins Wednesday, April 23.

BELLY DANCING
Mondays: June 16, 23, 30 - 7-8:30 p.m.
Cost: $15 (payable by check).
Registration begins Tuesday, April 1.

COMPUTER CLASSES FOR GROWN-UPS
Registration begins Tuesday, April 1.
Each two-hour class is $10.00, payable by check to the West Hempstead Public Library. Internet and Computer classes are provided with 12 laptops/maximum 24 students. The E-Mail classes are limited to 12 participants.
INTERNET KINDERGARTEN Wednesday, April 16 7-9 p.m.
INTERNET 1st GRADE Wednesday, April 30 7-9 p.m.
COMPUTER KINDERGARTEN Monday, May 5 7-9 p.m.
COMPUTER 1st GRADE Monday, May 19 7-9 p.m.
E-MAIL KINDERGARTEN Wednesday, June 4 7-9 p.m.
E-MAIL 1st GRADE Wednesday, June 18 7-9 p.m.

WINTER COMPUTER CLASSES FOR GROWN-UPS
(Due to Instructor Illness, dates have been adjusted.)
COMPUTER 5th GRADE
Monday, March 31       7-9 p.m.
COMPUTER 6th GRADE
Monday, April 7       7-9 p.m.

CALLING ALL SENIORS (50+)!!

BOOMERS!! - See our blog about a
SPECIAL LIBRARY SUMMIT:
Libraries for Today and Tomorrow: The Greatest Generation to the Boomer Generation

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:
April 8
May 13
June 17
The Nassau Library System hosts and directs the Senior Connections program as a service to all county library patrons.


DEFENSIVE DRIVING CLASSES

AARP DRIVER SAFETY CLASS!: Refresher Course for Drivers Age 50 and Older

The library is sponsoring two 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.
Instructor Dates (Must attend both days) Time
Hank Goldman
Monday, April 7 and Thursday, April 10
FILLED
9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Charley Hlavenka
Thursday, May 1 and Thursday, May 8
9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

REGISTRATION for both courses begins on Monday, March 31 at 9:00 a.m. for West Hempstead residents. Non-residents may register beginning Friday, April 4 at 9:00 a.m. 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 - (ALL SPOTS ARE NOW FILLED!)

Tax assistance will be available in the second floor Conference Room every Friday*, beginning February 8 to April 11, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. This year we will be taking reservations in 1 hour blocks. Please call or visit the Reference Desk to cancel your appointment.

Please remember to bring all necessary paperwork (2007 tax return, W-2 forms relating to your 2007 return, etc.) * Note: Library will be closed on Friday, March 21.

IRS FORMS AND PUBLICATIONS

A limited supply of tax forms and publications will be 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

AARP has set up two Special walk-in TAX PREP sessions for people who normally don’t have to file a tax return, but need to do so this year to get an Economic Stimulus Payment.

April 14 session is at Hillside Library,10 am-12 pm.
April 16 session is at Mineola Library.

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: LIReads 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: LIReads Aloft Chang-Rae Lee
May 1, 2008: The Maytrees Annie Dillard


LIReads LONG ISLAND READS!: For our second Book Chat of the year on Thursday, March 13, 2008, we will join our Long Island neighbors reading and discussing Aloft by Chang-rae Lee. This book was selected by the Long Island Reads committee as part of an annual island-wide reading initiative when people throughout Nassau and Suffolk come together to read and discuss the same book and participate in library events. For more information, call or stop by at the Reference Desk.

Don't miss An Afternoon with Chang-rae Lee
on Saturday, April 12, 2008 - 2-5 pm
at Farmingdale Public Library

You must call for complimentary tickets (2 per person)
beginning March 12th (516) 292-8920

NEXTREADS: Get book suggestions by e-mail. Check out logonextreads 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: 04/01/2008