It's tax time! Forms and instruction booklets for the 1040, 1040 A and 1040 EZ are now available, 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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Laptime Sign-ups Begin February 21
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Laptime, our storytime program for children ages 6 -23 months with an adult caregiver, will resume on March 8, 2017. Registration for this program will open on February 21, 2017.
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Upcoming Events for Teens
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Teen Advisory Board Meeting Monday, February 13 Meet your new Teen Librarian and share your ideas for fun teen library programs. - Middle School TAB Meeting– Monday, February 13 @ 6pm ~ Please meet in the Children’s Room.
- High School TAB Meeting– Monday, February 13 @ 7:15pm ~ Please meet in the Children’s Room.
If you can’t make it to the meeting, but want to share your ideas with Ms. Fran or the group, please email your ideas to FDaley@PBurgLib.org. If you can’t email them, please stop by the Children’s Room on a Monday or Tuesday night after 5pm and tell her what you think. These questions can guide your suggestions: What do local teens need? What programs have you liked or disliked here or in school? What are you passionate about learning? What are you passionate about doing in our community? Ms. Fran will try to reply to your message promptly.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Tuesday, February 14, 7:00pm Join the Classic Book Club in 2017 as we explore classic titles in genre fiction. These are books that were written for popular audiences, not scholars, but whose literary merit and entertainment value have stood the test of time. Throughout the year we will be reading classics books in romance, mystery, horror, science fiction, fantasy, and historical fiction. Join us on February 14th at 7pm as we discuss Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Visit the Classic Book Club webpage for details!
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Wednesday, February 15, 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 or an artist "want to be" or simply terrified to put a colored pencil to paper please join us. We would love to have you join our group!
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Ongoing Events for Adults
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Classic Film: Breakfast at Tiffany's Thursday, February 2, 1:30pm In an idealized New York City during the early '60s, Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn) is a charming socialite with a youthful zest for life who lives alone in a nearly bare apartment. She has such a flippant lifestyle that she won't even give her cat a name, because that would be too much of a commitment to a relationship. Maintaining a childlike innocence yet wearing the most perfect of designer clothes and accessories from Givenchy, she spends her time on expensive dates and at high-class parties. She escorts various wealthy men, yet fails to return their affections after they have given her gifts and money. Holly's carefree independence is changed when she meets her neighbor, aspiring writer Paul (George Peppard), who is suffering from writer's block while being kept by a wealthy woman (Patricia Neal). Just when Holly and Paul are developing their sweet romance, Doc (Buddy Ebsen) appears on the scene and complicates matters, revealing the truth about Holly's past. Not Rated; 115 minutes. 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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Laughter Yoga Monday, February 13, 3:00pm Laughing is a vocalization that anyone can do. It relieves stress, which helps keep disease away. Laughter has both psychological and physiological health benefits. Increased oxygen intake clears the lungs and the mind. Laughter is a cardiovascular exercise, ‘internal jogging,’ that burns calories. Here is your chance try it for yourself! Cynthia Curtis from Funny Farm Laughter Club will lead an hour-long laughter yoga session. Call the library at 908-454-3712 to sign up or
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Book Forum Wednesday, February 14, 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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Film Screening: Brooklyn Thursday, February 16, 7:00pm In 1952, Eilis Lacey leaves Ireland to immigrate to Brooklyn, where she has a better chance of finding work. Crushed by homesickness, Eilis finds her spirits lifted by an Italian-American suitor with whom she falls in love. When she must return to Ireland, Eilis is courted by a hometown boy and finds herself torn between two countries and the two men who love her. Rated PG-13; 117 minutes 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 # 504025064
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Happy Bookers: The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney Wednesday, February 22 @ 7:00pm If you think your family is dysfunctional, move over, because here come the Plumbs. Suddenly faced with the dismantling of the nest egg they’ve counted on to solve their financial woes, the four Plumb siblings have to grow up, and fast. But though they all do some terrible things in the name of ambition, there’s something lovable about the Plumbs. You can’t fail to be moved by the beating heart of this novel, which seems to say that family, for good or ill, unites us all. "Sweeney's writing is assured, energetic, and adroitly plotted, sweeping the reader along through an engrossing narrative that endears readers to the Plumb family for their essential humanity." (Publisher's Weekly) Multiple copies of the book are available for reserve. See the Happy Bookers website for more information.
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PFPL Writers Group Thursday, February 23, 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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A farewell to armsby Ernest HemingwayA tragic wartime romance set against the brutal and chaotic backdrop of World War I is the classic story of a volunteer ambulance driver wounded on the Italian front and the English nurse he loves and leaves behind. Selected by Stephanie, Reference Librarian
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Make me love youby Johanna LindseyWhen her marriage to a mysterious viscount is arranged to end an escalating feud, earl's daughter Brooke Whitworth must convince her intended of her resolve to go through with the marriage to protect her family's estate and escape a loveless life. Selected by Valerie, Circulation Staff
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Expecting to dieby Lisa JacksonAs she deals with her pregnancy and an impositional reality show in town, Detective Regan Pescoli must team with her partner, Selena Alvarez, to take down a serial killer who is picking off teenage partiers in the woods of Grizzly Falls. Selected by Barbara, Technical Services
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Summon the Queenby Jodi McIsaacIt may be impossible to alter the past, but Irish revolutionary Nora O'Reilly is determined to try. Armed with a relic given to her by the goddess Brigid and joined by immortal Irish warrior Fionn mac Cumhaill, Nora is hurled back through time to the sixteenth century. There Nora and Fionn seek the infamous pirate queen Granuaile--Grace O'Malley--the one woman who may be fierce enough to stop Queen Elizabeth I's tyranny over the Irish people. Selected by Mariola, Circulation Staff
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