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Library, City, and AARP Collaborate on
Free Tax Help for Adults 60+
The AARP Foundation is sponsoring a free
federal and state tax return preparation service
from 9 am until 5 pm Tuesdays and Fridays on
the second floor of the Main Library, February
3 through April 10.
The service is available by appointment
only for middle- to low-income taxpayers, with
priority given to those 60 and older.
Please bring all pertinent tax documents,
including W2 and 1099 forms (including those
for Social Security) and brokers’ statements
for stocks and mutual funds. You must also
bring a copy of your 2013 tax return regardless
of where or how you filed it. The service does
not include preparation of returns that include
income from rental property. Call 216-491-
1360 to book an appointment.
One-to-One Technology Training
Need help with Windows 8 or email? Don’t understand
the Internet? Having trouble working your
e-reader, tablet, laptop, or smart phone? Shaker
Library’s experienced technology trainer, Walter
Lesch, can provide the help you need. Call the
Main Library Computer Center at 216-991-2030,
ext. 3185, to leave a message for him. He will call
back to schedule an appointment.
Ongoing Programs for Adults
The Library offers learning and enrichment
opportunities for adults every day of the week
and sometimes on Sundays! Programs include
networking opportunities for those seeking
employment, classes to help people prepare for
the GED, or to learn English as well as creative
opportunities to learn a new game or skill. Listed
below are some opportunities to take advantage
of this winter.
Monday Morning Jumpstart, a jobs
club for those seeking employment moderated
by Bonnie Dick, meets from 10 am to noon every
Monday at Main Library. Participants gather leads
through networking and discuss up-to-date job
search techniques, new trends, as well as job fairs
and open positions.
GED Classes are offered from 10 am
to 12:30 pm Mondays and Wednesdays or
Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Main Library
Teen Center. Students must register in
advance online at tri-c.edu/ged or by calling
216-371-7138.
English as a Second Language is a free
program at 7 pm Tuesdays on the second floor of
the Main library.
Books & Authors
The Bookshelf:
Library Staff Favorites of 2014
Act Like a Success, Think Like a Success: Discovering Your Gift and the Way to Life’s Riches by
Steve Harvey. Amistad, 2014.The talk show host, stand-up comedian, and philanthropist tells readers
how to achieve their dreams by using the gift they have and provides a roadmap to help them identify,
acknowledge, perfect, and become successful with it.
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. Scribner, 2014. This 2014 National Book Award finalist is
the story of a blind French girl on the run from the German occupation and a German Resistance tracker
who struggle with their respective beliefs after meeting on the Brittany coast. By the award-winning
author of About Grace.
Fool’s Assassin by Robin Hobb. Del Ray, 2014. The next generation of Fitz and the Fool characters finds
illegitimate royal and former assassin FitzChivalry Farseer masquerading as a country squire with his
beloved wife only to be drawn back to his former life by old allegiances.
The Harlot’s Tale: A Midwife Mystery by Samuel S. Thomas. Monotaur Books, 2014. Set in 1645, this
sequel to The Midwife’s Tale finds Martha Hawkins and Bridget Hodgson searching for a killer who is
targeting York’s sinners for execution while the city’s overlords launch a brutal campaign to whip the
sinners into godliness.
Landline by Rainbow Rowell. St. Martin’s Press, 2014. Realizing her marriage is in trouble, TV writer
Georgie excludes herself from a Christmas family visit before discovering a way to reconnect with the
man her husband used to be. By the award-winning author of Fangirl.
The Lost by Sarah Beth Durst. Harlequin MIRA, 2014. Lauren finds herself trapped in an ever-shifting
world where lost objects come and go, locals turn feral, and the only people who don’t want to kill her
are a handsome wild man and a knife-wielding six-year-old girl.
The Martian by Andy Weir. Crown Publishers, 2014. Stranded by a dust storm on Mars, which
compromised his space suit and forced his crew to leave him behind, astronaut Watney struggles to
survive despite seemingly insurmountable odds that test his ingenuity.
Marvel Encyclopedia:The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the Marvel Universe. DK Publishing,
2014. Created in collaboration with Marvel Comics, this one-volume tome contains Marvel’s greatest
characters, including details of their powers and thrill-packed careers.
One Nation: What We Can All Do to Save America’s Future by Ben Carson with Candy Carson. Sentinel,
2014. The acclaimed brain surgeon, who made headlines with his keynote at the National Prayer
Breakfast in February 2013, presents a sequel to his best-selling America the Beautiful, and outlines
recommendations for correcting what he believes to be the country’s economic and moral shortcomings.
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart. Delacorte Press, 2014. This suspenseful YA novel by National Book Award
finalist and author of The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks follows four privileged teenagers
who spend a fateful summer together when everything goes terribly wrong.
The Serpent of Venice by Christopher Moore. William Morrow, 2014. When merchant Antonio, senator
Montressor Brabantio, and naval officer Iago lure Fool Pocket, the widower of the murdered Queen
Cordelia, to Venice, the tables are quickly turned by a Fool who is no fool.
Sleepover with Beatrice and Bear by Mônica Carnesi. Nancy Paulsen Books, 2014. Beatrice the bunny
and Bear spend three lovely seasons together, but when winter comes Bear goes into hibernation. Bunny
tries to join him, but just can’t keep still in this delightful story celebrating creativity, making the best of
circumstances, and the joy of the seasons.
Spirit Rising: My Life, My Music by Angelique Kidjo. Harper Collins, 2014. The Grammy Award-winning
artist shares her compelling life story including her escape from West Africa to Paris to New York to
becoming a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations, advocating for women’s rights.
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