Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Tom Brokaw's The Greatest Generation - Book Discussion




Reading Public Library presents...
The Greatest Generation
by Tom Brokaw
Thursday, March 8, 2007
7:00 - 8:00 P.M.
at The Manor at Market Square
803 Penn Street, Reading, PA
RSVP
The program is free, but registration is requested
To sign up, please call 610-655-6355 or stop by the Reference Desk of the Reading Public Library at 100 South Fifth Street, Reading, PA.

Thursday, January 25, 2007

TAX TIME! Forms Available Feb 2

It's time to start thinking about income taxes again. Paper copies of tax forms and instructions will be available February 2, 2007: until then, you may visit the various federal, state, and local sights to get a head start.

Internal Revenue Service

Pennsylvania Department of Revenue

City of Reading Earned Income Tax Form (Loads a little more slowly - pdf files)

Berks County Earned Income Tax Forms (pdf files)

For assistance in filing out your federal income taxes you may visit the Local Taxpayer Assistance Center at 201 Penn Street or contact the office at 610.320.5154. Appointments are not necessary, but assistance is need-based. Assistance with state tax forms is not available.
For more information on assistance with filling out your state income taxes, contact the Pennsylvania Taxpayer Assistance office on 625 Cherry Street at 610.378.4401. This service is free for the state forms only.

The people at Kiplinger's, those trusted personal finance advisors and business forecastors, have some interesting (maybe not so much interesting, but pertinent and quite possibly valuable) links, calculators, and articles on their website.

Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Book Discussion - Murder Shoots the Bull



Reading Public Library presents...
Murder Shoots the Bull: A Southern Sisters Mystery
by Anne George
Thursday, February 15, 2007
6:30 - 7:30 P.M.
at City Espresso, 124 South Fifth Street, Reading, PA
RSVP
The program is free, but registration is requested
To sign up, please call 610-655-6355 or stop by the Reference Desk of the Reading Public Library at 100 South Fifth Street, Reading, PA.
Refreshments will be available for purchase from City Espresso
Wendy Crutcher of The Mystery Reader says this about the novel:
Murder Shoots the Bull is perhaps one of the most
amusing cozies I have read in a long time. Every chapter brought a smile to my
face or made me laugh out loud, largely due to the dynamic duo of Patricia Anne
and Mary Alice. George has their relationship down to a science, creating
sisters that are totally different from one another, yet their interaction and
exchanges have a distinctly authentic feel.
Read the Entire Review
The Southern Sisters Mysteries include: