Final week to file Taxes

This is the last week to file your taxes. I am sure you have plenty of last minutes questions that need answers.
Here are some examples: Q Is it too late to find someone to prepare my taxes?
A You can try to find a tax preparer to assist you, but keep in mind their schedules are very busy this time of year. It might be difficult to get an appointment. Here is a tip for choosing a tax preparer at IRS.gov/. If you are going to choose someone else you must pick someone you can trust, because once you sign that return, and sent to the IRS, if the IRS has any questions about the information on the return, they ill contact the preparer of the taxes.
Q What options do I have if I want to fill out my taxes myself?
A If you choose to go it alone-which more people are doing that now. You have two free-file programs that are out there and you can access them by just going to www.irs.gov and clicking on free file.
Q What if I do make a mistake on my taxes?
A If it is a paper return, it has to be mailed back to the taxpayer. Taxpayer must make the corrections,mail back to the IRS.. this can be quite lengthy time period. The IRS does an initial error check when the return is filed electronically to the agency and you will receive within a 24-48 hours confirmation whether the IRS has accepted or rejected the return. If return is rejected, the taxpayer would then, within 24-48 hours go in and make changes.
Q How do I get an extension on my taxes?
A It is a simple form. Its a form 4868, and it can be prepared and filed electronically as well. There's tax software out there that can help you. This will give you six months extension to file your return. Do remember a extension to file is not an extension to pay. So if you owe the IRS, your money is due by April 15. You will have to come up with an estimated amount to make sure you have not underpaid by April 15.

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Spring Cleaning

Thursday is National Letting Go of Stuff Day. This is an organized day of letting go of emotional baggage. Find out more information at National Let Go of Stuff Day.org.

According to their website, “this day provides a chance to individually and openly acknowledge ones stuff. A chance to begin the process of moving beyond that stuff. The first step in the process of Letting Go of Stuff is to accept and acknowledge that there is STUFF.”

Spring began on March 20th. This is the time when everyone looks to cleaning out his or her lives and homes. The time for “spring cleaning”. Farmingdale Public Library carries many interesting books devoted to this topic.

Barnes, Emile 101 Ways to Clean out the Clutter © 2008
Call# 648.5 B

Imus, Deidre Greening your Cleaning © 2007
Call# 648.5 I

Palmer, Brooks Clutter Busting: Letting go of what’s holding you back © 2009
Call# 648.5 P

Squires, Kathleen Real simple cleaning © 2007
Call# 648.5 S

So, to those who are reading this Blog I say “Out with the old, in with the New”! Happy Spring and Happy Cleaning.

St. Patrick's Day 2010

March 17th, this Wednesday is St. Patrick's Day. Come to Farmingdale Public Library or reserve any of the following items to learn all about Irish culture and heritage. In addition to the materials in the library, information on holiday parade is located at the end of this passage.

Books:

In a gilded cage by Rhys Bowen
Call#: Fic Bowen; Mystery 2009

Full on Irish: creative contemporary cooking by Kevin Dundon
Call#: 641.594 D 2005

The country cooking of Ireland by Colman Andrews
Call#: 641.59415 A 2009

The Irish heritage cookbook by Margaret M. Johnson
Call#: 641.5941 J 1998

The Irish pub cookbook by margaret M. Johnson
Call#: 641.5941 J 2006

Golden years: the sixth chronicle of the O'Malley family in the twentieth century by Andrew Greeley
Call#: Fic Greeley 2004

Motherland: writings by Irish American women about mothers and daughters. edited and with an introduction by Caledonia Kearns
Call#: 810.8035 M 1999

Evil for evil by James R. Benn
Call#: Fic Benn 2009

Must love dogs by Claire Cook
Call#:Fic Cook 2002

Second spring: a love story by Andrew Greeley
Call#: Fic Greeley 2003

The lighthouse keeper by James Michael Pratt
Call#: Fic Pratt 2000

Stalking Irish madness: searching for the roots of my family's schizophrenia by Patrick Tracey
Call#: 616.898 T 2008

Easter rising: an Irish American coming up from under by Patrick Michael MacDonald
Call#: B MacDonald M 2006

My father's gun: one family, three badges, one hundred years in the NYPD by Brian McDonald
Call#: 363.2 M 1999

A song for Mary: an Irish-American memory by Dennis Smith
Call#: B Smith S 1999

In Dublin's fair city by Rhys Bowen
Call#: Fic Bowen; Mystery 2007

The book of Irish Americans by William D. Griffin
Call#: 973.04916 G 1990

Booking passage: we Irish and Americans by Thomas Lynch
Call#: 305.8916 L 2005

Irish Music:
Buzz ballads
Call#: ROCK MUSIC Buzz Ballads 2006

Irish traditional fiddle music
Call#: World Music Ireland Irish Traditional Fiddle Music 1988

The Celtic album (Boston Pops Orchestra)
Call#: WORLD MUSIC Ireland The Celtic Album 1998

No line on the horizon (U2)
Call#: ROCK-U2-No Line On The Horizon 2009

The Joshua tree (U2)
Call#: ROCK-U 2-Joshua Tree 2007

U218 singles (U2)
Call#: ROCK MUSIC U2 U218 Singles 2006

The Corrs live in Dublin (Corrs)
Call#: POP MUSIC Corrs, The Live In Dublin 1999

Tears of stone (Corrs)
Call#: WORLD MUSIC Ireland Chieftains, The Tears Of Stone 1999

To the faithful departed (Cranberries)
Call#: ROCK MUSIC The Cranberries To The Faithful Departed 1996


If you like to go for the St. Patrick's Day parade, here is the information of local parades:

--NYC's 249th St. Patrick's Parade: Fifth Ave. Wednesday March 17th, 2010
--Rockville Center Saint Patrick's Day parade 2010 on Saturday March 21st at 12pm

Oscars

The 82nd Annual Academy Awards are tonight on ABC. The library will be having a display this week of all things Oscars in celebration.

For tonight download Oscar Ballots and see if you can predict who wins!

2010 Best Picture Oscar Nominees on DVD
All links below will take you to items in our collection.

Avatar. Release not available.

The Blind Side. Released on March 23

District 9

An Education. Released on March 30

The Hurt Locker

Inglourious Basterds

Precious. Released on March 9

A Serious Man

Up

Up in the Air. Released March 9

Looking for past winners and nominees try The Official Academy Awards® Database

Did you know the library has…

Call Ahead Pick Up
Call us before you come to the Library to request a book, DVD, CD, or Book-on-CD. If the item is available, the librarian will put it aside for one hour for you to pick it up. le, we will put it aside for one hour for you to pick up.

Online Reserve
Farmingdale patrons, with no outstanding fines or overdues, can electronically place reserves on books, audio books, music CDs, and older (more than six months old) videos and DVDs from any computer - 24 hours a day, seven days a week.