Get some consumer savvy!

Information is power, and we could all use some help in this economic climate.  So come to the Newton Free Library this Wednesday, December 17th at 7:00 p.m., when Deb Bloomberg from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston will help us learn more about money, banking, credit, and identity theft in a free interactive program called “Consumer Savvy.”  The program will be held in the auditorium.

The talk is a program of the Library’s Retirement Planning Club for Women, but you don’t need to be a member (or a woman) to attend.  Check out the Club page to get free email updates on future activities, and to use our regularly-updated collection of online retirement planning resources (including a monthly newsletter of new books purchased on retirement planning topics), investor education course modules, and retirement planning blog.  New members are always welcome!

Applying for a Job Online

Did you miss our class on Applying for a Job Online?   You can view the course materials here (as well as material from some of our other classes).   And don’t forget our Job Search Blog, with links to other resources and job search news.

Time to do the taxes!

The AARP® Tax-Aide™ Foundation will have trained volunteers at the main library on Saturdays from 1:30-3:30 pm each week beginning on February 16 and ending on April 12. The volunteers, who are trained by the IRS, will be ready to answer questions and fill out basic (non-business) tax returns, and their help is FREE. 

Both Federal and State tax booklets and copies of many tax forms are available on the first floor of the library (just beyond the Reference atrium), while supplies last.  If you can’t find the form you need, you can copy from our book of reproducible forms, or the Reference librarians can print them from the IRS and Department of Revenue websites (10 cents per page).

For forms and more information, go to: 

U.S. TAX FORMS & PUBLICATIONS
http://www.irs.gov
(800) 829-36762007 MASS. TAX FORMS & PUBLICATIONS
(800) 392-6089

Are you job-hunting? Looking for a new career?

Browse our newest resource, Newton’s Quick Job Search blog.  Full of links to helpful websites for the job searcher, many of the linked resources are specifically focused on Massachusetts.

And don’t forget the rest of the resources on our Careers page.

Book Discussion Guides

New from BookLetters:

Search by title to find discussion questions and reviews–both fiction and non fiction are included.  For everything offered by BookLetters, including the complete set of BookLetters newsletters and award lists, and booklist newsletters prepared by Newton staff,  click here.

NewsBank adds more

NewsBank (Home Access | In Library Access) has another Special Report this week, on World Economics. Included are newspaper and magazine articles and web resources covering global economic conditions and issues, including information on the annual International Monetary Fund/World Bank conference in Singapore.

NewsBank resources for 9/11 and Hispanic Heritage Month

NewsBank has a Special Report for the anniversary of September 11, 2001, including original articles covering the events of that day, and others dealing with the investigation, rebuilding, and world impact. Links to outside resources, including the 9/11 Commission Report, are included.

NewsBank has another new Special Report, this one dealing with National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15). Articles and links covering culture, historical figures and leaders, and important issues and events are included, in both Spanish and English.

The 2006 Winter Olympics are here!

NewsBank’s Special Report on the 2006 Winter Olympics will keep you up to date with the latest news from Torino on Olympic events and competition, athletes, and award ceremonies, as well as background information and other news. NewsBank’s report also includes a list of links to related websites, including the Official site of the Olympic Movement, the Turin Olympic Games website, the NBC Olympics website, the site for the U.S Olympic Team, and others.