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State Income Tax forms arrive

January 16, 2015 — The 2014 Massachusetts Resident Income Tax and Massachusetts Nonresident or Part-Year Resident Income Tax booklets have arrived, and can be found in the reference room. For information about tax forms in the library, where to find forms online, and local tax assistance, please see our community resource page on taxes.

Libraries receiving many fewer tax forms from the IRS

January 16, 2015 — The IRS has reduced its Tax Forms Outlet Program which provided free tax forms to the public at post offices and public libraries. In an email to participating organizations, the IRS Tax Forms Outlet Program Administrator wrote, “IRS appropriations were significantly cut in the 2015 Omnibus Appropriations bill recently passed by Congress. Unfortunately this puts…

Friends of Forbes Winter Newsletter

December 10, 2014 — The Friends produce four electronic newsletters and two printed newsletters each year. Here’s the winter newsletter, both in a short electronic version and available as a longer more complete print edition. Winter 2014-15 Newsletter

25th Annual Giving Tree

December 3, 2014 — November 30-January 2 Gifts collected will be shared with children ages 0-16 Gifts should not be wrapped Please new items only Gift cards for tweens and teens appreciated Donations may be dropped off in the Children’s Department from November 30-January 2 Mon & Wed 9-6 Tues & Thurs 1-5 Fri & Sat 9-5 Please contact…

Forbes Library Awarded Disabilities Grant

October 8, 2014 — Forbes Library, the public library in downtown Northampton, has been awarded a two year grant to improve library services to people with disabilities. The project is being funded through the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners with funds from LSTA (Library Services and Technology Act), a Federal source of library funding provided by the Institute of…

Friends of Forbes Fall Newsletter

October 3, 2014 — Fall 2014 Newsletter

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