In partnership with the AARP, tax assistance will be available at the Peters Township Public Library each Thursdays beginning February 9 through April 12. AARP Tax-Aides will provide this free service to help low and moderate income taxpayers who are age 60 years and older.
Appointments may be scheduled by calling 724-941-9430 or by visiting the library circulation desk. At the time of registration, the library will provide you a list of the forms eligible for preparation by the AARP Tax-Aide consultant, as well as a list of items you will need to bring when you arrive for your personal tax preparation session. It is recommended you visit the library to pick up both of the lists before your scheduled appointment.
As a community service, the library participates with the IRS and Pennsylvania Department of Revenue to provide both Federal and State Tax forms for library patrons. As forms arrive, they are added to the tax display on the second floor of the library. If a desired form is not available, individuals with a valid Peters Township Public Library card may access library computers for tax forms and publications. Printing charges are $.15 per page to cover library costs. To access federal forms, visit www.irs.gov and to access state forms, visit www.revenue.state.pa.us. For help with federal tax questions please call 1-800-829-1040; for help with federal tax forms and publications please call 1-800-829-4059. For help with state tax questions please call 1-717-787-8201.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
The Gallery Photography Exhibit
The Peters Township High School Photography Classes will exhibit their work in the main lobby of the Peters Township Public Library from February 23 through March 8 during library hours. "The Gallery" is a display of hundreds of student photographs from the classes and club at the high school. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, February 23 from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. All are welcome to attend.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
FAFSA Completion Session for College-Bound Students and Parents
The Peters Township Public Library will offer a free FAFSA Completion Session on Saturday, February 18 at 10:30 a.m. in the first floor Meeting Room. This workshop, for college-bound and seniors and their parents, provides the opportunity to get personalized help completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the chance to ask questions related to the financial aid process.
Session information will be provided by Jayeann Harr, Higher Education Access Partner of the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA). Preregistration is required for this program online, call 724.941.9430, or visit the library circulation desk.
The deadline for submitting the FAFSA to determine eligibility for a need-based Pennsylvania State Grant is May 1 or August 1 for first-time students entering programs of study at community colleges, business, trade or technical schools, and hospital schools of nursing. Families should submit their FAFSA as early as possible after January 1 to ensure meeting earlier financial aid deadlines that may be required by selected schools.
The FAFSA is used to determine if students qualify for almost all forms of need-based financial assistance, including the Pennsylvania State Grant, Federal Pell Grant, many scholarships, work-study programs, many school-based awards, and low-cost federal student loans.
Last year, 98% of all applicants completed the FAFSA online which provides for faster and more accurate results. A new feature this year will allow tax filers to have their IRS data automatically populate certain FAFSA questions, making the process easier. Families are advised to be cautious of online FAFSA sites that require a fee to complete the free application, as help is available through PHEAA staff and the U.S. government at no charge.
Session information will be provided by Jayeann Harr, Higher Education Access Partner of the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA). Preregistration is required for this program online, call 724.941.9430, or visit the library circulation desk.
The deadline for submitting the FAFSA to determine eligibility for a need-based Pennsylvania State Grant is May 1 or August 1 for first-time students entering programs of study at community colleges, business, trade or technical schools, and hospital schools of nursing. Families should submit their FAFSA as early as possible after January 1 to ensure meeting earlier financial aid deadlines that may be required by selected schools.
The FAFSA is used to determine if students qualify for almost all forms of need-based financial assistance, including the Pennsylvania State Grant, Federal Pell Grant, many scholarships, work-study programs, many school-based awards, and low-cost federal student loans.
Last year, 98% of all applicants completed the FAFSA online which provides for faster and more accurate results. A new feature this year will allow tax filers to have their IRS data automatically populate certain FAFSA questions, making the process easier. Families are advised to be cautious of online FAFSA sites that require a fee to complete the free application, as help is available through PHEAA staff and the U.S. government at no charge.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Learn the ins and outs of online banking
According to a recent survey, 73 percent of online households – 58 percent of all U.S. households – reported paying a bill online at a biller or bank website in the last month.* Have you hesitated becoming part of this trend and would like to learn more?
The Peters Township Public Library will host Kristen Painter, Branch Manager, Washington Financial Bank/Valley Brook, who will discuss how online banking makes it easy and convenient to check account activity, transfer funds, and pay bills. Learn how to easily navigate these features on Tuesday, February 7 from 7 – 8:45 p.m. The fee for this program is $5 and advance registration is required at the library circulation desk.
Kristen Painter has over 20 years of experience in the financial industry. She graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, the Pennsylvania Bankers Association School of Banking and Leadership Washington County.
The Peters Township Public Library will host Kristen Painter, Branch Manager, Washington Financial Bank/Valley Brook, who will discuss how online banking makes it easy and convenient to check account activity, transfer funds, and pay bills. Learn how to easily navigate these features on Tuesday, February 7 from 7 – 8:45 p.m. The fee for this program is $5 and advance registration is required at the library circulation desk.
Kristen Painter has over 20 years of experience in the financial industry. She graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, the Pennsylvania Bankers Association School of Banking and Leadership Washington County.
"Making Sense of the Civil War" program filled within a week!
Peters Township Public Library will host a five-part reading and discussion series which will focus on making sense of the American Civil War. The library is one of more than 150 sites throughout the country that will host the reading and discussion series, a 2012 project of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association. Additional support in Pennsylvania is provided by the Pennsylvania Humanities Council. Registrations for the program opened on January 9 and quickly filled within a week.
Peters Township Public Library is one of four Pennsylvania libraries chosen to partner with Pennsylvania Humanities Council. Readings selected for the program will provide a glimpse of the vast sweep and profound breadth of Americans’ war among and against themselves, and include:
• March by Geraldine Brooks
• Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam by James McPherson
• America’s Wars: Talking about the Civil War and Emancipation of Their 150th Anniversaries, a forthcoming anthology of historical fiction, speeches, diaries, memoirs, biography, and short stories, edited by national project scholar Edward L. Ayers.
Program books are provided to participants through funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, American Library Association and through the Pennsylvania Humanities Council for Peters Township Public Library participants.
Dr. Elaine Parsons, Civil War scholar and Associate Professor of History at Duquesne University, will lead all five discussion sessions. Dr. Parsons received her PhD at Johns Hopkins University. Her work focuses on social movements and popular culture in the nineteenth-century United States, with a focus on the Civil War and Reconstruction eras. She is currently completing a book about the Ku Klux Klan, entitled “Constructing the Kuklux: The Ku Klux Klan and the Modernization of the Reconstruction-Era South.” Dr. Parsons is the recipient of a Harry Frank Guggenheim Fellowship for the study of violence in culture.
Peters Township Public Library is one of four Pennsylvania libraries chosen to partner with Pennsylvania Humanities Council. Readings selected for the program will provide a glimpse of the vast sweep and profound breadth of Americans’ war among and against themselves, and include:
• March by Geraldine Brooks
• Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam by James McPherson
• America’s Wars: Talking about the Civil War and Emancipation of Their 150th Anniversaries, a forthcoming anthology of historical fiction, speeches, diaries, memoirs, biography, and short stories, edited by national project scholar Edward L. Ayers.
Program books are provided to participants through funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, American Library Association and through the Pennsylvania Humanities Council for Peters Township Public Library participants.
Dr. Elaine Parsons, Civil War scholar and Associate Professor of History at Duquesne University, will lead all five discussion sessions. Dr. Parsons received her PhD at Johns Hopkins University. Her work focuses on social movements and popular culture in the nineteenth-century United States, with a focus on the Civil War and Reconstruction eras. She is currently completing a book about the Ku Klux Klan, entitled “Constructing the Kuklux: The Ku Klux Klan and the Modernization of the Reconstruction-Era South.” Dr. Parsons is the recipient of a Harry Frank Guggenheim Fellowship for the study of violence in culture.
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