Free Tax Assistance at the Library
9 am - 2 pm
Thursday & Friday
February 4 - April 9

The AARP Tax-Aide program is part of a national program and will be offered this year through a partnership between the Simsbury Senior Center and The Simsbury Public Library. The Tax-Aide program provides trained and certified tax volunteers who work one-on-one with taxpayers to prepare and electronically file both federal and state tax returns free of charge.

To participate in this tax assistance program, taxpayers must first book an appointment by calling the Simsbury Senior Center at 860 658-3273 or 860 651-9161. Appointments are available from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, Thursdays & Fridays. Once an appointment has been booked via the Senior Center, taxpayers will meet the tax volunteers in the Business Resource Center at the Simsbury Public Library, 725 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, CT 06070. The AARP Tax-Aide service is free of charge and open to anyone who needs assistance regardless of age or town residence.

Thursday Theater: "JULIE & JULIA"
Thursday, March 11
1:00 - 3:00 PM
Program Room

A woman verging on thirty and frustrated in a temp secretary job takes on a yearlong culinary quest: cook all 524 recipes in Julia Child’s “Mastering the Art of French Cooking.”  This film follows both women who, while separated by time and space, discover that with the right combination of passion, fearlessness and butter, anything is possible.

The movie is free of charge, and is open to the public. Reservations are requested; call 658-7663 or register online at www.simsburylibrary.info.  This program is sponsored by the Simsbury Senior Center.

Little Windows - Traditional Irish and Appalachian Songs and Tunes
Friday, March 19  
8:00 p.m., Program Room        

Little Windows creates a mix of Appalachian and Irish music, and traditionally-based originals, with a special focus placed on unaccompanied ballads. They also explore the spiritual nature of song and harmonic sound. Though they have both made several recordings with other bands as well as solo projects, Julee and Mark's first recording together, Just Beyond Me, was submitted for a Grammy and has been highlighted on NPR's radio program The Thistle and Shamrock.

This program has been made possible through the generous support of the FRIENDS OF THE SIMSBURY PUBLIC LIBRARY

Boothcamp™: Trade Show Strategies
Wednesday, March 24
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Program Room 

Calling all Crafters & Exhibitors! Wake Up & Shake Up Your Trade Show Experience! Nancy Frede, Frede Enterprises, LLC will help you create winning partnerships with customers and the trade show organizers.

Nancy Frede has over 30 years of advertising, booth and sponsorships and event sales/marketing experience including over 15 years working with newspapers as an Ad Director, classified manager and sales rep. Nancy is and instructor at Post University. She has created job fairs for ctjobs.com and Senior Fairs for the Record Journal.  Nancy is a current member of ASAE and a Past Member of the ASAE Marketing Section Council. Reserve Your Seat Now!

Thursday Theater: "THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE"
Thursday, April 8
1:00- 3:00 PM
Program Room

The September 2007 issue of Vogue magazine weighed nearly five pounds and was the single largest issue of a magazine ever published. With unprecedented access, this film tells the story of legendary Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour and her larger-than-life team of editors creating the issue and ruling the world of fashion.  

The movie is free of charge, and is open to the public. Reservations are requested; call 658-7663 or register online at www.simsburylibrary.info.  This program is sponsored by the Simsbury Senior Center.

Close the communication Gap - How to speak effectively
with your aging parents, family members & clients
Tuesday, April 13
6:30 – 8:30 pm
Program Room

Do you struggle to know how to communicate with the 'older' generation? Wonder how to initiate and successfully have those ‘tough conversations’ with our aging parents, relatives or clients? Vic Bible of Iffs Eldercare Consultants will talk about how to improve your communication with the elders in your life.  You'll learn who is really in control, gain important insight into your own communication habits and learn how to build better relationships with your elders. 

This program is co-sponsored by the Simsbury Senior Center. It is free of charge. To reserve a seat call the library at 860.658.7663 or visit www.simsburylibrary.info to register.

The Keith and Mazer Trio - An Eclectic Mix of Blues,
Jazz, Swing & Pop
Friday, April 16  
8:00 p.m., Program Room        

This talented acoustic trio is instrumentally comprised of two guitars and djembe, combined with finely crafted vocal leads and tasty harmonies. The Keith and Mazer songbook is loaded with some of the most diverse and interesting tunes - all spice and no filler!

This program has been made possible through the generous support of the FRIENDS OF THE SIMSBURY PUBLIC LIBRARY

Noah Baerman - Piano and Bass Covering the Scope of Jazz History
Friday, May 7
8:00 p.m., Program Room        
 

Jazz pianist, composer, educator and author Noah Baerman, studied jazz at New Haven's Educational Center for the Arts and at Jackie McLean's Artists' Collective in Hartford. Noah received First Prize (jazz category) in the Billboard Song Contest and in the Unisong Contest, as well as "ASCAPlus Awards" from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers every year since 2004.