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



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Sunday - 1 - 5
Mon - Thurs - 9 - 8
Friday - 9 - 5
Saturday - 9 - 5

 

 

 

What's Going on at the Library

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.


SIMSBURY SCRABBLERS
(New Time)

Are you a Scrabble enthusiast? Join the Simsbury Scrabblers at the Library every THURSDAY. Stop in any time between 4:00 and 8:00 PM. The last game will begin around 7:15 PM. All are welcome. For more information please contact Linda Raskauskas at lraskauskas@sbcglobal.net


Prose & Poetry (Writers)
Barnes Room
 6-8 PM

The newly formed Prose & Poetry (Writers) group is looking for writers. If you are interested in writing and wish to share your fictional work with a group of peers, this group is for you! Space is limited, so interested writers should register online by going to the library website www.simsburylibrary.info and clicking on Calendar.


Authentic Teen Voices: Come and enjoy the Simsbury Union of Slam Poet's Second Public Poetry Slam
Thursday, February 11
6:30-8:00 pm
Program Room

Slam Poetry is poetry that you understand after only one reading. It incorporates movement, singing, rhythm, and emotion into a poem. Both teen poets and adults are encouraged to attend. For those teens currently in grades 9-12 or aged 14-19 interested in joining the Simsbury Union of Slam Poets, drop-in meetings are held every Tuesday from 6-7:00 in the upper level of the Library.

Register for the Authentic Teen Voices by phone, online or in person: 860-658-7663, www.simsburylibrary.info (calendar). For more information on the Union of Slam Poets, visit the Simsbury USP website at www.simsburyusp.wordpress.com  This program is free.


Barbara Rosene - 1920's - 30's Traditional Jazz - Tin Pan Alley Composers
Friday, February 19   
2:00 p.m., Program Room       

Barbara Rosene is a passionate vocalist whose interpretations uncover the richness of jazz classics through the subtle, skilled delivery of one truly in love with the genre she sings. Rosene is personally committed to the significance of jazz music in American Popular Song and in America's roots and spirit. Her next album will be released in the fall of 2009.

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


Travel Writer Kim Knox Beckius to Speak
Tuesday, February 23
(snow date: February 24)
1:00 pm
Program Room

Kim Knox Beckius is a Connecticut travel writer whose passion for New England inspires everything she does. Kim has authored six guide books, including The Guide to New England Travel, The New England Coast, Back Roads of New England and the Everything Family Guide to New England. I.

The event will be held in the Program Room. Her books will be available for purchase and signing. The program is free of charge, and the public is welcome to attend. Prior registration is requested before February 19, 2010. Sign up at the library’s reference desk, register on-line at www.simsburylibrary.info, or call the library at (860) 658-7663.


Thursday Theater: "PUBLIC ENEMIES"
Thursday, February 25
1:00 -3:00 pm
Program Room 

This is the incredible true story of legendary Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger. The charismatic bank robber whose raids made him the number one target of J. Edgar Hoover's fledgling FBI and its top agent, Melvin Purvis, was a folk hero to the common people and irresistible to women.  

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.


Fifty Ways to Meet Your Lover: Finding Romance in Mid-life
Tuesday, March 9
6:30-8:30 pm
Program Room

In this entertaining and information-packed workshop, you'll learn about three areas to create successful mid-life dating: 1. How to make a great first impression and avoid rejection. 2. Why Boomer Love is different than romance in your 20's or 30's and how it's the same as well. 3. A process to determine if your date has real relationship potential and how to use the process to expand your options. This free program will be presented by Donna F. Ferber & Ronnie Ann Ryan and is co-sponsored by the Simsbury Senior Center.

To reserve a seat call 860.658.7663 or visit www.simsburylibrary.info


Thursday Theater: "JULIE & JULIA"
Thursday, March 11th
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. Mark Weems and Julee Glaub tour together nationally and abroad with a focus on the art of the pure voice with tight harmonies in traditional songs. Instrumentation includes guitar, fiddle, banjo, flute, piano and bodhran. In addition to performing concerts, they also teach workshops and music camps around the country and have developed their own traditional singing camp called Camp Little Windows. Together they bring a beautiful blend of both traditions with a unique harmonic sound that is rare and often beckons response from audience members. 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. Mark and Julee have created a unique musical presentation.

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


Thursday Theater: "THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE"
Thursday, April 8th
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.


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. He has earned B.M. and M.M. degrees in Jazz Studies from Rutgers University, while performing extensively in and around New York. 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. 

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

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