Library

The Friends of Easttown Library have written their 2010 membership letter. The Friends hope to raise $24,000 to give to the Library. The funds will pay for all youth programming and purchase teen books, children's and adult DVDs, and large print books. In addition to the annual membership drive, the money will be raisedthroughbook sales,Acme register receipt redemption, and a number of other fundraisers. In the ten years that they have been redeeming Acme register tapes, the Friends have received $31,000 for the Library! This year the Friends will host a shredding event at the Library on Saturday, April 17. Thank you for your support of the Friends of Easttown Library.

State funding of public libraries is an important source of revenues for operating Easttown Library, but this funding has dropped 43% from 2008 to 2010. Send a Valentine postcard to the Governor and your legislators telling them how much you love and rely on your public library. This is the perfect time to do this as the Governor will introduce his draft of the 2010-2011 budget during the second week of February. Pick up these Valentine postcards in the library and send them today.

The Chester County Library System received a Library Services and Technology Act grant to purchase books on different topics in the areas of business, career development, and personal finance. Easttown Library recently received its first installment of 42 books covering a wide array of subjects. Please check out the display in the library which includes books on a wide array of subjects, including QuickBooks, interviewing and resume guides, investment options (asset allocation, bonds, mutual funds, and options investing), and management.

AARP-approved volunteer tax preparers will be available in the Library to assist seniors and low- and moderate-income individuals with tax preparation on Mondays from Feb. 1 through April 12. Assistance is available by appointment only at 10:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Please call the library to sign up for hour-and-a-half sessions, or sign up at the circulation desk. If you require assistance but cannot attend during scheduled sessions, please let our library staff know and a volunteer will contact you.