Looking Back:  The Civil War in TN
The TN State Library & Archives will be digitizing Civil War memorabilia at the Jonesborough Library February 24, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Appointments Required

* Read the Basic Guidelines for Eligibility

* Search your home for items from the Civil War era that you would like to share.

* Fill out the Reservation Request online at http://www.tngov/tsla/cwtn/events.htm.

* Or fill out a printed Registration Request at the library.

A project of the TN State Library and Archives.  Event sponsored by the Washington County- Jonesborough Library and the Jonesborough Genealogical Society.

Tax Form Assistance 
AARP is again providing assistance in filling out tax forms at the Jonesborough and Gray Libraries. The program begins in February. The AARP assistance is for taxpayers with a fairly simple return so if you have a lot of itemizations and complicated finances this program is not for you.

In Jonesborough the preparers will be there on each Saturday and Monday that the library is open until April 14. In Jonesborough, you must come by the library to make an appointment and to pick up the form you need to fill in before your appointment.

The program will begin at the Gray Library on Wednesdays beginning February 1. To make an appointment in Gray, call 477-1550 or visit the library. If you call to make your appointment in Gray you will still have to go to the library to pick up the forms to have them filled out before your appointment date.

If you are a do it yourself kind of filer there are two ways we can offer help.

Lots of folks come to the library to use our public access computers to file their own tax returns online.  There are several different websites that are available for this service.  Some hints about this though:  Not all of these sites are free and some of them don’t tell you that there is a charge until after you’ve finished your return that there is a fee to pay by a credit card.

You’ll need to have a personal e-mail address set up before you start preparing your taxes.  Don’t forget to bring all the papers you’ll need to complete the forms, W-2s for everyone on the tax return, Social Security numbers, etc. 

The best hint though is to get the appropriate paper form and fill it out with your basic information – even if you don’t do the calculations – before you come into the library.  This will make filing much easier and faster. 

Remember that library computers are available in one hour increments and that if there is a waiting list for the workstation you may not be able to get right back on the computer.  Therefore you’ll need to choose a site that allows you to save your work and return to it later.  It is also better to come to the library in off-peak use times like 10:00 a.m. until noon, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m., and when the library is open in the evening after around 5:30 p.m.

We have tax forms available for you in the libraries.  The more common forms – 1040, 1040A, and others, – with their instructions are on hand in printed form.  Forms that aren’t in the library are available online and the library staff is there to assist you in locating them through the IRS web site.

Tuesday Night @ the Movies
Come to the Jonesborough Library on Tuesday, February 7 at 5:30 p.m. and enjoy a vicarious visit to the magical Scottish village that appears only once every 100 years.

Gene Kelly and Van Johnson, two New Yorkers on a hunting vacation, stumble into the village. But what Tommy (Kelly) actually bags is the heart of bonny Scottish lass, Fiona, played by Cyd Charisse. There is a catch: if Tommy stays, he gives up everything including his fiancé back home; if Fiona leaves, Brigadoon will vanish into the highland mist, never to be seen again.

This Lerner-Lowe musical is directed by Vincente Minnelli. As Kelly and Charisse dance they weave a magic all their own and make you wish you could be there in the “Heather on the Hill.”

The presentation of our movie is sponsored by the Friends of the Washington County Library and is free and open to the public.

Campbell’s Labels for Education
The Washington County Libraries are also participating in the Campbell's Labels for Education program. If you collect the labels from your Campbell’s products like their soups, or related brands that participate like Pop-Secret, V8 Soup, Bic, etc., and do not have a place to donate them please consider us.  They offer lots of products we can use in our children’s program like arts supplies, display pieces, and program supplies.