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The Library will be open Sundays through April 26

Townsend Public Library will have Sunday hours for the 2015 winter months. We will be open from 1:00pm-5:00pm starting on Sunday January 4 and running every Sunday through April 26. 

Thank you to our donors who together provided the Friends of the Library with funds to open on Sundays.  If you have the opportunity, please be sure show your appreciation to these generous donors.

February 22     Radio Engineering Associates

March 1        Radio Engineering Associates

March 8        Townsend Community Couples Club

Cupcake Festival 2015 Sunday March 1st 1- 4PM

 Schedule

1:00-2:00pm - Drop off and Registration

2:00-3:00pm - Voting

3:00-3:30pm - Awards and Viewing

3:30-4:00pm - Cupcake Sale! 

 

There are 4 Categories; 3 for decorating, 1 for tasting.

(Bring a minimum of 1 dozen cupcakes for each category you enter)

Decorating Categories - Be Creative, You Choose the Theme!

  1. Kids 12 and under (with no help from adults)
  2. Adults (ages 13+ & kids with help from adults)
  3. Master Baker (For those who go above & beyond!)

Tasting Category

  1. Tasting is a special category. Your cupcakes and frosting must be made from scratch, and you must submit your recipe with your cupcakes. This category will not be judged on decorating.

March Events at the Library

Tax Forms Information

TO GET INSTRUCTIONS FOR FORMS 1040, 1040A and 1040EZ (and other tax documents)

The IRS is not sending instruction books to libraries this year. Following are the three options you have for viewing/obtaining instructions:    
 
IRS.gov/Forms - to view and download           
IRS.gov/orderforms - to order tax products to be delivered by U.S. mail           
1-800-829-3676 - to order tax products to be delivered by U.S. mail

Lynda.com Now Available

What is it?

Lynda.com is a web-based video subscription service that provides courses for learning the latest commercial software, creative and business skills. 

Introduction to Lynda.com

How does it Work?

The Library's lynda.com subscription allows patrons access from library computers or your desktop, mobile and tablet devices.  You will need your library card and your library card account PIN.  

What's Available?

More than 3000+ courses with 129,942 video tutorials. Most tutorials last several hours but are broken into multiple chapters.

Software like MS Word, Excel, or PowerPoint; Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator.

Web design: Web graphics, Interactive Design, Prototyping and more.

Social media and web publishing tools like Facebook, Twitter and Wordpress.

Photography: Lighting and Photographing a Still Life, Photography 101: Shooting in Low Light, GIMP:Essential Training

Business and career skills - productivity, marketing, time management and more.

Job Search Tools: with Resume design, Searching for Positions, Working with Recruiters and more.

Courses for all levels cover technical skills, creative techniques, business strategies, and more.  Courses may also include exercise files (practice), closed captioning and text transcripts.

You will be asked to create a LyndaLibrary account, which will allow you to track your progress through your tutorials. For Townsend Public Library cardholders only. 

Townsend Public Library Portal

Currently In the Meeting Hall Gallery

Stitched With Love

January 7th - February 28th, 2015

 

The Townsend Meeting Hall Art Gallery Committee invites you to view local artist's work using a variety of fiber;

whether it be fabric, thread, fleece, roving, yarn, or collage.

 

Art Show Reception

Saturday, February 14th @ 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Artist demonstrations, Valentine's Day card making, and light refreshments.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 See the Meeting Hall Gallery page for more information about art shows in the gallery.

 
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