Free Tax Help  – Dates to be announced soon

Build your Family Tree, Thursdays January 4, 11, 18 and 25 from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm … hands on help that focuses on Family Genealogy research. Bring your own family facts: family names, dates (birth and death) and locations, and learn to Ancestry.com(available free at the library) to find your ancestors. Bring your laptop if available. Help provided FREE of charge by Linda Clark, member of Highlands County Genealogy Society and ten-year user ofAncestry.com with over 5,000 family ancestors discovered.

***NOTE:  This program will move to Wednesdays at 11:00 beginning February 6th due to our annual Tax Assistance Program.  Please call 863 635-7857 if you have any questions. 

Super Saturday Family Fun at the Latt Maxcy Memorial Library THIS Saturday, January 12th from 9:30-11:30. Drop in and play some games, check out some books and spend a few moments making memories with your family! Free of charge, everyone is welcome. Call 635-7857 for more information.

Free Tax Help — February 1 to April 16, 2018                                                

For those who need it most—There is no age requirement and AARP membership is not required.

Latt Maxcy Memorial Library–Frostproof—AARP Volunteer Tax-Aide’s 34th year in Frostproof Electronic filing is a requirement; we do not prepare “paper” returns.** Direct Deposit of Refund** is recommended.

WE ONLY PREPARE PERSONAL RETURNS, NOT BUSINESS RETURNS. Some returns are “out of scope” for us, for example: rental income, depreciation, Schedule C forms with personal business inventory or loss, bankruptcy, foreign student returns, some retirement income, many K-1 statements and more. If MARRIED-FILING-JOINTLY both taxpayers must be in attendance or a power of attorney may be required.                                                                                        

Monday  8:30 AM – 11:30 AM   4:30 PM – 7:00 PM             

Thursday  8:30 AM – 11:30 AM 

 We reserve the right to stop accepting clients on any given day in order to complete returns in the time allowed.

IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ALL OF THE FORMS WE NEED TO PREPARE YOUR RETURN COMPLETELY AND ACCURATELY, WE WILL ASK YOU TO COME BACK WHEN YOU HAVE EVERYTHING NEEDED.

 What to Bring: A) Last year’s tax return. B) Copies of ALL W-2, 1099 Forms and proof of other income received by you and your spouse. C) Social Security Cards or Individual Tax Identification (ITIN) Cards or ITIN letters for you, your spouse, and for any other persons shown on the tax return (dependents.) D) Valid Picture I.D. for taxpayer—and spouse (if married filing jointly) E) Bank check or documented routing information for direct deposit of your tax refund. F) Bring health insurance coverage information for you, your spouse and all dependents, including the following forms if you received them: 1095-A (insurance purchased through the marketplace), 1095-B (other insurers), or form 1095-C (employer provided insurance). If you do not have full year coverage, bring information on monthly coverage. Bring any health care exemption letters or certificates received from the IRS or the Marketplace.

 Please note: Your patience will be appreciated! AARP/Tax-Aide is an all-volunteer program.

 **For other locations or to volunteer visit http://www.aarp.org/money/taxes/info-2006/volunteer_aarp_tax_aide.html  or call 1-(888)-687-2277   or   email: taxaide@aarp.org

The rules of Reading with the Rays presented by Suncoast Credit Union are simple:

• Go to your local library to get your game card.
• Choose your favorite books from your local library to read over the summer.
• As you read, track your hours by rounding the bases on your game card and collect Rays rewards along the way.
• When you read enough hours to get to first base, ask your parent or guardian to initial your card; then bring it to your local library.
• The librarian will initial your card and give you a reading reward.
• Round the bases by reading a total of 24 hours this summer and receive two tickets to a Rays game!

Keeping score

On the back of the card, keep track of your favorite books and articles you read this summer. Read around the bases — 24 hours total!

Read 3 hours to get from Home Plate to First Base

Reward: Reading with the Rays jelly bracelet

Read 5 more hours to get from First to Second Base

Reward: Reading with the Rays arm sleeve

Read 7 more hours to get from Second to Third Base

Reward: Reading with the Rays water bottle

Read 9 more hours to get from Third Base to Home Plate

Reward: Reading with the Rays ticket voucher redeemable for two complimentary tickets to a 2017 Rays regular season home game (select dates and restrictions apply).

Keeping your mind strong and healthy is important, especially over the summer months. The best way to exercise your brain is by reading. As you can read on the pages of the Reading with the Rays Newspaper in Education publication, Tampa Bay Rays baseball players know the importance of staying healthy and strong and keeping their minds active.

Ms. Carol and Zoee – Paws to Read program at the Library

Every Wednesday from 10am – Noon  beginning June 7th

*Each child that reads to Zoee will receive a new book.*

*New books are limited to the first 50 children to read to Zoee.*

Studies show that children who read aloud to therapy dogs on a regular basis demonstrate drastic improvement in their reading skills! Animals provide a safe, non-judgmental presence for struggling readers.

Help your child better their reading skills by having them read to Zoee. Just 15 minutes a session can provide them with necessary life long skills.

Children can read to Zoee 15 minutes or longer during each session.

Reading Club begins June 1st and ends July 31st

Research shows that kids who read over the summer break retain the skills that they developed during the school year.  This summer our library will provide a reading-based program for local kids – – with great prizes.  Here at the Latt Maxcy Memorial Library, we make summer reading FUN!

If you’re a reader, read to yourself or your family.  If you’re not a reader yet, have a family member read to you.  And keep reading!  The more books you read the more chances you have to win.  Each time a child turns in their reading log with the titles of 5 books that they have read or had read to them, they’ll receive a small toy prize and a raffle ticket.

Raffle tickets will be entered into a drawing for a grand prize.  There will be one grand prize for each age group; one for children 3 through 5 and one for children 6 through 11.

Prize drawing will be held on July 31st at 6pm.

Monday, June 5^th at 6:00 p.m. Summer Program Kick-off

Family Night  –  – –    John Storms and the World of Reptiles

Thursday, June 15th at 10:00 a.m.  – BUILD

Stories and Crafts about Construction

Special guest, Michelle Hutto, Hutto Construction

Thursday, June 29^th at 10:00 a.m. – SENSES

Stories and Crafts about our five senses

Special guest, Debbie Norris, RN

Thursday, July 13^th at 10:00 a.m. – DISCOVER

Stories and Crafts about our outside world

Special guest, Anna Clarke – Tiger Creek Preserve

Thursday, July 27^th at 10:00 a.m. – TRANSFORM

Stories and Crafts about recycling

Monday, July 31^st at 6:00 p.m. Summer Program Finale

Family Night – – – The Royal Court Magician

The Latt Maxcy Memorial Library will host it’s annual Art Show  – Feb. 1 – 28, 2017.  Deadline for entry is Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at 5:00 p.m.  No late entries will be accepted.

Categories for entries this year are 1) Paintings and Drawings and 2) Photography – Film or Digital.

• Entries must be the original work of the artist exhibiting.
• Work must have never been exhibited in this show before, and artists are required to exhibit work completed during the past two (2) years.
• Paintings, photography, and drawings must be equipped for hanging.
No saw-toothed hangers are allowed. Wire hangers are preferred.
• All works must be two-dimensional (2-D).

Awards Reception will be held on Thursday, February 23rd from 6:00 – 7:00 pm.

For  more information, please call 863 635-7857.