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 Computer Classes, and more!INCOME TAX FORMS The Broadview Library will start putting out basic State and Federal tax forms in early January. The forms will be made available as they are received. Please be aware that the tax forms can be received over a wide period of time. In past years we have received tax forms as late as early March. For more information check out the links below: Federal forms: www.irs.gov Illinois forms: www.revenue.state.il.us NEW FOR THE NEW YEAR Beginning January 4, 2012, the Broadview Public Library will no longer charge patrons a fee to check out DVDs. In addition, the Library has also begun ordering all new DVD titles in both standard DVD and Blu-Ray formats. The Library has a new copy machine. The new copier is capable of printing in color. Color copies are $.25. The new copier has scanning capability, as well. Documents can be scanned and emailed directly from the copier (free!); documents can also be scanned onto a flash drive. Scanning is free. And finally, beginning in March of 2012 the Broadview Public Library will be making eBooks available to all resident cardholders in the Broadview Public Library District NEW UNATTENDED CHILD POLICY
On June 13, 2011, the Broadview Public Library District Board of Trustees voted to approve the Unattended Child Policy. The Broadview Public Library District endeavors to provide a suitable environment for children to use and enjoy its materials, programs and other resources. However, parents should be aware that the Library is a public building open to all, and that the staff is unable to monitor the safety or whereabouts of each child visiting the Library. Parental responsibility:
ONE BOOK-ONE COMMUNITY READING INITIATIVE FOOD FOR FINES
From Monday, October 17th through Monday, December 12, the Broadview Public Library District is sponsoring a food-for-fines drive. Proceeds from the drive will go to the Broadview Service Center, Inc. (the Food Pantry at 2000 Roosevelt Rd.). For each canned item or non-perishable donated, a patron’s fines will be reduced by $1.00. The program applies only to fines on overdue items owned by Broadview Public Library District. It does not apply in the case of fees and charges for lost or damaged items.Thank You to Our Sponsors
We would like to thank the following sponsors of our Summer Reading Program 2011: Graue Mill Museum
Elmhurst Art Museum
Super Target Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art Adler Planetarium True Value Brookfield Zoo The Chicago Bears Classic Cinemas Cernan Earth & Space Center/Triton College NEW COMPUTER LAB
Library users may have noticed the Broadview Public Library District’s new computer lab. Thanks, in part, to the second installment of an Opportunity Online Hardware Grant the library was awarded back in the summer of 2009, under the auspices of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the library now has 15 computers - 11 on the adult side and 4 in the youth services section. There are an additional six computers in the meeting room, for instructional and other purposes. The new computer stations were donated by the Elmwood Park Public Library. Computer registration will now be automated. Using an automated system, PCReservation®, district cardholders and visitors with a guest pass will now simply sit down at an available computer, enter their library card barcode, and be automatically logged on for a one hour session. The computer will automatically log off (after adequate notice) at the end of an hour, giving the user the option of staying on longer if no one is scheduled to use the computer. Alternatively, computers can be reserved up to 7 days in advance (up to 24 hours on a guest pass) by logging on to a computer located at a special registration station across from circulation. Non-residents, and residents without their cards, will be able to use any available computer for a $2.00 fee per use (extendable beyond one hour if no one is previously scheduled).
Katrina Arnold works as corporate controller for a lighting manufacturing company in Niles. Mrs. Arnold would like to extend a ‘thank you’ to residents of Broadview for electing her to the board. “I plan to serve”, she said, “with a spirit of vision, integrity and purpose”. Mrs. Arnold also plans to advocate for building a state of the art library that would not only nurture learning through the magic of books, but that will be a magnetic place that attracts children, parents and others by becoming a center for cultural events, senior citizen gatherings, and a resource for advanced research. Robert (BJ) Jones, a Broadview resident for over 40 years, and a volunteer and supporter to local government, is committed to a long term involvement in the community. “I truly appreciate the strong support the residents of Broadview extended to the library [trustee] candidates”, he said, and “I will serve with purpose and concern for library issues”. Mr. Jones would like to translate his commitment to people and the community into a vision that includes building a new library that can properly service our community as it is today and for the future. He intends to bring this vision to fruition by working closely with his fellow board members, the library director, as well as the Mayor of Broadview and his administration. Michael Wideman has lived in Broadview for 15 years. He has always valued education and encouraged his children to read. He believes that reading allows children to broaden their thinking and to experience places or things that they have never seen. Mr. Wideman would like to thank the residents of Broadview for electing him to the library board. “I promise to support the vision of the director of the library”, he said, “and bring synergy, ideas, and principle to the board.” Along with Verna Williams, board president Marva Newman will be departing, both after many years on the library board. The library board and library staff would like to thank both Verna and Marva for their long service to the library and to the community. The Broadview Public Library is holding a book sale on Saturday, April 2, 2011, from 10:30 am to 3:00 pm. The book sale will include a variety of books for adults, young adults and children.
In conjunction with the book sale, the library is holding an open house from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. The Board of Trustees and Staff of the Broadview Public Library invite you to meet the new Library Executive Director, Melissa Gardner. Light refreshments will be served. |
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The Library Has a New Director
On January 3, 2011, the Broadview Public Library District welcomed Melissa Gardner as the new Library Executive Director, succeeding Carl Caruso, who retired in September. Mrs. Gardner comes to Broadview from neighboring Berkeley Public Library, where she served as director from 2007 until 2010. Prior to that, she served as Assistant Director at the Glenwood-Lynnwood Public Library. Other library experience has included stints at the Newberry Library and the Chicago Public Library.
Mrs. Gardner holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Art from Illinois State University at Normal, and a Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) degree from Dominican University in River Forest. She is an active member of the American Library Association (ALA) and the Illinois Library Association (ILA) and has served on the SWAN Council of the Metropolitan Library System (MLS). A devoted mother of two boys, Mrs. Gardner enjoys adventure, whether it be a trip to the zoo, or scuba diving in Kauai. She also enjoys spending time with the kids, tennis, as well as all sorts of animals, and art. Mrs. Gardner enjoys reading. Among her favorite genres are romance, African writers, mystery, as well as popular fiction. To find out what she is reading now, you can visit http://www.goodreads/mgardner. Among her immediate goals and objectives, Mrs. Gardner plans on overseeing physical improvements to the library, as well as technology upgrades, and expansion of programs for teens. Mrs. Gardner enjoys getting out into the community and meeting people. Broadview residents are strongly encouraged to stop by the library for a visit with her, or to contact her either by phone, or by email at mgardner@broadviewlibrary.org. CIRCUIT BREAKER FORMS The 2010 Form IL-1363 application booklet is available at the library reference desk in limited quantities The booklet includes application material for Illinois Cares Rx, the Circuit Breaker grant, and license plate discounts for seniors and persons with disabilities. TEXTBOOKS In addition to textbooks used at Lindop School (District 92), the Broadview Public Library has now acquired selected textbooks used at Roosevelt School (District 89). The textbooks are available for use in the library. 2010 TAX FORMS A selection of 2010 U. S. Federal and Illinois State tax forms are available, on a self-serve basis, at the Broadview Public Library. Among the federal forms available in bulk are forms 1040, 1040A, and 1040EZ, along with instruction booklets. State forms available include IL1040 (plus instructions). For less commonly requested tax forms there is a binder containing reproducible documents. The Broadview Public Library District does not provide tax assistance. However, for tax assistance and other matters related to filing, the following phone numbers and internet addresses may prove useful: FEDERAL TAX FORMS Forms order line: 1-800-829-3676
Tax Assistance: 1-800-829-1040 Internet: http://www.irs.gov ILLINOIS STATE TAX FORMS Forms order line: 1-800-356-6302
Tax Assistance: 1-800-732-8866 Internet: http://www.iltax.com Library Gets Gates Grant |
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New Museum Adventure Pass! Broadview Library card holders can receive free admission or other discounts to 17 museums and cultural institutions in the Chicago area. The pass has been generously sponsored by Macy's. For more information go to www.museumadventure.org |
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SPANISH LANGUAGE COLLECTION
 The Broadview Public Library District is developing a Spanish language collection that features both non-fiction and popular fiction titles. The collection is still growing, but will come to include works by well-known authors writing in Spanish, as well as works by best-selling English-language authors translated into Spanish. Readers interested in Spanish-language titles are invited and encouraged to submit requests to the reference librarians. |
Spirit of African through Art: A Painting Workshop
