Final day for assistance tomorrow

The Smyrna Local Library is offering free tax preparing assistance. Tomorrow is the FINAL day this is being offered.

Free Income Tax Preparation
Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25; March 10, 17, 31 | 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

VITA tax preparers will be on hand to do free tax preparation. Each Saturday they are at the library, registration begins when the library opens. THERE IS NO PRE-REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT.

The following fomrs are NOT eligible for preparation: Schedule C with losses, advanced Schedule D forms, SS-5, 8606, 8615, and SS-8. For married filing jointly, both spouses must be present. Please bring all Form W-2's and 1099's, information for all other income, deductions/credits, previous year's return, proof of account for direct deposit (voided check, etc.), Social Security cards or Individual Taxpayer Identification notices/cards for filers, spouses, and all dependents, proof of ID, total paid to daycare providers with their tax ID numbers, birth dates for all parties ont he return and proof of foreign status if applying for ITIN.

This is just one of many services the Smyrna Public library offers.

Event reminder for tomorrow

The Smyrna Local Library is offering free tax preparing assistance.

Free Income Tax Preparation
Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25; March 10, 17, 31 | 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

VITA tax preparers will be on hand to do free tax preparation. Each Saturday they are at the library, registration begins when the library opens. THERE IS NO PRE-REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT.

The following fomrs are NOT eligible for preparation: Schedule C with losses, advanced Schedule D forms, SS-5, 8606, 8615, and SS-8. For married filing jointly, both spouses must be present. Please bring all Form W-2's and 1099's, information for all other income, deductions/credits, previous year's return, proof of account for direct deposit (voided check, etc.), Social Security cards or Individual Taxpayer Identification notices/cards for filers, spouses, and all dependents, proof of ID, total paid to daycare providers with their tax ID numbers, birth dates for all parties ont he return and proof of foreign status if applying for ITIN.

This is just one of many services the Smyrna Public library offers.

Career help tomorrow

The Linebaugh Public Library in Smyrna is going to be offering Training Workshops and Job Services through the Tennessee Career coach tomorrow.

The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development is proud to roll out our Career Coaches...mobile centers with services similar to what you might find in a Tennessee Career Center. These vehicles will arrive on the scene to provide a mobile computer lab with Internet access; create a venue for workshops including résumé assistance and interviewing skills; and serve as a recruitment center for companies moving into our state.

The scheduled visit is set for 9AM tomorrow so please be early.

Event reminder for tomorrow

The Smyrna Local Library is offering free tax preparing assistance.

Free Income Tax Preparation
Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25; March 10, 17, 31 | 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

VITA tax preparers will be on hand to do free tax preparation. Each Saturday they are at the library, registration begins when the library opens. THERE IS NO PRE-REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT.

The following fomrs are NOT eligible for preparation: Schedule C with losses, advanced Schedule D forms, SS-5, 8606, 8615, and SS-8. For married filing jointly, both spouses must be present. Please bring all Form W-2's and 1099's, information for all other income, deductions/credits, previous year's return, proof of account for direct deposit (voided check, etc.), Social Security cards or Individual Taxpayer Identification notices/cards for filers, spouses, and all dependents, proof of ID, total paid to daycare providers with their tax ID numbers, birth dates for all parties ont he return and proof of foreign status if applying for ITIN.

This is just one of many services the Smyrna Public library offers.

Event reminder for tomorrow

The Smyrna Local Library is offering free tax preparing assistance.

Free Income Tax Preparation
Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25; March 10, 17, 31 | 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

VITA tax preparers will be on hand to do free tax preparation. Each Saturday they are at the library, registration begins when the library opens. THERE IS NO PRE-REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT.

The following fomrs are NOT eligible for preparation: Schedule C with losses, advanced Schedule D forms, SS-5, 8606, 8615, and SS-8. For married filing jointly, both spouses must be present. Please bring all Form W-2's and 1099's, information for all other income, deductions/credits, previous year's return, proof of account for direct deposit (voided check, etc.), Social Security cards or Individual Taxpayer Identification notices/cards for filers, spouses, and all dependents, proof of ID, total paid to daycare providers with their tax ID numbers, birth dates for all parties ont he return and proof of foreign status if applying for ITIN.

This is just one of many services the Smyrna Public library offers.

Event reminder for tomorrow

The Smyrna Local Library is offering free tax preparing assistance.

Free Income Tax Preparation
Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25; March 10, 17, 31 | 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

VITA tax preparers will be on hand to do free tax preparation. Each Saturday they are at the library, registration begins when the library opens. THERE IS NO PRE-REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT.

The following fomrs are NOT eligible for preparation: Schedule C with losses, advanced Schedule D forms, SS-5, 8606, 8615, and SS-8. For married filing jointly, both spouses must be present. Please bring all Form W-2's and 1099's, information for all other income, deductions/credits, previous year's return, proof of account for direct deposit (voided check, etc.), Social Security cards or Individual Taxpayer Identification notices/cards for filers, spouses, and all dependents, proof of ID, total paid to daycare providers with their tax ID numbers, birth dates for all parties ont he return and proof of foreign status if applying for ITIN.

This is just one of many services the Smyrna Public library offers.

Event reminder for tomorrow

The Smyrna Local Library is offering free tax preparing assistance.

Free Income Tax Preparation
Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25; March 10, 17, 31 | 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

VITA tax preparers will be on hand to do free tax preparation. Each Saturday they are at the library, registration begins when the library opens. THERE IS NO PRE-REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT.

The following fomrs are NOT eligible for preparation: Schedule C with losses, advanced Schedule D forms, SS-5, 8606, 8615, and SS-8. For married filing jointly, both spouses must be present. Please bring all Form W-2's and 1099's, information for all other income, deductions/credits, previous year's return, proof of account for direct deposit (voided check, etc.), Social Security cards or Individual Taxpayer Identification notices/cards for filers, spouses, and all dependents, proof of ID, total paid to daycare providers with their tax ID numbers, birth dates for all parties ont he return and proof of foreign status if applying for ITIN.

This is just one of many services the Smyrna Public library offers.

Valentine's Movie Event

The Smyrna Public Library is hosting a romantic and learning event as one of the great romance movies of all times is shown for your enjoyment.

Singin' in the Rain
February 13, 5 p.m.

Vanderbilt music professor Michael A. Rose will be our guest speaker as we view the classic Gene Kelly film Singin' in the Rain. Bring your sweetheart to the final event of the Walter King Hoover Winter Reading Program, and enjoy the show. Popcorn will be provided!

Tax preparing assistance

The Smyrna Local Library is offering free tax preparing assistance.

Free Income Tax Preparation
Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25; March 10, 17, 31 | 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

VITA tax preparers will be on hand to do free tax preparation. Each Saturday they are at the library, registration begins when the library opens. THERE IS NO PRE-REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT.

The following fomrs are NOT eligible for preparation: Schedule C with losses, advanced Schedule D forms, SS-5, 8606, 8615, and SS-8. For married filing jointly, both spouses must be present. Please bring all Form W-2's and 1099's, information for all other income, deductions/credits, previous year's return, proof of account for direct deposit (voided check, etc.), Social Security cards or Individual Taxpayer Identification notices/cards for filers, spouses, and all dependents, proof of ID, total paid to daycare providers with their tax ID numbers, birth dates for all parties ont he return and proof of foreign status if applying for ITIN.

This is just one of many services the Smyrna Public library offers.

Career help in Smyrna

The Linebaugh Public Library in Smyrna is going to be offering Training Workshops and Job Services through the Tennessee Career coach.

The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development is proud to roll out our Career Coaches...mobile centers with services similar to what you might find in a Tennessee Career Center. These vehicles will arrive on the scene to provide a mobile computer lab with Internet access; create a venue for workshops including résumé assistance and interviewing skills; and serve as a recruitment center for companies moving into our state.

The scheduled visit is set for March 12 at 9AM. If this sounds interesting to you please make plans on being there early.

This is rather early so I will be posting an event reminder the day before they are scheduled to be here. Good luck.

The three currently scheduled visits to Rutherford county are below. So if March 12 is bad for you there are two other local stops.

MURFREESBORO HEAD START CAREER DAY 02/23/2012 8:30 AM
SMYRNA LIBRARY 03/12/2012 09:00 AM
MURFREESBORO GOODWILL OPEN HOUSE 03/14/2012 09:00 AM

Event reminder for tomorrow

Don't forget that tomorrow is the exhibit for the "A fine Romance" show at the Smyrna Public Library.

SMYRNA LIBRARY SELECTED TO HOST TRAVELING EXHIBIT

The exhibit A Fine Romance: Jewish Artists, American Songs 1910-1965 will be traveling through San Francisco, Baltimore, and Houston during a 55-city tour celebrating the music of artists like George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, and Jerome Kern. One of the other stops it will be making is at Smyrna Public Library.

“We’re very excited to have this exhibit here in Smyrna,” said Carol Kersey, branch director at the library. “This will be a chance to celebrate diversity and to enjoy music that has really defined America.” The exhibit will be the key attraction of this year’s Walter King Hoover Winter Reading Program, which celebrates its tenth anniversary in 2012.

A Fine Romance was developed by Nextbook, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting Jewish literature, culture, and ideas, and the American Library Association Public Programs Office. The national tour of the exhibit has been made possible by grants from the Charles H. Revson Foundation, the Righteous Persons Foundation, the David Berg Foundation, and an anonymous donor, with additional support from Tablet Magazine: A New Read on Jewish Life. Locally, Friends of Smyrna Library, the Vanderbilt University music department, Dance with Stacey, and the MTSU English department have given their support.

The grand opening of the exhibit will be January 13 at the library. Scheduled to appear are Dr. Jim Lovensheimer, professor of ethnomusicology at Vanderbilt University, and the Vanderbilt Jazz Quintet. Other events will be scheduled throughout the run of the event, which will conclude in late February.

Smyrna Public Library is located at 400 Enon Springs Road West in Smyrna. The Library is the cornerstone of our community, enriching lives through free resources for learning, fun, and opportunity. For more information, call 615-459-4884 or visit www.linebaugh.org.

What's going on at the library

From Jerome at the Smyrna Public library here is what is going on this month.

Smyrna Library is abuzz with new programs this month, including a Lego club, a traveling arts display, an e-book workshop, and the return of the Walter King Hoover Winter Reading Program.

Friday evening, January 13, at 6:30 p.m., the library will be hosting the grand opening of the A Fine Romance traveling exhibit. This free event will feature live music from the Vandy Jazz Quartet and a keynote given by Dr. James Lovensheimer, professor of ethnomusicology at Vanderbilt. Viewing of the exhibit itself begins today and will last through February 24.

A Fine Romance was developed by Nextbook, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting Jewish literature, culture, and ideas, and the American Library Association Public Programs Office. The national tour of the exhibit has been made possible by grants from the Charles H. Revson Foundation, the Righteous Persons Foundation, the David Berg Foundation, and an anonymous donor, with additional support from Tablet Magazine: A New Read on Jewish Life. Locally, Friends of Smyrna Library, the Vanderbilt University music department, Dance with Stacey, OmniHut, Fox’s Pizza, and Legend’s Steakhouse have given their support.

The youth services department is back in full swing as well, with storytimes already going again and several events planned for this month. Next Thursday, January 19, an all-ages pajama storytime and stuffed animal sleepover will be held at 6:00 p.m. Stuffed animals can be left overnight, and children can views pictures of their shenanigans when they pick up their stuffed friends on Friday morning.

This Saturday, a try-before-you-buy teen gaming program will be taking place 2:30-4:30 p.m. Teens will be able to use the library’s large screens to try out a recent release. Also coming up is the Lego Club, which will be meeting January 24 at 4:00 p.m. Registration is required, and this program is limited to those 8 years old and up.

If you received an e-book reader over the holidays and are interested in getting free library books on your device, the library will be hosting an e-book workshop for you tomorrow, January 12, at 3:00 p.m. This event will cover lending on our popular R.E.A.D.S. system, along with giving information for those who are still in the market for a device.

Smyrna Public Library is located at 400 Enon Springs Road West in Smyrna. The Library is the cornerstone of our community, enriching lives through free resources for learning, fun, and opportunity. For more information, call 615-459-4884 or visit www.linebaugh.org.

A Fine Romance

Libraries just do not loan out books, but can be the site of travelling exhibitions. Thankfully Smyrna is going to be the site of this show and you are all welcome to visit.

SMYRNA LIBRARY SELECTED TO HOST TRAVELING EXHIBIT

The exhibit A Fine Romance: Jewish Artists, American Songs 1910-1965 will be traveling through San Francisco, Baltimore, and Houston during a 55-city tour celebrating the music of artists like George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, and Jerome Kern. One of the other stops it will be making is at Smyrna Public Library.

“We’re very excited to have this exhibit here in Smyrna,” said Carol Kersey, branch director at the library. “This will be a chance to celebrate diversity and to enjoy music that has really defined America.” The exhibit will be the key attraction of this year’s Walter King Hoover Winter Reading Program, which celebrates its tenth anniversary in 2012.

A Fine Romance was developed by Nextbook, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting Jewish literature, culture, and ideas, and the American Library Association Public Programs Office. The national tour of the exhibit has been made possible by grants from the Charles H. Revson Foundation, the Righteous Persons Foundation, the David Berg Foundation, and an anonymous donor, with additional support from Tablet Magazine: A New Read on Jewish Life. Locally, Friends of Smyrna Library, the Vanderbilt University music department, Dance with Stacey, and the MTSU English department have given their support.

The grand opening of the exhibit will be January 13 at the library. Scheduled to appear are Dr. Jim Lovensheimer, professor of ethnomusicology at Vanderbilt University, and the Vanderbilt Jazz Quintet. Other events will be scheduled throughout the run of the event, which will conclude in late February.

Smyrna Public Library is located at 400 Enon Springs Road West in Smyrna. The Library is the cornerstone of our community, enriching lives through free resources for learning, fun, and opportunity. For more information, call 615-459-4884 or visit www.linebaugh.org.

I hope you can take time to go and visit this show. With live music I suspect it will be an enriching experience.

Mobile health unit

Sometimes in life getting health services when things are tough can be a problem. Sometimes the small ills you overlook because of finances can have a long term effect that is impossible to avoid if not handled in a timely fashion. In the spirit of helping people stay healthy, and if there is a need they will assist you in connecting with a permanent medical resource for long term problems, the Middle Tennessee Medical center has put together The Mobile Health Unit with The Hope Clinic and The Guidance Center.

The Hope Clinic works in tandem with the Guidance Center of Murfreesboro and Smyrna to help you have a happier and healthier life. I talked to Kathy Ferrell of MTMC and asked the difference between the Guidance center and The Hope Clinic as they are listed separate. She said The Guidance Center is a mental health resource and The Hope Clinic is for the physical side of your life. I should note that the services from the Hope Clinic and Guidance Center are for all ages, and for the 26th in Smyrna the mobile health unit is for ages 18 and over.

This coming Monday the mobile health unit will be at the Smyrna Library for those who are interested in this resource. The DNJ had the following to say.

SMYRNA — Middle Tennessee Medical Center and Smyrna Library will partner for a community health fair from 8 a.m. to noon Monday at the library, 400 Enon Springs Road W.

Free and open to the public, the fair will feature the hospital's Mobile Health Unit and provide attendees with comprehensive blood work to check for 22 components of bloodwork, including heart, liver and kidney functions. Cholesterol, glucose, iron, sodium and potassium levels will also be checked.

Those planning to participate are asked to fast 10 to 12 hours prior to lab work, with the exception of water. Diabetics should not fast. Confidential results from the health screening will be mailed to participants' home address.

The Hope Clinic and Guidance center has a full schedule planned for the near future.

September
Wednesday, September 26th: Smyrna Public Library
Tuesday, September 27th: LaVergne Middle, 8 – 12 Guidance Center, 1 – 4 Hope Clinic
Wednesday, September 28th: John Pittard, 8 – 12 Guidance Center
Thursday, September 29th: Rock Springs Elementary, 8 – 12 Guidance Center
Friday, September 30th: Bradley Academy, 8 – 3 Hope Clinic

October
Monday, October 3rd – Friday, October 7th: No Mobile Unit, Fall Break
Tuesday, October 11th: LaVergne Middle, 8 – 12 Guidance Center, 1 – 4 Hope Clinic
Wednesday, October 12th: John Pittard, 8 – 12 Guidance Center
Thursday, October 13th: Rock Springs Elementary, 8 – 12 Guidance Center
Friday, October 14th: Bradley Academy, 8 – 3 Hope Clinic
Tuesday, October 18th: Smyrna Middle, 8 – 12 Guidance Center, 1 – 4 Hope Clinic
Wednesday, October 19th: No Mobile Unit, early dismissal for all students
Thursday, October 20th: Eagleville, 8 – 12 Guidance Center
Friday, October 21st: John Pittard, 8 – 3 Hope Clinic
Tuesday, October 25th: LaVergne Middle, 8 – 12 Guidance Center, 1 – 4 Hope Clinic
Wednesday, October 26th: John Pittard, 8 – 12 Guidance Center
Thursday, October 27th: Rock Springs Elementary, 8 – 12 Guidance Center
Friday, October 28th: Bradley Academy, 8 – 3 Hope Clinic

For those with questions the MTMC website has some more information, a local news article written about their program and a video from Channel 4 news, and what the Hope Clinic vehicle looks like from the inside.

A few lines from the MTMC website says it all.

The Mobile Health Unit Collaborative represents a partnership between Middle Tennessee Medical Center, Primary Care & Hope Clinic, and The Guidance Center to bring physical and behavioral health services to our community.
The vision of the collaboration is to eliminate barriers to accessing these services and provide assistance in navigating the healthcare system.

If you have a need please do not hesitate to reach out to this wonderful service.

Final chance for free tax help

It is tax time and for those like me who look at the forms as a form of social torture..there is hope and help available at the Smyrna Public Library.

Free Tax Assistance

VITA, IRS-certified community volunteers, will be providing free tax preparation again this year at Smyrna Library. To see if the forms you are filing will be eligible, please see flyers at the library. Please bring your W-2 and 1099 forms, information for other income, information for all deductions and credits, a copy of last year's return, social security cards for yourself, your spouse, and your dependents, proof of ID for yourself and your spouse, and proof of account for direct depositing.

Sign-up for this service is first-come, first-served and begins at opening the day of the assistance.

The Dates they will be there are bellow.

February 19, 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
February 26, 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
March 12, 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
March 26, 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Free is good

Tomorrow is the last day they will be offering this.

Free is still good

It is tax time and for those like me who look at the forms as a form of social torture..there is hope and help available at the Smyrna Public Library.

Free Tax Assistance

VITA, IRS-certified community volunteers, will be providing free tax preparation again this year at Smyrna Library. To see if the forms you are filing will be eligible, please see flyers at the library. Please bring your W-2 and 1099 forms, information for other income, information for all deductions and credits, a copy of last year's return, social security cards for yourself, your spouse, and your dependents, proof of ID for yourself and your spouse, and proof of account for direct depositing.

Sign-up for this service is first-come, first-served and begins at opening the day of the assistance.

The Dates they will be there are bellow.

February 19, 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
February 26, 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
March 12, 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
March 26, 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Free is good

This post will repeat the day before each tax assistance day. Good luck.

Free is still good

It is tax time and for those like me who look at the forms as a form of social torture..there is hope and help available at the Smyrna Public Library.

Free Tax Assistance

VITA, IRS-certified community volunteers, will be providing free tax preparation again this year at Smyrna Library. To see if the forms you are filing will be eligible, please see flyers at the library. Please bring your W-2 and 1099 forms, information for other income, information for all deductions and credits, a copy of last year's return, social security cards for yourself, your spouse, and your dependents, proof of ID for yourself and your spouse, and proof of account for direct depositing.

Sign-up for this service is first-come, first-served and begins at opening the day of the assistance.

The Dates they will be there are bellow.

February 19, 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
February 26, 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
March 12, 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
March 26, 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Free is good

This post will repeat the day before each tax assistance day. Good luck.

Free is good

It is tax time and for those like me who look at the forms as a form of social torture..there is hope and help available at the Smyrna Public Library.

Free Tax Assistance

VITA, IRS-certified community volunteers, will be providing free tax preparation again this year at Smyrna Library. To see if the forms you are filing will be eligible, please see flyers at the library. Please bring your W-2 and 1099 forms, information for other income, information for all deductions and credits, a copy of last year's return, social security cards for yourself, your spouse, and your dependents, proof of ID for yourself and your spouse, and proof of account for direct depositing.

Sign-up for this service is first-come, first-served and begins at opening the day of the assistance.

The Dates they will be there are bellow.

February 19, 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
February 26, 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
March 12, 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
March 26, 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Free is good

This post will repeat the day before each tax assistance day. Good luck.

Open a mind to the world

For the kids a book is a gateway to another world.

Reading Rally
Join us for our annual Reading Rally, a midday festival to celebrate the written word, following a day of reading in all the schools in Rutherford County. This free festival will be held 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on September 18 at Linebaugh Library, Smyrna Library, and LaVergne Library. We'll have visits from your favorite storybook characters and other special guests, plus storytelling, music, activities for children, face painting, free snacks and $1 pizza, and door prizes. Co-sponsored by Read to Succeed.

The Smyrna Public Library has many other services besides books so drop by and give them a once over.

Do you have teens? II

The Smyrna library could use your children...Honest!

Smyrna Public Library is looking for teens ages 12 to 18 to volunteer for its annual Summer Reading Program.

The library is located at 400 Enon Springs Road West. In addition to reading, the program includes special guests, such as musicians, dance teachers and zookeepers.
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For more information, contact the library at 615-459-4884.

This could be a good way to keep your chitterlings busy and out from underfoot.