The library will be closed to the public all day Tuesday, April 30 while we enjoy a spring clean up thanks to GB Cleaning Services and our trustees. We apologize for any inconvenience but look forward to a fresh spring cleaning.
Fix It — Healthcare at the Tipping Point
Please join us Thursday, May 2 at 6 p.m. in the library’s 3rd floor community room for this thought-provoking and informative look at healthcare in the United States. “Fix-It — Healthcare at the Tipping Point” is a 58-minute exploration of our healthcare costs and what we might do to contain them. For those of us still reeling from our hospital’s closure, this non-profit film peels explains how it could happen. The film peels back layers of complex medical coding, inconsistencies in charges, soaring pharmaceutical costs, and runaway cutting-edge procedures that threaten the welfare of our collective economy and personal well being. We hope to have some medical experts on hand to facilitate discussion.
May Book Club selection
There’s more to discuss with this one
Teen Knitting Class
There are still spots open in the Teen Knitting Class that starts April 1st. We have some AMAZING yarn and needles for participants to use and even take home to keep! Call the North Adams Public Library Youth Services Department to register, 413-662-3133, ext. 14.
Friends seek book donations
Spring is coming and the Friends are starting to collect gently used books for their annual fall sale. We ask that you donate books, DVDs, and CDs in good condition that would be suitable for resale. Please no textbooks, condensed books, or moldy books. Puzzles and games in good condition are fine but we are no longer selling VHS or cassette tapes. Thank you for supporting your local library with donations. 
Tax Forms available
It’s that time of year. We have the new, simplified federal tax forms, non-resident forms, state tax booklets and other tax information up on the second floor outside the reference department. Here are some more links to get you started.
Mass. DOR
IRS.gov
Vermont Taxes
New York
Genealogy Classes with Alan
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Access On Demand adds 169 new titles
If you haven’t experienced “Access On Demand” look under E-Resources and sign up with your valid library card for a host of informational films designed for inquiring minds. Featured this month —ten engineering projects that changed the course of American history. Or ace your “Women’s History Month” term paper by discovering some truly unique American ladies.
MassHire satellite office
Beginning February 6, MassHire will be holding office hours in the library’s cafe on the first floor from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesdays. We are pleased to partner with MassHire and hope their presence here will support our patrons and residents who may be looking for work, polishing their resumes, or looking for other employment support. Library patrons are still welcome to read the local papers or select magazines from the cafe but we politely request that you do not use the room for family visits, lengthy phone calls or other types of meetings on that day. You are welcome to take magazines and newspapers into other areas of the library. 
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