Free Tax Help At NE Branch Public Library



The Northeast Branch (6801 35^th Avenue NE) of the Seattle Public Library, is offering free tax help on Fridays and Saturdays 1-4pm, through mid-April . 

The information says:

The Seattle Public Library and , AARP, are working together to offer free drop-in tax help on a first-come, first-served basis. No reservations or appointments are accepted.  Trained volunteers will be available to answer questions and prepare personal tax returns. 

This service is free and available to individuals, excluding business tax returns. 

Trained volunteers will answer questions and help prepare personal tax returns.  

Due to federal budget cuts, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is unable to provide the Library with certain tax forms and instruction booklets. 

For more information go here.  

Teens Service Learning Intern Meeting At Library

The Northeast Branch (6801 35^th Avenue NE) of the Seattle Public Library, is having an event called "Service Learning Interns" on Tuesday from 4-5:30pm.

The information says:

Join the Service Learning Intern group this winter to help the library plan programs and projects. Teens will gain experience with effective communication, project planning, public speaking and teamwork. 

Teens age 14 and over who are in high school are invited to earn service learning credit for school and work as a group to support the Library by helping with programs and projects.

Go here for more information.

Learn About The Upcoming Eclipse At NE Branch Library Tomorrow

The Northeast branch of the Seattle Public Library (6801 35th Avenue NE) is having a special lecture tomorrow from 6:30-7:30pm called "Who Stole the Sun?"

The information says:

What's an eclipse? ​How do eclipses happen? What can I use to watch the eclipse on August 21? Find out answers to these questions and more.  

Then join us at the Bryant Neighborhood Playground on Monday, August 21st from 8:30 – 11:30 a.m and  learn  more about this cool astronomical phenomenon. The moon will cover 92% of the sun at around 10:20 a.m.

This program is part of the Library’s 2017 Summer of Learning program, Blast Off to Space! The Library is offering hundreds of free programs and activities to encourage reading and activities about science, technology, engineering, arts and math geared to  early learners, children and teens.

To participate in the Reading program, families with young children ages birth to 5 years old can pick up a bingo card filled with reading and learning activities to do together with babies, toddlers and preschoolers. For every five completed squares in a row (up, down, across, or diagonal), children can get their name on the Wall of Space Voyagers at their home library. The Early Learner bingo card is available online and in various languages.  

Children will receive a free Mission Log packed with fun space-related learning activities. There will be three levels for participants to complete of daily reading and activity missions. Level 1 finishers will be entered into the grand prize drawing and will get one prize from the prize box, and will also have their names placed on the Wall of Space Voyagers at their home library. Level 2 and 3 finishers will win additional prizes from the prize box and entries into the grand prize drawing. 

Teens will receive a free Teen Book Bingo card. Participants who complete a Book Bingo card can bring it into the Library, or post it on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter with #SPLteenbookbingo2017 for a chance to win an iPad Mini or free movie theater passes.  Examples of Book Bingo squares include: book you judged by its cover, turned into a movie, banned, #WeNeedDiverseBooks, a book you finish reading in a day or read outdoors, and a comic or graphic novel.  

The Library has partnered with the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture to offer free family admission, for up to two adults and four children, when families present a completed Mission Log or an Early Learner flyer from July 1 to Oct. 31, 2017. 

The Library offers summer programming because research shows that during the summer young people can forget a certain amount of what they learned during the school year. Educators call that the "summer slide." The Summer of Learning program mitigates the summer slide and teaches children and teens 21st century learning skills, such as teamwork, critical thinking and digital skills. 

Children and teens can learn to program robots, play a ukulele, create videos, write songs, take digital photos, practice calligraphy, design sound effects and more. Some classes require registration, which will open up online two weeks before the first class begins at each Library location.  

The Library will also celebrate the upcoming solar eclipse on Monday, Aug. 21 with programs, events and displays and by distributing free eclipse glasses in late August.  Go here for more information. 

The Library is offering hundreds of free programs all summer long for families, children and teens. All programs are free and open to the public. Go here for more information.

For more information about Summer of Learning, go here, call The Seattle Public Library at 206-386-4636 or go to Ask a Librarian

Pop Up Book Shop Event Tomorrow At NE Branch Library

The Friends of the Seattle Public Library is visiting the Northeast branch Library (6801 35th Ave. NE), tomorrow from 10-2pm.

The information says:

Pop in to purchase:

Pre-owned paperbacks and children’s books for $1.  Goodies from the FriendShop, including tote bags, mugs and jewelry.  Gifts for readers. 

Purchasing gifts, used books and more at these Pop-up Shops helps the Friends advocate, educate and raise funds on behalf of The Seattle Public Library.