Beverly Public Library

Take heart! Spring and our annual Friends’ Spring Book Sale are not far away. This year’s book sale dates are Saturday, May 1 through Sunday, May 9. As always, there will be a great selection of fiction and nonfiction in hardcover and paperback for adults, teens, and children, along with CDs, DVDs, and audiobooks. Hardcover books will be $2.00 each, and paperbacks $1.00. All proceeds benefit the library.

The City of Beverly is sponsoring a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day on Saturday, April 24, 2010 from 8 AM – 12 PM. Beverly residents with proof of residency can bring their household waster to the rear parking lot of the high school (entering from Sohier Rd) to dispose of items such as car batteries, brake fluid, pesticides, and fluorescent bulbs. There will be a fee of $20 (cash only) and car tires are $2.00/each provided that they are 16”or less. For a more detailed list of what you can bring, click here. For more information, contact the Beverly Board of Health at 978-921-8591

Victims of severe storms and flooding beginning March 12 in Massachusetts may qualify for tax relief from the Internal Revenue Service. The President has declared Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk and Worcester counties federal disaster areas qualifying for individual assistance.
As a result, the IRS is postponing until May 11 certain deadlines for taxpayers who reside or have a business in the disaster area. This includes the April 15 deadline for filing 2009 individual income tax returns, making income tax payments and making 2009 contributions to an individual retirement account (IRA). In addition, the IRS will waive the failure to deposit penalties for employment and excise deposits due on or after March 12 and on or before March 29, as long as the deposits were made by March 29.
IRS computer systems automatically identify taxpayers located in the covered disaster area and apply automatic filing and payment relief. Affected taxpayers who reside or have a business located outside the covered disaster area must call the IRS disaster hotline at 1-866-562-5227 to request tax relief. Please visit the IRS website for more information.

During April vacation we have two exciting events planned, in addition to our Story Times. The Friends of the Beverly Public Library will be having a special Children’s Book Sale in the Children’s Room with entertainment on Wednesday, April 21 from 1-4 PM.
On Friday, April 23 at 10 AM we will have Cassie Austin, local author and illustrator of The Fisherman’s Cat, here to read her book aloud and show us how she came up with her ideas.

During April vacation we have two exciting events planned, in addition to our Story Times. The Friends of the Beverly Public Library will be having a special Children’s Book Sale in the Children’s Room with entertainment on Wednesday, April 21 from 1-4 PM.
On Friday, April 23 at 10 AM we will have Cassie Austin, local author and illustrator of The Fisherman’s Cat, here to read her book aloud and show us how she came up with her ideas.