In this Issue:

2023 Tax Booklets and Forms

Winter Reading Bingo

Zoom Talk: Effective Grassroots Movements That Impact Voting Rights

Weekly Staff Pick!

What's Happening This Week At The Library For Kids

What's Happening This Week At The Library For Teens & Adults

Connect with Us!

2023 Tax Booklets and Forms

Looking for tax forms?

Stop by the lobby of our KLB entrance and visit our tax table.

We currently have the 2023 Income tax booklets and 1040/1040-SR forms.

If you don't find what you are looking for, stop by the reference desk for further assistance.

Winter Reading Bingo

During the next couple of months when the most sensible thing to do is curl up with a good book, we invite you to play Winter Reading Bingo with us at the Library!

This is a reading challenge, like traditional summer reading, in the form of a bingo card. This year we have a bingo card for adults and teens as well as one for kids!

It's easy to play.  From January 16th through March 15th, pick up a Bingo Card at the North, East, or Main Branches of the Falmouth Public Library – including in the Children’s Room.  Then read books to get Bingo!

Turn in your Bingo card in at a service desk to receive a small gift AND be entered into a random drawing to win a prize – a $50 gift card to Eight Cousins!  One prize will awarded at random to one completed adult/teen bingo card and one children’s bingo card.  Happy Reading!

Zoom Talk: Effective Grassroots Movements That Impact Voting Rights

Monday, February 5th, 7pm-8pm

Online via Zoom

What does it take to take a Grassroots idea to a movement which can have significant impact on voting and elections? Join us for this virtual panel discussion to see how that happens and what you can do to be part of that movement, with Rachael V. Cobb, Ph.D., Chair and Associate Professor of Government at Suffolk University! She specializes in U.S. elections, election administration, electoral politics, civic engagement, and political participation.

Professor Cobb established the University Pollworkers Project, a nonpartisan program designed to recruit college students as poll workers as a response to reports of an estimated shortage of 500,000 poll workers nationwide. Since 2006, more than 1,000 students from the Greater Boston area have received training and worked as poll workers.

Her work has appeared in the Quarterly Journal of Political Science and Studies in American Political Development. Professor Cobb serves on the board of MassVOTE and the Boston Election Advisory Committee. She received her Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and her AB from Bryn Mawr College.

This Zoom event has been shared with us by the Ashland Public Library! Click the button below to register, and receive the Zoom link! 

Please note that this event is online via Zoom only, and takes place when our library is closed for the day!

Weekly Staff Pick!

Soframiz: Vibrant Middle Eastern Recipes from Sofra Bakery and Cafe
by Ana Sortun

"A collection of 100 recipes from Cambridge's Sofra Baker and Cafe adapts modern Middle Eastern sweet and savory dishes for everyday and special-occasion needs, demystifying regional flavors through coverage of essential ingredients and techniques."

What's Happening This Week At The Library For Kids

Weekly Programming for Children

Thursdays: It's Game Time! from 5pm-7pm at the East Falmouth Branch

Fridays: Scavenger Hunt from 2pm-7pm at the North Falmouth Branch

Saturdays: Scavenger Hunt from 9am-12pm at the East Falmouth Branch

                 It's Game Time! from 9am-12pm at the East Falmouth Branch

Mondays: Block Party: Legos At The Library! from 4pm-5:30pm at the North Falmouth Branch

Tuesdays: Stories, Songs and Instruments from 10am-10:30am at the East Falmouth Branch

                Stay & Make: Drop-In Craft from 10am-2pm at the North Falmouth Branch

                Block Party: Legos At The Library! from 3:30pm-5pm in the Hermann Room

What's Happening This Week At The Library For Teens & Adults

Weekly Programming for Teens and Adults

Thursdays: Why Knot Knit Nite from 5pm-7pm at the East Falmouth Branch

Tuesdays: Sit n' Stitch from 10am-12pm at the East Falmouth Branch

                Genealogy Help Session from 2pm-4pm in the Reference Department

Main Library Tour
Friday, January 19th, 11am-12pm

Under the Dome

Join us for a tour of the Main Library!

Whether you're a long-time resident of Falmouth who wants learn more about the history of the library, or a newcomer who is interested in learning the full scope of the library's services, this tour is for you!

Please register as we need to keep the group small.  We will meet under the dome on the upper level of the building.

Main Library Tours will also occur on Fridays at 11am on February 16th, March 15th, April 12th, May 10th, and June 14th, so feel free to register for the next one!

Family Friendly Friday Films: The Little Mermaid
Friday, January 19th, 3pm-5:15pm

Hermann Meeting Room

Family Friendly Friday Films are open to all ages, but small children should be accompanied by an adult.

"A young mermaid makes a deal with a sea witch to trade her beautiful voice for human legs so she can discover the world above water and impress a prince."

This movie viewing is free to the public and is supported by the Friends of the Falmouth Public Library.  Registration is required as seating is limited.

Zoom Talk: Your Retirement: Dream or Disaster? How to Avoid the Hidden Traps in Retirement Planning Advice
Tuesday, January 23rd, 2pm-3pm

Online via Zoom

Did you know that a large financial portfolio, an estate plan, and long-term care insurance won’t be enough to prevent your dream retirement from becoming a disaster in the United States? Or do you know someone forced into institutional care after a health crisis, lost assets due to unplanned medical and long-term care costs, or became a burden on loved ones?

According to Elder Law Attorney and bestselling author Rajiv Nagaich, these results are called “retirement plan failure.”  Over his 20-plus years of experience in United States elder law, Rajiv has developed a step-by-step guide to retirement planning by connecting the various dots of the retirement planning process. The LifePlanning approach is a system that brings together legal, financial, and housing issues into a coordinated effort that can work to make sure you don’t end up being forced into institutionalized care, going broke, and being a burden on your family. 

In this enlightening and informative webinar, Rajiv explains why “retirement plan failure” happens and how you can keep it from happening to you.

Please note that this event is online via Zoom only.

Click here for more information.