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Federal and State Tax Materials for 2020

January 27, 2021 | Patton
Patrons can pick up forms from the information desk OR schedule pickup of any of the forms below through our contact-free holds pickup service by calling 734-397-0999 
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UPDATE: Please note the following correction for IRS 1040 Instructions. On the IRA Deduction Worksheet—Schedule 1, Line 19, line 3 should read: “Enter the amount from Form 1040 or 1040-SR, line 9.”

Starting January 27th, 2021, we will have the following 2020 tax materials available at the Main Information Desk:

  • IRS 1040/1040-SR tax form booklets
  • IRS 1040/1040-SR instruction booklets
  • Michigan 1040 instruction booklets with forms
  • Michigan 1040 CR7 instruction booklets with forms

For additional tax materials, please speak with one of our librarians.

Click here for the IRS Forms, Instructions & Publications

Click here for more information on Michigan taxes (includes city income tax forms)

Horror and Dark Fiction Books: the Bram Stoker Awards 2020

February 24, 2021 | kasarak

Since 1987, the Horror Writers Association (HWA) has acknowledged fine writing in the horror and dark fiction genres by awarding the Bram Stoker Award to authors. 

The final ballot for each year is lengthy and allows for nominations of first novels, graphic novels, young adult, screenplays, and poetry collections. This highlights the HWA's dedication to honoring "superior achievements" by a variety of authors, not simply "best of the year."

Highlighted below are a few of the nominees that can be found at the library, in a variety of formats. A complete final ballot for the Bram Stoker Awards can be found here.

The only good Indians : a novel by 1972- Stephen Graham Jones
Also available in: audiobook | e-audiobook

Peter Straub's Ghost Story meets Liane Moriarty's Big Little Lies in this American Indian horror story of revenge on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. Four American Indian men from the Blackfeet Nation, who were childhood friends, find themselves in a desperate struggle for their lives, against an entity that wants to exact revenge upon them for what they did during an elk hunt ten years earlier by killing them, their families, and friends.

Pisces Picks

February 23, 2021 | Alyssa Y

In the astrological Zodiac, Pisces, the fish sign, runs from February 19-March 20. Pisces are known for being empathetic and compassionate. The authors of these works are Pisces; celebrate their astrological signs and birthdays with these reads. 

Bonus: each year the editors over at POPSUGAR hold a reading challenge -- in 2021, one of the challenges is to read a book by an author under the same Zodiac sign as you. Are you a Pisces? It's the perfect time to give one of these reads a go!

The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Also available in: e-book

Amy Tan's birthday is February 19, 1952. 

Diary of a wimpy kid : Greg Heffley's journal by Jeff Kinney
Also available in: e-book | audiobook | e-audiobook | large print

Jeff Kinney's birthday is February 19, 1971.

2021 LEGO® Building Contest Results - Celebration Video

February 22, 2021 | Brad B.

Thank you to everyone who entered our 2021 LEGO® Building Contest! This year's theme was Looking Forward. What did you miss during the past year? What are you looking forward to? Watch our celebration video to see all the entries and which ones won!

New Black Stories in YA

February 17, 2021 | jonesw

The following titles are new to the Young Adult shelves. They feature both contemporary and historical characters, but all add to the rich canon of black experience. 

All boys aren't blue : a memoir-manifesto by 1985- George M. (George Matthew) Johnson

A first book by the prominent journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist shares personal essays that chronicle his childhood, adolescence and college years as a Black queer youth, exploring subjects ranging from gender identity and toxic masculinity to structural marginalization and Black joy.

The awakening of Malcolm X by Ilyasah Shabazz

While in Charlestown Prison in the 1940s, young Malcolm Little reads all the books in the library, joins the debate team and the Nation of Islam, and emerges as Malcolm X.

#BlackLivesMatter

February 15, 2021 | jonesw

Black Lives Matter is a social movement that began with a hashtag protesting the acquittal of George Zimmerman in 2013. Over the next three years, thirty Black Lives Matter chapters opened throughout the country and thousands of activists took to the streets to protest the deaths and inhumane treatment of black folks, particularly by police brutality. Today, Black Lives Matter continues to grow and serves as a rallying cry for hundreds of thousands of people around the world. 

The following booklists include materials that affirm Black lives, discuss the Black Lives Matter movement, and address the fight for racial justice in America.

Image "George Floyd Protest" by Mike Von on Unsplash. 

Curbside

February 12, 2021 | Katerli
Holds will be brought directly to your car

The library provides curbside delivery of hold materials. Make an appointment and we will bring your requested items directly to your vehicle.

Curbside service is available by appointment during the following hours:

  • Monday-Thursday: 10:00 AM -7:00 PM
  • Friday-Saturday: 10:00 AM-5:00 PM
  • Sunday: 1:00-5:00 PM

To use the curbside service:

  • Put your items on hold.
  • We will notify you when your items are ready.
  • Follow the link in the notification or the button below to schedule a curbside appointment.
Schedule

If you have items already on the hold shelf, or you receive additional hold available notifications prior to your appointment, these items will be gathered and included with your curbside order. You do not need to make a second appointment.

Return items, payments and account issues cannot be handled at curbside. Please put returns in the outdoor slot and call 734-397-0999 or email cplemail@cantonpl.org with any questions or concerns.

Remember, we are also open 24/7 at www.cantonpl.org/emedia for you to download books, movies, music and more.