For better or for worse, tax time has arrived. Topsham Public Library has a variety of ways it can help you through tax season. We will be receiving the following forms and instructions that you can pick up here: Form 1040, Instruction 1040, Form 1040A, Instruction 1040A, Form 1040EZ, and Instruction 1040EZ. They have not… Read more »
The following is the continuation of the series in which I interview staff members of Topsham Public Library. If you were to open the staff refrigerator you would see yogurt – lots of yogurt. One of Lynne’s lunchtime staples is yogurt. Usually, it’s the greek style yogurt, but on the day that I had the… Read more »
This is the continuation of the Top 5 Picks of 2015. Susan’s Top 5: The Art of Hearing Hearbeats by Jan-Philip Sendker Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr The Queen… Read more »
It’s that time of year when the staff of Topsham Public Library reveal their Top 5 Picks of 2015. The criteria that a top pick must meet is pretty basic: the staff member has to have read it, watched it, or listened to it in 2015 and loved it. Click on the picture to find… Read more »
Here is a quick look back at the many happenings in 2015 at your Topsham Public Library! Connie Bailey was the first recipient of the new Whitten Society Award. Never mind Star Wars. The Teen Room hosted Chocolate Wars! A smashing time was had at Steam… Read more »
The year is coming to an end, and the new year is right on the doorstep. I don’t usually make New Year Resolutions. I avoid them like the plague because it seems to me that I am setting myself up for failure when I make a resolution. But this year, I do want to make… Read more »
The following is the next installment in the series in which I interview staff members of the Topsham Public Library. My main task at the Topsham Public Library is to cover the circulation desk. I welcome patrons as they enter, I help people find items they are looking for, I check in items and I check… Read more »
I must admit, I did not have much luck reading this year. I had a hard time finding titles I wanted to read, and then, once I began a book, I had a difficult time finishing the book. I did come upon a few pleasant surprises (you will hear about them in just a few weeks… Read more »
A few weeks ago, it became unavoidably clear that I need a calendar. After hitting the snooze button umpteen times, I got my body out of bed. As usual, I woke up the kids and started them on their morning routines. Then I took a moment and thought about the day that lay ahead and… Read more »
One of my favorite holidays is Thanksgiving. I haven’t always appreciated the idea of thankfulness, but I have learned a few things along the way and have tried to develop an attitude of gratitude. The Topsham Public Library is thankful, too, and here is a list of some of the many things we are thankful for: The Community…. Read more »