The Internal Revenue Service opened the 2012 tax filing season on January 4th and announced that taxpayers have until April 17 to file their tax returns. The IRS encourages taxpayers to e-file as it is the best way to ensure accurate tax returns and get faster refunds. Library staff can't assist you in filling out your forms, or give you advice, but we do know where you can get the forms you need. 

Award-winning author Ann Charles will be making a visit to several area libraries during the week of February 20th.  Ann Charles writes romantic mysteries that are splashed with humor.  For her first book, Nearly Departed in Deadwood, she won the 2010 National Daphne du Maurier for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense award AND the 2011 National Romance Writers of America Golden Heart award.

The Williams County Public Library Children’s Department in Bryan has begun a new story time for children with special needs and their families which meets on Monday evenings at 6:30 pm.  This story time will be designed to meet the various needs of the children while encouraging them to participate and have fun.  One of the primary goals of the story time will be to help children further develop their motor, sensory, and social skills in an atmosphere that is comfortable for them and their families.  Activities will include stories with double visuals, songs, and crafts as well as motor and sensory exercises. 

A collection of quilts made by Ruth A. Rupp, mother of library branch manager Rose King, is currently on display at the Pioneer Branch Library and will be featured there until February 10th.    Ruth first began quilting in 1969 when her friend Beulah Grimm, a Mennonite, brought her some quilt squares to work on.  That was when she first began creating her beautiful works of art from fabric.
 

A used book sale is being held now through Feb. 10th, at the Edgerton Branch Public Library at 319 North Michigan Avenue in Edgerton, Ohio.  Mountains of used books (for both adults and children), movies, and audios are available for a free-will donation to the Friends of the Edgerton Library.

Library hours are Mondays and Tuesdays from 1:00 pm to 7:00 pm and Wednesday through Friday from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm.  For more information about the sale, please call the library at 419-298-3230.