TALES OF TALENTED BRIDGEPORT WOMEN

Artists, historians, landscape architects, teachers, nurses, seamstresses, writers, songwriters, entertainers, politicians, and dreamers. Come celebrate Women’s History Month and hear the stories of our ancestors. City Historian Mary Witkowski will show photographs and tell stories about these wonderful women of Bridgeport past.  Fine Arts Room, 2nd Floor, Burroughs-Saden Library, 6-7:45pm. Call Historical Collections at 203-576-7417 with any questions regarding this program.

Go Green!

April 21 at 6:30 in the Children’s Department, Burroughs Saden and 4pm Old Mill Green Branch

April 14th at North Branch – 10:30am, Newfield 1:30pm and Black Rock Branch 3:30pm

Join us for the Green Gal show. Sing along with a Go-Green twist! Solve the Green Queen’s challenging riddle and discover the simplest ways to take care of our home, the earth.

Burroughs-Saden Branch,  925 Broad Street, 203-576-7408

The IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA) and the Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) Programs offer free tax help for taxpayers who qualify.

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program

The VITA Program offers free tax help to low- to moderate-income (generally, $49,000 and below) people who cannot prepare their own tax returns. Certified volunteers sponsored by various organizations receive training to help prepare basic tax returns in communities across the country. VITA sites are generally located at community and neighborhood centers, libraries, schools, shopping malls, and other convenient locations. Most locations also offer free electronic filing. To locate the nearest VITA site, call 1-800-829-1040.

Tax Counseling for the Elderly

The Tax Counseling for the Elderly Program provides free tax help to people aged 60 and older.  Trained volunteers from non-profit organizations provide free tax counseling and basic income tax return preparation for senior citizens.  Volunteers who provide tax counseling are often retired individuals associated with non-profit organizations that receive grants from the IRS. 

As part of the IRS-sponsored TCE Program,  AARP offers the Tax-Aide counseling program at more than 7,000 sites nationwide during the filing season.  Trained and certified AARP Tax-Aide volunteer counselors help people of low-to-middle income with special attention to those age 60 and older. 

For more information on TCE, call 1-800-829-1040.  To locate the nearest AARP Tax-Aide site, call 1-888-227-7669 or visit AARP’s Internet site. 

Military personnel and their families get free tax help!

The military also has a strong Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program. The Armed Forces Tax Council (AFTC) consists of the tax program coordinators for the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.  The AFTC oversees the operation of the military tax programs worldwide, and serves as the main conduit for outreach by the IRS to military personnel and their families.

Airmen, soldiers, sailors, marines, guardsmen, and their families worldwide receive free tax preparation assistance at offices within their installations.  These VITA sites provide free tax advice, tax preparation, and assistance to military members and their families.  They are trained and equipped to address military specific tax issues, such as combat zone tax benefits and the effect of the new Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) guidelines.

Most service members file their tax returns electronically at their tax centers and, by selecting direct deposit, receive their refunds in as little as one week. This combined effort ensures that service members receive free tax assistance from well-trained and equipped military tax preparers.

				INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, UNITED STATES
				INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, UNITED STATES – BRIDGEPORT FIELD OFFICE
				9l5 Lafayette Boulevard Bridgeport, CT 06604-4767
					TAX ASSISTANCE: GENERAL
					(800) 829-1040 Voice – Filing assist. and info. (open 24 hr. during tax season)
					(800) 829-3676 Voice – Tax forms/publications orders
					(203) 384-5818 Voice – Field office
				VITA (VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE) SITES – BRIDGEPORT (CALVARY TEMPLE CHRISTIAN CENTER)
				319 Barnum Ave. Bridgeport, CT 06608Note: Calvary Temple Christian Center only accepts appointments for those currently working. Retirees may not seek assistance at this location.
					TAX PREPARATION ASSISTANCE
					(203) 375-5396 Voice
				VITA (VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE) SITES – BRIDGEPORT (CAREER RESOURCES)
				350 Fairfield Ave. Bridgeport, CT 06604-6001
					TAX PREPARATION ASSISTANCE
					(203) 333-5129 Voice
				VITA (VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE) SITES – BRIDGEPORT (CATHOLIC CHARITIES)
				238 Jewett Ave. Bridgeport, CT 06606
					TAX PREPARATION ASSISTANCE
					(203) 372-5133 Voice
				VITA (VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE) SITES – BRIDGEPORT (RALPHOLA TAYLOR YMCA)
				790 Central Ave. Bridgeport, CT 06607
					TAX PREPARATION ASSISTANCE
					(203) 576-7449 Voice

We have Saturday morning story hours and Movie Matinees each week.

Wednesdays offer different adventures including Games Night, Drop In Crafts, and special events like puppet shows, a Mother’s Day Tea, and Wii Wednesdays.

Visit us online at bportlibrary.org/kids