Tax Forms Now Available

2008 Tax Forms
Now Available

The forms may be found on the round table on the main floor of the library, just in front of the circulation desk.

If you are unable to find the form or instruction booklet you need at the library, you can print federal forms online at:

http://www.irs.gov/app/picklist/list/formsInstructions.html

Maine state tax forms are available from: http://www.maine.gov/revenue/homepage.html

Thomaston Town Meeting Monday, January 26th at 7:00 p.m.

The town of Thomaston will hold an informational town meeting tonight, Monday January 26th, in Watts Hall at 7:00 p.m. to discuss the T.I.F. Proposal. This meeting will be followed by a special town meeting vote on February 10th.

The T.I.F. Proposal under discussion is a proposal to reclassify parts of the town of Thomaston as a Tax Increment Finance District, whereby the land where the Maine State Prison formerly stood will be developed to attract new businesses, and the tax revenue generated by that development will be used retroactively to pay for the initial improvements to the land, and then for future civic and community improvements in other areas covered by the TIF district. Under the proposal, 70% of the tax income from areas in the TIF district will go specifically toward civic improvements, while the remainder will go to the town's General Fund.

The proposed district would cover the former prison site (referred to as the Thomaston Green), the Village Commercial District (compromising the main street mall businesses and the stretch of route one between the prison site and the Academy Building) and the Thomaston Academy Building. By including the road, Academy Building, and the commercial district, the tax revenue generated by development on the Thomaston Green can be used for improvements in all of those areas.

All community members are encouraged to attend tonight's meeting to learn more about the proposal. For more information about the TIF proposal, contact the Thomaston Town Office at 354-6107 or call the Library at 354-2453.

Friday Night Film Series

The Friends of the Thomaston Library Presents:


Mogambo
Friday, January 30th
6:30 p.m. in room 208 (second floor)
Thomaston Academy Building

Ava Gardner and Grace Kelly scored Oscar nods for their performances as rivals vying for Clark Gable's affections in director John Ford's classic yarn that deftly blends adventure and romance. Stranded in Kenya, beautiful showgirl Eloise Kelly (Gardner) falls for big-game hunger Victor Marswell (Gable), but their dalliance takes a detour when winsome anthropologists wife Linda Nordley (Kelly) arrives on the scene.

Doors open at 6 p.m., and the 211 bookshop will be open before the film showing. All friday night films are free admission and open to the public. Call the library at 354-2453 for more information.

Teen Movie Series

The Thomaston Library Teen Movie Series Presents:
Star Wars, Episode IV: A New Hope

The Thomaston Library will begin presenting a weekly Teen Movie, featuring films selected by library volunteer Alex Verge, on Thursday, January 22nd. The films, shown free of charge, will be in room 208 on the second floor of the Thomaston Academy Building. Refreshments will be served, and all are invited to attend. The films will be shown at 2:00 p.m.

The first film shown will be Star Wars, Episode IV: "A New Hope", written and directed by George Lucas and starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, and featuring James Earl Jones as Darth Vader.

The Jedi Knights have been exterminated and the Empire rules the galaxy with an iron fist. A small group of Rebels have dared to fight back by stealing the secret plans to the Empire's mightiest weapon, the Death Star battle station. The Emperor's most trusted servant, Darth Vader (Jones), must find the plans and locate the hidden rebel base. Princess Leia (Fisher), a captive rebel leader, sends out a distress signal that is intercepted by simple farm boy Luke Skywalker (Hamill). Seizing his destiny, Luke takes up the challenge to rescue the princess and help the Rebellion overthrow the Empire, along with such unforgettable allies as the wise Obi-Wan Kenobi, the cocky Han Solo (Ford), the loyal Chewbacca, and the droids R2D2 and C-3PO.

Martin Luther King Day Closing

The Thomaston Library will be closed Monday, January 19th, in observance of Martin Luther King day. We apologize for any inconvenience, and regular hours will resume Tuesday, January 20th.

The Friends of the Thomaston Public Library present:

King Solomon's Mines

Friday, January 16th at 6:30 p.m.

Room 208 (on the second floor)

Filmed on location in Africa, this adventure follows daring explorer Alan Quartermaine (Stewart Granger) as he tries to find King Solomon's lost mines. Quartermaine is hired by Elizabeth (Deborah Kerr) to find her husband, who disappeared during a hung for the legendary mines. The fearless adventurer leads a search party and successfully evades capture by the Watusis - and manages to charm Elizabeth at the same time.

Free admission

Doors open at 6:00 p.m.

Friends of the Library Bookstore will be open from 6:00 to 6:30.

Board of Trustees: Seeking New Members

The Thomaston Library Board of Trustees currently has openings for three new members. Trustee responsibilities include but aren't limited to attending monthly meetings, being available for discussion of library events, serving on various committees for the board, overseeing the library budget and staffing decisions, and being involved in the community on the library's behalf. The current co-chairs of the Board of Trustees are Stan Klein and Janet Bosworth.

Persons interested in joining the Library Board of Trustees should call the library at 354-2453 and speak with Brian Sylvester, or attend a Board of Trustees meeting. The meetings are held on the first Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m., and are open to the public. For more information, e-mail the library at TPL@thomaston.lib.me.us.

Friends of the Library Meeting

The Friends of the Thomaston Library will hold their next meeting on Monday, January 12th, at 6:00 p.m. in the Library lobby. On this week's agenda is a discussion of the 211 Bookstop and the possibility of selling books online and a discussion about the Friends of the Library contributing to help defray the costs of membership in professional associations for the staff of the library.

All are welcome to come to the monthly meetings of the Friends of the Library, which are held on the second Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m.

Library Board of Trustees

The next meeting of the Thomaston Library Board of Trustees will take place on Monday, January 5th, at 6:30 p.m.  All meetings of the Library Board of Trustees are open to the public.  On tonight's agenda is a new policy for artwork and displays in the library, ratification of the library budget, and discussion of security issues in the newly renovated library space.

Friday Night Film Series

The Friends of the Thomaston Public Library present:

The African Queen

Friday, January 9th at 6:30 p.m.

Room 208 (on the second floor)

Charlie Allnut (Humphrey Bogart), the booze-guzzling, rough-hewn captain of a broken-down East African riverboat, teams with a straitlaced, iron-willed missionary (Katherine Hepburn) to ake on a menacing German gunboat during Wolrd War I.  A classic study in star charisma and pitch-perfect casting.

Free admission 

Doors open at 6:00 p.m.

Friends of the Library Bookstore will be open from 6:00 to 6:30.

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