Gloucester City News Obituaries now available online

In April, 2012, the Gloucester City News generously gave us permission to begin making available online the full text of obituaries which have run in the newspaper. We are arranging them into one PDF file for each month. If you need to install PDF reader software on your computer, we suggest either Adobe Reader or Foxit Reader.

You may go directly to the list of monthly files here. Or, check our catalog to find the exact date of the obituary by searching on the person’s last name as a subject.

If you need to see an obituary and/or accompanying photo exactly as it appeared on the newspaper page, you may still view, copy or print it out from our back issues or microfilm collection.

Project Library program is ending

Due to budget cuts, we can no longer offer Project Library on Wednesday afternoons. Thank you for your past support of and participation in this program.

Online GED preparation program available through the library

Gloucester City Library is pleased to announce that GED Online is available on library and home computers.

Developed by McGraw Hill, GED Online is a comprehensive online GED preparation tool, which includes pre-assessment, review and skill-building, pre-testing and post-testing. GED Online prepares users to take the GED test through interactive lessons and quizzes.

McGraw Hill’s GED Online provides step-by-step, web-based, interactive instruction to help you prepare for the GED Test:

• 118 lessons in all of the subjects tested by the GED test: writing, social studies, science, reading, and mathematics
• Lessons are tailored to meet your individual needs
• Develops study plans if you need additional practice
• Features subject-specific pretests to help identify your current strengths and weaknesses

Although you can access the program from any computer connected to the internet, your GED Online user account must be set up through the library. Please stop in, call us at (856) 456-4181, or email us at gc@gcpl.us to have your account created.

GED Online is made possible by the NJWorks@yourlibrary (BTOP) initiative.

Library hours to be reduced starting next week

Library hours will be reduced beginning on Monday, April 9. We will no longer be open Tuesday evenings, and will close at 8 p.m. instead of 9 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. We will remain open on Saturdays until May 19, after which we will be closed on Saturdays through the summer. At this time it is anticipated that Saturday hours will restart on September 8.

The new hours are:

Monday – Noon to 8 p.m.
Tuesday – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday – 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Thursday – 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (through May 19)

Further changes may occur, so please watch for announcements here and on our main website at www.gcpl.us.

Update on tax forms received

We’ve just received more tax forms, Form 4868, Form 8812, and Schedule C-EZ. Below is a complete list of what we’ve received so far:

Form 1040 (form only; we are still waiting for the instruction booklet)
Form 1040A and booklet
Form 1040 EZ and booklet
Schedules A, B, C, C-EZ, E, EIC, and SE
Form 4868
Form 8812

You may also download and print tax forms from the IRS website.

Since Spring 2010, due to budget constraints, the State of New Jersey is no longer providing paper income tax forms in bulk to libraries or post offices. You may print out tax forms at the library for 15 cents a page. For printable tax forms and information on other ways to get New Jersey forms, visit the Division of Taxation website.

For more tax-related information and links, visit this page on our main website

Looking for tax forms?

We’ve started receiving our supply of paper tax forms from the IRS.  Below is a list of what has arrived so far:

Form 1040 (form only; we are still waiting for the instruction booklet)
Form 1040A and booklet
Form 1040 EZ and booklet
Schedules A, B, C, E, EIC, and SE

You may also download and print tax forms from the IRS website.

Since Spring 2010, due to budget constraints, the State of New Jersey is no longer providing paper income tax forms in bulk to libraries or post offices. You may print out tax forms at the library for 15 cents a page. For printable tax forms and information on other ways to get New Jersey forms, visit the Division of Taxation website.

For more tax-related information and links, visit this page on our main website

Last day of Food For Fines

Today is your last chance to clear your overdue fines and help the Gloucester City Food Bank at the same time. Click here for complete information.

QandANJ service is ending December 31.

Here is a statement from the QandANJ website:

“The QandANJ.org service ends on December 31, 2011. Prior to this date, continue to access the service with your questions Monday – Thursday 9AM-11PM, Friday 9AM-6PM, Saturday 9AM-4PM and Sunday 11AM-11PM. QandANJ is not open on December 25th.”

QandANJ is a network of experienced New Jersey Librarians offering free live, interactive search assistance. Because of the source of their funding, Q and A NJ is a service for New Jersey residents and New Jersey students only.

 

 

Great for homework: EbscoHost periodical search app now available for Android

You can get it free at the Android Market.

•Choose which databases to search
•Limit results to full text or peer reviewed
•Sort by relevance or date
•Retrieve full text results in HTML and/or PDF formats
•Save results for offline access at a later date
•Email results to self or others
•Automatically save 25 most recent searches
•View cover flow display of results

In a web browser such as Internet Explorer, Firefox or Safari, click on our EbscoHost link, and when you get to the database selection page, click on EbscoHost Web.

Scroll down to the bottom of the page and find the link for “New: EbscoHost iPhone and Android applications.”

When you click on that link you’ll be asked to enter an email address. Use the address you have set up in your device’s native (built-in) email application.

Open the email on your device and follow the instructions.

You may need to enter your library card barcode as part of the process, so have it handy.

The app for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad is available here in the iTunes store.

 

Now there’s an Overdrive app for Windows phone users–download epub ebooks and mp3 audiobooks to your phone

Download it from  the Windows Phone Marketplace.

“Today we released OverDrive Media Console for Windows Phone, which enables Windows Phone users to download EPUB eBooks and MP3 audiobooks from public, K-12 school, and higher ed libraries. We’re excited for this release, not just because library eBooks and audiobooks will be available on popular smartphones such as LG Quantum, Samsung Focus, and HTC Trophy, but also because it means OverDrive now supports every major mobile and desktop operating system, including Windows, Mac, iPad/iPhone (iOS), Android, and BlackBerry.”

Read the rest of Overdrive’s announcement.

Browse audiobooks and ebooks available from our Overdrive download center.