2012 January 25 « Adult Services

Tax Forms at the Library

25 Jan 2012 Leave a Comment

by rlpl4adult in News Tags: 1040, department of revenue, forms, help, irs, links, tax, WI-1, WI-1A, WI-Z, Wisconsin

The Rice Lake Public Library carries paper copies of common tax forms. If you need a tax form that we do not carry, we can still help by printing out a copy of that form. You can find the tax forms in a display case on the first floor of the library, beyond the circulation desk and by the large print book collection.

Library staff are not trained to give tax advice or recommendations.

Wisconsin Tax Forms
The Wisconsin Department of Renenue has changed the appearance of their website. The tax forms are organized according to who might need them: Corporation; Fiduciary, Estate, & Trusts; Individual; Partnership. Additional forms that don’t fall neatly into any category are listed below. Tax forms from previous years can be found here.

Click on the word “Individual” to find forms such as the WI-Z, WI-1. WI-1A, etc.
The Homestead Tax Credit form is available on this website.
The forms are listed alphabetically.
The forms and instructions are saved as PDFs for easy use and printing.
Most of the forms are fill-in forms; that is, you can type the answers in them on the computer and print them out. The fill-in forms will still need to be printed to be filed with the state, unless it is an e-file form. (Seperate section of the website and very apparent since it says “e-file.” Fill-in forms can be printed out and also filled in by hand.
http://www.dor.state.wi.us/html/formpub.html

Federal Tax Forms
The IRS has announced that taxpayers have until April 17 to file their tax returns. The IRS offers a large array of information that can be very confusing. The forms are located on a page that shows the top 20 +/- forms that are requested. Directly below those forms, is a link that connects you to a new website showing all tax forms that is searchable by publication number or title. You may find prior years tax forms on the IRS website as well.

The tax forms are usually listed alpha-numerically. The link to the actual tax form is the tax form number. The instructions can be found by clicking on the word “Instructions” located to the right of the form.
Website with top 20 requested tax forms : http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/index.html
Website with search bar for all tax forms : http://www.irs.gov/app/picklist/list/formsPublications.html

What is Romance in books?

25 Jan 2012 Leave a Comment

by rlpl4adult in Subject Guide Tags: boy, genre, genre study, girl, life, list, readalikes, romance

Romance books focus on the relationship and romantic love between two people. A writer can include as many subplots as he/she wants as long as the love story is the main focus of the novel. These novels must have an “emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending.” In a romance, the lovers who risk and struggle for each other and their relationship are rewarded with emotional justice and unconditional love. Romance novels may have any tone or style, be set in any place or time, and have varying levels of sensuality—ranging from sweet to extremely hot. These settings and distinctions of plot create specific subgenres within romance fiction.

There are two formats for romance fiction:

Series or “category” romances: books issued under a common imprint/series name that are usually numbered sequentially and released at regular intervals, usually monthly, with the same number of releases each time. These books are most commonly published by Harlequin/Silhouette.
Single-title romances: longer romances released individually and not as part of a numbered series. Single-title romances may be released in hard cover, trade paperback, or mass-market paperback sizes.

Romance Literature Subgenres & Examples in Our Library

Contemporary Series Romance : Series romance novels that focus primarily on the romantic relationship and typically set after 1945.

Contemporary-Single Title Romance : Romance novels that focus primarily on the romantic relationship, released as individual titles, not as part of a series and set after 1945.

Historical Romance : Romance novels set in any time period prior to 1945, and taking place in any location.

Inspirational Romance : Romance novels in which religious or spiritual beliefs (in the context of any religion or spiritual belief system) are a major part of the romantic relationship.

Novels with Strong Romantic Elements : A work of fiction in which a romance plays a significant part in the story, but other themes or elements take the plot beyond the traditional romance boundaries.