It means Ireland Forever.

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by getting to know your Irish heritage/ neighbors/ friends. Curtis has a large assortment of books and other media about Ireland and the Irish. You needn’t deplete your green.  It’s all free at Curtis Library.

Copies of the 2010 Midcoast Community Read, Glory in the Name by Harpswell resident James Nelson, are available for checkout.  For a description of the book and a complete listing of events, click here.

The February-March edition of the Curtis News is now available. You can download a PDF version to your computer by clicking on this link. You can also go to the newsletter page and select the link there. You can also view past editions.

Paper copies are available at the library lobby. To sign up for an email announcement of each new newsletter, use the register link on the newsletter page.

Curtis Friends has announced new membership levels:  Silver, Gold, and Platinum.  Click here for more information on how you can join and help support your community library.

For taxpayers with low -and moderate- income, with special attention to those 60 and older.

Wednesdays — 10:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.  and 3:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Fridays — 12:30 p.m.  -  4:00 p.m.

Appointment book at Upstairs Reference Desk
Call  —-  725-5242, Ext. 510

Please bring the following with you when you come:

• current year’s tax forms and preparation book;
• copy of last year’s income tax return(s);
• W-2 forms from each employer;
• unemployment compensation statements;
• SSA-1099 form if you were paid Social Security benefits;
• all 1099 forms (1099-INT, 1099-DIV, 1099-B, etc.) showing interst and/or dividends and documentation showing original purchase price of sold assets;
• 1099-misc.  showing any miscellaneous income;
• 1099-R form if you received a pension or annuity;
• all forms indicating federal income tax paid;
• dependent care provider information (name, employer, ID, Social Security Number);
• all receipts or canceled checks if itemizing deductionss;
• Social Security cards or other official documentation for yourself and all dependents.

A visit to the Southworth Planetarium might be just the relief you need from snow blindness, shoveling fatigue and January ennui.  It’s on us.

Get a free pass at the front desk. You may come in or call 725-5242 menu option 4 to reserve a date.  We allow one cardholder per day to use the family pass for each museum.

Curtis card holders may also obtain free passes for:

• Children’s Museum of Maine
• Maine Maritime Museum
• Maine Wildlife Park
• Pejepscot Museums
• Portland Museum of Art

When you try to access your patron info from our home page (or if you have a browser bookmark based on that address) you may receive either a message saying  “There is a problem with this website’s security certificate” or one saying “Bad Gateway”.  Until the problem is fixed you can do one of two things:

1) When the address ” https://minerva.maine.edu/patroninfo” appears on your browser address line just delete the “s” from the “https:” prefix and press enter again. This will direct the you to a “non-secure” connection, where the security certificate is not involved.

2) Instead of using the “My acount” link on the home page, go to “How do i / View my account”.  The link there doesn’t use the https: prefix, temporarily.

Join us in the 1904 Reading Room from 1 to 3 on Sundays for quiet time with the Boston Globe,  Sunday NY Times or any of the dozens of magazines and newspapers from our collection.

Many of us are getting an early jump on tax season.  Federal forms may be downloaded from the IRS website.   The State of Maine, as a cost cutting measure,  will not be sending us forms this year.  You may download needed forms and publications from their  website.     AARP volunteers will be at the Library on Wednesdays and Fridays starting February 3, to help low income elders prepare and file their income tax.  Call the Library’s reference desk (725-5242 ext 510) to make an appointment for this tax help.

Now Available!

Show your support of Curtis Memorial Library with this knapsack highlighting the new Curtis Kids logo. 

It’s perfect for carrying library books, sports gear, school supplies, and more.  And it’s available at the circulation desk for only $5!