Upcoming Elections

It is a busy year for elections. For Haltom City, 2016 has the following elections:

March 1 Primary Election - Early voting is Tuesday, February 16 - Friday, February 26, 2106
May 7 Local Elections
November 8 Election (Presidential Election Calendar)

Election Information

See the Tarrant County Elections information for Upcoming Election Information, including early voting locations and hours and election day locations and hours. 

Voter Information

Voter Registration forms are available to pick up at the library through the Tarrant County Elections and the Texas Secretary of State. You must be registered to vote 30 days before the election.

You can search the Tarrant County Voter Look Up database or the Am I Registered? site to see if you are registered to vote and your voting location on election day.

Vote411 has a personalize, bipartisan voting guide. Just enter your address to compare candidates.

Quick Links

March 1 Primary Elections - Early Voting Locations and Hours
March 1 Primary Election  - Election Day Locations and Hours
Tarrant County Voter Look Up
Voter Registration Form (PDF)


Do you have a reliable voting resource? Let us know in the comments below! Still can't find what you need? Contact the library or comment below.  

It's Tax Time!

It is Tax Time again, and the Haltom City Public Library is here to help you through it!

If you want to file your own taxes:

The IRS has reduced the amount of forms available at outlets, such as the library. We will have a limited supply of forms available. To see if they have arrived at the library, check our Facebook page, Twitter, or call the library at 817-222-7787.

Tax forms and instruction booklets are available online. Go to the IRS’s Forms & Publications page to download the PDF version.

If you prefer to have hard copies mailed to you for free, click here.

The library also has the latest copy of J. K. Lasser’s Your Income Tax to help. Click here to place a hold on it. The picture says 2007, but don't worry! Click on Availability and you can see which libraries have the current year. 

The closest IRS Office is in Fort Worth: Services Provided.
819 Taylor St., Rm. 6A14
Ft. Worth, TX 76102 

Monday-Friday - 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.
817-978-3477 

If you want help filing your taxes:

The AARP will have volunteers at the library to help you file your taxes online every Thursday from February 2 to April 14, 2016. You do not need to be a senior citizen to participate, but you do need to make an appointment. Please call the library at 817-222-7787 to reserve your time. Click here for more information.

If Thursday does not work for you, you can search for other area locations on the AARP website. 

Income Tax Quick Links:

Tax Forms
Tax Forms by Mail
AARP Tax-Aide Locations

Remembering David Bowie and Alan Rickman

The world lost two great British artists this week, David Bowie and Alan Rickman. Bowie was known for constantly re-inventing his image and music style, forever changing modern rock and roll. Alan Rickman was a classically-trained actor and director, but many know him for bringing Severus Snape to life in the Harry Potter movie series.

To learn more about David Bowie, you can read a book about him, see a movie he was in, and of course don't forget to listen to his music.

To see more of Alan Rickman's work, check out a DVD.

Resource Spotlight: NoveList Plus

I am going to let you in on a little secret: librarians do not know everything. I know that may come as a shock to you. Librarians don't know everything, but we should know how to find just about anything. To be able to do that, we need great tools. Now available in the eSources, you now have access one of our best kept secrets: NoveList. NoveList Plus is the "premiere database for reading recommendations" for adults, teens, and children for both fiction and nonfiction.

NoveList Plus features include:

Read-alike recommendations - did you love The Goldfinch? Want to read more books like that? NoveList can find read-alikes for you based on what you liked about (time period, mood, author, subject, and more).

Series information - NoveList contains full Series information for over 25,000 series! It also includes series read-alikes, so when you are done with Game of Thrones you can find another series you love just as much.

Reviews - NoveList contains reviews from professional journals (Booklist, Kirkus, Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal), as well as from readers (via Goodreads) all in one place!

Award winners - Every book award that exists (that we know of) -- Caldecott Medal, Pulitzer, Man Booker, etc -- all in one place! 

Lists - Top ten, best of, favorites, recommended reading, etc. You will never be at a loss for book to read.

Book Club Guides - Hosting a book club?  Many titles include a book club guide with plot, character list, questions (and answers!).

To access NoveList:

1. Go to the Library Catalog.
2. Click on Search, the eSources from the drop down menu.
3. Click on NoveList Plus.
4. Enter your library card number.

Now you are ready to dive deeper into books than ever before! For more information about NoveList Plus, read here or contact us.