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By Director, January 15, 2015 8:42 am

The State Tax Forms are in including the “Wisconsin Homestead Credit” booklet.

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By Director, January 15, 2015 8:40 am

We will no longer be able to offer Federal Tax Forms

The federal tax form distribution system has informed us that they will no longer offer the forms or instructions to libraries that we have offered to the public for decades. They will only be sending us the most basic forms (Forms 1040, 1040A and 1040EZ) and no instructions at all! Nothing but the basic forms!!

We will eventually have one copy of the “Reproducible Copies of Federal Tax Forms and Instructions” booklet, from which you can make copies, but we suggest that you just print them off online here at the library or from home. Regular copy charges apply to printing off of tax forms at the library ($.10 per side B&W).

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By Director, January 7, 2015 8:10 am

The WJ Niederkorn library is so pleased to announce that most all items in the system can now be renewed two times instead of the old limit of one. Renewals can be done online, by calling, or in person at the library.

As always, renewals will not go through if someone else has a hold on that item.

Our new renewal limit will allow you to enjoy your favorite items for even longer.

We are please to offer this expanded service to you.

The new renewal limits start today!

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By Director, December 23, 2014 9:52 am

It is that time of year when Goodreads presents everyone who uses their service with a booklist of books read that year. If you are like me, there are some books missing from the list and it would be nice to easily update that list. But if you are also like me, you do not write down all the books you read as you read them, especially the digital downloads.

Well if you have the optional “Reading List” function turned on in EasiCat (our online catalog) then you have not only a list of all items you have checked out from the library, but also *New This Year* a list of all the items you digitally downloaded from Wisconsin’s Digital Library collection.

If you pull up your reading list you will see digital downloads listed inline with all your physical books you checked out. Here you can see the most recent digital download I read on my iPad “Influx”.

In this way I can find a nice cohesive list of everything I read from the library or and as a digital download. Now I can use that list to update any books missing from my Goodreads reading list.

In order to keep the list relevant and manageable, I expend some effort to remove items from my list that I did not read, did not enjoy, or that were DVDs or books for my son that I do not need to keep track of (lets face it, I do not need a list of the hundreds of Geronimo Stilton books we check out each year).

The process is easy. Just click on the box next to the title you want to remove, scroll down to the bottom, and the click the delete button. But keep in mind, once you delete them, they are gone forever.

This is how I have whittled down my EasiCat list, that would be well over 18 pages long, down to a manageable 3 (or maybe 2 when I am done cleaning up my 2014 list later today).

So… take advantage of this new feature in EasiCat that displays the digital downloads right in line with your physical checkouts, but also take the time to maintain your list at the end of each year so that your maintain list remains relevant and easy to use in future years when you want to find that good book you read back in 2006.

The EasiCat Reading List is an option-in function in EasiCat. It will only maintain your reading list from the day you turn it on to the day you turn it off. Sign yourself up at EasiCat under My Account (you must be logged in to sign up for or to view your reading list). You will find your reading list on EasiCat under My Account, Reading History.

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By Events, November 24, 2014 9:49 am

There will be no Teen Café tomorrow, Tuesday November 25th, instead we will be showing 2 movies. The first movie is a family matinee, How to Train Your Dragon 2, at 12:30 pm. The second movie is a Teen/Adult movie, The Giver, @ 6:00 pm. Hope to see you all there!

All movies are shown in the Community Room.

Free Admission.

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By Events, November 13, 2014 10:27 am

Saturday, November 15th from 9am-1pm

November is National Novel Writing Month! The Library will be hosting a NaNoWriMo Write-In. Snacks and coffee will be provided by our friends at Smith Bros. Coffee House. Tell your Writer friends and come join a pack of creative minds for a day of ideas and coffee! Please call 262-284-5031 or email Annie if you’d like to attend.

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By Events, October 31, 2014 9:51 am

John Leis will be here to talk about:

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By Events, October 22, 2014 12:26 pm

Don’t forget local Author and Librarian, Amelia Osterud, will be talking about her captivating book, The Tattooed Lady, Monday October 27th @ 6:00pm! Living in a time when it was scandalous even to show a bit of ankle, a small number of courageous women covered their bodies in tattoos and traveled the country, performing nearly nude an carnival stages. Learn their Amazing stories!

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By Events, October 21, 2014 2:06 pm

Teens, don’t forget our pumping carving contest today during the Teen Café 3:00 – 5:00pm! There will be a prize for the most creative pumpkin! There will also be skull cake!!! Who could resist!

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By Events, October 15, 2014 9:56 am

Our Friday Night Movie for this Friday, October 17th, has been cancelled. The release date has been changed. Our next movie will be A Most Wanted Man, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, on November 21st. See you there!