Individuals with low and moderate incomes are eligible to receive free and confidential tax assistance at several free filing tax clinics in Dubuque (PDF - 22.0 KB).

Thanks to Becky from Operation: New View Community Action Agency for this information. This was last updated in January 2010.

From BookLetters:

"Detective Sherlock Holmes sprang into action on movie screens everywhere on Christmas Day, in a big-budget adventure starring Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock and Jude Law as his trusty assistant, Dr. Watson. But what about the man who brought Sherlock to life and single-handedly created the genre of detective fiction? Learn more about the fascinating life and career of Arthur Conan Doyle in the 2007 biography The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes: The Life and Times of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Biographer Andrew Lycett unravels the mysteries of Doyle's interest in spiritualism, his friendships with Kipling and Houdini, his eventual disenchantment with the Holmes character and much more."

These two full-text books about Dubuque history are available online for free at Google Books:

Join us in the Auditorium from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 14, to celebrate the American Library Association’s second annual National Gaming Day!

Libraries across the country are recognizing the value of both board and video games in promoting literacy, problem solving, and cooperation. Just as importantly, games provide an activity the whole family can enjoy together. We will supply video games including Wii Sports, Mario Kart Wii, and Rock Band: The Beatles. Our collection of board games ranges from Trivial Pursuit to Candy Land, so every family will be able to find something to suit them.

Gamers of all ages are invited to come and play; children must be accompanied by an adult.

Monday, November 2, 2009, is a good day for library folks being mentioned in the Telegraph Herald.

Adult Services Librarian Mike May made the front page article Meet your online neighbors: Bloggers feature posts about life in Dubuque. Mike's personal blog the Dubuquer highlights media references to Dubuque. You can find his blog at dubuquer.wordpress.com. Mike is also the creator of W. 11th & Bluff, Carnegie-Stout's Adult Services blog.

On page 3 of Section A, Library Board of Trustees' member David Hammer has a write up titled Have you heard? Tidbits of news from the Tri-states. Magazine profiles Dubuque attorney. Hammer, also the author of 26 books, has served on the Library Board since August 2008. The October issue of Iowa Lawyer has an article about Hammer’s legal and writing careers. His most recent book For the Record: My Name is Hammer can be checked out from the Library.

~ Michelle, Adult Services