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| Income Tax Preparation | Literacy Adult Reference DeskThe Adult Services staff provide walk-in telephone, fax, mail and email reference service. If questions cannot be answered using Dorchester County Public Library's resources, other libraries, agencies and community resources are utilized. Genealogy questions are generally passed on to the Dorchester Genealogical Magazine staff, who answer on behalf of the library and the Dorchester County Historical Society. For information please contact us at:
410-228-7331 (phone) or mail to
Adult Services Maryland Late-Night Reference Service The Night Owl Computers and Other EquipmentThe Adult Services Department provides public access computers with Internet access, online databases, CD ROMS and word processing programs. Printing is 15 cents per page. Microfilm readers are available for viewing microfilm in house. Printing is 15 cents per page. A coin operated photocopier is available for public use. Copies are 15 cents per page. Equipment to loan: a slide projector, screen, 16 mm projector, audiotape recorder/player, overhead projector, portable TDD, assistive listening devices, and telecaption adaptor are available for loan. Reserve at the Adult Services Desk. Internet TutorialsThe Adult Services staff provides free Internet tutorials to individuals using the library's computer stations. Call 410-228-7331 for an appointment. Adult MaterialsAdult library materials include reference books, online databases, CD Roms, books (adult fiction and nonfiction), audiotapes, videotapes, magazines, newspapers, and Maryland Room books and microfilm. Other materials such as Federal and Maryland income tax forms, financial aid forms, and ACT applications are also supplied to patrons. ReservesIf the book you want is not in, or is a new book and on order, we can place a reserve on it and you'll get the next available copy. Patrons can place their own reserves on books or audiotapes that are checked out, by using the library's catalog terminals or logging into the catalog from our home page. After finding the record of the item, choose Select at the bottom of the screen, type in the digits in your library bar code number after the zeros, then the last four digits of your phone number, verify your name and address information by yes, and choose the number of the location where you'll pick up the item. You will be notified when the material is returned and ready for you to pick up. Interlibrary LoanLibrary users have access to the collections of other Maryland libraries through interlibrary loan service. Call 410-228-7331 or stop at the Adult Services Desk to request ILL materials. The Eastern Shore Regional Library and Maryland Interlibrary Loan Organization provide this service. You may search other Maryland public library catalogs through MARINA and make requests, using your library card number for access. The librarians have access to additional resources, so if your initial search is unsuccessful, please call or come to the library for assistance. Book DiscussionsThanks to Delmarva Discussions and funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the library regularly hosts series of book discussions on various themes. Usually five books comprise a series (all are provided for loan), and the group meets every other week for a two-hour discussion at the Cambridge or Hurlock Branches. Some topics of prior series have included: The Chesapeake Bay End of an Era, Since Sherlock Holmes: a Hundred years of Detective Fiction, Not for Children Only: Classic Fairy Tales, and many others. For information about upcoming book talks, call 410-228-7331. Meeting Room A meeting room is available for use by community groups. To reserve
the room, complete the necessary form* and fax it to library (410.228.6313). Or contact the Adult Services Desk
at 410-228-7331. Speaker's ServiceLibrary staff members are available to speak to your community organization, senior center, children's center, or other group about the library's services or other topics. Please call 410-228-7331 to schedule in advance. Maryland AskUsNow!Maryland libraries are participating in an online reference service available 24 hours a day. Links to Maryland AskUsNow! are shown on both public and academic library homepages throughout the state. Income Tax PreparationFree income tax assistance (both state and federal) in the library's meeting room during February, March, and through April 15. Thursdays 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Saturdays 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Call the Adult Services Desk for an appointment at 410-228-7331. Usually assistance is provided at the Hurlock Branch on one Saturday during March; call 410-943-4331 for an appointment.LiteracyProject READ is an adult literacy program in which adults receive free one-on-one tutoring in reading. The service is provided by the Dorchester Adult Education Department, the Dorchester County Public Library. For information on becoming a student or tutor, contact the Adult Services Desk at 410-228-7331 (Dorchester). |