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<div class="moz-cite-prefix"><font face="Verdana">Thanks for
everyone's thoughtful responses! WE definitely have something to
think about for next year.<br>
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Cheers!<br>
Buzzy<br>
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Library Director<br>
Hood River County Library District<br>
502 State Street<br>
Hood River, Oregon 97031<br>
541-387-7062<br>
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On 03/13/2014 04:22 PM, Valerie Hauser wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">We continue to get the printed forms and
instructions and they are pretty heavily used. We are the only
source of the forms in the city of Jefferson. This is not a
wealthy community and it is an important service for our
citizens. The minimum orders offered by the IRS are more than we
need. I hate wasting the paper, but having them is important.
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<div>Valerie Hauser<br>
Jefferson Public Library</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 10:40 AM, Sue
Adams <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:sueada@lincc.org" target="_blank">sueada@lincc.org</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
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york,times,serif">
<p class="MsoNormal">My personal philosophy is that tax
time may be the only time
of the year that some people use the library so I try
to make the transaction helpful
and positive. I sheepdog the tax forms at the Oregon
City Public Library, along
with being the adult reference librarian. If we don’t
have a form then we will
print it out for the patron, for free, and I’m always
amazed at how happy this
makes people. We provide Oregon forms and flyers for
patrons on how to access the Oregon
instructions, order a set of Oregon instruction
booklets that people can use in the
library, and will even occasionally email the state
for materials on behalf of
non-Internet users, such as the elderly. On our tax
table I provide some aids
to answering that “what form” question. Our patron
base is very “do-it-yourself”
oriented and also has a large population of people who
cannot afford computers,
Internet access and printers at home. Yes, it’s
sometimes very aggravating,
with late tax forms and patrons who blame us for not
having the forms that
haven’t even been produced but usually people leave
happy. </p>
<br>
Sue<br>
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<div
style="font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal"><b>From:
</b>"Edith Fuller" <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:efuller@teleport.com" target="_blank">efuller@teleport.com</a>><br>
<b>To: </b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us"
target="_blank">libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a><br>
<b>Sent: </b>Thursday, March 13, 2014 9:33:01 AM
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<div class="h5"><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [Libs-Or] Tax forms<br>
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<div dir="ltr">
<div
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Calibri'">
<div>Getting forms from the web is one thing,
printing off booklets and other instructions
is quite another, especially for patrons
with minimal computers and/or with slower
connections. </div>
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<div>Edith Fuller, Professional Library,
Portland Public Schools, retired.</div>
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<div><b>From:</b> <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
title="arlene.weible@state.or.us"
href="mailto:arlene.weible@state.or.us"
target="_blank">Arlene Weible</a> </div>
<div><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 13,
2014 8:42 AM</div>
<div><b>To:</b> <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
title="libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us"
href="mailto:libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank">libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a>
</div>
<div><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Libs-Or] Tax
forms</div>
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<div> </div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:"Calibri","sans-serif";COLOR:#1f497d">The
IRS is discouraging distribution of
paper forms through any outlets in
favor of on-demand printing from their
web site: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.irs.gov/Forms-&-Pubs"
target="_blank">http://www.irs.gov/Forms-&-Pubs</a>
This is likely why there are so many
delays in distribution. They do
maintain a schedule for shipping forms
that may be helpful: <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.irs.gov/uac/Shipping-Information-Tax-Products"
target="_blank">http://www.irs.gov/uac/Shipping-Information-Tax-Products</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:"Calibri","sans-serif";COLOR:#1f497d"></span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:"Calibri","sans-serif";COLOR:#1f497d">ALA
maintains a liaison relationship with
the IRS TFOP program, so if anyone
wants to provide information about the
value of the form distribution program
through that liaison, I would be happy
to put you in touch with the right
contact.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:"Calibri","sans-serif";COLOR:#1f497d"></span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:"Calibri","sans-serif";COLOR:#1f497d">Also,
if you have patrons who want to
channel their frustration, the IRS’
Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is currently
seeks members from Oregon. More
details can be found at: <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.improveirs.org/tapapply.aspx"
target="_blank">http://www.improveirs.org/tapapply.aspx</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:"Calibri","sans-serif";COLOR:#1f497d"></span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:"Calibri","sans-serif";COLOR:#1f497d">--Arlene</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:"Calibri","sans-serif";COLOR:#1f497d"></span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:"Calibri","sans-serif";COLOR:#1f497d">Arlene
Weible</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:"Calibri","sans-serif";COLOR:#1f497d">Electronic
Services Consultant</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:"Calibri","sans-serif";COLOR:#1f497d">Oregon
Federal Regional Depository
Coordinator</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:"Calibri","sans-serif";COLOR:#1f497d">Library
Development Services</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:"Calibri","sans-serif";COLOR:#1f497d">Oregon
State Library</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:"Calibri","sans-serif";COLOR:#1f497d">250
Winter St NE</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:"Calibri","sans-serif";COLOR:#1f497d">Salem
OR, 97301</span></p>
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style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:"Calibri","sans-serif";COLOR:#1f497d"><a
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href="tel:503-378-5020"
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:"Calibri","sans-serif";COLOR:#1f497d"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:arlene.weible@state.or.us"
target="_blank"><span
style="COLOR:blue">arlene.weible@state.or.us</span></a></span></p>
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moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/technology/sdlp/index.aspx"
target="_blank"><span
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style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:"Calibri","sans-serif";COLOR:#1f497d"></span> </p>
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style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:"Calibri","sans-serif";COLOR:#1f497d"></span> </p>
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style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:"Calibri","sans-serif";COLOR:#1f497d"></span> </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span
style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
Libs-Or [mailto:<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us"
target="_blank">libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jackie May<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 12,
2014 7:03 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Buzzy Nielsen; <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us"
target="_blank">libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Libs-Or] Tax
forms</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We still
get the federal forms and
booklets at the Jefferson
County Library District. We do
not get any Oregon tax forms
or booklets, but provide a
toll free number and the
website address for patrons to
order their own items.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are
similar in size to the HR
library population. There are
many patrons here who do not
have computers at home on which
to file their tax returns. We
get people coming in the first
week of January to get tax
forms, and they are rather upset
when we don't have the forms on
demand.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In previous
years, the tax season was
something looked upon by staff
with "dread", because patrons
would ask us all kinds of
questions. The ubiquitous "Which
forms do I need?" is always a
jaw-dropper. Fortunately, after
years of explaining that "we are
not allowed to give tax advice",
people stopped asking.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:12pt">The Post
Office has stopped carrying the
forms in their lobby as well, since
the government is now charging the
Post Office for the forms. We are
the last gasp in Jefferson County
for tax forms!</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jackie</p>
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style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:12pt"> </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Wed, Mar 12,
2014 at 4:26 PM, Buzzy Nielsen
<<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:buzzy@hoodriverlibrary.org"
target="_blank">buzzy@hoodriverlibrary.org</a>>
wrote:</p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="FONT-FAMILY:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Hi
everyone,<br>
<br>
Have any of you elected to no
longer stock tax
forms/booklets at your
library? A combination of
factors is making a few of us
start to rethink whether it's
worth the staff time to
provide this service.</span></p>
<ol type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal">The
extreme lateness of the forms
the past few years, making
patrons somewhat annoyed. </li>
<li class="MsoNormal">The
quickly-dwindling number of
patrons who actually use the
paper forms. </li>
<li class="MsoNormal">The fact
that our tax forms got
delivered to an unknown
alternate address that UPS
can't seem to tell us where. </li>
<li class="MsoNormal">The amount
of staff time trying to deal
with problems 1-3.</li>
</ol>
<p>If your library elected not to
have forms/booklets, how did
your community react? Were there
other places where people could
get the forms? I'd love to hear
your experiences.</p>
<p>Cheers!<br>
Buzzy</p>
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style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:12pt"><br>
************************************<br>
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Hood River County Library
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MS","sans-serif"">Jackie
J. May<br>
Interlibrary Loans<br>
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District<br>
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