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Be Counted in the 2010 U.S. Census
HAPL Resource Links
Federal Tax Forms & Michigan Tax Forms
Need to file for Unemployment Benefits and not sure where to start?
Come to the HAPL and watch the video produced by the State of Michigan.
"Filing Your Claim for Unemployment Benefits & Finding a Job"
Gale Legal Forms: Provides a wide selection of state-specific (and multi-state) legal forms across the most popular legal areas. Includes real estate contracts, wills, pre-marital agreements, bankruptcy, divorce, landlord tenant and many others. Also included is a comprehensive attorney state directory and a dictionary of legal definitions explained in laymen's language.
Small Business Resource Center: Search this database to learn how to start, finance or manage your small business. Resources include sample business plans, how to guides, articles and websites.
Chilton Library Auto Repair Information: The Chilton Library provides exclusive photographs, diagnostics designed by instructors, step-by-step repair procedures, Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) maintenance schedules, wiring diagrams, recalls and Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs) for automobiles and light trucks in one easy-to-use web site. Since this library subscribes to ChiltonLibrary, you are now equipped with decades of data to maintain your vehicle. (*For remote access enter: hapl)
HAPL & Community Events
Valentine Craft Time: The Hart Area Public Library will be holding another holiday craft-time on Saturday February 13th at 11:00 A.M. with make-and-take projects for Valentine's Day. Kids ages 7 and over are invited to the hour long program. All supplies will be provided. This is a free program but does require registration. For more information and to register please contact the Hart Area Public Library at 873-4476.
Coping with Loss Support Series: Healing from the loss of a loved one is a difficult and unique process, but there are tips to help people learn how to grieve in healthy and productive ways. Harbor Hospice will hold a once a month drop-in support series designed for adults who are grieving the loss of a loved one. Each month will focus on a different aspect of the grieving process while also helping participants learn how to develop personal support systems.
The Oceana County Area series will be facilitated by Michelle Ganss, LLMSW who is a bereavement counselor with Harbor Hospice. All meetings will be held at the Hart Area Public Library on the second Tuesday of each month from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm. The dates are January 12, February 9, March 9, April 13, May 11, and June 8.
Registration is appreciated but not required. Please call us at 231.873.0359.
StoryHour: Beginning September 25th, StoryHour will be held at the Hart Area Public Library at 1:00 PM every Friday that Hart Public Schools are in session. Mrs. Lee Ann Kenyon returns for her last year as program director. StoryHour is an excellent first group experience for young children between the ages of 3 and 5 years. 1:00 PM every Friday that Hart Public Schools are in session. Each story hour will include stories, songs, finger-plays, a craft and a take home worksheet. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to stay with their children to help them become good listeners and also to help them learn the songs and work on the crafts.
Hart Community Performing Arts Series (see full schedule): The Arts Series began its 11th season in October and will once again bring fine artists from across the country to Oceana County. The series is a community project of the Hart Public Schools and is supported by its many sponsors and patrons. That support has allowed the Hart Community Performing Arts Series to become one of the most successful series in Michigan and has allowed thousands of area students and to experience live performances of classical music, jazz, dance, and vocal music.
Oceana Folk Series (see full schedule): The Oceana Folk Series enters its sixth season at the Hart Middle School Auditorium featuring fine performances of traditional and contemporary acoustic music. The first concert on January 16th will feature Detour, a bluegrass band from Northern Lower Michigan. Detour combines contemporary bluegrass sounds along with great traditional favorites. Individual tickets are $10 and series tickets for all three events are $30. Performances begin at 7:30 PM.
Summer Celebration:
The Hart Rotary Club is sponsoring a night of celebration including music by the Rocket Fuel Haulers on Friday July 2nd beginning at 7:00 PM followed by an all new fireworks display over Hart Lake! Keep the date open!
HAPL Reading Resources
New York Times Bestsellers: Fiction Non-Fiction Trade Paperback
BookLetters: Bestsellers and Awards Lists
What Do I Read Next? Includes over 134,300 recommended titles, more than 74,500 plot summaries, and awards information from 568 awards, all to help users uncover new reading adventures, find long-remembered favorites, and discover award-winning titles. Search by genre, subject, author, title, series, and more. A monthly highlights page allows the user to see selections of award winners, upcoming titles, and titles that revolve around different subjects each month. (For remote access enter: hapl)
Video Professor Tutorials: Check out the new collection of easy-to-use computer tutorials donated by Video Professor and improve your computer skills. Learn the basic concepts of home computer use including: Windows operating systems, wireless networking, specific software programs such as Word, QuickBooks, Excel, Photoshop, and more. These are CD-ROMs and require playing on your personal computer.
Legal eBooks: Got a legal question? Need a law form? Getting answers about legal matters just got faster and easier at the Hart Area Public Library with the recent acquisition of self-help legal eBooks. The legal guides may be accessed on the computers in the library or HAPL card holders with Internet connections may access full book content at any time of the day or night. Do a title search for "Consumer Legal Guides" to bring up all of the titles. To view the legal eBook collection from home or work patrons with an HAPL card must first establish a free eBook account, a step that usually takes only five minutes but must be done in the library.
MeLCat Online Service: Patrons may now place direct requests for materials not held by the HAPL from another Michigan library through MeLCat. This service is free and easy to access from home, school, or business. Place online requests and you will be notified when the items are ready for pick up at the HAPL.
MeL Presents NoveList to Find Books! MeL is pleased to present NoveList, a tool to help librarians and the public find great books. Not only can you search by author, title, and series but NoveList allows you to search for key elements of a plot, select book length and reading level, and find books to match. You can also browse lists of recommended books by genre, reading level, and award winners. Check out NoveList on MeL!
