Today's questions

Where to file tax forms 1040, and 1041 (Estate taxes)

The 8th Confession, James Patterson; not yet out.

Levittown called about a CD that only HWPL owns. Checked the shelf; not there. In transit. Levittown placed the hold, and the librarian had seen the OPAC message in transit, yet still asked me to check the shelf. Huh?

The seniora began to arrive, as usual, around 1.30, for today's film. Some come over to Information Desk to reserve books.

A Library Friend asked for The madonnas of Leningrad: a novel, by Debra Dean.

A patron wanted the New York Times

Mrs. Ochman (one of our regular callers, who often wants movie reviews from Newsday read to her) called for Brain surgeon: a doctor's inspiring encounters with mortality and miracles, by Keith Black with Arnold Mann. She said she saw him on Channel 13.


A senior asked for Safe passage: the remarkable true story of two sisters who rescued Jews from the Nazis / Ida Cook.

A senior who moves and talks really slowly asked about Sunday's movie, a special program sponsored by the National Council of Jewish Women; it will be A walk to beautiful. She asked to reserve it.

Right behind her a woman asked for tickets for Sunday's movie. "All out," I told her. "They're all gone?" she asked. "Yes," I answered. "No tickets left?" she asked. I nodded.

Tax forms: "do you have instructions books?" "Yes, one for 150, a handful for 203." "Do you think you'll have them later in the afternoon?" "I can't predict; I'm not good at forecasting." "Do you think other libraries have them?" "I have no way of knowing." Hesitating, he said thank you and hung up.

Tickets? No, to three people.

A patron asked for Jhumpa Lahiri's new book, Unaccustomed earth; it's out. Then asked for People of the book, by Geraldine Brooks (which has been very popular and in high demand, a welcome antidote to all the requests for Patterson, Roberts and Steel); it's out. Asked for The brief wondrous life of Oscar Wao, by Junot Díaz; it's out. Asked for Netherland, by Joseph O'Neill; here, took it. Asked for Dangerous laughter : thirteen stories, by Steven Millhauser; in, took it.

A patron asked for Before the Sabbath / Eric Hoffer.

It is now 2pm.

At 6.35 a young lady came in asking for materials on Fred Korematsu. A mother was in yesterday researching the same name for her daughter (8th grade). We have a book on WW 2 biographies, and electronic databases can provide additional materials.