Release: Free tax preparation assistance at Saint Paul Public Library starting in February

Saint Paul Public Library Offers Free Tax Preparation Assistance at Five Locations Starting in February

Tax forms also available at many libraries or online

Saint Paul, Minn — Saint Paul Public Library in collaboration with AARP volunteers will offer free tax preparation assistance at five libraries beginning in February. In 2011, AARP volunteers worked 3,892 hours helping library customers with their taxes.

“We’re pleased to partner with the AARP volunteers to offer tax help at Saint Paul libraries again this year,” said Kit Hadley, Library Director. “Many of our customers tell us they rely on this valuable service to help them with their taxes.

AARP volunteers will offer assistance with filling out electronic tax forms at Central, Hayden Heights, Sun Ray, Rondo and West Seventh libraries. Participants should bring all relevant information (All W-2 slips, Social Security card, valid current photo I.D., last year’s tax return, etc.).

Tax help service is offered on a first-come, first-served basis. A limited number of people may be served at each location each day.

Tax Help Locations, Dates & Times:

Central Library, 90 W. Fourth Street, St. Paul, MN 55102, 651-266-7000

Tuesdays and Fridays, 9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., from February 7 to April 13

Hayden Heights, 1456 White Bear Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55106, 651-793-3934

Tuesdays, Noon – 4 p.m., from February 7 to April 10

Sun Ray, 2105 Wilson Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55119, 651-501-6300

Mondays, 10:30 a.m. – 1:20 p.m. & Fridays, 10:30 a.m. – 3 p.m., from February 6 to April 13

By appointment only. Call 651-501-6300 to make an appointment.

Rondo, 461 N. Dale St., Saint Paul, MN 55103, 651-266-7400

Saturdays, 11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., from February 4 to April 14

West Seventh (Community Center), 265 Oneida Street, Saint Paul, MN 55102, 651-298-5493

Mondays (appointment only) & Wednesdays (walk-in), 9:00 a.m. - Noon, February 6 to April 11

Mondays are by appointment only. Call the West Seventh Community Center at 651-298-5493 to make an appointment.

Tax Forms

 

Basic federal and Minnesota tax forms are available at the following Saint Paul Public Libraries:

• Central Library, 90 W 4th St., Saint Paul, MN 55102, 651-266-7000
• Dayton’s Bluff, 645 East 7th St., Saint Paul, MN 55106, 651-793-1699
• Hamline Midway, 1558 W. Minnehaha Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55104, 651-642-0293
• Hayden Heights, 1456 White Bear Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55106, 651-793-3934
• Highland Park, 1974 Ford Parkway, Saint Paul, MN 55116, 651-695-3700
• Merriam Park, 1831 Marshall Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55104, 651-642-0385
• Rice Street, 1011 Rice Street, Saint Paul, MN 55117, 651-558-2223
• Riverview, 1 East George St., Saint Paul, MN 55107, 651-292-6626
• Rondo, 461 N. Dale St., Saint Paul, MN 55103, 651-266-7400
• Sun Ray, 2105 Wilson Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55119, 651-501-6300
• West Seventh, 265 Oneida Street, Saint Paul, MN 55102, 651-298-5516

Basic Minnesota forms are available at Saint Anthony Park Library, 2245 Como Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55108, 651-642-0411.

Other forms may be downloaded from the federal or state web sites or photocopied from books of reproducible forms available at libraries at a cost of 15 cents per page.

 

For more information about tax assistance or tax forms at Saint Paul Public Libraries, visit www.sppl.org or call one of the libraries noted above.

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