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2009 Federal and State Tax Forms
Federal and state tax booklets are available at Peach Public Libraries. Some tax forms are also available. Additional tax forms and publications are available online from the Internal Revenue Service and the Georgia Department of Revenue or from CD-ROM and reproducible copies at Thomas Public Library in Fort Valley or Byron Public Library in Byron.

2010 Small Business Financial Expo
Fort Valley State University Rural Business Outreach Institute presents 2010 Small Business Financial Expo on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 from 8:30am to 1pm at the C.W. Pettigrew Center on the campus of Fort Valley State University in Fort Valley.

This year's agenda will include presentations from the following agencies:

• United States Department of Agriculture - Rural Development
• Georgia's Small Business Administration
• Georgia Tech Procurement Assistance Center
• Middle Georgia Regional Commission
• River Valley Regional Commission
• American Pride Bank
• One Georgia Authority
• Georgia Department of Community Affairs
• Branch Banking & Trust

Registration fee is $10.00 for Early Bird registration before February 5, 2010 and $20.00 for registration after February 10, 2010.

For more information or to register, contact Dexter Mack, Program Coordinator (478) 825-6127 or (478) 825-6081 ruralbusiness@fvsu.edu

Free Annual Credit Report

Fall Schedule - Saturday, August 1, 2009 - Monday, May 31, 2010
Thomas Public Library

	Monday		10:00 am - 8:00 pm
	Tuesday		10:00 am - 6:00 pm
	Wednesday		10:00 am - 6:00 pm
	Thursday		10:00 am - 6:00 pm
	Friday		Closed
	Saturday		10:00 am - 4:00 pm
	Sunday		Closed

Byron Public Library

	Monday		Closed
	Tuesday		10:00 am - 8:00 pm
	Wednesday		10:00 am - 6:00 pm
	Thursday		10:00 am - 6:00 pm
	Friday		10:00 am - 4:00 pm
	Saturday		10:00 am - 4:00 pm
	Sunday		Closed

Georgia WorkReady Testing
Peach Public Libraries has partnered with Peach County Chamber of Commerce and Middle Georgia Technical College to offer Georgia WorkReady testing in Peach County. Earn your Georgia WorkReady certificate by taking an online exam at the library. Please call the Thomas PUblic Library at (478) 825-1640 to schedule testing.

WorkReady was created to ensure that Georgia's workers have the best skills, easy access to training and world-class job opportunities. The backbone of the initiative is the worker certification program that assesses the real world skills of Georgia's workers and provides valuable job training.

For more information on the Georgia WorkReady program, please visit http://gaworkready.org/

Introducing Playaway Audio
Peach Public Libraries is introducing a new audio format for enjoying audio recordings. READ MORE

New Titles on Playaway

• Birdland by Tracy Mack
• The Broker by John Grisham
• Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
• The Dead Fathers Club by Matt Haig
• Drinking Coffee Elsewhere by ZZ Packer
• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
• The Teahouse Fire by Ellis Avery
• There Is No Me Without You: One Woman's Odyssey to Rescue Her Country's Children by Melissa Fay Greene
• Typhoon by Joseph Conrad
• White Oleander by Janet Fitch
• The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century by Thomas L. Friedman

Your Library and The Entrepreneur Friendly Community
Congratulations to Peach County on being designated an "Entrepreneur Friendly" community by The Georgia Department of Economic Development’s (GDEcD) Small Business & Innovation (SBI) Division. Georgia's "Entrepreneur Friendly" Initiative assists the state's counties in cultivating business environments that develop and encourage entrepreneurs and small businesses. READ MORE

Donate Your High School Yearbook
Peach Public Libraries is attempting to complete our collection of Fort Valley High School and Peach County High School Yearbooks. If you have unwanted copies of yearbooks from Fort Valley High School or Peach County High School, please consider donating them to the library. All donations to Peach Public Libraries are tax deductible. Please ask for a donation receipt letter at the time of donation.

High Museum of Art Atlanta Brochures and Free Admission Coupon
Peach Public Libraries has High Museum of Art Atlanta brochures available for pickup. The brochures contain a coupon for ONE FREE ADMISSION to the museum, with the purchase of one admission of equal or greater value. READ MORE

ParkPass Library Loan Program
With a valid library card you can borrow a Georgia State Parks Annual ParkPass and an individual Historic Sites Visitors Pass for up to 7 days. READ MORE

New Releases for the week of August 10, 2009

• The Apostle: A Thriller by Brad Thor
• Black Hills by Nora Roberts
• Blindman's Bluff: A Decker and Lazarus Novel by Faye Kellerman
• The Deep Blue Sea for Beginners by Luanne Rice
• The Devil's Punchbowl: A Novel by Greg Iles
• The Doomsday Key: A Novel (Sigma Force Novels) by James Rollins
• Fire and Ice: A Beaumont and Brady Novel by J. A. Jance
• Guardian of Lies: A Paul Madriani Novel (Paul Madriani Novels) by Steve Martini
• Intervention by Robin Cook
• Killer Summer by Ridley Pearson
• Rain Gods: A Novel by James Lee Burke
• Rhino Ranch: A Novel by Larry McMurtry
• Rules of Vengeance by Christopher Reich
• Sidney Sheldon's Mistress of the Game by Sidney Sheldon and Tilly Bagshawe
• Smash Cut: A Novel by Sandra Brown
• South of Broad by Pat Conroy
• That Old Cape Magic by Richard Russo
• The Traffickers by W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV
• 20s (Twenties) Girl: A Novel by Sophie Kinsella
• Undone (Grant County) by Karin Slaughter

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