Materials can be renewed online unless one or more of the following conditions exist:

• The card has expired or been blocked
• The material’s renewal limit has been reached
• The material is overdue
• The library user has any unpaid fines
• The material is on hold

For more information call (570) 523-1172 for the library in Lewisburg, (570) 966-0831 for the library in Mifflinburg, or (570) 922-4773 for the library in Laurelton.

• Union-Snyder Area Agency on Aging, Inc. The primary agency for developing and providing services for persons sixty and over in Union and Snyder counties.
• Union-Snyder Transportation Alliance USTA Through the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Shared-Ride Lottery Program, USTA provides transportation for senior citizens (age 65+) at a discounted rate.
• State Health Insurance Assistance Program, or SHIP A national program that offers one-on-one counseling and assistance to people with Medicare and their families.
• Caregivers’ resources Official information and services from the U.S. government.
• Consumer protection for seniors Official information and services from the U.S. government.
• Education, jobs & volunteerism for seniors Official information and services from the U.S. government.
• Travel & recreation for seniors Official information and services from the U.S. government, including discounts.
• AARP A nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization that strives to help people 50 and over improve the quality of their lives.
• Peace Corps Information for older applicants.
• Road Scholar Adventures in Learning Formerly called Elderhostel, this non-profit offers educational travel programs.

Leaf ID 
The following sites will help you identify fall leaves:

Common Trees of Pennsylvania
Sponsored by the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, this site is organized according to leaf shape and arrangement.  Choose from the list of names of 57 native trees and 5 trees introduced to PA to identify your leaf.

Guide to Common Trees of Pennsylvania
Match your leaf to the botanical drawings on Cook Forest Online.

4- H Leaf Identification Project
Examine your leaf carefully; then answer a series of questions to discover what leaf you have.

Leaf Tree ID Key
Identify your leaf through a series of pictures provided by the Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education or find out more about your leaf by searching a tree name.

Temperate Deciduous Forest
This mini-guide sponsored by the Missouri Botanical Gardens will help you identify particular trees by the shape of their leaves.  Find out more facts about the temperate deciduous forest by going to their home page.  

Tree Identification Key
Answer a series of questions or look carefully at color photographs of leaves to identify your leaf on this site from the Michigan State University Extension.

What Tree Is It?
Designed by the Ohio Public Library and Information Network, this site enables you to identify a tree by the name of a tree, the type of fruit it bears or its leaf.

What Tree is That?
Select a leaf type; then answer questions to discover its identity with this interactive game from the Arbor Day Foundation.   View all the trees and use the tree identifier on the online edition of What Tree is That?  

Lewisburg Area School District

The Public Library for Union County is located in the Lewisburg Area School District, 1951 Washington Avenue, Lewisburg, PA 17837 (Telephone 570-523-3220).  The public school district, which serves the residents of Kelly Township, East Buffalo Township, Union Township, and the Borough of Lewisburg, contains Lewisburg Area High School (grades 9 through 12), Donald H. Eichhorn Middle School (grades 6 through 8), Linntown Intermediate School (grades 4 and 5), and Kelly Elementary (pre-kindergarten through grade 3).

Lewisburg’s official colors are green and white, and the mascot is the Green Dragon.  The district is a member of the Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference for all athletics and participates under the rules and guidelines of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association.

Go to the Lewisburg Area School District’s website here: http://www.lasd.us/

Mifflinburg Area School District

Herr Memorial Library and West End Library are located in the Mifflinburg Area School District, 178 Maple Street, Box 285, Mifflinburg, PA 17844 (Telephone 570-966-8200).  The public school district serves the boroughs of Mifflinburg, New Berlin, and Hartleton and the townships of Buffalo, Limestone, West Buffalo, Lewis, and Hartley.  It contains Mifflinburg Area High School (grades 9 through 12), Mifflinburg Area Middle School (grades 6 through 8), Mifflinburg Area Intermediate School (grades 4 and 5), and four elementary schools (kindergarten through grade 3): Mifflinburg Area Elementary School, New Berlin Elementary School, Laurelton Elementary School, and Buffalo Crossroads Elementary School.

Mifflinburg’s official colors are blue and white, and the mascot is the Wildcat. The district is a member of the Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference for all athletics and participates under the rules and guidelines of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association.

Go to the Mifflinburg Area School District’s website here: http://www.mifflinburg.org/regenesis/index.htm

Milton Area School District

Milton Area School District, 700 Mahoning Street, Milton PA 17847 (570-742-7614), is a public school district that serves residents in both Union and Northumberland counties.  It contains Milton High School (grades 9 through 12), Milton Area Middle School (grades 6 through 8), and three elementary schools (kindergarten through grade 5): James F. Baugher Elementary School, Montandon Elementary School, and White Deer Elementary School.

Milton’s official colors are orange and black, and the mascot is the Panther.  The district is a member of the Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference for all athletics and participates under the rules and guidelines of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association.

Go to the Milton School District’s website here: http://www.milton.k12.pa.us/

Warrior Run School District

Warrior Run School District, 4800 Susquehanna Trail, Turbotville PA 17772 (570-649-5074), is a public school district that serves residents of Gregg Township in northern Union County, residents of Delaware Township and Lewis Township in Northumberland County, and residents of Anthony Township and Limestone Township in Montour County. The district also draws students from Allenwood in Union County, from Watsontown, McEwensville, and Turbotville in Northumberland County, and from Exchange and White Hall in Montour County. It includes Warrior Run High School (grades 9 through 12), Warrior Run Middle School (grades 6 through 8), and two elementary schools (kindergarten through grade 5): Turbotville Elementary School and Watsontown Elementary School.

Warrior Run’s official colors are blue and gray, and the mascot is the Defender. The district is a member of the Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference for all athletics and participates under the rules and guidelines of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association.

Go to the Warrior Run School District’s website here: http://www.wrsd.org/

Pa Family History Centers

Sunbury Pennsylvania
Ridge Road RR 1
Northumberland, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Phone: 570-473-9956
Hours: W 9am-8pm & by appointment.

Library staff cannot offer tax preparation assistance.  Contact information for tax agencies is listed below.

During the tax season, area libraries have tax forms for your convenience.  Throughout the year, the libraries have reproducible tax forms available to copy, and they offer public computers that may be used to download and print tax forms from the appropriate website listed below.  Each library charges a small fee for copies and for computer printouts.

* Tax returns must be mailed by midnight on Tuesday, April 17, 2012. The traditional tax return filing deadline is April 15 of each year, but April 15, 2012 is a Sunday and April 16, 2012 falls on Emancipation Day in the District of Columbia.

The traditional tax return filing deadline is April 15 of each year, but the IRS has approved April 18, 2011, as the filing deadline for 2010 Federal Tax Returns and extension requests in observation of Emancipation Day in Washington, D.C.

Emancipation Day is a holiday in Washington, D.C. to mark the anniversary of the signing of the Compensated Emancipation Act, which President Abraham Lincoln signed on April 16, 1862. The holiday is held annually on April 16.

I-Can! E-File is a free online program you can use to prepare and file your Federal and Pennsylvania taxes.  Just answer simple questions on each screen.  The program will automatically check to see if you are eligible for an Earned Income Tax Credit and other tax credits.  Then it creates a completed tax return that you can file electronically or print and mail.