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Plymouth Community Council on Aging:
453-1234, ext 236

Plymouth Senior Transportation:
459-8888

Senior Focus Hope Program:
455-6620

Senior Alliance:
(734) 722-2830

Legal Hotline for Michigan Seniors:
Elder Law of Michigan
1-800-347-5297

Low Income Energy Help:
1-800-292-5650

Meals on Wheels
1-800-851-1454

Medicaid Information:
1-800-292-2550

Medicare Help Line
1-800-633-4227

Social Security
1-800-722-1213

Wayne County Weatherizarion Assistance Program:
(734) 727-7297

Michigan go Local - New Directory of Health Services in Michigan

 

Tax Resources It's Tax Time Again !! Find your Federal Income Tax forms at the Library. State of Michigan Forms are not yet in, but call us at 734.453.0750, press 4, to check on them. If we don't have paper copies of the forms you need, they are available online. Click the image to your left on this page to access the online forms, or ask a Librarian for help in printing them at the Library. Paper copies of Publication 17 and other forms are now available on the Main Level by the stairs.

Once again, volunteers from AARP will be working with the PCCA to provide free tax filing help to local area seniors. They will be in the Library starting Wednesday, Feb. 3rd. Call the PCCA for an appointment at 734.453.1234, ext. 236.

Spaghetti Dinner ~ Monday, March 8th from 1:00 - 3:00 pm at the Cultural Center
Spaghetti Dinner

Sponsored by Independence Village, and hosted by The Council on Aging.
$6.00 for members
$8.00 for guests.

Deadline to purchase tickets is March 3rd.

Kill a Watt Kill A Watts now at the Library ~
Trying to save money and energy? Find out how efficient your appliances are!  Just plug the Kill A Watt unit into an electrical outlet, then plug the appliance into the Kill A Watt.  The display will show energy consumption by the kilowatt hour.  Calculate your electrical expenses by the day, week, month, even an entire year.  Check one out for one week to audit the energy use of your home or office! Sorry - no holds or renewals due to high patron demand.

LOW VISION GROUP –Thursday, March 4, 2010, 1pm
This group meets on the first Thursday of every month. Participants will share advice on coping skills and adaptive technologies in a supportive atmosphere. A qualified facilitator will lead the group. Library staff members will be on hand to provide assistance with Library equipment, services and offerings. For more information contact Ellen Stross, Adult Reference Librarian, 734-453-0750, ext. 232 or estross@plymouthlibrary.org

Homebound Delivery Service Now Available!
The Library, in partnership with the Plymouth Community Council on Aging, will begin offering a new service to residents of Plymouth and Plymouth Twp. Homebound delivery of library books and audiobooks will be available for residents who are physically unable to come to the library due to a permanent or temporary (3 month minimum) illness or disability. To request this service, please fill out our Request Form.

Download Now! Spending a while on vacation and don't want to take along CD-Books or hardcovers -- Download an e-book to your laptop or an audio e-book to your MP3 player and take it along. Remember, you can enlarge the type on your e-books on the computer for ease of use! You never have to bring them back - They expire automatically and you then remove the file from your computer. Call the Library at 734.453.0750 ex.1 for more details!

Plymouth Senior Walking Club - The club meets each Wednesday at 9:00 am at the pavilion on the hill at Township Park. Call the PCCA for more info!

Expand Your Horizons - Join A Library Group!

  • Writing My Life Story: A Senior Writing Group meets the 1st Tuesday of every month from 1:00-2:30 pm and the 3rd Tuesday of every month from 4:00-5:15pm.

  • Plymouth Library Garden Group - discusses various aspects of gardening and landscaping. Meetings are at 7:00pm on the 3rd Thursday of each month except in the winter.
  • Needlework Group - includes knitters, quilters and other kinds of handicrafters. Bring your current project to share with this group on the 4th Monday of each month at 7:00 pm.

  • Book Discussion Groups - Join Brown Bag Books and meet on 4th Wednesday of each month at noon, or come to Contemporary Books that meets at 7:30pm on the 3rd. Wednesday of each month.
  • For more information on any of these groups, call the Library at 734-453-0750, press 4.