Volunteers will be at the San Juan Island Library two Saturdays in February to help low and moderate income people and senior file their federal income tax returns. The volunteers have been trained in the AARP tax-aide program, and can help file tax returns at no cost to the public. Appointments for tax help may be made in person or by telephone at the reference desk of the San Juan Island Library, and volunteers will meet with individuals to prepare tax returns in the library.

Volunteers from the AARP tax-aide service have been offering free tax preparation help at the Mullis Community Senior Center on Wednesdays, and this year they are expanding their service to the library on Saturday February 4 and Saturday February 18 from 10 AM to 4 PM. To use the service, it is necessary to make a one-hour appointment and to bring all W-2 forms and other income statements to the appointment. The volunteers have some experience with helping low and moderate income working people obtain the Earned Income Tax Credit as well. The purpose of the program is to help individuals, so returns for small businesses will not be eligible for the free service.

In addition to its collections of books, audio books and videos to loan, the library also provides computers for the public to use for email, Internet searching, and working in word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations. Library computers offer software to help new computer users learn to type and use a keyboard, and guides, called tutorials, for learning to use the computer's mouse. A computer is available for those with special needs, featuring a magnifier and foreign languages.

Library hours are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10 AM to 6 PM, Tuesday and Thursday from 10 AM to 8 PM, Saturday from 10 AM to 5 PM and Sunday from 1 PM to 5 PM. Library cards are free to island residents with proof of residency.