Reference
Reference Resources
Your Delaware County Libraries card provides online access to 80 databases including newspapers, EBSCO, career and business resources, homework help, foreign language learning, family history, health, and general research.
Tax Information
PA Department of Revenue Forms The local IRS office is on 1400 N. Providence Rd, Media,
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm (closed 1-2 for lunch) Ph:( 610) 891-6002
IRS Taxes Home page Download 1040 Form 1040 Instructions
Download 1040-EZ form 1040-EZ Instructions To Download other Forms click here
Free Tax Preparation help for low and moderate income taxpayers (VITA), especially those age 60 and older.
AARP Free Tax Help locator. Free Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) site locator or call 1-888-227-7669
Language Resources
Your DCLS library card provides free access to Mango’s interactive online courses for 50 languages and courses for English as a second language learners. Click here to login with your card.
ESL Resources
GCF Free Learn English online GCF Learn to Read activities GCF 125 Tutorials List
Book Review and Rating Sites
- Booklist Online
- Common Sense Media
- Dogo Books
- Fantastic Fiction
- The Literate Mother
- The New York Times
- NPR Books
- YA Reads
- YALSA’s Best of the Best
Media Historic Archives
The Media Borough Historic Archives created by Frank Lees over a period of 40 years is housed at the Media-Upper Providence Free Library. It contains more than 1,300 old photographs, newspapers and newspaper clippings, some dating back to the early 1800’s.
There is also a large collection of local post cards, pamphlets, old deeds and legal papers, including a complete history of the Borough of Media and the Police and Water departments. The collection also houses photos and historic documents of Upper Providence and Nether Providence townships. Search the collection online through the PASCL (Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries)
To schedule a time to view the archives, please contact one of the following:
Pat Lemly @ 610-891-0641 or Adam Levine at aelrvpa@hotmail.com