Community & Consumer Information – Irvington Public Library
Community & Consumer Information
Irvington
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Friends of the Irvington Library
friends.irvington.library@gmail.com
Village of Irvington
914-591-7070
Emergencies: dial 911
Irvington Fire Department
non-emergency: (914) 591-9867
Irvington Police
non-emergency: 914-591-8080
Irvington Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
non-emergency: 914-591-5151
Irvington Chamber of Commerce
Irvington Farmer’s Market
Irvington Green Policy Task Force
Irvington Historical Society
914-591-1020
Irvington Recreation Department
914-591-7736
Irvington Town Hall Theater
914-591-6602
Irvington Union Free School District
and the
Irvington Parent Teacher Student Association
(PTSA)
Post Office
914-591-6487
Beyond the Village
Town of Greenburgh
Greenburgh Health Center
(provides health care on a sliding fee scale)
Historic Hudson Valley
914-631-8200
Hudson Valley Writer’s Center
Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture
Westchester County Government
Transportation
Metro-North Railroad MTA
Schedule
Map
New York City Transit
511NY
(New York State Traffic, Transit and Travel)
Taxi Service
Westchester Bus, Airport & More
(excludes Metro-North)
Consumer, Tax and Help Information
Assistance for low-income residents and those in need:
Call at any time the Emergency Hotline (914) 995-2099 at the Westchester County Department of Social Services. For non-emergency help, see their website
here
. For basic telephone service, see the
Lifeline Discount Service Program
. Also, see “Energy assistance” elsewhere on this page.
Credit & Indentity Theft concerns
: For phone or in person or online help from a Certified Consumer Credit Counselor visit the
National Foundation for Credit Counseling
. To fight identity theft by monitoring and reviewing your credit report, even if you do not use or have credit, try (free, as required by law)
Annual Credit Report
Consumer information and publication
downloads, free or low-cost, from
Federal Citizen Information Center
. The Irvington Public Libary usually has copies of a quarterly catalog of some of titles that you may order in hard copy from the FCIC.
The Energy Affordability Program (EAP)
is available; find it at the
New York State Department of Public Servic
e.
Health Insurance Marketplace in New York:
Read
Information You Need to Apply Fact Sheet
(available in several languages) for New Yorkers. Find out about local in-person assistance by “navigators”
here
and specific information for New Yorkers (go to New York States’ official Marketplace**
here
).
We subscribe to
Consumer Reports
which covers health insurance issues, so ask at the Reference desk for the latest articles from CR; at home, you have access to ConsumerReports.org for product reviews and articles.
Click here
and log in with your library card number where it asks for “Patron ID.” See their online resources such as
8 expensive health insurance mistakes
, and the more in-depth resources
here
. **We can help you to research the “New York State of Health: the Official Health Plan Marketplace” — just come into the Library.
School Tax Relief (
STAR
program: New York States provides rebates based upon local school taxes paid. “You must own your home and it must be your primary residence.”
Senior Benefits Information Centers (SBICs) help older adults 60 and over and those caring for the elderly
achieve a better understanding of Medicare (including prescription drug coverage), Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP), food stamps and other benefit programs. Meet with trained counselors in a private setting in a public library. (Not available at Irvington Public Library.) Find out more
here
Tax Help:
The Library has some tax forms, and we can assist you in finding online and printing forms and instructions that we do not have. Find Internal Revenue Services (IRS)
help
and
forms
. Find NY State Tax
help
and
forms
. You may be able to get your tax forms prepared and filed for free; find out at
Tax Help
, or call a local AARP volunteer tax help location: Dobbs Ferry Public Library (914-631-6614), Warner (Tarrytowns) Library (914)631-7734, and Greenburgh Multipurpose Center (914-631-8185). If you need help locating free tax help, call us at 914-591-7840 or come into the Library.
Unclaimed Funds
are bank accounts, utility deposits, insurance payments, and other funds that are owed to you but the one holding the funds could not find the owner. After a while, these funds are given to New York State’s
Office of Unclaimed Funds
Not finding the information that you seek? Please email us at
libraryref@irvingtonny.gov
and we will try to respond within 24 hours (excluding Sundays and days when we are closed for holidays).
Programs
Events Calendar & Signup
Adult Programs
Children’s Programs
Teens/Tweens Programs
Martucci Gallery & Program Room
Museum Passes
Tiffany Reading Room
Community & Consumer Information
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12 South Astor Street Irvington, NY 10533
(914) 591-7840
Email:
libraryref@irvingtonny.gov
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