Nobody enjoys the financial aid paperwork. It helps considerably to have someone walk you through it.

The Bethel Public Library hosts an evening workshop for families heading into college application season, covering how aid is actually calculated, what the forms are really asking for, and which deadlines belong on the refrigerator. Bring your questions — at a night like this the questions from the back of the room are half the value.

Good to know. Registration is required through the library.