Want to know more about tax issues that specially impact homeowners? Need answers to questions about wills and trusts, probate, avoiding probate, or estate administration? Want to know more about avoiding estate and gift taxes? Need the straight story on the Medi-Cal nursing home program?

These and many other questions are answered in H.E.L.P.'s concise, plain-language "Nuts and Bolts" guides now available at the reference desks of more than 40 libraries across Los Angeles County.

"These are the best concise guides available on these tricky topics," said H.E.L.P. Executive Director Ed Long. "And we're thrilled to collaborate with public libraries across Los Angeles County to make the guides available at no cost to so many people."

If your public library (anywhere in California) doesn't yet have the guides, ask your reference librarian or library manager to contact H.E.L.P. to request a free set - while supplies last. They are also available for purchase from H.E.L.P. See help4srs.org or call (310) 533-1996.

H.E.L.P. is an award-winning Torrance, California -based non-profit education and counseling center providing impartial information to older adults and families on elder care, law, finances and more. Since its inception in 1996, it has helped thousands of individuals, couples and families. Its services include public classes, private consultations, publications and telephone and Internet assistance. H.E.L.P. is located at 1404 Cravens Avenue, Torrance, California 90501. The phone number is (310) 533-1996, and the Internet addresses are www.help4srs.org, www.annuitytruth.org and www.better-endings.org.