Summer Reading Program Sign-up Begins on May 24

The Summer Reading Sign-up will be held on Friday, May 24 from 10:00am-5:00pm in the Smyrna Library. 

Stop by the Youth Services desk to register and complete a "Make and Take" craft to celebrate “A Universe of Stories.”

The Summer Reading Program is sponsored by the Friends of Smyrna Library. 

Book Donations Requested

We are planning 2 new FUN events this summer and need 500+ specific types of donated books - Cookbooks, Gardening Books and under age 10 Children’s Classics Hardbacks (Dr. Seuss, Peanuts, Clifford, Disney, Winnie, Sesame Street, etc.) You can make your donation at the Circulation Desk during normal library hours. 

Spring Jonquil Festival Book Sale Concludes

THANK YOU, Jonquil Festival Shoppers and Friends of Smyrna Library Volunteers!!!

We raised $1,800 this weekend at the annual Spring Jonquil Festival Book Sale. The proceeds from this sale, last fall’s Jonquil Festival Book Sale and several pop-up book sales in between complete our fundraising to support the 2019 Summer Reading Program for Kids, Teens/Young Adults and Adults.

Thank You, Volunteers!

Thanks to our volunteers who sorted 2000 books and almost 1000 CDs, Movie DVDs, LP Records and 45s today for this weekend’s Jonquil Festival Friends of Smyrna Library Book Sale.  We have a huge selection of fiction New York Times bestsellers, kids books (all ages), non-fiction & cookbooks and an amazing selection of music and movies.

The hours of the sale are Saturday from 10 am to 6 pm and Sunday from 12 noon to 5 pm.  Our sale location is in front of the Smyrna Community Center. Cash Only.  We hope to see you!

If you want to volunteer we could use some help at 8 am on Saturday and 5 pm on Sunday.

Happy Earth Day!

Happy Earth Day! Thank you, UGA Cobb Extension for the great workshop today on Green Cleaning at Smyrna Library.

Thank You, Goodwill of North Georgia

Last night, our teens gained valuable information about job and internship possibilities, as well as the basics of applying and interviewing, from Goodwill job professionals Maria McGruder and Ashia Walker. Check out their Facebook page: Goodwill of North Georgia

For more information about Goodwill job training and their available internships with the Gap brand of stores, check out this link: https://goodwillng.org 

For more information on your rights as a teen worker, visit this site: youthrules.dol.gov

Have You Heard of a "Food Web"?

Have you heard of a "food web"? Every ecosystem has one, and we're going to explore the interdependence of forest species at Tinker Tuesday on April 16, at 4 p.m. We will dissect real owl pellets and match the bones we find to species charts. This event is for ages 5 and older, plus parent/caregiver. RSVP: sreference@smyrnaga.gov.

Thank You, Cobb County Watershed Stewardship Program

Thanks go to Angie from the Cobb County Watershed Stewardship Program for leading today's rain barrel workshop at the Library. And thank you Keep Smyrna Beautiful and the Friends of Smyrna Library for underwriting the materials costs. What a great event!

Celebrate National Poetry Month with Poet-Tree

Help us fill out our Poet-Tree in celebration of National Poetry Month. Ask for a leaf at the front desk, write a short poem, lyric, or couplet, and hang it on our tree. Thanks go to Keep Smyrna Beautiful and City of Smyrna, GA Government Public Works for arranging the live tree for the library's reading room.

First Sunday Lecture: 2018 Travelogue - Historical Tourists in Italy in 2018

First Sunday Lecture
2018 Travelogue - Historical Tourists in Italy

Sunday, April 7, 2019
3:00-4:00 p.m.
Smyrna Public Library, Meeting Room

Presenter, Jane and Fred Krenson

Part travelogue and a lot history, the Krensons' visit to Italy focused on Umbria and the Medieval cities that grew and prospered in Italy. The Krensons made a long swing (4000 total miles) from Rome through Amalfi and Matera, settling in Perugia for a month, and then finishing north through Venice, the Dolomites, Lake Garda, Verona, Lucca and ending back in Rome. They immersed themselves in rural Italy, visiting the small beautiful villages of central Italy, investigating churches, castles and windy road, and experiencing the local cuisine and viticulture of each area. They will have diagrams, maps, drawings and lots of photos.

Refreshments will follow the presentation.

The First Sunday Lecture series is sponsored by the Friends of Smyrna Library and Smyrna Library.

FREE ADMISSION