2020 Census Questionnaire Reminder

Be sure to fill out your 2020 Census questionnaire! You should have received a code in the mail within the last two weeks. If you cannot fill it out online, you may call toll-free 844-330-2020. #smyrnacounts

COVID-19 Closure Update: Library Book Drops are Closed

Library Book Drops are now Closed until further notice. Please retain the materials you have checked out until Smyrna Library re-opens. Library staff are sheltering in place and cannot empty the drop. Please do not worry about overdue fines. We are extending due dates and waiving any overdue fines during the closure. Please be safe. We look forward to serving you in person again in the future. - Mary Moore, Library Director

In response to national school closures, Scholastic is making 20 days of their "Learn from Home" content FREE! Just click on the link below and select the appropriate grade level. They have provided a username and password for access to these book titles

Visit Scholastic Page with Details.

COVID-19 Closure Update: Physical Items Checked Out

COVID-19 Closure Update: If you have physical items checked out from Smyrna Public Library, please retain them until further notice. Library staff will no longer empty the book drops on a regular basis. We have extended due dates on all eligible items, and we will not charge overdue fines for this time period. Please do not worry about your materials being late. We apologize for this inconvenience, and we are very grateful for the support and understanding we have received from customers through this period. - Mary Moore, Library Director

Smyrna Library Initiates Virtual Storytime in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

The library is closed in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, but you can still have storytime today with none other than Pete the Cat creator, James Dean.  Click this link.

Follow the Smyrna Library Kids Facebook Page on upcoming virtual programming for children and families.  

Parents, Please Follow Smyrna Library Kids Facebook Page

 

Digital Book Library Checkout Option Available During COVID-19 Social Distancing Phase

Although Smyrna Library is closed to the public during the COVID-19 social distancing phase, we are still checking out books digitally. Don't forget about all our wonderful eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines and more. We're created some quick links from our online catalog to get you started: https://library.smyrnaga.gov/#section=home.

Teen Volunteer Program on Hold Until Further Notice

To support the safety of our community during the Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak, the Smyrna Public Library is closed until further notice.  The Friends of Smyrna Library Teen Volunteer Program is now temporarily on hold.  Look for updates via social media and e-mail when we can restart the teen volunteer program.  

To all of our awesome teen volunteers - Thanks again for all of your volunteer service to date.  Stay safe and healthy.  We’ll see you soon!

COVID-19 Temporary Closure of Smyrna Public Library.

Smyrna Public Library will be closed indefinitely starting tomorrow, Saturday, March 14. If you have items checked out, please do not worry about overdue fines. We are setting the system to waive overdues during this closure. If you still want to return your materials, you may do so in the bookdrop. We will be checking those daily. Thank you.

First Sunday Lecture: Lorena Pace Pruitt, Smyrna's First Female Mayor

"Lorena Pace Pruitt, Smyrna's First Female Mayor"

Sunday, March 1, 2020
3:00-4:00 p.m.
Smyrna Public Library, Meeting Room

Speaker: Mary Wallace Moore, Smyrna Library Director

Sponsored by the Friends of Smyrna Library.

Porcelain Art by Mary Belle Cordell Opens at Smyrna Public Library Art & Display Galleries

The March/April 202 Art & Display Gallery exhibit has opened – Porcelain Art by Mary Belle Cordell.  Ms. Cordell’s exhibit is on display through April 30. The Art & Display Galleries are located on the 2nd floor of the Smyrna Public Library.  Note: Ms. Cordell’s exhibit ended early due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Art & Display Gallery exhibits are organized by the Friends of Smyrna Library. 

Artist Statement

Porcelain artist Mary Belle Cordell's porcelain paintings showcase an array of subjects from still life, to nature and portraits. What is important to her is her love of china painting and how it relates to others.

Mary Belle is also fascinated with the shadows and lights which are produced by painting layers of oil-based china paints and then fired many times in a kiln at 1400 degrees.

She is inspired by the natural beauty around her and the collage of people who become subjects for her porcelain paintings.

A native of Pennsylvania and now a new resident of Marietta, Georgia she is once again reinventing herself and looking forward to new and challenging projects