Summer Reading Program: Thank you, Will Moore Troubadour!

Thank you, Will Moore Troubadour, for today’s great virtual concert!  The kids really enjoyed  the fun and interactive musical experience, your original songs, the sing along.  

About Will Moore Troubadour

Will Moore Troubadour is an independent solo musician currently focusing on music for children. He performs original songs as well as traditionals with guitar, mandolin, cajon drum and other instruments. 

Will strives to make his performances entertaining and fun for both kids and their entourage.

Summer Reading Program: Thank You, June!

Young library patron, June, presented Frog and Toad Are Friends today during Virtual Storytime.  

June has been so sad that the Library has been closed. Frog has also been missing our Smyrna Library Kids, so June and Frog teamed up to bring a story to our Smyrna kids.  

June, you did a fantastic job!

June and Frog will be back for more Storytime visits during the 2020 Virtual Summer Reading Program.

Enjoy today’s Storytime by clicking this link.  

Smyrna Public Library to Reopen on June 15 – Limited Services/New Hours

The Smyrna Public Library will reopen on June 15 with limited services and new hours.  Masks will be required and patrons must adhere to social distancing practices. 

New Hours:

Monday-Friday: 12:00 noon – 6:00 p.m.
Saturday: 12:00 noon – 4:00 p.m.
Sunday: Closed

Volunteer activities remain on hold until further notice.  Book donations are also not being accepted at this time. 

Summer Reading Program: Famed Author Carmen Agra Deedy To Host Friday Virtual Storytimes

Big news! Famed author Carmen Agra Deedy will be hosting a virtual storytime every Friday at noon throughout the 2020 Summer Reading Program. 

You can track the stories she reads on your Beanstack account!  #imagineyourstory

https://youtu.be/f2vSVoIk92Y

Carmen Agra Deedy, is an award-winning author of fifteen books for young readers, including The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet!, Martina the Beautiful Cockroach, Rita and Ralph’s Rotten Day, and 14 Cows for America, a New York Times Bestseller.

First Sunday Lecture Series Returns in Virtual Format

The monthly Friends of Smyrna Library First Sunday Lecture Series returns in virtual format!

"Smokelore: A History of Barbecue"
Sunday, June 7, 2020
3:00-4:00 p.m.

Presenter: Jim Auchmutey, author of Smokelore: A History of Barbecue.

In Smokelore, Auchmutey tells the story of the most truly American food -- barbecue -- which dates back to the earliest encounters between European explorers and native populations and was literally there at the foundation of the U.S. government. Barbecue figures in almost every epoch of our history. It is America in a mouthful.

Jim Auchmutey has written extensively about food. He has co-authored two cookbooks, including the first devoted solely to barbecue sauces and rubs, The Ultimate Barbecue Sauce Cookbook. He is a founding member of the Southern Foodways Alliance at the University of Mississippi and has won awards for his food writing from the James Beard Foundation and the Association of Food Journalists. He was a guest curator for the Atlanta History Center’s Barbecue Nation exhibition, which inspired his latest book, Smokelore.

Sponsored by the Friends of Smyrna Library.