Wonderbooks Are Here!

Wonderbooks are here! The Friends of Smyrna Library donated over $2000 to Smyrna Library to fund the formation of a Wonderbook collection. Additionally, Judge Cindy Morris made a personal donation to this project to honor her mother, former Library Director Doris Morris.  

Zach Hiatt from Modern Woodmen as made a personal donation to support the new collection.

Wonderbooks are talking books. 

Children can read a book and listen to the audiobook simultaneously-- without the use of a CD player, computer, or other device. Ask to see the Wonderbooks the next time you are in the library!

Friends of Smyrna Library Sponsor Hispanic Heritage Art Workshop

To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month the Friends of Smyrna Library sponsored a Hispanic Heritage Art Workshop today that featured traditional Otomi embroidery patterns as inspiration to paint with acrylic on canvas.

First Sunday Lecture: Philip Ivester, Concord Covered Bridge Historic District Board President, Presents

Thank you for coming out yesterday for the wonderful lecture by Phil Ivester about the Concord Covered Bridge. What a fun afternoon! Big thanks to Phil for sharing his knowledge and time with us and to the Friends of Concord Covered Bridge Historic District for all they do to preserve this bridge and its history.

Speaker: Philip Ivester, Concord Covered Bridge Historic District Board President Sunday's talk focuses on the obscure history of the iconic Covered Bridge. Are you curious about its history? Want to see what the bridge looked like a hundred years ago when the mill pond was still intact? Want to know how many cars should go through on each turn? Smyrna-native Philip Ivester, serves as CEO of Kennesaw-based Energy Management firm. His degree is in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Tech, but he is passionate about Smyrna history, having grown up in the historic Martin Luker Ruff house near the Concord Woolen Mill, Grist Mill, and Covered Bridge. Over the years he has done extensive research into the history of 19th-century communities known as Concord, Millgrove, Nickajack, and Tillman. He is President of the Friends of the Concord Covered Bridge Historic District and Treasurer of the Smyrna Historical Society. Sunday Lectures are sponsored by the Friends of Smyrna Library.