Summer Reading Program Event: Cobb County Water System Presents: River Adventure!

Thank you to Ms. Julie and Ms. Nan from the Cobb County Watershed Stewardship for teaching us today about our local rivers and how they help us.  

After a story about rivers, the kids got to make their own puppets of animals that use the river!

The 2024 Summer Reading Program is sponsored by the City of Smyrna, the Friends of Smyrna Library, and Dairy Queen, Spring Rd.

Friends of Smyrna Library Launch e-Mail Newsletter

 

The Friends of Smyrna Library have a new e-Mail newsletter!

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Summer Reading Program Event: Piccadilly Puppets Presents Imagination Station

Thank you, Piccadilly Puppets for the entertaining Imagination Station program for the Smyrna Public Library Summer Reading Program today!  The kids really enjoyed the playful variety show with puppets, simple objects, music, storytelling, and lots of audience participation.  Everyone discovered that a little imagination can go a long way!

The 2024 Summer Reading Program is sponsored by the City of Smyrna, the Friends of Smyrna Library, and Dairy Queen, Spring Rd.

Summer Reading Program Event: Butterfly Release

One of the highlights of this year's Summer Reading Program for kids was observing caterpillars transform into butterflies throughout May and June via metamorphosis.

The metamorphosis of a caterpillar into a butterfly is a marvel of nature's transformational prowess. Starting as an egg laid on a suitable host plant, the caterpillar hatches and begins its voracious feeding stage, consuming leaves to fuel its growth. As it grows, the caterpillar sheds its skin multiple times in a process called molting. Once fully grown, it forms a chrysalis or pupa, where the most astonishing changes occur. Inside this protective casing, the caterpillar's body undergoes a remarkable restructuring. Imaginal discs, groups of cells that were present since the caterpillar's early development, now begin to rapidly divide and differentiate, forming the adult butterfly's wings, legs, antennae, and other structures. This metamorphosis typically takes a few weeks, culminating in the emergence of a fully-formed butterfly, ready to take flight and begin its new life cycle.

Today the butterflies were released on the library patio just in time for National Pollinator Week.

The 2024 Summer Reading Program is sponsored by the City of Smyrna, the Friends of Smyrna Library, and Dairy Queen, Spring Rd.

FOSL Announces Summer Pop-Up Clearance Sale Series

All Books on CD, Movie DVDs, Music CDs, and Books on the 2 CLEARANCE Tables are only 50 cents each. The sales are taking place in the Library Atrium Lobby through the end of July. As soon as we free up some table space we’ll add more Music CDs and Travel Books. More collections will be put out each week – look for social media updates. Cash, PayPal, and Venmo are accepted for payment.

We also restocked the FOSL Bookstore with new selections from 75 cents to $2. Magazines are only 10 cents.

Proceeds from the Summer CLEARANCE Sales will be donated to purchase new book titles for teens.

Teens (rising 6th graders to 12th graders) can sign-up to volunteer at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E4DACAD2AA0FC1-teen1#/

FOSL Launches New Online Membership Registration

 
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Dana Palacio, Marc McAfee, and Raven Hinson Join FOSL Board of Directors

Meet our new Directors on the Friends of Smyrna Library Board of Directors!

Thank you, Dana Palacio, Marc McAfee, and Raven Hinson (left to right) for raising your hands and volunteering to serve in a leadership role.

We are excited to have you on the FOSL team!