Pop-Up Sale!! You asked for it, and it's back. Children's books are priced 25 cents, 50 cents, and $1. Today (2/23/2017) through Sunday (2/26/2017), or sooner if we run out of books.
Thursday, February 23, 2017
Monday, February 20, 2017
FREE Online Banking Class Registration
Space is limited in the free class. Email sreference@smyrnaga.gov to reserve a spot.
FREE Streaming Class Registration
Space is limited in this free class. Email sreference@smyrnaga.gov to reserve a spot.
Friday, February 17, 2017
Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony
Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony
Monday, March 6, 6:00 p.m. - Part One
Monday, March 13, 6:00 p.m. - Part Two
Monday, March 20, 6:00 p.m. - Part Three
Smyrna Library Meeting Room
Open to the public. No reservations required.
In celebration of Women's History Month, we will explore the lives of two famous suffragists. Each week we will watch a portion of the documentary and follow with discussion. Refreshments will be served.
This Ken Burns documentary tells the little-known story of one of the most compelling political movements and friendships in American history. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony were born into a world ruled entirely by men and for more than half a century led the fight to win the most basic civil rights for women. Their story is filled with love and loyalty, envy and betrayal, and it raises larger questions about principle and compromise, achievement and ends, and the meaning of independence itself. Their more than half-century struggle led to the passage of the Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution in 1920, which finally granted American women the right to vote. Neither woman lived to see this great victory, but Stanton and Anthony stand as the two most important women in American history.
Sunday, February 5, 2017
First Sunday Lecture: A Brief History of the Temperance and Prohibition Movements in Cobb County and Vicinity
Today local historian Dr. William P. Marchione, Ph.D. presented
a slide show and lecture on the history of Temperance and Prohibition in the
Cobb County area. Georgia was the very first state to embrace prohibition in
the 20th century, doing so in 1908 a decade ahead of the 18th amendment; and
Cobb County strongly supported the initiative.
This lecture examined the
interplay of cultural, economic, religious, and political forces that made the
anti-liquor crusade the most sustained controversy in the area's political
history. Dr. Marchione also discussed bootlegging and speakeasy operations in
the area. This is a topic that has been largely neglected by Cobb County
historians. Additionally, he offered possible explanations as to why this
topic has received such scant attention.
The First Sunday Lecture series is sponsored by the Friends
of Smyrna Library and Smyrna Library.
Monday, January 23, 2017
Harry Potter’s World: Renaissance Science, Magic and Medicine Program Began Today
The display uses materials from the National Library of Medicine to take a look at how those practices (of the Renaissance, not of people who travel through fireplaces) helped shape Western sciences like alchemy, astrology and natural philosophy.
In 1997, British author, J. K. Rowling introduced the world to Harry Potter and a literary phenomenon was born. Millions of readers have followed Harry to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry where he discovers his heritage, encounters new plants and animals, and perfects his magical abilities.
Although a fantasy story, the magic in the Harry Potter books is partially based on Renaissance traditions that played an important role in the development of Western science, including alchemy, astrology, and natural philosophy. Incorporating the work of several 15th- and 16th-century thinkers, the seven-part book series examines important ethical topics such as the desire for knowledge, the effects of prejudice, and the responsibility that comes with power. This exhibition, using materials from the National Library of Medicine, explores Harry Potter's world and its roots in Renaissance magic, science, and medicine.
ACTIVITIES & EVENTS:
- Earn a Certificate of Magical Thinking (open to ages 4 through 104)
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry has chosen Smyrna Public Library as their latest campus for the Extension and Outreach Program for Muggles. Earn 5 credit hours by March 4, and you will receive a Certificate of Magical Thinking and a wand from Ollivander’s Surplus Wand Supply for Muggles. Pick up a curriculum at the Front Desk.
- Harry Potter Game Day
Sunday, January 29, 2017
1:00-5:00 p.m.
Smyrna Library, Meeting Room
Join us for Harry Potter-themed card games, board games, and puzzles. What a great way to celebrate International Puzzle Day!
- Care & Feeding of Magical Creatures
Saturday, March 4, 2017
2:00-3:00 p.m.
Smyrna Library, Meeting Room
Learn about reptiles as well as their biology, their habitat, and their place in the food web. View a live snake and enjoy a snake craft. Event sponsored by the Friends of Smyrna Library.
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
The Library Corporation Salutes Smyrna Public Library
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