Film Movement Collection

Did you know the Smyrna Library subscribes to the Film Movement series of DVDs?

Film Movement scours the world's top film festivals each year including Cannes, Sundance, Toronto and New York to select the best, award-winning films from among thousands of qualified entries. Selections are approved by our panel of Curators who come from such prestigious film institutions as Lincoln Center, the American Film Institute and Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival.

This month's selection is Troubled Water. This is an award winning Norwegian film about a man released from prison after serving time for the murder of a child. Tension builds to a great climax when the child's mother runs into him playing the organ at a church.

BOOK SALE

Just a reminder - The Friends of the Smyrna Library will be holding their semiannual booksale at the Fall Jonquil Festival Saturday and Sunday October 24 and 25.

You really won't want to miss this sale. I was looking at the books and there are hundreds of great books in like-new condition at rock-bottom prices.

Swine Flu

Facts not Rumors -

There's a lot of false information being spread about Swine Flu. This has caused needless concern and panic.

If you would like the facts, GALE publications has created a website that will give them to you in plain English. To find out more click on the link below.

http://www.uptilt.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=4rs,18s6f,2t0g,kizf,hbvy,km84,58fu

New Day for Mobile Career Center

CobbWorks Mobile Career Center will be coming to the Smyrna Library on Tuesdays from 10 to 3 instead of Wednesdays during August.

Check them out - They have everything you need to make your job search successful.

Pool Party

Summer Reading Club is coming to an end. Don't forget that the Camp Read Pool party will be held at the Tolleson pool this Friday (July 24th).

This is open to every child that participated in the Summer Reading Club. Reservations aren't required, but a parent or guardian must attend with the children.

Register to Vote

Public libraries are important sources of information to any democracy. You can find information on all the important issues of the day representing many different viewpoints.

Information is valuable, but only if you use it. Voting is the essence of democracy. If you're not registered to vote, you can get a registration form at the Smyrna Library and the information you need to make intelligent choices.

Don't delay - Register today.

BIRDHOUSES

Be sure to check out the handcrafted birdhouses on exhibit in the Library display cases. George Burkett of Mableton is exhibiting samples of his handcrafted birdhouses and they are true works of art.

You may want to talk to him about moving the birds in your backyard "on up to the eastside".

Art Exhibit

Be sure to check out the exhibit in the Library's art gallery. Dimitri R. Walker is exhibiting his watercolors. His works brighten up any room and are something you must see to appreciate.

Busy as Bees

WOW!

June was the busiest month in the history of the Library.

The number of items checked out increased almost 10% over the same time last year. 5,862 adult books, 8,168 juvenile books and 8,089 audiobooks and DVDs were checked.

27,831 visits were made to the library. (That's 927 people a day.) 2,030 came to the library June 20th alone.

Every SRC Club program has been booked to capacity. Over 160 parents and children attended the Snakes 'R' Us family story time.

I don't know where everyone is coming from, but you're all welcome.

Health Screenings

CobbWorks and Amerigroup Community Care come together to provide job support assistance and free health screenings at the Smyrna Public Library. Amerigroup's Community Outreach Vehicle will be on-site providing free blood pressure and diabetes screenings with Fun and Games for the kids.

Wednesday, May 27th from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Cobb Works Mobile Career Center

Are you looking for a job or know someone that is?

The Cobb Works Mobile Career Center is at the Smyrna Public Library every Wednesday from 10 to 2. This state of the art center includes twelve computer stations for job searches and staff to help you prepare your resumes and fill out job applications online.

This is a great service that you really should check out.

Black History Month

February is Black History Month and the Library added a database that will make doing those school papers a little easier. There's free access to activities, lesson plans, quizzes and articles including Contemporary Black Biography, the Harlem Renaissance and Opposing Viewpoints.

All you have to do is click on the "Databases" link on the Library catalog. Then click on the Black History Month picture. You'll be off and running.

Be sure to attend the Family Story Program tomorrow night. Storyteller, Chetter Galloway will be presenting stories and music from Africa and by African Americans. It's a great way to celebrate Black History Month and is sure to be fun for everyone!

Murder Goes South - January 24th

Just a reminder - The Seventh Annual Murder Goes South Festival is just two weeks away on Saturday the 24th. There's a great lineup of Southern mystery writers and your $25.00 admission includes a boxed lunch from the New York Deli.

In mysteries background information is critical. Here's a little background information about the authors that will be at the Festival.

Dr. Bill Bass is a world-reknowed forensic anthropologist, who founded the University of Tennessee's Anthropology Research Facility, the "Body Farm", a quarter of a century ago.

Rita Herron has written over thirty books, including her Maggie Award winning book, Her Eyewitness.

Robert Lamb teaches at the University of South Carolina and has just released a new book, Atlanta Blues.

William Rawlings, Jr. is a lifelong resident of Sandersville, Georgia where he practices medicine, runs a travel agency, grow pines, restores antique buildings and keeps busy writing.

John Thompson was an investment banker in New York. Currently he is the Chair of the Charleston Education Network. His first novel is The Armageddon Conspiracy.

Jaclyn Weldon White was born in the South and is the author of six books including Distant Hearts, The Empty Nursery, and Whisper to the Black Candle.

Registration forms are available at the Smyrna Library. Stop by and pick one up today.