Murder Goes South

Just a reminder - The Eigth Annual Murder Goes South Mystery Festival will be held January 29th and 30th. Murder Goes South is a festival for readers and writers of the southern mystery.

Friday night January 29, 2010 at 7:00pm there will be a dinner with writer Erica Spindler as the featured speaker. Ms Spindler is New York Times best selling author of "Breakneck" and "Last Known Victim" and lives in Louisana.

Saturday January 30, 2010, 9:30am-4:30pm will feature workshops, panel discussions, and book signings. Some of the writers are Fran Stewart, David Hunter, Carla Dameon and Debby Guisti.

For more information or to get a registration form. Go to the Friends of the Library website at http://www.friendsofsmyrnalibrary.com/.

Should be a great time. You won't want to miss it.

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.

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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.