A.K. Smiley Public Library

Tomorrow, Tuesday, March 2, 2021, join us for Virtual Pajama Story Time! Put on your favorite PJs, grab your favorite stuffed animal and join us from the Story Corner of the Young Readers' Room as we read wonderful bedtime stories to send you off to dreamland! Pajama Story Time is for kids of all ages Tuesdays 7 - 7:30 pm Previously recorded, posted at 7 pm on Tuesdays...enjoy these nighttime tales at your convenience!... Join us at the Young Readers' Room, A.K. Smiley Public Library Facebook page: www.facebook.com/YoungReadersRoomatAKSmileyPublicLibrary/ For more information, call the Young Readers’ Room at (909) 798-7674. Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1062367784198871/

A.K. Smiley Public Library to resume in-person service Monday, March 8, 2021 The A.K. Smiley Public Library, which has been closed to the public since December in response to a surge in area COVID-19 cases, will resume in-person services on Monday, March 8. All of us here at the A.K. Smiley Public Library are eager to welcome our patrons back into the building, said Library Director Don McCue. We will resume the procedures we implemented last fall in order to keep everyo...ne as safe as possible. Please observe the following during your visit. Facial coverings or masks covering the nose and mouth are required for all visitors over the age of two. Visitation is limited to a maximum of one hour per day. Please maintain 6 -oot physical distance at all times. Restrooms and the Will J Reid coffee bar area are closed until further notice. Food and drink, except water in sealable containers, is prohibited. Please exit the library through the Young Readers' Room, A.K. Smiley Public Library back door. Library staff may ask all visitors the following questions regarding their COVID-19 exposure. In the past 14 days, have you: Been exposed to anyone who has tested positive for COVID-19? Had an elevated temperature of 100.4 or above? Had shortness of breath? Lost your sense of taste or smell? Experienced flu-like symptoms including headache, fatigue, or cough? Our new temporary hours are: Library Monday & Tuesday: 2 6 pm Wednesday & Thursday: 1 - 5 pm Friday & Saturday: 12 - 4 pm Sunday: 1:30 4:30 pm Thanks to supplemental funding from the City, the library will also be able to offer in-person service on Sundays. Heritage Room (by appointment only) Sunday - Monday: Closed Tuesday: 2 - 5 pm Wednesday & Thursday: 1 - 5 pm Friday & Saturday: 1 - 4 pm For information or to schedule an appointment for the Heritage Room, use the online portal, call (909)798-7632, or email [email protected] The Library’s Books-to-Go program for curbside service, which has proven to be very popular during the closure, will continue. Full details about Books-to-Go, electronic databases, and e-books that can be accessed remotely, as well as details about the new in-person hours and guidelines, are available on the library’s website, www.akspl.org. Built in 1898 thanks to the generosity of philanthropists Albert and Alfred Smiley, the A.K. Smiley Public Library serves as the public library for the City of Redlands and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

100 years ago in Redlands: Motor Transit Co. prepares to move into former Christian Science church building March 5, 1921 Motor Transit to occupy depot The Motor Transit Company will take possession of the building on East Citrus Avenue recently purchased for an office and stage headquarters within the next 10 days, according to the announcement of Willis Weismore, local manager for the company. Some remodeling is to be done but the company finds the building almost ideal a...Continue reading

What’s New at the A.K. Smiley Public Library for February 28, 2021! Music Music Music From Pop, Rock, Rap, Folk, Country to Jazz, Classical and Indian Classical. Calling all music fans! The New Book Section is brimming with selections featuring musicians in many genres, with more on the way. As the saying goes, there is something for everyone! Pop/Rock: ... America the Band: An Authorized Biography, by Jude Warne; Resistance: A Songwriter’s Story of Hope, Change, and Courage, by Tori Amos; The Meaning of Mariah Carey, by Mariah Carey with Michaela Angela Davis; Do You Feel Like I Do: A Memoir, by Peter Frampton with Alan Light; George Harrison on George Harrison: Interviews and Encounters, edited by Ashley Kahn; Wild Thing: The Short, Spellbinding Life of Jimi Hendrix, by Philip Norman; Let Love Rule, by Lenny Kravitz with David Ritz; Relentless: Unleashing a Life of Purpose, Grit, and Faith, by John Tesh; Black Diamond Queens: African American Women and Rock and Roll, by Maureen Mahon. Rap: Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter, by Curtis 50 Cent Jackson; The Butterfly Effect: How Kendrick Lamar Ignited the Soul of Black America, by Marcus J. Moore; I am Restored: How I Lost My Religion But Found My Faith, by Lecrae with Tyler Burns; Bring that Beat Back: How Sampling Built Hip-Hop, by Nate Patrin. Folk/Country: Joan Baez: The Last Leaf, by Elizabeth Thomson; Odetta: A Life in Music and Protest, by Ian Zack; Gentle on My Mind: In Sickness and Health with Glen Campbell, by Kim Campbell; Me and Patsy Kickin’ Up Dust: My Friendship with Patsy Cline, by Loretta Lynn with Patsy Lynn Russell; She Come by It Natural: Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs, by Sarah Smarsh; Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics, by Dolly Parton with Robert K. Oermann. Jazz: Dave Brubeck: A Life in Time, by Philip Clark; Peggy Lee: A Century of Song, by Tish Oney; Straighten Up and Fly Right: The Life and Music of Nat King Cole, by Will Friedwald; Sittin’ In: Jazz Clubs of the 1940s and 1950s, by Jeff Gold. Classical: Mozart: The Reign of Love, by Jan Swafford; Composers: Their Lives and Works; The Complete Classical Music Guide; Wagnerism: Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music, by Alex Ross. Indian Classical: Indian Sun: The Life and Music of Ravi Shankar, by Oliver Craske. Browse the library catalog online (www.akspl.org) for these and other titles at www.akspl.org. Books are currently available for checkout through the "Books-To-Go" program (online, email, or by phone (909) 798-7565). Also, watch for an announcement coming soon about the library reopening to the public with limited hours and special precautions. Hope to see all our wonderful patrons soon! -- Nancy McGee, is a Library Specialist at the A.K. Smiley Public Library in Redlands, CA

A.K. Smiley Public Library presents "Hidden in Plain Sight: Highlighting the African American Experience in the Library’s Historic Collections" with Dr. Nathan Gonzales.

Tomorrow! Join volunteer Señor Josue this Saturday, February 13, 2021, at 1 pm for a virtual Spanish-English Story Time! Most Saturdays! For elementary-aged children. (Previously recorded, posted at 1 pm on Saturdays...enjoy these bilingual tales at your convenience!) Join us Saturdays at 1 pm at the Young Readers' Room, A.K. Smiley Public Library Facebook page:... www.facebook.com/YoungReadersRoomatAKSmileyPublicLibrary/ For more information, call (909) 798-7674 Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/367608761007453/

Celebrate Black History Month with the A.K. Smiley Public Library Series of Free Saturday Online Webinars Continues this Saturday, February 13, 2021, at 11 am. Still time to register! Registration for all webinars are available through this Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us//register/WN_JS6Spqz5RKWxsxbc48YpdA... To register for the Bonus Event, tonight, Friday, February 12, 2021 -- Virtual Watchorn Lincoln Dinner, 2021, go to https://www.lincolnshrine.org/2021-lincoln-dinner/ This week's Celebrate Black History Month Webinars: Bonus Event: Friday, February 12, 2021, from 7-9 pm Virtual Watchorn Lincoln Dinner 2021 Event Link: www.facebook.com/events/246326473564904/ Register for this event here: https://www.lincolnshrine.org/2021-lincoln-dinner/ Saturday, February 13, 2021: Lincoln's Greatest Decision: Emancipation and the Use of Black Troops A.K. Smiley Public Library Director Don McCue will discuss the ramifications of the Emancipation Proclamation This Webinar is also part of the Resilient Redlands Webinar Series. For more information go to https://www.akspl.org/ne/resilient-redlands-webinar-series/ Event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/257799192398487/ ----------------------------------------------------- Each webinar will debut at 11a.m. on the Saturdays listed above. The webinars will be available for viewing at the AKSPL Special Collections YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx1V0OiVDDpGORavA_W6icQ or on Facebook under the Video tab. Black History Month Webinars event link: www.facebook.com/events/335012444425690/

There's still time to register for tonight's Virtual Watchorn Lincoln Dinner 2021 Don’t miss the 2021 Virtual Lincoln Dinner tonight Friday, February 12 at 7pm! Register here: https://www.lincolnshrine.org/2021-lincoln-dinner/ While the Lincoln Memorial Shrine remains closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 Watchorn Lincoln Dinner will go virtual! Join us beginning on Friday, February 12, 2021, at 7 pm for the reimagined Lincoln Dinner featuring some of your favorite... speakers from years past as they share their thoughts on Abraham Lincoln. Registration for the 2021 Lincoln Dinner is available at no cost! Simply submit a registration request to the link above or send an email to [email protected]. For more information, contact the Heritage Room at the A.K. Smiley Public Library at (909)798-7632. www.facebook.com/events/246326473564904/

Tomorrow, Thursday, January 14, 2021 - Baby Story Time Live on Facebook at 9:30 am!! The Young Readers' Room at the A.K. Smiley Public Library presents Story Time Live on Facebook. Join Miss Kristina, Miss Ariel, and Ms. Pamela as they read fun stories and sing songs to brighten your day! Content for 2-5 years of age, Open to kids of ALL ages, broadcast live on Facebook from the Contemporary Club.... Please post comments and your selfies and other photos during and after the broadcast. What books are you and your kids reading? 2021: Select Thursdays: Baby Story Time at 9:30 am Join in at the Young Readers' Room, A.K. Smiley Public Library Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/YoungReadersRoomatAKSmileyPublicLibrary/ Event Link: www.facebook.com/events/378994590082861/??

Tomorrow, Wednesday, January 13, 2021, at 10:15 am! Preschool Story Times Live on Facebook! The Young Readers' Room at the A.K. Smiley Public Library presents Preschool Story Time Live on Facebook. Join Ms. Pamela, Miss Kristina, and Miss Ariel as they read fun stories and sing songs to brighten your day! Open to kids of ALL ages, broadcast live on Facebook from the Contemporary Club.... Please post comments and your selfies and other photos during and after the broadcast. What books are you and your kids reading? 2021: Select Wednesdays: Preschool Story Time at 10:15 am Join in at the Young Readers' Room, A.K. Smiley Public Library Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/YoungReadersRoomatAKSmileyPublicLibrary/ Event post: www.facebook.com/events/706288370015896/

Virtual Watchorn Lincoln Dinner 2021 Don’t miss the 2021 Virtual Lincoln Dinner on Friday, February 12 at 7pm! Register here: https://www.lincolnshrine.org/2021-lincoln-dinner/ While the Lincoln Memorial Shrine remains closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 Watchorn Lincoln Dinner will go virtual! Join us beginning on Friday, February 12, 2021, at 7 pm for the reimagined Lincoln Dinner featuring some of your favorite speakers from years past as they share their thoug...hts on Abraham Lincoln. Registration for the 2021 Lincoln Dinner is available at no cost! Simply submit a registration request to the link below or send an email to [email protected]. For more information, contact the Heritage Room at the A.K. Smiley Public Library at (909)798-7632. Event Link: www.facebook.com/events/246326473564904/?

Tomorrow, Tuesday, January 12, 2021, join us for Virtual Pajama Story Time! Put on your favorite PJs, grab your favorite stuffed animal and join us from the Story Corner of the Young Readers' Room as we read wonderful bedtime stories to send you off to dreamland! Pajama Story Time is for kids of all ages Tuesdays 7 - 7:30 pm Previously recorded, posted at 7 pm on Tuesdays...enjoy these nighttime tales at your convenience!... Join us at the Young Readers' Room, A.K. Smiley Public Library Facebook page: www.facebook.com/YoungReadersRoomatAKSmileyPublicLibrary/ For more information, call the Young Readers’ Room at (909) 798-7674. Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1062367784198871/

Tomorrow, Thursday, December 10, 2020 - Baby Story Time Live on Facebook at 9:30 am!! The Young Readers' Room, A.K. Smiley Public Library presents Story Time Live on Facebook. Join Ms. Pamela, Miss Kristina, and Miss Ariel as they read fun stories and sing songs to brighten your day! Open to kids of ALL ages, broadcast live on Facebook from the Contemporary Club. Please post comments and your selfies and other photos during and after the broadcast. What books are you and your... kids reading? Select Wednesdays: Preschool Story Time at 10:15 am Through December 30, 2020 Select Thursdays: Baby Story Time at 9:30 am Through December 31, 2020 Join in at the Young Readers' Room, A.K. Smiley Public Library Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/YoungReadersRoomatAKSmileyPublicLibrary/ Facebook event link: www.facebook.com/events/2823975061045874/

Tomorrow, Thursday, February 11, 2021 - Baby Story Time Live on Facebook at 9:30 am!! The Young Readers' Room at the A.K. Smiley Public Library presents Story Time Live on Facebook. Join Miss Kristina, Miss Ariel, and Ms. Pamela as they read fun stories and sing songs to brighten your day! Content for 2-5 years of age, Open to kids of ALL ages, broadcast live on Facebook from the Contemporary Club.... Please post comments and your selfies and other photos during and after the broadcast. What books are you and your kids reading? 2021: Select Thursdays: Baby Story Time at 9:30 am Join in at the Young Readers' Room, A.K. Smiley Public Library Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/YoungReadersRoomatAKSmileyPublicLibrary/ Event Link: www.facebook.com/events/378994590082861/?

The Young Readers' Room, A.K. Smiley Public Library presents Read-Aloud Story Time with Firefighters from the Redlands Fire Department. Join in tomorrow evening, Monday, January 11, 2021, at 7 pm for another episode of Read-Aloud Story Time with Firefighters from the Redlands Fire Department. Join in at the Young Readers' Room, A.K. Smiley Public Library Facebook Page:... https://www.facebook.com/YoungReadersRoomatAKSmileyPublicLibrary/ For more information, call the Young Readers’ Room at (909) 798-7674. Thanks to the Redlands Fire Department for allowing the use of the fire station for the Redlands Fire Department Read-Aloud Story Time.

What's New at the A.K. Smiley Public Library, January 10, 2021...Books-to-Go Program keeps you reading! Although we are sorry to continue to keep our doors closed to the public to help slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the A.K. Smiley Public Library still has plenty to offer thanks to our electronic library and curbside Books-to-Go service. We also want you to know that we are taking every precaution when it comes to your health and safety. Using Books-to-Go is simple a...nd safe. Just place your holds from the Library’s catalog either online at www.akspl.org, via email at [email protected], or call the library at (909) 798-7565. Once we get your requests, we’ll gather them up and give you a call to schedule a pick-up time. When you arrive, ring the doorbell and one of our friendly employees will bring your books outside and place them on the table by the Vine Street entrance. Please remember to wear a face covering and maintain a six-foot distance when collecting your materials. Pick-up appointments are available during the following hours: Monday & Tuesday: 11 am 7:10 p Wednesday Thursday: 10 am - 5:10 pm Friday - Saturday: 10 am - 4:10 pm Sunday: Closed When you’re ready to return your items, they can be placed in the book return boxes outside the library. We empty the book drops several times a day, and everything goes directly into a four-day sanitization process. One of the questions we get asked most often is How can books be sanitized? After all, we can’t dunk them into a bucket of boiling water and hang them in the sun to dry. We’ve done our research and learned that a combination of cleaning, sanitizing, and quarantining is the best way to go. Every time we collect items from the book drops, the covers are sprayed and wiped down with a hospital-grade disinfectant. They then go into plastic bags and get a blast of Lysol spray before being sealed up for two days. After two days, we open the bags and set the books upright on sterile tables in a closed room with the pages fanned out, where they remain for another two days. Finally, they get wiped down to remove any residue from the disinfectant. It’s a laborious process, but we’re committed to doing what we can to help stop the spread of COVID-19. We encourage you to make use of Books-to-Go, and also to check out our eLibrary at www.akspl.org/elibrary/. Here you will find downloadable eBooks and audiobooks, access to popular magazines, the New York Times Online, the Redlands Daily Facts, streaming movies, resources to help with job searching, databases for students’ projects, and much more all from the comfort and safety of your own home. Just make sure to have your library card barcode number on hand. All of us at the Smiley wish you a happy and healthy 2021. These are difficult times, but we’ll get through this together as a community.

A.K. Smiley Public Library's Resilient Redlands Webinar Series continues Saturday, December 12, 2020, at 11 am: "The Smileys and Christmases Past" Join A.K. Smiley Public Library Archivist Dr. Nathan Gonzales as he presents "The Smileys and Christmases Past." Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us//register/WN_XdZ3BrauSMCJGP7WDNvrtA... Registration information is also available at https://www.akspl.org/ne/resilient-redlands-webinar-series/. This webinar will also stream on Facebook Live. The Resilient Redlands webinar series focuses on topics related to Redlands' history and the collections of the Lincoln Memorial Shrine www.facebook.com/events/768610823690334/

Tomorrow, Wednesday, December 9, 2020 - Preschool Story Time Live on Facebook at 10:15 am!! The Young Readers' Room, A.K. Smiley Public Library presents Story Time Live on Facebook. Join Ms. Pamela, Miss Kristina, and Miss Ariel as they read fun stories and sing songs to brighten your day! Open to kids of ALL ages, broadcast live on Facebook from the Contemporary Club. Please post comments and your selfies and other photos during and after the broadcast. What books are you an...d your kids reading? Select Wednesdays: Preschool Story Time at 10:15 am Through December 30, 2020 Select Thursdays: Baby Story Time at 9:30 am Through December 31, 2020 Join in at the Young Readers' Room, A.K. Smiley Public Library Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/YoungReadersRoomatAKSmileyPublicLibrary/ Live Story Time Event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/2823975061045874/

In-Person Hours and Services Suspended at the A.K. Smiley Public Library, effective December 8, 2020. Citing the spike in Inland Empire COVID-19 hospitalizations and the governor’s recent directives to slow the spread of the virus, the Board of Trustees of the A.K. Smiley Public Library in Redlands, CA voted unanimously at their meeting on December 8, 2020, to suspend in-person services at the library. The suspension is effective immediately and will be in place until at leas...t January 4, 2021. Board President Bill Hatfield stated, We regret having to take this step and are hopeful that conditions will allow us to resume in-person services sometime early in the new year. Library patrons can still obtain DVDs, books, and magazines via the A.K. Smiley Public Library Books-to-Go program which enables cardholders to select material online, via email, or on the phone. Details can be found on the library website at www.akspl.org. In addition, the library's electronic resources including virtual story times and programming, databases, the digital New York Times, the digital Flipster magazine service, and the Kanopy and Kanopy for Kids streaming networks are available 24/7 from home to all A.K. Smiley Public Library cardholders. Patrons can continue to return library material in the book drop however the library will be unable to accept donated material until further notice. For further information see the library's website or call 909-798-7565.

Temporary A.K. Smiley Public Library eCards (good for 60-days) available to City of Redlands residents Redlands residents may apply for a 60-day e-card to access A.K. Smiley Public Library eResources. Download eBooks, stream movies, read popular magazines, access The New York Times online, and find educational and entertaining resources for children and teens. Plus much more! A.K. Smiley Public Library e-cards are free if you live in or own property within the Redlands city l...imits and do not already have a library card on file with A.K. Smiley Public Library. A copy of the City’s zoning map is available at the online application link. Apply online here: https://www.akspl.org/front-page/temporary-library-cards/ You may also apply for an A.K. Smiley Public Library card in person during our in-person hours (masks and social distancing requirements are in place, along with a one-hour time limit): Monday & Tuesday: 2 - 6 pm Wednesday & Thursday: 1 - 5 pm Friday & Saturday: 12 - 4 pm Sunday: Closed