Friends of the Library
Volunteers are needed to work in the bookstore, to assist with the auctions, and to help shelve books. Volunteers also help with publicity, mailings, and with hospitality at meetings. Also, volunteers publish a newsletter for members four times a year to keep them up to date. Call the Bookstore at 798-7685 for more information on volunteering.
In March of 1897, Albert K. Smiley purchased sixteen acres of downtown land to build Redlands its new library building. The A.K. SMILEY PUBLIC LIBRARY and surrounding Smiley Park, so named by a grateful city council in honor of the donor, was dedicated on April 29, 1898.