125 W. Vine St.
Redlands, CA, 92373

A.K. Smiley Public Library

(909) 798-7565 - MORE INFO
(909) 798-7674 - Youth Services

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  • Monday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
    Tuesday 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
    Wednesday 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
    Thursday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
    Friday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
    Saturday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
    Sunday 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
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  • Monday Closed
    Tuesday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm*
    Wednesday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm*
    Thursday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm*
    Friday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm*
    Saturday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm*
    Sunday Closed

Lincoln Memorial Shrine

(909) 798-7636 - More Info

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  • Monday Closed
    Tuesday 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
    Wednesday 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
    Thursday 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
    Friday 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
    Saturday 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
    Sunday 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Bryan Bowers

From his rather unglamorous beginning as a street singer, Bryan Bowers has become a major artist on the traditional music circuit. He has redefined the autoharp and is also well known as a singer-songwriter. Bryan has a dynamic outgoing personality

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Library Day 2025

Smiley Library is excited to announce Library Day 2025, happening on Saturday May 10th from 11-2! This year’s theme, “Drawn to the Library,” is a playful celebration of both the artistic spirit and the many reasons people are inspired to

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Be a Part of Redlands History

  The Division of Special Collections want to hear from you! Staff are hard at work to create the inaugural exhibits for the Museum of Redlands, including “I Am Redlands,” a digital display featuring photographs of Redlanders throughout time. Looking

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Become a museum docent

Become a Museum Docent

The Special Collections Division of A.K. Smiley Public Library is excited to announce the new and improved museum docent program! Originally founded in 1972 to expand the offerings of the Lincoln Memorial Shrine, the program will be revamped to include

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Celebrate the Smileys on March 17

At A.K. Smiley Public Library, March 17 means more than St. Patrick’s Day- it’s Patron Saints’ Day, the birthday of Redlands’s best-known benefactors, Albert and Alfred Smiley! Join Director Emeritus Larry Burgess and Archivist Nathan Gonzales as they honor the

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Lincoln Shrine in Regional Museum Day

The Lincoln Memorial Shrine will participate in SoCal Museums’ Museums Free-for-All event on Sunday, March 16. An affiliate of SoCal Museums, the Lincoln Memorial Shrine will be one of more than thirty museums and cultural centers in Southern California to

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Pianos Plus Program

“Pianos Plus,” eight-hand two-piano quartet will present The Spinet program in cooperation with A.K. Smiley Public Smiley Library, on Tuesday, March 18, at the Contemporary Club, 173 S. Eureka St. The public is welcome at the 7 p.m. program. Dianna

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Lincoln Season at the Shrine

Lincoln Season in February February is Lincoln Season at the Lincoln Memorial Shrine! Open House – Saturday, February 1 Don’t miss the Open House on Saturday, February 1, 2025, 11am-3pm at the Lincoln Memorial Shrine and Smiley Park. The annual

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Spring 2025 History Class

   A.K. Smiley Public Library announces the 54th year edition of its well-known course in local history, taught by Larry Burgess, who began the class in 1971, Tom Atchley who joined him three years later, and Nathan Gonzales, who became

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Civil War Historian to Speak on March 1

After a postponement in January, the Lincoln Memorial Shrine will welcome Megan Kate Nelson, PhD on Saturday, March 1, 2025 at 11am in the Assembly Room of A.K. Smiley Public Library and on Zoom. Dr. Nelson’s program, “The American Civil

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