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A.K. Smiley Public Library

Serving the City of Redlands, California since 1894

Established in 1894, A.K. Smiley Public Library has served generations of patrons in the City of Redlands and beyond. The only “admission fee” is curiosity. Lifelong learning is at the center of activity in the beautiful, historic building and attractive grounds!

News + Events

Three Week Intermediate Computer Class: May 2

 

Three Week Intermediate Computer Class
Week One: Create a document in Microsoft Word
Week Two; Create a slideshow in Microsoft PowerPoint
Week Three: Create a spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel

Space is limited. Please reserve your spot by calling (909) 798-7565 or coming to the reference desk.

Earth Day: 2022

 

 

Learn how you can take part in our community to reduce climate change and
positively influence our collective health and sustainability on a local level.

Presenters:
Linda Hamilton, Accelerate Neighborhood Climate Action (ANCA)
Kathy Havert, Redlands Conservancy
Jenny Solis, CA Climate Action Group

Table Presentations:
Citizens’ Climate Lobby
Accelerate Neighborhood Climate Action (ANCA)
Friends of the A.K. Smiley Public Library
Redlands Conservancy

CA Climate Action Crop Treestock Project

Celebrate Cesar Chavez Day

The Heritage Room Turns 50!

A.K. Smiley Public Library’s Heritage Room celebrates its golden anniversary on March 17th! This milestone event will be celebrated with a presentation on the Smileys and a special exhibition.

Learn About the Smileys

Don’t miss Smiley Library Director Emeritus Larry Burgess and Head of Special Collections Nathan Gonzales’s presentation on the enduring contributions of Smiley Library’s benefactors Albert and Alfred Smileys. The program will take place in the library’s Assembly Room at 11am on March 17. If you can’t make it in person, join us online on Zoom.

Special Exhibition

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Division of Special Collections by visiting a new exhibition in the library’s Reference Wing, the original location of the Heritage Room. Only available March 17-19, the special exhibition will feature highlights of the library’s special collections.

Program subject to change. For more information, please call (909)798-7632 or email heritage@akspl.org.

Spinet Quartet: March 15

The A.K. Smiley Library and Spinet Present Pianos Plus Eight-Handed Quartet

The A.. Smiley Public Library is proud to co-sponsor the “Pianos Plus” eight-hand quartet with the Spinet music organization on Tuesday, March 15 at 7:00pm in the Contemporary Club, located at 173 S. Eureka Street. All performers, Mary Lou Jones, Sally Rehfeldt, Toni Spagnola and Nelda Stuck, have been residents of Redlands for 20 to 55 years.

The program includes new pops quartet arrangements along with classic works from Brahms, Dvorak, Smetana, Chabrier and prominent contemporary duo-piano composer Kevin Olson.

 

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