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!

Young Readers’ Room

 The children’s collection of A.K. Smiley Public Library includes:

  • Books, periodicals, and audio materials for preschool through 8th grade.
  • Special programs and activities are held for children year round.
  • Reading Clubs are held throughout the year and feature special themes and rewards to young readers.

Story Times

Bring your little ones and enjoy storytelling from our wonderful group of readers!

Tuesday Afternoons in the Story Corner:

  • After-School Story Time: K – 5th graders welcome! ~ 3:00 – 3:30 p.m. (includes snack!)

Tuesday Evenings in the Story Corner:

  • Pajama Story Time:  all ages ~ 7:00 – 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday Mornings in the Assembly Room:

  • Preschoolers: Ages 4-6 10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. ~ story time + craft to take home

Thursday Mornings in the Assembly Room:

  • Baby Story Time  9:30 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.

  • Tiny Tots: Ages 2-3, 10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m., 10:40 a.m. – 10:55 a.m.

Thursday Evenings in The Story Corner:

  •  Spanish Story Time 5:00 – 5:30 p.m.

Friday Afternoons in the Story Corner:

  • Spanish Story Time 12:30 – 1:00 p.m.

Therapy Dog friends Daisy, Feisty; Snowball & Lord Devereaux & Dominic

Come and read to our Therapy Dog friends in the Story Corner of the Young Readers’ Room the 1st Monday & 3rd Sunday in September @ 2:00:  8/16 and 1st & 3rd Thursdays 9/5 & 9/19.

We look forward to having your kids read a great book to our friends!

Angels’ Baseball Riddle Contest

Last chance this season! Redlands children can win six amazing behind-home-plate tickets to the Angels vs. Tampa Bay Rays baseball game Sunday afternoon, September 15 at 1 p.m.
To enter, answer the riddle and send your answer, name, age and phone number to kidsriddlecontest@gmail.com or take it to the Young Readers’ Room at A.K. Smiley Public Library.
All correct answers will be entered into a random drawing.
Answers must be submitted by September 8th and the winner will be notified September 9th.
Only 6- to 12-year-old children who live in Redlands may enter. Only one entry per child is allowed.
Last month’s winner was Olivia, age 9, with the correct answer, “Without vision a people perish.”
The contest is co-sponsored by the Rochford Foundation and A.K. Smiley Public Library.

When Redlands was just becoming a town
With houses, shops and farms all around,
Grownups were busy, but kids had a need:
Learning to count, to write and to read!
A one-room schoolhouse was soon constructed
Where children would go to be instructed.
It was later a dance hall, a church, then a home
Then abandoned; for years it stood all alone.
Next it was moved and got renovation.
Now once again, it’s for kids’ education,
The oldest standing school in our town today.
If I asked you its name, what would you say?

Try some cool mapping at this website, created for the library by Esri:

http://smileylibrary.maps.arcgis.com/home/index.html

Have fun with it…where will be your first destination to look up?  Locally; in the state; country?  How about someplace in the world?!

Saturday Craft Day

September 21, 2019

“Tom Sawyer Goes Fishin’”

Join us for a fun-filled morning of crafting, stamping and making new friends in the Assembly Room.  Join Miss Didi and her helpers as they help you make and create great crafts for you to take home.

 

 

16th Annual Family Day 2019

Saturday, October 12
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Special author/illustrator visit by Joe Cepeda
We will have lots of activities for families to participate in together such as an Author presentation and book signing in the Assembly Room;  refreshments for each guest include one cookie and cup of lemonade.  Joining us again this year to run some of the stations will be The Redlands Art Association, who will help kids decorate pumpkins, based on the book “Pumpkin Fiesta”; Boy Scout Troop 3 who will teach kids how to have a safe hike, based on the book “The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman”; Muffin Top Bakery who will help kids make some yummy fudge, based on the book “Peeny Butter Fudge”; IERCD will be here to help the families plant a seed to take home and watch it grow into something yummy to eat, based on the book “The Old Man and his Door”.  RUSD will be here as well to feed every child (18 and under) a free lunch; based on the book “Mice and Beans”.  The first 200 families to check-in will receive one free hard cover book!  There will be read-alouds in the Story Corner with the Mayor; Councilwoman Momberger; Archivist Gonzales; and some of our Volunteer Police Department.
We’re looking forward to seeing everyone on Saturday, October 12!

For more information, call Children’s Services at 798-7674

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