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Library
A Message from our Library Director
Well, library friends, we did it again! We survived the Summer Reading madness here at the library, and had a lot of fun doing it! As we enter August, we’re always a little bit sad that the summer is winding down, but contented that kids, teens, and adults spent hundreds of thousands of minutes reading and having a good time at the library!
Speaking of a good time, you won’t want to forget that the third and final 2025 Smithfield Summer Concert is scheduled for Friday, August 15 at 7 PM, on the Lions Club Stage right here in Library Square! If you weren’t able to attend the June and July concerts, I hope you’ll be able to come down and join us this month, when the Smithfield Arts Council hosts Holidae, a local pop/rock band. Bring a lawn chair and some cash for the local food trucks, and enjoy some energetic live music on a warm summer evening. This will be the perfect family activity, a relaxing break in the hectic, chaotic weeks of back-to-school errands. I’ll see you there, so make sure to say hello!
I’d also like to mention a couple of library closures coming up in early August. Our Summer Reading closing party will take place on Saturday, August 2 and the library will be closed that day so library kids and teens can celebrate their awesome feats of reading! We also have a Staff Development Day planned for Friday, August 8, and the library will be closed for the entire day so we can provide professional training to the whole library staff in order to better serve you. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience during these interruptions.
Thank you for being a part of the library this summer. We couldn’t do it without you and your support!
With lots of love from your friendly neighborhood library director,
Shawn
Michael Neilson Community Seed Library
Grab, grow, and give!
Seed libraries work the same as any library. Pick up some seeds. Grow vegetables, herbs, fruits, and flowers. Harvest the seeds. Return them for the next person to use.
Our seed library is named after our friend Mike, a long-time supporter and champion of the Smithfield Public Library. We’re grateful to be able to honor his generosity and community service with this new collection. Seed libraries allow library patrons to borrow fruit, vegetable, herb, and flower seeds and take them home to plant in their yards and gardens, free of charge. The seeds we’ve selected are mainly open-pollinated heirloom varieties that are ideal for our Cache Valley climate, and our hope is that with each successful harvest, seed borrowers will be able to dry and return seeds back to the library for next season!
Utah's Online Public Library provides provides free access to educational and recreational resources: Beehive Library Consortium (Libby) eBooks and audiobooks, CreativeBug, EBSCOhost research databases, Novelist reading recommendations, LearningExpress Library, Utah Newspapers, and more!
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Libby is a reading app for borrowing digital books and audiobooks from the library's OverDrive collection. This free app, created by OverDrive, is available for Android, iOS (iPhone/iPad/iPod touch), and Windows 10 devices. Libby is highly recommended for those new to borrowing eBooks and eAudiobooks.