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Library
A Message from our Library Director
As we leave 2025 behind and enter into a new year, we celebrate twelve very satisfying months of progress, growth, and learning. Most recently, we just finished the second phase of our ground-floor carpet replacement, immediately after wrapping up a very successful Christmas Storybook Festival with our friends in the Smithfield Arts Council. December was exhausting but awesome.
And those are just two recent projects at the Smithfield Public Library. This year, we continued to build on the healthy momentum of our work in 2024: diverse programming, energetic partnerships, and an increased focus on building community and relationships in our beautiful town. I recently submitted our annual statistical report to the Utah State Library and one of the statistics really jumped out at me:
Patron visits in fiscal year 2024: 39,364. Patron visits in fiscal year 2025: 43,309.
This is a substantial increase and really reflects on what we’re noticing in the building. Visits to the library are up because Smithfield residents are visiting for more reasons than ever before: to work and study using our free Wi-Fi, to catch up with neighbors while making crafts, to search for a hot BookTok title, to enjoy Miss Karen’s energetic story times, to play a game or solve a puzzle, to learn about art, science, and technology (or even a second language!) or just to hang out and relax in a welcoming third place outside of home and work. We’re happy to do what we can to meet all of these needs, and more, as we enter 2026, and we’d also like to take this opportunity to wish you and your family a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year!
Your friendly neighborhood library director, Shawn
Hello, Smithfield!
We have good news! The first-floor renovation project at the library is finished and we're re-opening on Friday, December 26 at 10:00 AM! We've been closed since Dec. 4 and the staff of the library have put in a lot of work during the project, but things will be back to normal in just a few days.
The building and book drop will be closed on Dec. 24 and 25 for the Christmas holiday, and then we'll be open Dec. 26-27 from 10:00 AM- 5:00 PM, closed on Sunday the 28th, and then open Dec. 29-31 from 10:00 AM-5:00 PM, which is our normal schedule for the days in between the holidays. We'll be closed on Thursday. Jan. 1 for New Year's Day, but will follow our normal hours after that.
We're so appreciative of your patience and understanding during the last two weeks, and we're really looking forward to seeing you all again very soon!
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!
CLICK HERE for Utah's Online Library
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.