Smyrna Public Library

Youth Services Programs

Your preschool age child can receive a free book by mail
 every month. Visit Rutherford Books from Birth to find out more or register online!

Story Times

Join us each week for lots of fun with stories, music, and interactive play. Our Spring Story Times will run through May 16.

Toddler Story Time (2-3 years olds) - Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Preschool Story Time (4-7 years old) - Wednesdays & Thursdays at 10 a.m.

Books & Babies (birth to 23 months) - Friday at 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

After School Story Time (school-age children) - 1st and 4th Wednesday of each month at 3:30 p.m.

Spanish Story Time (all ages) - 4th Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m.

Family Story Time (all ages) - 4th Saturday of each month at 10 a.m.

Sign Up to Volunteer
The Smyrna Library Youth Services Department needs great student volunteers, ages 12 to 18, to help with the Summer Reading Program. Starship Adventure @ Your Library will be held in June and July. Volunteer forms are now available in Youth Services.

Charlie Brown Sneak Preview
The Lamplighter's Theatre of Smyrna will present a sneak preview of their upcoming production of You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown at 10 a.m. on May 24 in the library conference room. All your favorite Peanuts moments are captured in one day, as we join Charlie Brown and the gang in this fast-paced and lighthearted musical. Lamplighter's Theatre, located at 14119 Old Nashville Hwy, will stage You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown on May 30 through June 1 and June 6-8. This all-ages program is free and open to the public. For more information about the performance, call 615-534-0148.

Music with Mommie
Music with MommieÔ is a high-energy, interactive music class for moms and their children (ages 5 months to 5 years) that combines hands-on fun, instruments, and props with music and movement, making each class fun for both mom and child! Join us at 10 a.m. on May 21.

Zine Workshop

Learn all about zines! Smyrna Public Library will present a Zine Workshop, 1-4 p.m. on June 7. This free workshop will give teens a chance to explore their creative side through writing, drawing, or other 2-D art. During this workshop, we'll learn about zines, see some examples, talk about how to make a zine, and work together to make a collaborative zine. At the end of the workshop, each participant will have a copy of the finished zine to take home with them, and a copy will be added to the Linebaugh Library's zine collection. For ages 12-17. Advance registration required. To register, please fill out the workshop application (PDF). For more information, please email zines@linebaugh.org or call Jerianne Thompson at 615-893-4131 or Smyrna Public Library at 615-459-4884. 

Homeschoolers @ Your Library

Ever wonder what it's like to be a weather anchor? Homeschoolers meets on the last Friday of each month. Open to children ages 6 and up, the Homeschoolers have fun learning about different topics each month. No advance registration required.