DECEMBER 2025

UPCOMING HOLIDAY HOURS:
 
December 2 - Closing Early at 6 p.m. for Home for the Holidays!
December 22 & 23 - Closed for Maintenance
December 24 & 25 - Closed for Christmas
December 29 & 30 - Closing early at 6 p.m.
December 31 - Closing early at 2 p.m.
January 1 - Closed for New Year's Day

ADULT NEWS & EVENTS
The Wild Robot: Volume 1 by Peter Brown
Book Club: Friends Reading Group
 
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
7:00-8:00 p.m.  (Virtual Meeting)
Discussion will take place via a Zoom call.
Please email for an invitation.
 
Discussion of The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
 
Each month's discussion is posted on the library's online calendar of events.
 
COMING IN FEBRUARY: Friends of Smyrna Library are launching an additional monthly Book Club with in-person discussions. Watch this space for details!

Adult Craft: Wine Cork Ornaments
Ages: 18 & up
 
Friday, December 5
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Smyrna Library, Meeting Room
Registration not required. Walk-ins welcome.
 
Drop-in and make a quick upcycled holiday ornament using corks, leftover bits of felt, and other odds and ends. This is a great way for adults to unwind and unleash their creative side. Instructions, examples, and supplies will be provided. Participants are free to make their own creations.

YOUTH NEWS & EVENTS
Santa Station: Letters to Santa

Saturday, November 29 - Friday, December 12
During Library Hours
Smyrna Library, Youth Services Desk
 
Santa is checking his list and checking it twice! Did you remember to write your letter? Don't worry. There's still time! Stop by the Santa Station at in Youth Services to write your letter. Use our Santa mailbox to send it straight to the North Pole!

Babies Block Party
Ages: 0-24 months
 
Monday, December 1
10:30-11:00 a.m.
Smyrna Library, Meeting Room
Registration not required
 
Help your little one develop spatial awareness and fine motor skills through block play. New blocks each month.

North Pole Fa-La-La Follies with Mr. Niko
Ages: 3-9 years old
 
Monday, December 1
4:00-4:45 p.m.
Smyrna Library, Meeting Room
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
 
Hilarious holiday high-jinx ensue as talented residents of the North Pole perform in their annual talent show. The cast of characters includes a wisecracking fruitcake, a musical goose, tumbling teddy bears, a duo of dancing deer, and a  “not-so-abominable” snowman.

Ready, Set, Play!
Ages: 5-7 years old
 
Wednesday, December 3
3:30-4:00 p.m.
Smyrna Library, Meeting Room
Registration is required
 
Join us for games and good sportsmanship at Ready, Set, Play! We’ll practice teamwork while we play games like Twister, Build or Boom, Jenga, and Old Maid.

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff
National Cookie Day
Ages: 4-7 years old
 
Thursday, December 4
10:00 a.m. -7:00 p.m. (While supplies last!)
Smyrna Library, Youth Services Desk
 
Celebrate National Cookie Day with us and make a mouse headband from the popular children's book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff. Chances are, if you give a kiddo a craft, they're going to want a cookie to go with it (we'll have those, too)!

FRIENDS ATRIUM SALE
Friends of Smyrna Library 50-Cent Sale

Monday, December 1 - Sunday, December 7
During Library Hours
Smyrna Library, Atrium
 
The Friends are clearing out space for new donations. Stock up on books for winter for just 50 cents each. Books will be in the library atrium. Payments include cash, check, PayPal, and Venmo.

LIBRARY HOURS
Decking the Halls: Trees, Flowers, Herbs & Greenery to Celebrate the Holiday Season by Janet Melrose
HOURS OF OPERATION:
 
Monday-Thursday: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Friday & Saturday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday:  1-5 p.m.
 
CLOSING AT 6PM:
December 2
for Home for the Holidays!
 
Our Digital Collection is always open!
 
Contact us with comments and questions.

Smyrna Public Library
100 Village Green Circle, Smyrna, Georgia 30080
770-431-2860

www.smyrna-library.com