The grand prize is a $100 shopping spree at Gerrards Market in Redlands!
All you have to do is read and review books that you have checked out from A.K. Smiley Public Library and enter to win gift cards and goodies from your favorite local businesses!
Upon returning your book or books, pick up a review slip from the Circulation Desk, fill it out, and drop it in our raffle box at the Reference Desk.
Besides the Gerrards shopping spree, other prizes include those from Bricks and Birch, Saverino’s Italian Deli & Market, Olive Ave. Market, Oscar’s Mexican Restaurant, a la Minute Ice Cream, Martha Green’s The Eating Room, The Gourmet Pizza Shoppe, Carolyn’s Cafe, and Breakfast Shack.
So join in on some summer fun! The more you read, the better your chances of winning!
From its very founding, the United States had a precarious relationship with freedom. While the Declaration of Independence clearly stated that “all men are created equal,” the actual practice of enslaving people tested whether, in practice, that ideal could ever be a reality. Enslavement was the single most divisive issue of the early republic. When Southern states perceived that Abraham Lincoln’s election threatened what they believed was their “right” to enslave others, those states attempted to break the bonds of the United States to each other. The result was civil war, with some 800,000 or more Americans perishing.
Do you remember as a kid when learning something new was like having an “A HA!” moment? Well, those days don’t need to be over! Let the Young Readers’ Room non-fiction collection help add to your brainpower! We have an amazing collection of non-fiction titles to entice even the youngest of your family to browse the shelves and increase their knowledge.
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Teens, we interrupt our regularly scheduled book recommending to bring you some exciting news. While A.K. Smiley Public Library has been closed to in-person visits, we’ve been busy behind the scenes giving the Teen Underground space a mini-makeover…new paint, a little reorganization, some new signs: a subtle revamp we hope will make it easier to find things and easier on your eyes when we reopen on March 8. While things are definitely looking fresher, we quickly realized something was still missing. Something that could make the space feel energetic and vibrant. YOU.