Friends of the Smyrna Library
Programs
Budget
$0.00
Description
Friends of Smyrna Library held their inaugural Friends of Smyrna Library Local Author Fair of Rutherford County Authors today, Saturday, October 29, 2022, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Smyrna Public Library. FOSL started planning for this back at their June Board meeting along with behind the scenes help from Ginger Graves, SPL Branch Librarian and Smyrna Public Library Staff The authors who participated and the people from the area who attended expressed many times today how much they enjoyed the event and thanked FOSL for holding this event. Daniel Epright, Murfreesboro Post, was in attendance taking pictures and interviewing people throughout the day at the event. Thank you Dan! Also, FOSL would like to thank Sylvanye "Sam" Roh for creating and donating the lovely name plates for all the authors who participated at this year's fair! The nameplates were beautiful! The fair started with a Panel Discussion in the SPL Program Room with 11 of our 17 authors participating. Thanks
Program Successes
We are already taking applications for the next author fair in October, 2023, and even had a waiting list of other authors who wish to participate.
Beneficiaries
Families
Adults
Children and Youth (0 - 19 years)
Long-term Success
Our first author fair was so successful, we are having another one this fall of 2023 in October at the Smyrna Public Library.
Program Areas Served
Smyrna Public Library, Smyrna, TN
$0.00
Description
Friends of Smyrna Library held their inaugural Friends of Smyrna Library Local Author Fair of Rutherford County Authors today, Saturday, October 29, 2022, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Smyrna Public Library. FOSL started planning for this back at their June Board meeting along with behind the scenes help from Ginger Graves, SPL Branch Librarian and Smyrna Public Library Staff The authors who participated and the people from the area who attended expressed many times today how much they enjoyed the event and thanked FOSL for holding this event. Daniel Epright, Murfreesboro Post, was in attendance taking pictures and interviewing people throughout the day at the event. Thank you Dan! Also, FOSL would like to thank Sylvanye "Sam" Roh for creating and donating the lovely name plates for all the authors who participated at this year's fair! The nameplates were beautiful! The fair started with a Panel Discussion in the SPL Program Room with 11 of our 17 authors participating. Thanks
Program Successes
We are already taking applications for the next author fair in October, 2023, and even had a waiting list of other authors who wish to participate.
Beneficiaries
Families
Adults
Children and Youth (0 - 19 years)
Long-term Success
Our first author fair was so successful, we are having another one this fall of 2023 in October at the Smyrna Public Library.
Program Areas Served
Smyrna Public Library, Smyrna, TN
Description
Krogers helps local communities with fundraising through the use of their Rewards Card program. Transactions using this card will help Kroger donate to participating organizations. The Friends of the Smyrna Library participates in this program and provides a link for people interested in helping our local library with additional funding.
Beneficiaries
Families
Program Areas Served
Smyrna, Rutherford County TN
Krogers helps local communities with fundraising through the use of their Rewards Card program. Transactions using this card will help Kroger donate to participating organizations. The Friends of the Smyrna Library participates in this program and provides a link for people interested in helping our local library with additional funding.
Beneficiaries
Families
Program Areas Served
Smyrna, Rutherford County TN
Description
Friends of Smyrna Library maintains a booth during Depot Days, a community event held in September to promote and highlight our organization. Depot Days is a community celebration with booths featuring vendors for food, businesses, and local artists. Live music, train rides, a car show and other activities provide a fun weekend for the entire family.
Category
Arts, Culture & Humanities - Community Celebrations
Beneficiaries
Families
Program Areas Served
Historic Downtown Smyrna, TN, Front Street
Friends of Smyrna Library maintains a booth during Depot Days, a community event held in September to promote and highlight our organization. Depot Days is a community celebration with booths featuring vendors for food, businesses, and local artists. Live music, train rides, a car show and other activities provide a fun weekend for the entire family.
Category
Arts, Culture & Humanities - Community Celebrations
Beneficiaries
Families
Program Areas Served
Historic Downtown Smyrna, TN, Front Street
Description
Smyrna Public Library's Summer Reading Program provides the youth in our community the opportunity to practice their reading skills during summer vacation, as well as fostering the joy of reading. For a period of eight or more weeks, children, teens, and their families can participate in literacy-enhancing programs such as storytelling, puppet shows, music, and creative arts and crafts; all which are free. To add to the fun and to create a sense of challenge, incentives, door prizes, and an end-of-event celebration are provided for all ages. These are the items that we help provide. In 2020, during the Covid-19 pandemic, Friends of Smyrna Library sponsored a Story Book Walk that allowed library visitors to enjoy reading a book each week posted on a short walking trail loop around the library.
Program Successes
In 2020, the library had 700 participants reading 424,567 minutes and had a 86.6% completion rate. The data from project outcome showed that the summer reading program received an average score of 4.4 out of a possible 5 on the four areas surveyed: Increase of knowledge-4.2, Increase confidence-4.2, New skills required-4.2 and library awareness of resources-4.0. Many parents commented on the reading recommendations provided by the staff, the book bundles, and the Quest Kits provided for children
Note: *The Summer Reading program was impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Category
Education - Library
Beneficiaries
Families
Adults
Children and Youth (0 - 19 years)
Long-term Success
The long-term successes of summer reading are:
1. Life-long learning and intellectual growth
2. Richer quality of life
Short-term Success
Short-Term Success:
1. Prevention of summer reading loss.
2. Achieving a reading goal.
3. Learning a new skill, fact, or hobby through program participation.
4. Increased interest in reading and visiting the library.
Program Success Monitored By
Success of the program is determined by participation statistics and project outcomes. The library's Youth Services Department documents the number of participants, the number of books read, the number of programs offered, the number attending the events, and the number reaching their reading goals. Through project outcome, the library surveys parents and ask if their child/children increased their reading skills, became a more confident reader, reads more often, and attends the library more often as a result of participating in the summer reading programs.
Program Areas Served
Rutherford County
Smyrna Public Library's Summer Reading Program provides the youth in our community the opportunity to practice their reading skills during summer vacation, as well as fostering the joy of reading. For a period of eight or more weeks, children, teens, and their families can participate in literacy-enhancing programs such as storytelling, puppet shows, music, and creative arts and crafts; all which are free. To add to the fun and to create a sense of challenge, incentives, door prizes, and an end-of-event celebration are provided for all ages. These are the items that we help provide. In 2020, during the Covid-19 pandemic, Friends of Smyrna Library sponsored a Story Book Walk that allowed library visitors to enjoy reading a book each week posted on a short walking trail loop around the library.
Program Successes
In 2020, the library had 700 participants reading 424,567 minutes and had a 86.6% completion rate. The data from project outcome showed that the summer reading program received an average score of 4.4 out of a possible 5 on the four areas surveyed: Increase of knowledge-4.2, Increase confidence-4.2, New skills required-4.2 and library awareness of resources-4.0. Many parents commented on the reading recommendations provided by the staff, the book bundles, and the Quest Kits provided for children
Note: *The Summer Reading program was impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Category
Education - Library
Beneficiaries
Families
Adults
Children and Youth (0 - 19 years)
Long-term Success
The long-term successes of summer reading are:
1. Life-long learning and intellectual growth
2. Richer quality of life
Short-term Success
Short-Term Success:
1. Prevention of summer reading loss.
2. Achieving a reading goal.
3. Learning a new skill, fact, or hobby through program participation.
4. Increased interest in reading and visiting the library.
Program Success Monitored By
Success of the program is determined by participation statistics and project outcomes. The library's Youth Services Department documents the number of participants, the number of books read, the number of programs offered, the number attending the events, and the number reaching their reading goals. Through project outcome, the library surveys parents and ask if their child/children increased their reading skills, became a more confident reader, reads more often, and attends the library more often as a result of participating in the summer reading programs.
Program Areas Served
Rutherford County
Budget
$1,000.00
Description
Walter King Hoover was a long-time Smyrna resident and historian. He was active in the community and supported both the Smyrna Public Library and Friends of the Library. He always wanted to see more adult-oriented programming at the library. The Friends of the Library agreed to sponsor this program, and on January 13, 2003 the first annual winter reading program was offered and named in Mr. Hoover's honor. Our group donates money for incentives, programs, door prizes, and decorations.
Participants ages 14 and up signup for the six week program. This year 2020 we had 102 participants and 68 of these completed the program.
Category
Public & Societal Benefit - Citizen Participation
Beneficiaries
Adolescents
Adults
Program Areas Served
Town of Smyrna , Rutherford County
$1,000.00
Description
Walter King Hoover was a long-time Smyrna resident and historian. He was active in the community and supported both the Smyrna Public Library and Friends of the Library. He always wanted to see more adult-oriented programming at the library. The Friends of the Library agreed to sponsor this program, and on January 13, 2003 the first annual winter reading program was offered and named in Mr. Hoover's honor. Our group donates money for incentives, programs, door prizes, and decorations.
Participants ages 14 and up signup for the six week program. This year 2020 we had 102 participants and 68 of these completed the program.
Category
Public & Societal Benefit - Citizen Participation
Beneficiaries
Adolescents
Adults
Program Areas Served
Town of Smyrna , Rutherford County
Budget
$50.00
Description
This is the our annual membership drive held every January at Smyrna Public Library. Members of the community receive free soups and stews provide by our Friends Group. This program raises awareness of our public library and the many free resources and programs available to Rutherford County and The Town of Smyrna residents. In addition, it provides an opportunity for all to enjoy a fun day of good food and fellowship.
Category
Public & Societal Benefit - Citizen Participation
Beneficiaries
General Public
Program Areas Served
Town of Smyrna and Rutherford County
$50.00
Description
This is the our annual membership drive held every January at Smyrna Public Library. Members of the community receive free soups and stews provide by our Friends Group. This program raises awareness of our public library and the many free resources and programs available to Rutherford County and The Town of Smyrna residents. In addition, it provides an opportunity for all to enjoy a fun day of good food and fellowship.
Category
Public & Societal Benefit - Citizen Participation
Beneficiaries
General Public
Program Areas Served
Town of Smyrna and Rutherford County
Budget
$50.00
Description
Friends of Smyrna Library sponsor a book sale table at the library. Donations are made from community members and include but not limited to hardbacks, paperbacks, music cds, and videos. This is one way that our organization receives funds to help sponsor library programs and events. Currently our donations are on hold due to COVID-19.
Cost of items on sales table are:
Adult: Hardback & Trade paperbacks: $1.00 each
Adult: Pocket size paperbacks: $.25
Children: All $.25
Audiovisuals: As marked
Currently all items are a $1.00 a bag.
Category
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations - Fundraising
Beneficiaries
General Public
Program Areas Served
Town of Smyrna , Rutherford County
$50.00
Description
Friends of Smyrna Library sponsor a book sale table at the library. Donations are made from community members and include but not limited to hardbacks, paperbacks, music cds, and videos. This is one way that our organization receives funds to help sponsor library programs and events. Currently our donations are on hold due to COVID-19.
Cost of items on sales table are:
Adult: Hardback & Trade paperbacks: $1.00 each
Adult: Pocket size paperbacks: $.25
Children: All $.25
Audiovisuals: As marked
Currently all items are a $1.00 a bag.
Category
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations - Fundraising
Beneficiaries
General Public
Program Areas Served
Town of Smyrna , Rutherford County
