Smithfield Branch

Thanks to the support of the Friends of the Smithfield Library, the library will be closed Monday, May 21st and Tuesday, May 22nd for Phase 1 of a minor renovation.

Smithfield Library
255 James Street
Smithfield, VA 23430
phone (757) 357-2264
fax (757) 357-0883

Contact Manager
Karen Zukosky
kzukosky@blackwaterlib.org

Branch History:
The Smithfield Branch had its origin in 1924 when members of the Shakespeare Class and the Women's Club of Smithfield approached the Smithfield Town Council to request their assistance in establishing a community library. Council allowed one room of the Community Building to be converted and gave $2.50 a month in support. With donations of books and money from state and local citizens, the Smithfield Public Library opened its doors on January 26, 1925. In 1942 the library moved to the Main Street Courthouse, and, in 1945, Miss Cora Leigh Chapman left her home on Church Street to house the library 'as long as it was suitable.' Our name became the Benjamin P. Chapman Memorial Library. The library joined the Walter Cecil Rawls Regional Library System (now known as Blackwater Regional Library) in 1974 and remained on Church Street until our move in 1989 to its current location on James Street.

Announcements:

05/21/2012 - The Smithfield Library will be closed Monday, May 21 and Tuesday, May 22 for the beginning phase of our mini renovation, thanks to the support of the Friends of the Smithfield Library.

05/23/2012 - Normal story hours will end for the summer on May 23rd.

06/19/2012 - From June 19th through August 7th, the Smithfield Library will have one Summer Story Time session, Tuesdays starting at 10:30am. For children 2-4, we will have stories, rhymes, fingerplays, and music.

Ongoing Programs:

Smithfield Book Club - next meeting May 17th.

Upcoming Events/Programs:

05/30/2012 - (Wed., 2-3pm) - Virginia Cares: Uninsured Patient Program - A representative from the Patient Advocate Foundation will be available to discuss the Virginia Cares Program. To be eligible, you must reside in Virginia, be a legal resident of the United States, be uninsured, and have a diagnosis of a chronic, life-threatening, or debilitating illness. Registration is suggested.