Sandi Smith graduated from Oklahoma City University with a degree in Library Science and English. She also has a masters degree in Library Science and English from the University of Oklahoma.

She is no stranger to libraries. This is her second time of working at the Oklahoma Historical Library, she worked at the Oklahoma Historical Library many years ago, at that time the library was part of the original historical building which was located on Lincoln Boulevard. 

Her first library position was for the city library in Ponca City OK. In Oklahoma City she was employed by the Metropolitan Library System working at Southern Oaks Branch Library, and at the Oklahoma City University Library.

Sandi Smith will speak on the early immigrants who came to America telling from where many of them came and at what port they disembarked and what port in America they arrived. She will also inform the audience about the books available on early immigration many of which are in the Oklahoma Historical Library.