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Victory for Libraries: Judge Rules in Favor of the Freedom to Read

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2023 Annual Report

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News & Events

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Main on the Move

Main Library is now closed to the public to undergo renovations; core library services are available at the nearby Roberts Library. This page will be continuously updated with the latest news.

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Database of the Month: Creativebug

Creativebug provides thousands of award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists.

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Free for All: The Public Library / Film Screening and Panel Discussion

In honor of Library Giving Day, please join us at the CALS Ron Robinson Theater for a free preview screening of the new PBS/Independent Lens documentary, Free for All: The Public Library!

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Legacies & Lunch: Complicated Relationships: Commonwealth College, Socialism, and the South

Commonwealth College was an experimental educational institution near Mena, Arkansas. The college gained the reputation of being a hotbed of socialism and its sister ideologies, including communism and Marxism. But was it really?

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National Library Week Party!

Join us on Saturday, April 12, at the NLRPLS Laman Library, for a celebration of all things library at the National Library Week Party! Explore two mobile libraries – the NLRPLS Rover and the CALS Cruiser.

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CALS Speaker Series presents Amanda Jones: Best-selling author of That Librarian

CALS Speaker Series presents Amanda Jones, the best-selling author of That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America, on Thursday, April 17, in the Ron Robinson Theater.

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Meet me at the club!

Have you ever wanted to start or join a book club? CALS can help you get started! We have book club kits in a wide variety of genres.

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Point of Interest

VIDEO: An Evening with Jeffrey Toobin | Ron Robinson Theater | Mar. 19, 2025

A conversation with Jeffrey Toobin, author of The Pardon: The Politics of Presidential Mercy. The book talk was moderated by Dr. Jay Barth, Director of the William J. Clinton Presidential Library. This event was co-sponsored by the William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum.

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The CALS Cruiser: Your Library on Wheels

Did you know you can request the CALS Cruiser for your own events and outreach? We’re always looking for new ways to bring the resources of the library to the community. Please fill out the Cruiser Request Form and let’s team up for some fun!

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