Imagining Black Futures: Art Submission Deadline February 1

Submission Information

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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CALS – Off The Shelf – January 2025

Off the Shelf features new releases in both physical and digital media, exhibitions, and highlights larger system-wide programs. We hope this publication serves our patrons by providing current news about our collection–

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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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Resource

Database of the Month: Brainfuse JobNow

Brainfuse JobNow provides live interview coaching, award-winning resume creation software, a writing lab, and helpful tips and tricks for landing the perfect career. Complete a career assessment, search for jobs, create a resume and get expert feedback in JobNow’s writing lab.

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Event

Book Signing with Rhona Weaver

Author Rhona Weaver talks about her newest book, A Just Cause. Special Agent Win Tyler’s quest for justice collides with a Mountie’s thirst for revenge in this riveting third installment in her award-winning FBI Yellowstone Adventure series.

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Black Family Expo

Learn about families with strong ties to Central Arkansas’s Black History, explore the CALS resources available to preserve your own family’s history, and sign up for a library card!

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CALS Speaker Series presents Victoria Christopher Murray, Best-selling Co-author of The Personal Librarian

CALS Speaker Series presents Victoria Christopher Murray. The best-selling co-author of The Personal Librarian will present her new novel, Harlem Rhapsody on Thursday, February 27, in the Ron Robinson Theater.

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Top 10 Things to Do in January

The new year brings new opportunities! It’s a chance to join a book club, learn a language, find a new job, or work on improving your health and fitness. Whatever the new year holds for you,

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Point of Interest

Ron Robinson Theater presents Exhibition on Screen™

Exhibition on Screen™ is the originator and pioneer of bringing exhibition-based art films to the cinema. Working with top international museums and galleries, they create films which offer a cinematic immersion into the world’s best loved art, accompanied by insights from the world’s leading historians and arts critics. CALS Ron Robinson Theater features one Exhibition on Screen™ film each month. Click below for the complete schedule.

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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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