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News & Events
June 15
30-Day Sketchbook Challenge!
Pick up our 30-Day Sketchbook Challenge kit at Main starting June 1st for a new drawing challenge each day of the month. The kits are available while supplies last. If you already have supplies, you can get a copy of the sketchbook challenge prompts alone.
You can also win a prize for participating! We’re giving away two $20 gift cards,
June 15 @ 9:00 am
Nature Quest
Go on a nature-themed scavenger hunt at the Children’s Library. Get the first clue from the front desk from 9am – 6pm, and bring us back the code word for a prize! A new hunt occurs around the beginning of each month.
June 15 @ 9:30 am
Garden Club for Kids
Learn the care and keeping of a garden both at home and the CLLC teaching garden with an added STEAM component to the activities virtually and/or in-person. This program may also include cooking and recipes with produce from the garden. The in-person groups will be limited and have an in-person sign-up with a limit of 10 spaces per session.
Virtual Pet Parade
We want to feature your pet in our Virtual Pet Parade. Please submit photos or short videos of your animal friend using this form. You can share special information about your pet to be included in the parade. We will feature the pet submissions in a virtual parade on the CALS Kids @ Main Library Facebook page on Tuesday,
What’chu Eatin’ Wednesdays
Wednesday is arguably the saddest day of the week. It’s not called “Hump Day” for nothing. Thankfully, the Galleries & Bookstore at Library Square is launching a tasty new reason to visit the Library Square – What’chu Eatin’ Wednesdays! Every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (or until sold out) they’re hosting a new food truck.
Follow along on Facebook to get updates every week on the new tastes coming to downtown. Grab a burger from Minute Man one week or shrimp and grits from Low Ivy the next. What better way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo than with nachos from Nach’yo Nachos. There will be cheesecake and… pasta? From a food truck? Absolutely.
After your belly is full, take a quick lunchtime stroll through the galleries or browse the shelves of the bookstore. Downtown is back in business and we’re ready to see you!
If you’re a food truck owner and would like to set up, contact Lily Kauffman at 501.918.3090 or lkauffman@cals.org
Changes to Overdrive and RBDigital
Recently RBDigital (the service we use for much of our digital streaming services) was acquired by OverDrive and has resulted in a few changes. As this transition continues, we have some services that will no longer be available or will be available through other channels. AcornTV will no longer be available after May 14. You can continue to stream on our other services, including the Great Courses, Indieflix, Universal Class, and Stingray Qello through Overdrive’s Libby app.
As of May 20, the RBDigital app and site will no longer be accessible. All digital media will be available through either Libby or OverDrive only. There will be an Extras tab in Libby (both the app and desktop) where all the new video and database content will be found. The video service titles and database titles will not be searchable in the main Libby search box, you must navigate to the Extras tab.
This acquisition has also affected our magazine subscriptions. Magazines you enjoy reading can be accessed in either OverDrive or Libby. And in addition to the small, curated collection we previously offered, we now have access to more than 3,000 titles, and in some cases, up to three years’ worth of back issues for those titles.
Will there be more changes in the long term? Yes. Our digital magazine service with OverDrive is only guaranteed until the end of September when we will reexamine our subscription; this new more robust collection may be cost prohibitive to continue for the long term.
As always, we strive to be good stewards of our resources and provide materials that the community and our patrons find the most beneficial. We will update you as we continue to make adjustments to our digital magazine subscription.
