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– the foundation of all great libraries. A full schedule of events can still be found at HERE.

Please join us on Saturday, September 7, to celebrate 50 years of the John Gould Fletcher Library. Indoor/outdoor, campus-wide event. Yard games, food, music, children’s activities, and much more! Fun for all ages and families.

An expert at capturing the human drama, Graff will speak about his body of work with particular focus on his oral histories, The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 and When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-Day.

Before you get out to rock the vote, you have to be registered to vote! Many CALS branches are voting locations, so hopefully you already think of us when you think of your civic duties, and now we’re here to help you become a registered voter. You can pick up a voter registration any time at your most convenient library branch,

Join us as New York Times bestselling author and philosopher Nate Klemp helps us explore pathways back to openminded living as he talks about the core tenets in his new book Open: Living with an Expansive Mind in a Distracted World.

Join us on Sunday, September 29, for An Evening with Ann Patchett & Robin Preiss Glasser at the Ron Robinson Theater. This ticketed event will raise funds so the festival can continue providing free public programs in Central Arkansas.