CALS Blogs

Invite Your Friends to the Main Reopening!!

Do you have a friend who needs to know about the major renovations at the Main Library? Do you have a coworker who needs to know about the new podcasting studio? The production studio? The teaching kitchen? Maybe you have a family member with kids who would love to see the Storytime Stage?

We’ve got you covered!


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Holds on Hold at Mini Main

As we reach the final phase of the Main Library renovation, we must begin the closure of our “Mini Main” Library. Holds will be temporarily unavailable for pickup at the Mini Main location. Patrons will still be able to place holds throughout the transition, but they will have to select a different branch to do so.


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Library Speakers Consortium

CALS is proud to be a member of the Library Speakers Consortium. The LSC comprises more than 400 member libraries across 45 states working together to bring high-quality online author talk programs to their patrons. The consortium’s mission is to dramatically increase access to the most influential authors of our time.

The Library Speakers Consortium features author talks every month with not only novelists,


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Content control now available on Libby!

Content Controls allow users to configure what library content appears in Libby for themselves or for their family, based on the intended audience for each book,
audiobook, and magazine in the library collection. This feature is optional. When content controls are in effect, they apply to every library in the user’s Libby app.


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2025 Summer @ CALS Performers

In addition to reading, there are great Summer @ CALS events at all our branches.

Enjoy the Afro-Caribbean style drumming of local percussionist Stephin Booth. Join us for a delightful bubble show by soap bubble and foam artist Big Poppa Bubblemömandpöp are here for an interactive,


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Williams Library: One Year Later

Last April, we were excited to celebrate the grand reopening of the Sue Cowan Williams Library. The building had been closed for about six months for extensive renovations—its first major upgrade since opening in 1997.

As we look ahead to the reopening of the Main Library this fall,


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Celebrating Our Volunteers

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” — Aesop

April is National Volunteer Appreciation Month, and this year, we’re shining a bright spotlight on the incredible individuals who give their time, talent, and energy to the Central Arkansas Library System. Volunteer Appreciation Week (April 20–26),


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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. Let’s get started! Reach out to friends who enjoy reading and gauge their interest in joining a book club. Once you’ve got your group together,


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