CALS Blogs

It’s warm and sunny by the pool today, but soon the sun will go down and the shadows will creep in. Recommended by the staff at Fletcher Library, these books, with their disturbing characters, decayed settings, grotesque situations, and sinister events, will put a dark chill in the air.

Chewing the Fat with Rex & Paul features Rex Nelson, Senior Editor at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and writer of the food blog, Southern Fried, and Paul Austin, former Executive Director of the Arkansas Humanities Council. Rex and Paul get together regularly to talk about Arkansas food,

Summer is here and many of us find ourselves relaxing next to a body of water and in need of a good book to pass the time.  Whether you’re dipping your toes in a backyard kiddie pool, lounging beside the local swimming hole, or basking in the sun on an ocean’s beach, these books recommended by the friendly neighborhood librarians at Fletcher Library may be the perfect accompaniment to a lovely summer day.

We’re continuing to assist you in starting or growing your own business. There are programs across all library branches to teach skills needed to start and run a business and to showcase your product or service in today’s digital market. There’s also the Williams Library Business and Technology Center, a studio full of resources and equipment for entrepreneurs to use for free.

Have you taken photographs or video footage of the Arkansas River flood? We would love to have your help preserving and remembering this historic event. CALS is collecting photos and video of the 2019 Arkansas River flood to document the impact on our region. Submissions will be preserved as part of the archival collection at CALS.

Whether you’re a seasoned astronomy buff or a kid just discovering the allure of outer space, this summer at CALS will bring a universe of fun events centered on space and space flight. Many programs across our 15-branch system will focus on the CALS Summer Reading theme, “A Universe of Stories.”

Thanks to a grant from the NASA Space Grant Consortium,

Be Mighty Little Rock is a citywide campaign to connect kids and teens 18 and under to free meals. Summer meals will be offered at several CALS branches, as well as other locations throughout Little Rock. Various activities are offered at meal sites to help children stay active and learn. Such activities may include reading or exercise programs,

Realize your personal goals here at CALS, with your free access to thousands of online skills classes through Lynda.com/LinkedIn Learning!

Your library card grants you unlimited access, at no charge, to courses that would ordinarily require an annual subscription fee of $360.

Learn skill sets to launch you into a new career in technology or advance in your current field.