CALS Blogs

Introducing Freegal Music+

Freegal has launched a new platform, Freegal Music+. Transforming Freegal Music into a state of the art streaming platform and app. We all enjoy music through our phones, Bluetooth speakers,


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CALS – Off The Shelf – May 2025

Off the Shelf will feature new releases in both physical and digital media, exhibitions, and highlight larger system- wide programs. We hope this publication serves our patrons by providing current news about our collection-- the foundation of all great libraries.

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Simultaneous reads available!

 

Have you ever tried to download an ebook only to be told that you have to wait? It doesn’t make sense – how can multiple people not use a digital file at the same time?


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Playground at Children’s Library

The fourteenth library branch, the Hillary Rodham Clinton Children’s Library & Learning Center (CLLC) is rapidly approaching its 10th anniversary. The branch caters to children, students, and families with a computer lab,


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Resolutions made easy with CALS

The new year typically means resolutions; the top five changes that you usually find on any list will include: getting healthy, learning a new skill, get organized, focus on financial goals, quit a bad habit, and our personal favorite – read more. CALS can help with all of these and more.

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New from CALS – Off The Shelf

Off the Shelf will feature new releases in both physical and digital media, exhibitions, and highlight larger system- wide programs. We hope this publication serves our patrons by providing current news about our collection-- the foundation of all great libraries.

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Cooking Up History: The Story Behind the Cookie

Led by community outreach archivist Danielle Afsordeh, on December 12, 2022, several patrons gathered at the CALS Dee Brown Library to learn about how Arkansans have celebrated Christmas over the state’s history.


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