CALS Blogs

Romance Smolders for Latina Aspiring Chef in YA debut Salty, Bitter, Sweet

Author Mayra Cuevas believes in the power of joyful stories.

As a teenager in Puerto Rico,

On February 25, author Silas House will speak in person on his timely and powerful novel Southernmost, as a guest of the Oxford American magazine’s speaker series South Words.

He’s thoughtful. He’s hot. He takes out the trash without being asked. Clearly, this dream guy doesn’t exist…except in books. We’ve rounded up some of the best book boyfriends in the library and we want you to choose a winner.

Visionary Thriller The Warehouse Warns that Dystopia Looms Near

Rob Hart was already a successful author when he began work on his latest novel, The Warehouse.

Gretchen Hall is the CEO of the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau.

She has lived in Little Rock for almost 20 years. 

CALS presents a stellar line-up for the seventeenth annual celebration of the written word

Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) presents the seventeenth annual Six Bridges Book Festival, April 23-26.

I’m a public historian who got so obsessed with yarn and knitting that I owned a yarn shop. I love grand history and pretty dresses. I’m addicted to TV and love to binge everything from Nordic Noir mysteries to anything British to Hallmark Christmas movies.

Check out books, DVDs, CDs, and more in February for a chance to win a Kindle Fire!

Kindle Giveaway February 2020 Official Rules

• During February CALS will give away four 7-inch Kindle Fire tablets.