CALS Blogs

While for many, the Covid-19 pandemic is in their rearview, there are still active cases being reported by the CDC – with over 14,000 new cases reported last week across the United States (Arkansas Department of Health has stopped tracking cases, but the CDC shows Arkansas as having low community levels). It is still a concern for some and proper testing remains important.

April 16-22 is Volunteer Appreciation Week and CALS wants to express a huge THANK YOU to our wonderful volunteers. Close to 800 volunteers donate their time to the library regularly throughout the year. Volunteers aged 14 and older are welcome to work at library branches. These volunteers assist with stocking shelves, cleaning, boxing pulled books,

Ever wonder what the desserts at the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party might taste like? Thanks to Alison, wonder no more. Her first cookbook, A Literary Tea Party answers the question of “what would a cookbook look like when written by someone obsessed with classic literature?”

How did your book “A Literary Tea Party” come about? 

CALS is inviting the public to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Hillary Rodham Clinton Children's Library & Learning Center with ten events that will take place from March through July. All events will be free and open to the public.

April 22 is Earth day, but at CALS, we like to go all in and claim April as Earth Month. We’ve rounded up all the programs going on across the system and put them into one handy place. Celebrate with events all month long and find out how you can make an impact all year.

What is BiblioCommons? 

BiblioCommons is the catalog that we previously used (from October 2015– September 2022), before switching to Vega Discover. We made the switch to Vega because of the opportunities for customization and integration. Unfortunately, this suite of programs is still in beta testing and after launching,

We had the pleasure of sitting down [virtually] with Allison Larkin, and discussing her most recent book, The People We Keep. CALS: For anyone not familiar with your work, how would you describe your books?  Allison: There’s some difference in tone in the books I wrote as Allie Larkin and my writing as Allison Larkin,

By Tamika Keener  

 

In November 2021, I began serving as an AmeriCorps VISTA with the Rock It! Lab. Rock It! Lab supports entrepreneurs from under-resourced communities in Central Arkansas, and my research project as a VISTA explored how other organizations successfully integrate groups with varying language,