CALS Blogs

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,

Tell us about yourself:

I was born & raised in Central Arkansas. I spent a few years in Memphis in public accounting before moving back to Little Rock to enter the insurance industry. My wife Juliana, and both of my two boys, Anderson and Simon love reading.

March is Women’s History Month, and at CALS we’re exploring everything that makes for a powerful woman in history. The Roberts Library is hosting a series of events throughout the system. This month’s Legacies & Lunch will be Rhonda Stewart: “Six Generations of Arkansas Women” (If you missed it, you can watch it here) and don’t miss the Fletcher movie night showing of The Woman King.