NOW ON VIEW ~ Friday, October 14–Saturday, December 31, 2022, regular Gallery hours
Landing Gallery, Galleries & Bookstore at Library Square, CALS Roberts Library

Photography—a medium full of potential. To speak when words simply fail. To empower, providing the chance to take control of a story. To connect us to a perspective outside of our own.

Join us for this unique exhibition, curated from artists currently unsheltered or living in transitional sheltering throughout Pulaski County.

Join us for storytime with some nursery rhymes, singing and movement followed by some sensory play and socialization.  Every Monday at 1o am at the Thompson Library.

Have fun with process art and come dressed to make a mess!

Teens learn to use Microsoft Office, image editing, and more! Please bring your own laptop if possible.

Drop in puzzle club for adults.  Work alone or with others and chat about puzzles, books, and more.  All levels of puzzling skills welcome—a great way to relax!

*Puzzles provided but donations of complete puzzles in good condition are appreciated*

Grab some cocoa and watch a cheesy Christmas movie with a twist. Get a bingo and win a prize! Ages 12-19.

Stop by the library and enjoy a variety of board games. Ages 12-18.

The best gifts are those that come from the heart. Join us on Tuesdays in December to craft wonderfully thoughtful gifts.

Come listen to stories!

ON VIEW Friday, November 11, 2022–Saturday, January 28, 2023 
Loft Gallery, CALS Galleries & Bookstore at Library Square, Roberts Library

This exciting collection of paintings by Emily Moll Wood and Laura Brainard Raborn explores a visual dialogue with the natural world and nature’s deep connections to their own family histories.

Artist Statement:

Emily Moll Wood paints a lot of portraits,

Join Miss Kathy at the Maumelle Library for stories, songs, and a simple craft.

Stories and activities designed for elementary aged kids. A great opportunity to meet local homeschool families.

Teens and tweens work on STEM projects, creative crafts, tech skills, and more.

Giving great gifts doesn’t mean you have to break the bank. Come craft homemade gifts for your loved ones or yourself (we won’t judge!). Ages 12-19

Teens and tweens can meet after school to enjoy lemonade, do homework, color, listen to music, and socialize.

Science, technology, engineering, art, math, and you.

Stop by the library after school and have book chats, create crafts, play games, and nerd out.

Get your creative juices flowing and make a wintry wreath using all kinds of materials–various greenery, pinecones, dried citrus slices, and more! Registration required.

Join us for an exciting virtual chat with the highly-acclaimed and award winning novelist, Geraldine Brooks in conversation about her most recent New York Times Bestselling novel Horse. Brooks braids a sweeping story of spirit, obsession, and injustice across American history.

Kentucky, 1850. An enslaved groom named Jarret and a bay foal forge a bond of understanding that will carry the horse to record-setting victories across the South. When the nation erupts in civil war,

Enjoy listening to stories and singing songs.

Move to the beat and play with sensory toys.

We lean into creative and STEAM projects with the homeschooled in our community.

December 7- Snowstorm in a jar

December 14- Dry ice bubbles

December 21- We’re making gifts to give

December 28 Hot cocoa & exploding snowmen

Free play with blocks, magna tiles, marble runs, and more.

Bring your own project or use our supplies to learn something new. All types of needlecraft welcome. All experience levels welcome.

Join us as we follow along with legendary artist Bob Ross to paint a winter landscape. For kids and teens of all ages and their families.

Bring your needles or hooks. Any kind of craft is welcome.

Learn a thing or two or just enjoy the company

Teens can join Stefanie at the Maumelle Library for video games, board games, and music in the meeting room. Snacks from Food for Good will be available beginning at 4:00 PM.

Discover, build, and create using various materials.

Learn the ins and outs of LGBTQ+ legislation in Arkansas and how they affect you as a teen. Empower yourself with knowledge! Ages 12-19.

Enjoy listening to stories, singing songs, and making a craft. Ages 3-5.

Have fun playing, building, experimenting, and discovering using various materials. Ages 3-5.

It’s the end of the year and time to unwind. Come chill with Ashley on Level 4 every Friday.

Sit down and enjoy G- or PG-rated family friendly movies.

We play different Table-Top Role Playing Games. Spots are limited, so make sure to register by emailing Emery at ejohnson@cals.org. Ages 16 & up.

Ric and Marlene Gremillion will once again be Santa and Mrs. Claus.

Featured Artists: Laura Raborn (painting) and Ed Pennebaker (blown glass)
Learn more about Laura Raborn and Ed Pennebaker

Featured Author: Brian Kinder, author of the children’s bookBuck and Ollie: A Christmas Time Story.

Featured Music: DJ Holla Daze (non-stop diverse holiday music)

CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

Natural Connections: Paintings by Emily Moll Wood and Laura Brainard Raborn 
Loft Gallery

This exciting collection of paintings by Emily Moll Wood and Laura Brainard Raborn explores a visual dialogue with the natural world and nature’s deep connections to their own family histories.

Join us for an online chat with bestselling author Fredrik Backman as we discuss his outstanding body of work, including his breathtaking new novel, The Winners, the third installment of the Beartown series.

In the beautifully written Beartown—which inspired the HBO series of the same name—a small town obsessed with the local junior hockey team is rocked by a shocking act of violence. As accusations and rumors fly, the town must grapple with its identity as never before.

Aikido also known as “The Art of Peace” is a modern Japanese martial art system of throwing, joint-locking, striking, and pinning techniques. The class will be led by Brant Collins. He holds a black belt in Aikido as well as a background in Karate and Judo.

No uniform is required. Please wear comfortable workout attire.

Practice your reading skills with adorable trained therapy dogs.

“Choose You Own Winter Adventure” We’ll be painting a winter landscape with a twist… Everyone will have a different size canvas! Registration required by emailing ejohnson@cals.org. Ages 18+

Knit and crochet for beginners or experts. Yarn and hook will be provided or you can bring your own projects to work on.

Learn about the origins of many of Arkansas’s holiday traditions and cook a historic holiday recipe from the CALS Butler Center’s collection.

Danielle Afsordeh, Community Outreach Archivist at the CALS Roberts Library/Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, and Justin Vess, Kitchen and Adult Programmer at Dee Brown Library, will conduct this program at the Dee Brown Library programming kitchen.

Presented in conjunction with UAMS AGEC, gain helpful information regarding healthy living in the aging community. In person and via Zoom. Check Dee Brown’s Facebook page for Zoom link. -> https://www.facebook.com/cals.deebrown

Milam Library has a warm holiday welcome ready for you and your family! Chat with Santa (his flight from the North Pole has him arriving at 5 pm), decorate a gingerbread house, indulge in some holiday refreshments, and take home a Grab-n-Go Holiday craft.

A beginner’s resin class. Make a mold with mica powder, glitter, and foil flakes. Registration required. Ages 18+, no exceptions.

Have fun with frosting, sprinkles, and more as you decorate yummy cookies.  Ages 12-18.

Jazz up your hot chocolate with these delicious candy spoons.

Join Teens 4 InQlusion and make your own screen printed creations. Ages 12-19.

Join Anne in the Maumelle Library meeting room for a holiday themed canvas paint-along. Registration is required.

Come hang out with Santa and make your own snowless snowman.

Help us celebrate the shortest day of the year! Not really sure what a solstice is? Come find out! We will have light snacks, hot cocoa, crafts, and fun!

Please join us for the mömandpöp Holiday Snöwball concert live at Terry Library on Thursday, December 22 at 2:30pm. Lots of fun songs for kids and plenty of crowd engagement. This is a must see!!

Read our book of the month or bring your own while we read alone, together. December’s featured title is Icebreaker. Limited number of free copies available. Snacks provided and open to all teens ages 12-19.

Spend the afternoon making cards that reflect how much we appreciate what others have given us. Ages 5-12.

Come have some fun playing tabletop games and/or working a puzzle with friends at the library.

Ages: 6-11

The Game and Puzzle Club meets the fourth Tuesday of each month at 4:00PM

Dates

August 23

September 27

October 25

November 22

December 27

Join us and our special guest Mr. Stephin Booth in a drumming circle. Mr. Booth will also talk about Kuumba (Creativity) principle of Kwanzaa.

Looking for video games with LGBTQ+ representation? Hang out on Discord for a live Let’s Play. This program is rated T for teens, ages 13-19. Email Jet at jbutler@cals.org to join T4i server.

We can’t be together when the ball drops at midnight but that doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate. Let’s say goodbye to the old and ring in the new with crafts, games, and even a countdown. Ages 5-12.

Join us for a cup of coffee and a conversation about how we can better understand and empower the unsheltered population. Refreshments will be served.

Dungeons and Dragons is a tabletop role-playing game using pen, paper, dice, and your imagination. The game is open to anyone 18 or older. Registration is required by emailing Emery at ejohnson@cals.org.

Join us for an action-packed online conversation with New York Times bestselling author of The Gilded Ones Series in a discussion about her second installment in the series, The Merciless Ones.

In Forna’s first New York Times Bestselling book, The Gilded Ones, readers are introduced to sixteen-year-old Deka, who lives in fear and anticipation of the blood ceremony that will determine whether she will become a member of her village.

Featured Artists: Anncha Briggs (felted jewelry)
Learn more about Anncha Briggs.

Featured Author: Michael Hibblen, author of Rock Island Railroad

Featured Music: Gavin Le’nard (jazz, pop, and soul guitar and vocals)

OPENING EXHIBITION

AnarchoAnachro by Sternodox Keckhaver
Landing Gallery

CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

Natural Connections: Paintings by Emily Moll Wood and Laura Brainard Raborn 
Loft Gallery

This exciting collection of paintings by Emily Moll Wood and Laura Brainard Raborn explores a visual dialogue with the natural world and nature’s deep connections to their own family histories.

You’re invited to start your new year calm and collected by learning to become better organized and clutter-free with Dana K. White, creator of popular podcast and blog, A Slob Comes Clean, as she imparts tips from her books Organizing for the Rest of Us and Decluttering at the Speed of Life.

While the world seems to be in love with the idea of tiny houses and minimalism, many of us simply can’t purge it all and start from nothing.

Si bien tenemos uno de los sistemas alimentarios más productivos y eficientes del mundo, millones de personas en los EE. UU. aún se encuentran entre las grietas. Las personas que pueden tener suficiente para comer hoy se preocupan por la disponibilidad y la calidad de los alimentos para las generaciones futuras.

Esta reunión explorará la escasez de alimentos utilizando una guía de discusión del Foro de Asuntos Nacionales y la orientación de facilitadores capacitados. Durante la sesión de 2 horas,

While we have one of the world’s most productive and efficient food systems, millions of people in the U.S. still fall between the cracks. People who may have enough to eat today worry about the availability and quality of food for future generations.

This meeting will explore food scarcity using a National Issues Forum discussion guide and guidance from trained facilitators. During the 2-hour session, you will explore questions like the following in a structured way with other members of the public:

• Is the best way to improve access to nutritious food through efforts like strengthening our school nutrition programs and food assistance for low-income families,

While we have one of the world’s most productive and efficient food systems, millions of people in the U.S. still fall between the cracks. People who may have enough to eat today worry about the availability and quality of food for future generations.

This meeting will explore food scarcity using a National Issues Forum discussion guide and guidance from trained facilitators. During the 2-hour session, you will explore questions like the following in a structured way with other members of the public:

• Is the best way to improve access to nutritious food through efforts like strengthening our school nutrition programs and food assistance for low-income families,

Please join for what is sure to be the most fun-filled hour of the day as we chat online with Randall Munroe about his new book What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions.

The millions of people around the world who read and loved What If? still have questions, and those questions are getting stranger. Thank goodness xkcd creator Randall Munroe is here to help. Planning to ride a fire pole from the moon back to Earth?

Las conversaciones sobre la libertad de expresión en el campus a menudo se enmarcan en oposición a la diversidad y la inclusión y han generado controversias, protestas e incluso violencia. En 2017, una encuesta muy citada de más de 3000 estudiantes universitarios realizada por Gallup y la Fundación John S. y James L. Knight presentó la diversidad y la inclusión como algo opuesto a la libertad de expresión. La encuesta preguntó a los estudiantes sobre qué tema creían que era más importante;

Conversations about free speech on campus are often framed in opposition to diversity and inclusion and have spawned controversies, protests, and even violence. In 2017, a much-cited survey of more than 3,000 college students conducted by Gallup and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation presented diversity and inclusion as directly opposite free speech. The survey asked students which issue they felt was more important; 53% chose inclusion, and 46% chose free speech. In today’s contentious and divided political environment,

Conversations about free speech on campus are often framed in opposition to diversity and inclusion and have spawned controversies, protests, and even violence. In 2017, a much-cited survey of more than 3,000 college students conducted by Gallup and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation presented diversity and inclusion as directly opposite free speech. The survey asked students which issue they felt was more important; 53% chose inclusion, and 46% chose free speech. In today’s contentious and divided political environment,

Los trágicos ataques en Uvalde, Texas; Dayton, Ohio; Parkland, Florida; y otros lugares han generado preocupación entre muchas personas en todo el país. Tales tiroteos se han vuelto más frecuentes y mortales en la última década. Cada asesinato en masa tiene efectos devastadores en toda una comunidad.

En general, Estados Unidos se ha vuelto más seguro en los últimos años. Sin embargo, los tiradores masivos atacan a personas inocentes sin razón, a menudo en lugares donde las personas deberían sentirse seguras: cines,

The tragic attacks in Uvalde, Texas; Dayton, Ohio; Parkland, Florida; and other places have raised concerns among many people across the nation. Such shootings have become more frequent and more deadly in the last decade. Each mass murder has devastating effects on a whole community.

Overall, the United States has become safer in recent years. Yet mass shooters target innocent people without reason, often in places where people should feel safe—movie theaters, shopping centers, and schools. Many believe these attacks are nothing short of terrorism.