Friday, February 10, to Saturday, May 27
Loft Gallery, CALS Galleries & Bookstore at Library Square, Roberts Library
Regular Galleries Hours

Unveiling new artworks by local artists Sulac and SLUGKNIVES, this exhibition presents a split-screen reality check featuring works that prowl the edges of the art world like candy-colored heartworms. This is the perfect event to celebrate with your best Valentine friend or nemesis.

Rohwer and Jerome: Japanese American WWII Incarceration Camps in Arkansas
Friday, March 10, through Saturday, June 24
Underground Gallery

Between 1942 and 1945, over 16,000 Japanese Americans were incarcerated at Rohwer and Jerome, Arkansas. Inmates of all ages documented their experience using charcoal, watercolor, and pencil. The CALS Roberts Library is mounting the first large-scale exhibition of the Gould/Vogel Collection since 2018.

To schedule a guided tour of the exhibition for groups of 10 or more,

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.

Come celebrate Spring with magical crafts and activities. Ages 12-19.

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

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     January 24 |  February 28 |  March 28

Enjoy a fun filled morning of books, music, and fingerplays.

Enjoy a fun filled morning of books, music, and fingerplays.

Join us for this cozy, virtual book club centered on the stories and experience of immigration.

To register for this event, click here.

Questions? Contact Bekah Smith at 501.918.3000 or rasmith@cals.org

Check out this month’s book, Taste Makers: Seven Immigrant Women Who Revolutionized Food in America by Mayukh Sen

Who’s really behind America’s appetite for foods from around the globe? This group biography from an electric new voice in food writing honors seven extraordinary women,

Register for the Central Arkansas Library System’s Lunch Break: A Session on Job Assistance, Wednesday, March 29, 2023, 1:30 pm, to learn tips from an experienced Talent Acquisition professional! The presentation will involve changing trends in how individuals market themselves to potential employers. Explore CALS’ resources that can assist you in your job search or elevating your current career! Lunch will be available, limited seating. This event will be in the Darragh Center at the Main Library.

To attend this event,

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

Learn some tips and tricks for managing your family’s historic photographs and documents and scan a few using CALS Roberts Library’s Mobile Memory Lab with CALS Roberts Library staff members Heather Register Zbinden and Danielle Afsordeh.

Danielle Afsordeh, Community Outreach Archivist at the CALS Roberts Library/Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, will conduct this program with CALS Roberts Library Website & Programs Coordinator Heather Register Zbinden at Brooks Micro Library.

Attendees may register for a 30-minute time slot during the event to use the CALS Roberts Library’s Mobile Memory Lab.

Teens can join Stefanie at the Maumelle Library for video games, board games, and music in the meeting room.

Relax and enjoy some hot chocolate, tea, and coffee.  There will also be crafts, games, and other activities.

This class will consist of two parts. Most classes will be focused on learning English, but one class a month will be devoted to learning life skills such as computer literacy, health, nutrition, etc.

It’s a great time for stargazing as Mercury emerges into view at the end of this month! We will make a constellation craft that will help us see the stars at any time. For grades K-6th.

Leprechauns and Fairies and Centaurs, oh my! Come learn about the creatures that make up the basis for so many stories all across time! Ages 12-19.

A craft bag or worksheet for preschool and school age kids.

Available during operational hours at the front desk or through curbside service.

Teens can pick out a free prom dress on Saturday, April 1 from 9 am – 6 pm.

Let’s bake pizza!

Homeschool elementary groups are invited to celebrate the beginning of spring with some earth-minded crafts and activities! Learn about sustainability, why it matters, and how it can be practiced every day.

Join us on the 5th floor at 3pm every Monday to enjoy a movie and refreshments!

Participants will have access to all necessary equipment (cameras, tripods, printers, lighting, editing software, computers.) Each participant will receive a small portfolio to keep their work over the course of the workshop. No registration required at this time.

Ages 12-19.

Practice your reading with a certified therapy dog. For Kindergarten- 12th graders.

If you’re homeschooled and feel like getting to know others in the community,

this program is for you!

We meet on Wednesday at 1:00 pm and lean into S.T.E.A.M. fun.

4/5= Birdseed craft

4/12= Recycled crayons

4/19= Seed bombs

4/26= Earth Day cookies

6-11 years old

25 participant spots available.

We have weekly Earth month craft bags for the kids to take each Thursday, please swing by and grab one!

Supplies limited.

Did you know that preserving historic structures is an eco-friendly choice?

Nearly half of the carbon in the atmosphere is created by the demolition, construction, and operation of buildings. Help preserve historic buildings and reduce your carbon footprint by learning the story your home has to tell with community outreach archivist Danielle Afsordeh.

Danielle Afsordeh, Community Outreach Archivist at the CALS Roberts Library/Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, will conduct this program at Brooks Micro Library.

Recreate the iconic cut paper artworks of Henri Matisse. Registration required– space is limited.

Join us for a movie and snacks.

Every other Saturday at 1:00 pm, ages 12+ up meet to craft something unique.

All materials provided. Bring a friend!

4/8 = no-sew T-shirt bags

4/22 = Recycled bookmarks

Join the Friends of George, and the Central Arkansas Library System, on Saturday, April 8 from 1:30 to 3:30PM, to celebrate the Centennial of George Fisher’s birth. (Born 1923; Died, 2003)

• Exhibit of George Fisher Political Cartoons and Caricatures.
• Music by his beloved Rackensack Folk Society
• Video Presentation
• Birthday cake and refreshments

Come share in a journey through Arkansas’ colorful political history of the last half of the 20th century through the Legendary and award winning work of editorial cartoonist and caricaturist George Fisher.

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,

Presented in conjunction with UAMS AGEC, gain helpful information regarding healthy living in the aging community. Presented in person and via Zoom. Check Dee Brown Facebook page for online link and topic.

If you had only six words to tell your story, what would they be? Join us for an exercise that will give you an idea of the events, memories, and emotions that have meaning for you, and then learn how to condense these into a six-word story from your life. Everyone is welcome; no writing experience required. Contact dmoore@cals.org.

Register for Six Word Memoir

Join us for a garden workday and hands-on activities. Topics and activities vary throughout the season.

Book – Markham Street: The Haunting Truth Behind the Murder of My Brother, Marvin Leonard Williams by Ronnie Williams

Register to Attend Virtually

WHAT?

This six-month book club will explore issues around the history of race relations and our collective memory of the South in partnership with the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site.

WHEN?

Each session, on the second Thursday of the month,

Getting started with gardening and composting can be challenging, make it easier by attending our Composting 101 class! Patrons will receive a brief introduction into how composting works, the benefits it provides, how to get started, the different types of composting and more. Join us at 3:30pm on the 5th floor of the Main Library.

Get messy and have fun with paints!

Featured Author: Judy Tiesel-Jensen, author of Invitation to Intimacy: What the Marriage of Two Couples Therapists Reveals About Risk, Transformation, and the Astonishing Healing Power of Intimacy, https://www.etaliapress.com/authors#/judy-tieseljensen/

Featured Artist: Marlene Gremillion, http://www.cals.org/galleries/marlene-gremillion

Featured Music: TBA

CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

Rohwer and Jerome: Japanese American WWII Incarceration Camps in Arkansas
Underground Gallery, CALS Galleries & Bookstore at Library Square, Roberts Library
Between 1942 and 1945,

Our butterflies are hatching and it’s time to release them! Join us for fun crafts and activities before we release the butterflies at 10:45.

Central Arkansas Library System and the Center for Arkansas Legal Services have once again teamed up to bring you Lawyers in the Library! Come listen to legal presentations and an opportunity to ask a lawyer your civil legal question.

Join us for a presentation on Saturday, April 15, at the Milam Library to learn more about legal issues that may affect your family. We will be discussing divorces, orders of protection, custody and visitation, guardianships, and support. After the presentation will be a short Q&A where we will answer your questions.

It’s planting time! Tomato and pepper seedlings, various seeds, information, and other supplies will be available for patrons to take home. More of an inside person? Bring your overgrown houseplants in for a new pot and leave the old one! Swapping of houseplants, divisions, or cuttings encouraged. Feel free to bring gently used pots, plants, and accessories for trade or donation. While supplies last. inquiries: jvess@cals.org

Toss it? No way! Repair Café is a monthly meeting for participants and volunteers to repair household electrical and mechanical devices, computers, bicycles, and clothing. Basic supplies and tools provided. If you or someone you know is interested in volunteering as an expert in repair, please email Rachel at ToolLibrary@cals.org or call 501-568-7494 for more information.

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,

At Socrates Café, participants propose questions and vote to decide the evening’s topic to explore questions from their lives through public non-academic dialog.

Create your own art with different materials available.