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Upcoming Events
September 30 @ 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
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Chalk the Walk
Decorate the library’s sidewalks & patio with chalk!
All Day Drop-In
September 30 @ 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
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InQlusion on the Go
A Teens 4 InQlusion grab n’ go craft!
September’s grab n’ go is a custom pronoun pin and a trans affirming coloring book!
Available while supplies last.
September 30 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
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Six Bridges Book Festival: Little Readers Rock
Loaded with fun and thought-provoking events for for kids including: Tommy Terrific's Wacky Magic, Flurffy and Friends, Reading Dragons, demonstrations by Museum of Discovery, and much more!
September 30 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Six Bridges Book Festival: Writing Workshop 1
Join CALS’s Deb Moore and the Writing Circle for an Exquisite Corpse activity, a collaborative game with origins in the Parisian Surrealist Movement. Drop in and add your unique sentence or phrase to an evolving piece of collaborative and creative writing. Breakfast treats, too!
For more information about this event, or the Six Bridges Book Festival, please call 501-918-3000.
September 30 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Six Bridges Book Festival: Stacey Mei Yan Fong – Cooking Workshop
Come bake pie number one in the 50 Pies, 50 States journey with author Stacey Mei Yan Fong as she chats about all things American, pie, and, most of all, the friendships that made her decide to call this country her home. Limited seating. Get your ticket today!
Sponsored by Meaders Adams & Lee.
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September 30 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
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Salsa Tasting
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and learn to make homemade salsa. Taste the different salsas and vote for your favorite.
September 30 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
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Six Bridges Book Festival: Rachel Louise Martin & Monica Potts
In A Most Tolerant Little Town, historian Rachel Louise Martin weaves together over a dozen perspectives to tell the forgotten story of the first school to attempt court-mandated desegregation in the wake of 1954’s Brown v. Board of Education decision.
In Monica Potts’s New York Times bestselling memoir The Forgotten Girls, an acclaimed journalist tries to understand how she escaped the confines of her small town in Arkansas while her brilliant friend could not,
September 30 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
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Six Bridges Book Festival: Eli Cranor & Michael X. Wang
Arkansas author and columnist Eli Cranor’s second novel, Ozark Dogs, is a Southern noir thriller about a decades-old blood feud between two families in a small Arkansas town.
Michael X. Wang’s Lost in the Long March is an unflinching debut novel set against the backdrop of Mao’s Long March and its aftermath. Set in China in 1934 and going into the 1970s, the novel features naive orphan Ping, who has fallen in love with Yong,
September 30 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
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Six Bridges Book Festival: Writing Workshop 2
Whether you’re an aspiring writer or just interested in how the writing process works, don’t miss this unique opportunity to talk shop with Quinn Connor, author of Cicadas Sing of Summer Graves, and CALS’s Jasmine Jobe.
For more information about this event, or the Six Bridges Book Festival, please call 501-918-3000.
September 30 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
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Six Bridges Book Festival: Susan Gravely – Cooking Workshop
Join VIETRI founder Susan Gravely as she prepares recipes and shares stories from her new memoir and cookbook, Italy on a Plate, a loving tribute to 40 years of Italian travels and friendships. Limited seating. Get your ticket today!
Sponsored by At Home in Arkansas.
For more information about this event, or the Six Bridges Book Festival, please call 501-918-3000.
September 30 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Intro to Loom Knitting
Join us for this introductory class on loom knitting. All materials are provided. This is a free class.
September 30 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Six Bridges Book Festival: Sandra A. Gutierrez – Cooking Workshop
Share an hour with Sandra A. Gutierrez, acclaimed food journalist, professional cooking instructor, recipe developer, and author of Latinísimo: Home Recipes from the Twenty-One Countries of Latin America. Limited seating. Get your ticket today!
Sponsored by Boyette Strategic Advisors.
For more information about this event, or the Six Bridges Book Festival, please call 501-918-3000.
September 30 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Six Bridges Book Festival: Jermaine Fowler
In the instant New York Times bestseller The Humanity Archive: Recovering the Soul of Black History from a Whitewashed American Myth, Jermaine Fowler takes a sweeping survey of human history to show how Black humanity has been erased and relate how its recovery can save the humanity of us all.
This program is part of the CALS Speaker Series and honors Rabbi Ira Sanders.
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September 30 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Six Bridges Book Festival: Hilary Leichter & Ben Purkert
In Hilary Leichter’s Terrace Story, Annie, Edward, and their daughter find a beautiful terrace hidden in the closet of their cramped apartment. But every bit of extra space has a hidden cost, and the terrace sets off a seismic chain of events, forever changing the shape of the world.
Ben Purkert’s debut novel The Men Can’t Be Saved tackles a haunting question: What do our jobs do to our souls? In this startlingly original examination of work,
September 30 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Six Bridges Book Festival: Regina Black & Nikki Payne
Regina Black’s The Art of Scandal is a steamy contemporary romance about a Black trophy wife who agrees to fake a perfect marriage for her cheating husband’s political campaign in exchange for a large divorce settlement but starts questioning her life choices when she falls for a handsome young artist.
In Nikki Payne’s debut novel Pride and Protest, hailed as “incandescent” by the Washington Post, a woman goes head-to-head with the CEO of a corporation threatening to destroy her neighborhood in this fresh and modern retelling of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.
September 30 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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One event on September 30, 2023 at 2:00 pm
Video Game Club
Join us for video games! Whether you’re an experienced gamer or brand new, we have a game for you. All ages and skill levels welcome!
September 30 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Roll, Heat, Eat! Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Tortilla Making!
For this month’s elementary school event, come learn about the history of the tortilla and learn to make your own!
*UPDATE* : this event has been changed to a grab and go package. We will include recipe and ingredients for patrons to take home.
September 30 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
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Six Bridges Book Festival: Harrison Scott Key & Hannah Pittard
Harrison Scott Key is the executive dean at Savannah College of Art and Design and is the author of three books, including The World’s Largest Man and Congratulations, Who Are You Again?, the inspiration for his TEDx talk, “The Funny Thing About the American Dream.” How to Stay Married tells the hilarious, shocking, and spiritually profound story of the author’s journey through hell and back when infidelity threatens his marriage.
Hannah Pittard’s We Are Too Many: A Memoir [Kind of] is an unexpectedly funny,
September 30 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
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Six Bridges Book Festival: Susan Wels
The deeply researched true-crime odyssey An Assassin in Utopia: The True Story of a Nineteenth-Century Sex Cult and a President’s Murder tells the interlocking stories of the Oneida Community and its radical founder, John Humphrey Noyes; eccentric newspaper publisher Horace Greeley; the gloomy, indecisive President James Garfield; and Garfield’s demented assassin, who was connected to all of them in surprising ways.
For more information about this event, or the Six Bridges Book Festival, please call 501-918-3000.
September 30 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
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Six Bridges Book Festival: Karin Lin-Greenberg & Terah Shelton Harris
Exploring how the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves are inextricably bound to the places we call home, Karin Lin-Greenberg’s novel You Are Here is a keenly perceptive and deeply humane portrait of a community in transition.
Terah Shelton Harris’s debut novel One Summer in Savannah features a young poet who returns home to run her father’s bookstore and finds she must protect her gifted daughter—and herself—from the powerful family of the man who raped her,
September 30 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Six Bridges Book Festival: Elizabeth McKenzie & Glenn Taylor
In Elizabeth McKenzie’s slyly humorous novel The Dog of the North, Penny Rush has problems. But she is a virtuoso at what’s possible when all else fails. In Penny’s quest for a fresh start, there will be a road trip in the Dog of the North, an old van with gingham curtains, a piñata, and stiff brakes. There will be questions: Why is a detective investigating her grandmother, and what is “the scintillator”? And can Penny recognize a good thing when it finally comes her way?
September 30 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Six Bridges Book Festival: Donovan X. Ramsey & Erin Sharkey
Weaving together riveting research with the voices of survivors, Donovan X. Ramsey’s When Crack Was King is a crucial reevaluation of the crack epidemic of the 1980s and ’90s and a powerful argument for providing historically violated communities with the resources they deserve.
Erin Sharkey’s A Darker Wilderness is a vibrant collection of personal and lyric essays in conversation with archival objects of Black history and memory. In its pages, luminary writers reflect on the significance of nature in their lived experience and on the role of nature in the lives of Black folks in the United States.
September 30 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Six Bridges Book Festival: Juliana Lamy & Jennifer Maritza McCauley
Playful, kinetic, and devastating in turn, Juliana Lamy’s You Were Watching from the Sand is a story collection written in a mixture of high lyricism, absurdist comedy, and Haitian cultural witticisms.
Jennifer Maritza McCauley’s When Trying to Return Home is a dazzling debut short-story collection spanning a century of Black American and Afro-Latino life in Puerto Rico, Pittsburgh, Louisiana, Miami, and beyond—and an evocative meditation on belonging, the meaning of home, and how we secure freedom on our own terms.
September 30 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Six Bridges Book Festival: Stacey Mei Yan Fong, Susan Gravely, & Sandra A. Gutierrez
Each pie in Fong’s 50 Pies, 50 States: An Immigrant’s Love Letter to the United States through Pie is a whimsical tribute that encapsulates a state’s unique flavors and honors its culture. With recipes organized like the all-American road trip we’ve all wanted to complete, this book is a journey through the wonders of pie for bakers of all skill levels—and also the story of one extraordinary woman who chose to make this place her home.
In her debut cookbook,
September 30 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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Six Bridges Book Festival: Christian Cooper
Equal parts memoir, travelogue, and primer on the art of birding, Better Living through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World tells the story of Christian Cooper’s extraordinary life leading up to the now-infamous incident in Central Park and shows how a life spent looking up at the birds prepared him, in the most uncanny of ways, to be a gay, Black man in America today.
Sponsored by Alan Ross Kumpe Memorial Endowment and Rebsamen Fund.
September 30 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Six Bridges Book Festival: Andrew Sean Greer & Justin Torres
Andrew Sean Greer is the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of six works of fiction, including the bestsellers The Confessions of Max Tivoli and Less. In the Less sequel Less Is Lost, for Arthur Less, life is going surprisingly well. But nothing lasts: the death of an old lover and a sudden financial crisis have Less running away from his problems yet again as he accepts a series of literary gigs that send him zigzagging across the country.
October 1 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Six Bridges Book Festival: Classic In Context Discussion – For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf
From its inception in California in 1974 to its Broadway revival in 2022, the Obie Award–winning play for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf has excited, inspired, and transformed audiences all over the country for nearly fifty years. Passionate and fearless, Ntozake Shange’s words reveal what it meant to be a woman of color in the twentieth century.
The author Sapphire, Push, might have said it best: “If there are shoulders modern African American women’s literature stands upon they belong to Ntozake Shange.” Chosen by audience members this past year,
October 1 @ 1:15 pm - 3:30 pm
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Six Bridges Book Festival: Classic In Context Film Screening – For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf
Immediately following the Classic In Context noon discussion with Miller Williams prizewinning poet Shaina Phenix, we will screen Tyler Perry’s film adaptation of the Ntozake Shange book, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf.
Sponsored by Dr. Elizabeth Fletcher Dishongh Charitable Trust.
For more information about this event, or the Six Bridges Book Festival, please call 501-918-3000.
October 1 @ 2:45 pm - 5:00 pm
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Six Bridges Book Festival: Pie Contest
To participate in the Traditional Pie Bake-Off and Recipe Swap Competition, entrants should be at The Root Café at 2:45PM with their best pie and copies of the recipe. Spectators should arrive at 3PM.
Monetary and other prizes will be awarded, and the restaurant will be open during the event as well. Special guest judge Stacey Mei Yan Fong, 50 Pies, 50 States, joins judges Kat Robinson (author) and Cash Ashley (executive chef at Raduno).
October 1 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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Six Bridges Book Festival: Kevin Brockmeier
The Ghost Variations is a collection of 100 very short stories about ghosts, hauntedness, and the afterlife. Brockmeier will be reading from new work.
Sponsored by Windstream.
For more information about this event, or the Six Bridges Book Festival, please call 501-918-3000.
October 1 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Six Bridges Book Festival: Maureen Corrigan on Banned Books
For more than twenty years, Maureen Corrigan has been the book critic for NPR’s Fresh Air. She is also a columnist for the Washington Post as well as the Nicky and Jamie Grant Distinguished Professor of the Practice in Literary Criticism at Georgetown University, where her courses are very popular and her lectures have been described as “brilliant,” “hilarious,” “passionate,” and “eloquent.” She is the author of Leave Me Alone, I’m Reading: Finding and Losing Myself in Books and So We Read On: How the Great Gatsby Came to Be and Why It Endures,
October 2 @ 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
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Grab N’ Go Activity Bags
Craft bag or worksheet for preschool and school age kids.
Available during opening hours at the front desk or through curbside service.
October 2 @ 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
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InQlusion on the Go
A Teens 4 InQlusion Grab N’ Go bag.
This month’s craft is Pride themed art! Create a work of art based on a Pride flag.
Available while supplies lasts
October 2 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Lapsit Story-Time (ages 0-24 months)
Join Ms. Heidi for the Thompson Library’s Lapsit time! We will read short stories, sing interactive songs, and enjoy playtime together. A great time for parents and caregivers to help their babies grow and develop, as well as interact with kids their age. See you there!
October 2 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
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Preschool Storytime
Preschool Storytime on Mondays at 10:30am. Enjoy stories, songs, and more with Ms. Sara! Best for ages 3-5.
October 2 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
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Artsy Smartsy Homeschool Club
Have fun with process art & come dressed to make a mess!
October 2 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
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Homeschool Program: Yoga
Come practice your yoga moves with fellow homeschoolers. Mats provided. Guardians will need to sign physical activity waivers. For grades K-5th.
October 2 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
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Maker Mondays
Join us on Monday afternoons at 3:30 for crafting fun!
Be Mighty Meals served starting at 3:30.
October 2 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Tail Waggin’ Tutors
Practice your reading with a certified therapy dog every 1st and 3rd Mondays. For grades K-12th.
October 2 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Beginner’s Embroidery Circle
Join us in the Teen area every Monday afternoon at 4 to try out embroidery! All materials and snacks provided. Ages 12-19.
October 2 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Bored Games
Stop by the library and enjoy a variety of board games. Ages 12-18.
October 2 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with us as we sample delicious tamales and listen to a live traditional mariachi band.
October 2 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Art Night: Landscape Painting with Jose Hernandez
Learn how to paint a surrealist desert landscape with local artist and muralist Jose Hernandez. Danielle Afsordeh will start the evening with a brief historical introduction of Hispanic art in Arkansas. For adults. Registration required- space is limited.
October 2 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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Finanzas en la Biblioteca: Cómo Solicitar un Préstamo
Este preparado para el momento de pedir un préstamo para vehículo, casa, personal o de negocio. Requisitos y proceso.
October 3 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am
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Fletcher Story Time
Come join us weekly for kids’ story time with Ms. Lauren! She picks a different theme each week!
For kiddos ages 0-5. We have two story times each Tuesday: 9:30-10:30 and 10:30-11:30! Show up at the time that’s best for you and your kiddo!
October 3 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Sensory Hour
Come let your toddlers and preschoolers play in our sensory bins – no cleanup for you! Just fun!
*Ages 5 and under, please.
October 3 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
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Preschool Storytime
Preschool Storytime on Tuesdays at 10:30am. Enjoy stories, songs, and more with Ms. Sara! Best for ages 3-5.
October 3 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
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Pre-K Storytime
Join us for Pre-K Storytime @ 10:30am.
Ages 3-5
October 3 @ 10:30 am - 11:00 am
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Milam Preschool Storytime
Storytime for children 3 to 5 years old. Join Ms. Trinity for stories, poems, fingerplays and crafts.
October 3 @ 10:30 am - 11:00 am
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Preschool Storytime
Join us for a half hour of fun as we sing, read, dance and craft with the preschool crowd.
October 3 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
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Home School Kids
Stories, activities, and a great opportunity to meet local home school families!
ages 6-9
October 3 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
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HomeGrown Teens
STEM projects, creative crafts, cooking, book club, and more! Great time for home school teens to bond and socialize with other teens!
Ages 11-18
October 3 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Threads Gone Wild
Knit or crochet with us in person and enjoy community. Beginners or seasoned crafters welcome.
October 3 @ 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
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Milam Homies @ the Library
Library activity time for homeschooled children. Join Ms. Trinity for a stories, crafts and more.
October 3 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
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Teen Enrichment: DIY Mini-Piñata
Learn the history of cartonería crafts in Mexico and make your own mini- Piñata.
Tuesday, October 3 | Homeschool @ 2:30 PM | After School @ 4:15 PM
Registration Recommended, but Not Required.
Email acampbell@cals.org to register.
October 3 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
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Homeschool Enrichment
Join Ms. Heidi, a former homeschooler, for an hour of fun, arts & crafts, games, and friendship with fellow homeschoolers! For ages 5-11.
To register, contact Heidi at hmsohl@cals.org.
September 26th: Hispanic Heritage Month craft with Aaron
October 3rd: Hispanic Heritage Month presentation and Mola Art from Panama.
October 10th & 17th: Introduction to Chess with the CPR Chess Club
October 24th: Spooky Story Show-&-Tell
October 31st: Spooky Celebration!
October 3 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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One event on November 7, 2023 at 3:00 pm
Board Game Club
Teens and tweens collaborate and compete in board and card games.
Ages 11-18
October 3 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
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Teen Time Tuesdays
Tweens & Teens can socialize, do homework or participate in a craft/activity.
Be Mighty kids meals served starting at 3:30 pm
October 3 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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LEGO Club
Free build with LEGOs every 1st and 3rd Tuesdays! For grades K-5th.
October 3 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Kids Garden Club
We’re back outside in the garden & greenhouse to learn about fall gardening.
October 3 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
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Family Snack Time – Make Your Own Tortillas
Fun and delicious! Join our guest chef and make tortillas from scratch!
October 3 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Tuesday Fun: Tail Waggin’ Tutors
Come hang out with our certified therapy dogs and practice your reading to Thompson’s furry friends! Happens on the first Tuesday of every month. Recommended for ages 5-11.
October 3 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Pregnancy & Partners: A Nutrition Class for Expecting Parents
Join us at Thompson library for a pregnancy nutrition class led by Be Mighty Little Rock’s own, Heather Amaro! We will learn how to combat morning sickness, fatigue, get proper nutrients, healthy food swaps, and what to stay away from! There will also be a short recipe, great for powerhouse snacking as a way for momma to get more nutrients. To sign up please call us at 501.821.3060 or email Brittany at bngarner@cals.org
October 3 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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TUE 10/3: Psycho (1960, R)
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Prepare for a spine-tingling evening of cinematic suspense at the CALS Ron Robinson Theater! On October 3rd, 2023, join us for a captivating screening of Alfred Hitchcock’s iconic masterpiece, “Psycho.”
About the Film:
In this timeless classic, Hitchcock takes you on a nerve-wracking journey into the mind of a disturbed motel owner, Norman Bates. When Marion Crane checks into the eerie Bates Motel, she disappears under mysterious circumstances,
October 4 @ 9:30 am - 10:00 am
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Baby Lapsit Storytime
Baby Storytime on Wednesdays at 9:30am. Bond with your baby in your lap as you enjoy stories, songs, and activities with Ms. Sara! Best for babies who are not yet walking.
October 4 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am
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Mother Goose on the Loose Baby Storytime
Stories, songs, & fingerplays for our youngest patrons
9:30am & 10:30am
Ages 0-3
October 4 @ 10:00 am - 10:30 am
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Storytime
Join us at CLLC for a storytime adventure! Perfect for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers.
October 4 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
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Memory Cafe
Memory Cafe is a coffee social for older adults experiencing symptoms of dementia and their care partners. Please join us for snacks, socializing, and a special crafting activity (canvas paintings with painters tape) in a welcoming, stigma free environment! If you are a care partner/caregiver caring for more than one person, please call first. This program is not designed to be a group outing for memory care facilities
October 4 @ 10:00 am
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Milam Crafty Creations
Join Ms. Denise for a new craft project each week. Each Wednesday morning from 10:00 am until noon. For adults only. Check our calendar for items planned for each week.
October 4 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Thompson Story-Time (ages 2-3)
Join Ms. Heidi for story-time at the Thompson Library! We’ll sing fun songs, read colorful stories, and make amazing crafts. See you there! This story-time at 10am is tailored to ages 2-3.
October 4 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
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Toddler Storytime
Toddler Storytime on Wednesdays at 10:30am. Enjoy stories, songs, and activities with Ms. Sara! Best for toddlers who are walking up to 2 years old.
October 4 @ 10:30 am - 11:00 am
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Builder Storytime
Tell a story using blocks!
October 4 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
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Candy Corn Process Art
After storytime, join us for a fall themed process art based on the most fall candy of all time – Candy Corn!
October 4 @ 10:30 am - 11:00 am
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Baby & Toddler Storytime
Share an interactive, early literacy storytime with your child that includes books, rhymes, movement, and more. Ages 0-3.
October 4 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
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Grant Writing 101 with Shunqetta Cunningham
Learn the basics of grant writing with Shunqetta Cunningham of KHARIS Group Consulting.
Please register for the event at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/719880771767?aff=oddtdtcreator
October 4 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
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Thompson Story-Time (ages 4-5)
Joins Ms. Heidi for story-time at the Thompson Library! We’ll sing fun songs, read colorful stories, and make amazing crafts. See you there! This story-time at 11:30am is tailored to ages 4-5.
October 4 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Josh Parshall: “Digital History and Jewish Arkansas”
CALS Butler Center for Arkansas Studies Presents LEGACIES & LUNCH
Speaker: Josh Parshall
In 2006, the Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life (ISJL) launched the Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities, a free online resource that documents Jewish histories across the region. The Arkansas section, featuring nineteen local entries, debuted in spring 2007. Sixteen years later, ISJL Director of History Josh Parshall is working on revisions and updates to the Arkansas essays.
The landscape of digital history has transformed since the Arkansas section originally appeared,
October 4 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Hanging With The Homies
On Wednesdays we hang out with homeschooled and AMI kids. We lean into STEAM fun and spend an hour making new friends & getting messy.
October 4 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Adult Activity Time
We offer a variety of games for people to play. This program takes place in our Nixon library meeting room from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. every Wednesday.
This is an in-person program for ages 18 & up.
October 4 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
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Build-O-Rama
Free Play with Legos, KEVA planks, Marble Runs, & More!
Be Mighty kids meals served starting @ 3:30p.m.
October 4 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
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POP-In Wednesdays
Enjoy fresh popped popcorn. Kids and teens of all ages and their families are welcome.
October 4 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Blacklight Paint and Sip
Create a blacklight reactive painting and enjoy beverages. Dress to glow! Wear white or neon colors.
October 4 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Garden to Kitchen
We’ll cook a healthy snack with veggies & herbs from the garden.
*10 person limit
October 4 @ 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
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Workout Wednesday
No need for the gym! Join us at CLLC to get moving and burn some calories. Great for the whole family!
October 4 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Total Solar Eclipse: The Arkansas Experience
Join the Central Arkansas Astronomical Society Eclipse Team for a presentation on the spectacular solar eclipse coming to Arkansas next year! Learn a bit of history about eclipses in Arkansas, why an eclipse occurs, and what to expect during the total solar eclipse of April 8th, 2024. Most importantly learn how to safely view an eclipse.
Presenters are Carl Freyaldenhoven, a retired science teacher who has been to six solar eclipses, and Darcy Howard, a retired science illustrator with a special interest in eclipses and solar astronomy.
October 5 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Arts and Crafts Club
Let your creativity shine after school. This month we’ll have a bookmark crafting workshop.
Ages 11-18
October 5 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
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Thursday Crafternoons:Paper Flowers Craft
Come make paper flowers with us and learn about the history of Mexican paper art! This simple craft is open to all ages and skill levels.
October 5 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
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Teen Game Time
Tweens and teens can play Wii games, board games, & more!
Be Mighty meals served starting at 3:30pm
October 5 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Kids Program: Yoga
Come practice your yoga moves and mindful breathing. Mats provided. Guardians will need to sign physical activity waivers. For grades K-5th.
October 5 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Waste Audit at Children’s Library
Ever wanted to play with trash? Well this is your chance! Dig around in the garbage with us as we learn about the waste we produce at Children’s Library with help from our friends at Entegrity!
October 5 @ 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm
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Teen Program: Banned Book Week–Altered Book Sculptures
Celebrate the Freedom to Read and Banned Book Week (Oct. 1-7) by turning discarded books into freedom-promoting works of art.
Two-week Project
Thursday, September 28 and October 5 | 4:15PM
Learn more about Banned Books Week from the American Library Association: https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks
October 5 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
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Afterschool Crafternoon
Thursday after school we’ll have a craft to make and take. All materials provided.
October 5 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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CALS Writing Circle: Online Tarot Journaling
Learn: how to make your own tarot journal and/or guidebook; useful spreads you can use for daily and various purposes; the meaning of the major arcana cards; the meaning of the four suits of the minor arcana cards; the meaning of the numbered and royal cards of the minor arcana suits. Get the most out of this program by attending all four sessions or just dip in any time if you schedule is busy. Presented by CALS Writing Circle. Contact jjobe@cals.org.
October 5 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Socrates Cafe
Explore questions through non-academic discussion. Topics selected by participants.
October 6 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
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Preschool Storytime
This fun program includes stories, songs, fingerplays and fun for children ages 3-5 and their caregivers.
October 6 @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
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David Paul Cook: “The Art of Journaling: Responding to the World with Brush and Pen”
Registration is required; to register, contact Shannon Holmes at sholmes@cals.org or 501-320-5792.
After retiring from a career in environmental affairs, David Paul Cook is now able to more fully devote himself to his lifelong love of art and journaling. Working with local art organizations has furthered his art, and he teaches what he knows in hopes of forging more connections between art and his community and expanding people’s artistic experiences.
October 6 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
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Family Fun Friday
Family-friendly art, craft, science activity, or movie
Be Mighty meals served starting at 3:30pm
October 6 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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DIY Nature Trinket Bowls
Craft your own trinket dish using fall leaves! Ages 12-19
October 6 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Reading Dragons and Friends Club
Join us at CLLC every Friday for the Reading Dragons and Friends Club! Kids will be able to collect Reading Dragon cards, play games, trade cards, and other fun activities!
October 6 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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FRI 10/6: Ghostbusters (1984, PG)
Event Description:
Get ready for a night of supernatural hilarity at the CALS Ron Robinson Theater! Join us for a special screening of the beloved classic, “Ghostbusters,” released in 1984.
About the Film:
Directed by Ivan Reitman, “Ghostbusters” is a timeless comedy that blends the paranormal with uproarious humor. When New York City is plagued by paranormal activity, three scientists turn entrepreneurs – Dr. Peter Venkman, Dr. Raymond Stantz, and Dr.
October 7 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Annual Genealogy Workshop
Presented by CALS Butler Center for Arkansas Studies
Speaker: Ronnie A. Nichols
This event will be hybrid. Participants can attend in person or participate virtually via Zoom the day of the event. The workshop will be recorded and uploaded to YouTube after the event is over.
All attendees, both in person and virtual, need to register here:
https://cals-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SvFpJIkARLGyune0SAMw4A
This workshop is funded by the CALS Foundation.
October 7 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Festival of India
Come learn about celebrations and traditions of India.
October 7 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
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Fletcher Fest
Fletcher Fest is back! Join us for our second annual library fall festival taking place here at the Fletcher branch! We’ll have games, food, crafts, live music, and more! Come welcome the arrival of autumn with us!
October 7 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Teen Time
Join us Saturday, October 7th @ 1:00 to make tie-dyed make-up/pencil bags.
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Saturday, October 21st @ 1:00 to craft a candle.
All materials provided.
Supplies limited.
October 7 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Perler Bead Class
Learn how to do Perler Bead art and create something!
*10 person limit
October 7 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Teens 4 InQlusion Open Mic Alley
Share your talents at our FREE open mic event! LGBTQ+ teens, ages 12 – 19, are welcome to perform up to 5 minutes of original creative work (such as poetry, acoustic music, comedy); allies are encouraged to support in the audience. Light refreshments will be provided. This event will be held in the alley outside Ron Robinson Theater.
October 7 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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SAT 10/7: BingoFlix!The Last Dragon (1985, PG-13)
Event Description:
Prepare for an action-packed martial arts adventure at the CALS Ron Robinson Theater! Join us for a special screening of the cult classic, “The Last Dragon,” released in 1985. Please note: Film begins EXACTLY at 6:00 sharp.
What’s BingoFlix:
It’s the perfect pairing of a cheesy film alongside bingo! Throughout the film, bingo calls will be announced and you mark your card.
October 7 @ 9:00 pm - 10:30 pm
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SAT 10/7: Interactive Screening! The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975, R)
It’s an otherworldly sensational dream! It’s cult classic “The Rocky Horror Picture Show“ at the Ron Robinson Theater on Saturday, October 7, 2023! This special screening will include a pre-show featuring wacky games, trivia, and costume contests sure to tantalize and tease.
Let there be light. Let there be laughter. Let there be legs. Let there be lips!
It‘s time to “Time Warp“ back to the 1970s and relive the wild and outrageous adventure of Brad and Janet,
October 9
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CALS closed for Indigenous Peoples’ Day
All branches and buildings of the Central Arkansas Library System will be closed Monday, October 9, in observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
Regular hours will resume Tuesday, October 10. Please call 918-3000 for further information.
October 10 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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European Travel Tips and Tools with Guidebook Author Rick Steves
Join guidebook author and TV host Rick Steves as he shares the latest in smart European travel. In this entertaining, information-packed slideshow lecture, Rick will teach you the secrets of safe, smart, inexpensive travel — low on stress and high on fun. You’ll learn how to travel smoothly and affordably by planning an efficient itinerary, eating and sleeping well, avoiding crowds, packing smartly, and more.
October 10 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Cult Classic Cinema
Teens watch and discuss cult classics after school. This month’s feature will be Flash Gordon (1980, PG).
Ages 11-18
October 10 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Teen Program: Glow-in-the-Dark Paint + Sip
Paint under black lights while enjoying refreshments. For grades 6th-12th.
October 10 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Tuesday Fun: Lego Club
Come hang out and build your imagination with LEGOs at the Thompson Library Lego Club! Happens on the second Tuesday of every month.
October 10 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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Candyland Live!
Make your way through a whimsical world of sweets to reach King Kandy’s Castle!
October 10 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
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Financial Wellness: Budget
TruService Community FCU and First Community Bank have teamed up to bring financial literacy workshops to your community! Join us for these free sessions:
October 10 | 5PM-6:30PM – Budget
October 17 | 5PM-6:30PM – Credit
October 24 | 5PM-6:30PM – Loans
Program presented by Andrés L. Acosta (TruService Community FCU) and José A. Carrasquillo (First Community Bank)
October 10 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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Hispanic Heritage Cooking Class
Join us as we learn tips & tricks for the best guacamole and homemade tortillas from Maria. Using these ingredients, we will make vegetarian Mexican tacos! Sign up is required. Register by calling us at 501-821-3060 or emailing Brittany at bngarner@cals.org
October 10 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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TUE 10/10: The Shining (1980, R)
Event Description:
Get ready for a night of bone-chilling terror at the CALS Ron Robinson Theater! Join us for a spine-tingling screening of the iconic horror masterpiece, “The Shining,” released in 1980.
About the Film:
Directed by the legendary Stanley Kubrick, “The Shining” is a psychological horror masterpiece that has haunted and fascinated audiences for decades. When the Torrance family becomes the winter caretakers of the isolated Overlook Hotel, they are engulfed in a supernatural nightmare that will test the limits of their sanity.
October 11 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
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CALS Writing Circle: Online Memoir Writing for Seniors
Join us as we go through the steps of writing our own life stories. You’ll be given tools and techniques to help you learn to write regularly and productively. Everyone is welcome; no writing experience is required. This is a three-part program. Presented by CALS Writing Circle. Contact dmoore@cals.org.
October 11 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
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Nightmare Before Christmas Interactive Party
Act along with the movie. Props and scripts provided.
October 12 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
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Quilting & Sewing Group
Work on your quilting & sewing projects. Just bring your own supplies!
October 12 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Sensory Kitchen
Join us for some sensory fun every second and fourth Thursday! This sensory hour will involve food items so we can taste, smell, and play.
Pumpkin themed – cubed raw, steamed cubes, puree, pumpkin bread?
October 12 @ 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
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Goodwill Career Services
Goodwill will be doing an informational program on the Career Services they provide to help people get started on a pathway to a new career. Come find out what they can do to help you with everything from interview preparation to resume assistance.
NO SIGN-UP REQUIRED.
October 12 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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CALS Writing Circle: Online Writer’s Lunch
How do people find the time to write? If you’re having trouble making space for writing in your busy life, join us–virtually–on your lunch hour from wherever you are. You deserve some dedicated writing time, so bring your own work-in-progress or use the prompts provided. Everyone is welcome, no writing experience is required. Presented by CALS Writing Circle. Contact dmoore@cals.org.
October 12 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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True Stories Book Club
This book club reads non-fiction books including true crime, biographies/memoirs, self-help, current events, social sciences/politics.
Occurs the 2rd Thursday of every month excluding holidays.
- August – This is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett
- September – The Road from Coorain by Jill Ker Conway
- October – The Splendid and the Vile: A Sage of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz by Erik Larson
- November –
October 12 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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World Culture Club
Expand your horizons one nation at a time while sampling sweet and savory foreign snacks.
This month’s country of focus will be Belgium.
Ages 11-14
October 12 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Crafting with Opal – Air Fryer: Cheesy Mexican Corn Cakes
We will have a demo on how to make Cheesy Mexican Corn Cakes in an Air Fryer.
No sign-up required. For all ages.
October 12 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Kids Program: Perler Beads
Create cool pixelated pictures out of fused perler beads. For grades K-5th.
October 12 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Crafting with Opal
This is an adult craft program. In this program we teach different crafts which could include sewing, crocheting, knitting, painting, needle arts, paper crafts & more.
This is an in-person only program that happens every other Thursday (excluding holidays).
For ages 18 & up. Sign-up is required. Please call us at (501)457-5038 to sign-up.
Crafts:
August 31 – Soap Making
Sept. 14 – Painting with a squeegee
Sept.
October 12 @ 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm
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Teen Program: Loteria Remix
Design your own Lotería cards and win prizes playing this Bingo-like Mexican game.
Thursday, October 12 | 4:15 PM
October 12 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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Cricut Class
October 12 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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Sounds In The Stacks: The Quapaw Quartet
The Quapaw Quartet will perform onThursday, October 12, from 6:30PM to 7:30PM at the Roosevelt Thompson Library as part of CALS Sounds in the Stacks series.
A series of community concerts at CALS branches, Sounds in the Stacks highlights local musicians with different musical backgrounds as they showcase their talent and skill in an intimate one-hour concert. All Sounds in the Stacks are FREE and open to the public.
October 12 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Maumelle Library Book Club
Where’d you go, Bernadette? by Maria Sample
Copies of the book are available at the library. *Register at the library or call (501) 851-2551
October 13 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
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Homeschool @ Fletcher! Tortilla Making
Come celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with us! Develop STEM skills by changing different variables when making tortillas, then enjoy the delicious results.
October 13 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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DIY Nature Rubbing Kits
Join us as we learn how to make nature rubbings and create a kit you can take home. Ages 6-12
October 13 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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2nd Friday Art Night (October 2023)
Join us at UA Little Rock Downtown, across from the CALS Roberts Library, for an evening of mingling, art, and music.
THIS MONTH:
Painting demonstration by Tim Jacob, featuring a “make and display” station of patrons’ own sketches/drawings. There will also be coloring with the Arkansas Humanities Council.
Future of 2nd Friday Art Night (2FAN) and the Art Program at CALS:
The Central Arkansas Library System will continue to participate in 2nd Friday Art Night at various locations by working with other 2FAN organizations—more info to come!
October 13 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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FRI 10/13: Friday the 13th (1980, R)
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Prepare for a night of relentless terror at the CALS Ron Robinson Theater! Join us for a heart-pounding screening of the iconic horror classic, “Friday the 13th,” released in 1980.
About the Film:
Directed by Sean S. Cunningham, “Friday the 13th” is a landmark in the horror genre, setting the stage for countless slasher films to come. The story unfolds at Camp Crystal Lake, where a group of young counselors is about to face an unimaginable nightmare.
October 14 - November 15
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Yuyi Morales Art Exhibition
The talented award-winning children’s author and illustrator Yuyi Morales is coming to CALS for a program kicking off a wonderful exhibition of her work, that will be on display at the Hillary Rodham Clinton Children’s Library & Learning Center. This is a special project of the Six Bridges Book Festival, CALS Outreach & Development office, and the Children’s Library, in collaboration with the Latino Art Project and Seis Puentes. Morales’ in person program will occur at the Children’s Library on Saturday,
October 14 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Pickin’@theLibrary
Come together to practice, learn or just listen to the sweet sound of the dulcimer. Do you play another instrument, come join us- everyone is welcome.
October 14 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
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Yuyi Project – Session 1
Please join us on Saturday, October 14, at Children's Library for the ribbon cutting and opening of the Yuyi Morales Exhibition. Additionally, the Yuyi Project kicks off with the first of two Saturday sessions.
October 14 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
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Welcome and Ribbon Cutting of Exhibition
A welcome and program with Yuyi Morales’ books and illustrations, José Hernandez mural making, and monotype on gelatin palate with Brioche Ochoa.
October 14 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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CALS Writing Circle: Online Writing all Year Workshop Group
Are you looking for a writing workshop group? Led by J. Jobe, Writing All Year is a place to share your work-in-progress with other writers. We meet twice a month to give and receive encouragement, insight, and feedback in a safe and respectful environment. Our objective: to improve the work with kindness and compassion. If this sounds like something you’ve been looking for, please join us. All experience levels are welcome. Contact jjobe@cals.org.
October 14 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Cardboard Loom Weaving
Make a colorful, free-form doodle weaving using a homemade cardboard loom! Ages 10+
October 16
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Maumelle Miniature Art Show
Calling all young artists! If you are under the age of 18 and enjoy creating your own art, we want to help. Starting October 16, you can come into the library and get a small canvas. Decorate it with crayons, paint, pencil, or whatever you’d like! Bring it back by November 9, and your art will be part of our Miniature Art Show! We will have an Art Night on November 16, featuring all of our amazing artists!
October 16 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
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Homeschool Program: Glow-in-the-Dark Paint + Snack
Paint under black lights while enjoying snacks. For grades K-5th.
October 16 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Tail Waggin’ Tutors
Practice your reading with a certified therapy dog every 1st and 3rd Mondays. For grades K-12th.
October 16 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
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Spooky Trivia
Do you know a lot about spooky things? Come play our Spooky Trivia game and see if your team can win a prize!
October 16 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Socrates Café
Participants propose questions and vote to decide the evening’s topic to explore questions from their lives through public non-academic dialog.
October 17 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Sensory Hour in the Greenhouse
Come let your toddlers and preschoolers play in our sensory bins-this time in the greenhouse! Seasonal surprise included.
October 17 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
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CALS Tech Tuesday
Having trouble with your devices? The CALS Information Technology staff will help you on a one on one basic. Don’t forget to bring your passwords along with your devices. Every third Tuesday of the month.
October 17 @ 10:30 am - 11:00 am
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Tail Waggin’ Tutors
Every third week during Storytime we have the pleasure of a visit from Scruffy or Paisley, our very own Tail Waggin’ Tutors!
October 17 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Vaccine Update with Dr. Jennifer Dillaha, MD
Please join us in-person or on Zoom at noon, on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, and hear from our guest speaker Dr. Jennifer Dillaha, MD, Director and State Health Officer of the Arkansas Department of Health. Dr. Dillaha will update us on vaccine requirements and suggestions for older adults – including updates about RSV and COVID. You won’t want to miss this wonderful opportunity! A light lunch will be served following the session.
Sponsored by UAMS Arkansas Geriatric Education Collaborative (AGEC) and CALS.
October 17 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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CALS Writing Circle: Six-Word Memoir at Fletcher Library
Legend has it that Ernest Hemingway was once challenged to write a story in only six words. His response? “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” Learn to tell a story of YOUR life in just six words! Whether humorous, profound, or somewhere in between, this exercise will give you an idea of events, memories, or emotions that have meaning for you. Everyone is welcome; no writing experience required. Contact dmoore@cals.org or ewooley@cals.org.
October 17 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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LEGO Club
Free build with LEGOs every 1st and 3rd Tuesdays! For grades K-5th.
October 17 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Tuesday Fun: Afterschool Story-Time
Join Ms. Heidi for afterschool story-time at the Thompson Library! We’ll sing fun songs, read colorful stories, and make amazing crafts. See you there! Happens on the third Tuesday of every month. For ages 3-11.
October 17 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
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Financial Wellness: Credit
TruService Community FCU and First Community Bank have teamed up to bring financial literacy workshops to your community! Join us for these free sessions:
October 10 | 5PM-6:30PM – Budget
October 17 | 5PM-6:30PM – Credit
October 24 | 5PM-6:30PM – Loans
Program presented by Andrés L. Acosta (TruService Community FCU) and José A. Carrasquillo (First Community Bank)
October 17 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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TUE 10/17: The Conjuring (2013, R)
Event Description:
Brace yourself for a night of bone-chilling supernatural terror at the CALS Ron Robinson Theater! Join us for a spine-tingling screening of the modern horror classic, “The Conjuring,” released in 2013.
About the Film:
Directed by James Wan, “The Conjuring” is a chilling and atmospheric supernatural horror film that has left audiences trembling with fear. It’s based on the real-life paranormal investigations of Ed and Lorraine Warren, renowned demonologists.
October 18 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Eat the Rainbow Storytime
Join CLLC and Be Mighty for a special nutrition themed storytime, followed by a nutritious snack. Perfect for toddlers, preschoolers, and their caregivers!
October 18 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Master of Suspense: An Author Talk with Ruth Ware
You’re invited to tune in as we chat with New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in Cabin 10 and The It Girl as she talks about her newest book, Zero Days.
October 18 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Third Wednesday Writing Club
Join us for our first monthly elementary Writing Circle! We’ll provide snacks and notebooks, and you’ll go home with a unique pin for every Circle you attend.
This month: The spookiest time of year is almost here! What fantastical creature can you create just with words?
(Attendees are welcome to bring personal notebooks; all children under 11 must be accompanied by a chaperone at least 16 years of age.)
October 18 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
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Pumpkin Spice Latte Making
It’s that time of the year, so let’s make homemade PSLs! Decaf of course!
*10 person limit
October 19 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Nixon Book Buddies Book Club
This book club reads fiction & non-fiction books.
Occurs the 3rd Thursday of every month excluding holidays.
2023:
- August – Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
- September – Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
- October – Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
- November – Olympus, Texas by Stacey Swann
- December – Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff & Jonathan Haidt
2024:
- January –
October 19 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
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Personal Archiving and Prepping to Digitize Your Personal Papers, Photos, and Other Stuff (October 19)
Learn how to organize your personal papers, photos, scrapbooks, and other items to digitize and store them for future generations. And find out more about CALS DIY Memory Lab and how to use it to preserve your family history.
October 19 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Kids Program: Fall Bingo
Play a fall-themed Bingo and win prizes! For grades K-5th.
October 19 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Teens 4 InQlusion
Join every third Thursday for Teens 4 InQlusion, a LGBTQIA+ centered space for teens to hang out, have fun, and learn about themselves & each other. This month, we’re playing Pride Bingo! Youth of all genders and sexualities, ages 12-19, are welcome.
October 19 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Paper Plate Dream Catchers
Celebrate Indigenous People’s Day and make your own dream catcher using paper plates!
October 20 @ 3:30 am - 4:30 pm
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Um, Actually
Flex your fandom and pop culture knowledge by playing a game of Um, Actually with Ashley! Ages 12-19
October 20 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Halloween Craft: Ghostly Portraits
For this spooky Halloween craft, we’ll use paint and squeegees to make frightfully fun portraits!
October 20 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Observe the Moon Night
In partnership with UALR, kids will learn how to participate in Observe the Moon Night, what it means to be a Citizen Scientist, and replicate how matter flows on the moon with a tasty, hands-on activity!
October 20 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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FRI 10/20: Beetlejuice (1988, PG)
Event Description:
Get ready for a night of eerie laughs and ghostly fun at the CALS Ron Robinson Theater! Join us for a spirited screening of the cult classic, “Beetlejuice,” released in 1988.
About the Film:
Directed by the imaginative Tim Burton, “Beetlejuice” is a delightfully macabre comedy that’s become a beloved cult classic. It blends the supernatural with quirky humor, making it a must-see for fans of the weird and wonderful.
October 21 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Getting to Know Your Historic Home
Hear about the history of Little Rock’s major historic districts and learn how to research the history of your historic home with Danielle Afsordeh. Join us at the CALS Roberts Library to learn some tips and tricks for researching the history of homes using resources available through the Central Arkansas Library System and the Quapaw Quarter Association collection.
Danielle Afsordeh, Community Outreach Archivist at the CALS Roberts Library/Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, presents this program in coordination with the Quapaw Quarter Association.
October 21 @ 10:30 am - 1:00 pm
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Yuyi Project – Session 2
Please join us on Saturday, October 14, at Children's Library for the second of our two Yuyi Morales project programs.
October 21 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
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DIY Spooky Bath Bombs
Come make a Halloween themed bath bomb complete with a hidden Halloween surprise. Ages 6-12
October 21 @ 10:30 am - 1:00 pm
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Yuyi Exhibit Workshops
Join Lourdes Valverde for painting, Andrea Carrillo for an origami workshop, and Vincente Yanez to learn piñata building techniques at these family friendly workshops.
October 21 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
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CALS Writing Circle and Laman Library present: NaNoWriMo 101 at Laman Library
NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel in thirty days. Now, each year on November 1, hundreds of thousands of people around the world begin to write, determined to end the month with 50,000 words of a brand-new novel. They enter the month as elementary school teachers, mechanics, or stay-at-home parents. They leave novelists. (nanowrimo.org/about-nano)
Come check out this easy NaNoWriMo explanation–what it is and how you can get the most out of it.
October 21 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
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Thank you! It’s thrifted!
Learn all you could ever need to know about thrifting! Andrea Franklin will talk about why you should thrift, where to thrift locally and online, the best times to shop, what to look for and what to avoid, repair and maintenance, hoarding, reselling, and more. Attendees will receive a discount voucher from Happy Gray Fashion and Furniture, a resale store supporting Dorcas House.
October 21 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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CALS Writing Circle: NaNoWriMo 101 at Library Square
NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel in thirty days. Now, each year on November 1, hundreds of thousands of people around the world begin to write, determined to end the month with 50,000 words of a brand-new novel. They enter the month as elementary school teachers, mechanics, or stay-at-home parents. They leave novelists. (nanowrimo.org/about-nano)
Come check out this easy NaNoWriMo explanation–what it is and how you can get the most out of it.
October 21 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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CALS Writing Circle: How to Write an Obituary at Thompson Library
If you could write your own obituary, what would you say about yourself, your life, your work, your family? Join us as we learn how to write an obituary for yourself–or for a loved one. We’ll talk about what to include and leave out of an obituary, the common elements of every obituary, dealing with difficult death notices, the cost of placing an obit, and more. Contact dmoore@cals.org.
October 21 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Reading Dragons and Friends Club
A special Saturday edition of our Reading Dragons and Friends Club! Join us to collect Reading Dragon cards, play games, trade cards, and other fun activities!
October 23 @ 6:00 am - 7:00 pm
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Art Night: Halloween Painting with Jake Jackson
Local artist Jake Jackson teaches us how to make a spooky Halloween mixed media painting. For adults. Registration required- space is limited.
October 23 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Stich Makers- Knit & Crochet
Knit & Crochet for beginners & experts. Yarn and hooks will be provided, or you can bring your own projects to work on.
October 23 @ 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
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NIFI Dialogue Series: How Do We Resolve the Housing Crisis?
More and more people across the United States are finding themselves without reliable housing.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs places shelter as a physiological need, otherwise known as a basic need. However, more and more people across the United States are finding themselves without reliable housing. This impacts those who wish to buy a house and those who wish to rent. Adjusted for inflation, homes cost more than ever, and housing construction has failed to meet demand. According to a 2023 CNN report,
October 23 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
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Homeschool Program: STEM Day
Get your wheels turning as we engage in a STEM activity. For grades K-5th.
October 23 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
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Ghost Painting
We’re going to spook-i-fy these little sceneries by painting on some ghosties for some Halloween fun!
October 24 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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One event on October 24, 2023 at 3:00 pm
Anime Club
Dive into the exciting world of Japanese animation after school. Anime Clubs is one of Fletcher’s many after-school clubs!
Ages 11-18
October 24 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Teen Program: Teen Game Hour
Join us for Wii games, board games, and card games with friends! Every 4th Tuesday at 4pm. Snacks provided. For grades 6th- 12th.
October 24 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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An event every month that begins at 4:00 pm on day Fourth of the month, repeating until November 28, 2023
Tuesday Fun: Games & Puzzles
Come hang out with fellow game lovers and compete in games you love, or try out new games! Happens on the fourth Tuesday of every month. For ages 5-11.
October 24 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
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Financial Wellness: Loans
TruService Community FCU and First Community Bank have teamed up to bring financial literacy workshops to your community! Join us for these free sessions:
October 10 | 5PM-6:30PM – Budget
October 17 | 5PM-6:30PM – Credit
October 24 | 5PM-6:30PM – Loans
Program presented by Andrés L. Acosta (TruService Community FCU) and José A. Carrasquillo (First Community Bank)
October 24 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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Reversible Pumpkin & Snowman Decor
IT’S FALL, Y’ALL!
DIY this 2-for-1 table decor to ring in the cooler weather. One side will feature pumpkins perfect for spooky season, and the other side will be a snowman for winter! If you’d like to sign up, call us at 501.821.3060 or email Brittany at bngarner@cals.org
October 24 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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TUE 10/24: Poltergeist (1982, PG)
Event Description:
Prepare for a night of supernatural suspense and spine-tingling thrills at the CALS Ron Robinson Theater! Join us for a gripping screening of the classic horror film, “Poltergeist,” released in 1982.
About the Film:
Directed by Tobe Hooper and produced by Steven Spielberg, “Poltergeist” is a landmark in the horror genre. It’s a chilling tale of a suburban family whose lives are turned upside down when their home becomes the epicenter of terrifying supernatural phenomena.
October 25 @ 10:00 am
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Virtual Storytime
A Halloween storytime.
Available on the CALS Kids YouTube channel.
October 25 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
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Candy Corn Slime
Let’s make candy corn themed edible slime for a little treat!
*15 person limit
October 26 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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One event on October 26, 2023 at 10:00 am
Let’s Use Our Senses: Sensory Hour at Fletcher
On fourth Thursdays, we’ll play in sensory bins and finish with bubbles!
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