8/16, 23 & 30 Preschool Storytime resumes at 10:30 am on Tuesdays

8/17, 24 & 31 **NEW** Program for homeschoolers at 1:00 pm on Wednesdays

8/18 & 25 **NEW** Crafting for ALL school-aged patrons at 4:15 pm on Thursdays

8/13 & 27 Teen Art Program for ages 12+ every other Saturday At 1:00 pm

ON VIEW Friday, June 10–Saturday, October 1
Underground Gallery, Galleries & Bookstore at Library Square, Roberts Library

In this exhibition featuring four artists who first met each other in the University of Central Arkansas Art Department over a decade ago, Kristen Spickard, Barbara Satterfield, Britynn Davis, and Deborah Kuster have come together again to showcase their artistic responses to nature and backyard experiences.

As an apartment dweller,

ON VIEW Friday, August 12–Saturday, October 29, 2022
Loft Gallery, CALS Galleries & Bookstore at Library Square, Roberts Library

O…Is for Ozarks is made up of large pictures inspired by artist Steven Wise’s study of the Ozark Mountains, the natural surroundings in which he lives and which he considers home. These new works derive from his exploration of the natural world of northwest Arkansas as both naturalist and artist.

Artist Statement:

I believe that the search for beauty is a political act.

ON VIEW Friday, June 10–Saturday, August 27
Landing Gallery, Galleries & Bookstore at Library Square, Roberts Library

Many of the places that inspired these simple abstract landscapes of land, water, and sky are in Arkansas and Alabama, especially in the wetlands area of upper Mobile Bay. Artist Allen Jarvis uses objects like yardsticks, rulers, and brightly colored protractors—affixed to reclaimed wood—to build the playful bridges and manmade structures from memory, creating joyful paintings that remind him of the journeys that inspired them.

We will have a variety of games you can come in & play

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

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

Learn a thing or two or just enjoy the company.”

Searching for a job can be overwhelming. We’re here to help!

Make an appointment for one-on-one Job Assistance and get help with:

• Creating a professional e-mail account
• Organizing your resume
• Writing a cover letter
• Practicing for interviews
• Completing applications, and more

Talk to your local librarian to set an appointment, or email us at jobassistance@cals.org.

Every Tuesday from 1-3 at Main,

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.

Read our InQlusive manga of the month or bring your own book while we read alone, together. The featured title for August is Boys Run the Riot (Vol. 1) –  limited number of free copies available. Snacks provided, open to all teens, ages 12-19.

Join us for a instructor led painting class.

Join Anne in the Maumelle Library meeting room to adorn a canvas with your very own Paint-Along Pumpkin!

The Central Arkansas Library System and the Center for Arkansas Legal Services have once again teamed up to offer Lawyers in the Library! Come listen to legal presentations and an opportunity to ask a lawyer your civil legal question. Topics include Criminal Record Sealing and Public Benefits like SNAP and SSI, and will end with a record-sealing clinic.

Public Benefits – Do you have SSI overpayments? Issues with your SNAP benefits? Have a criminal record you would like to seal?

Ever wanted to do a deep dive into D&D? Now’s your chance! Join Ashley every Friday to craft your character, join a campaign, and build stories together. Ages 12-19

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

Play video games and eat snacks! Held in the meeting room.

Join us each Friday in August to play fun music and dance our cares away. Ages 5-12

Artist demos every Sat. thru August

Activities geared toward playful invention, investigation, and collaboration. August 6: Everything but a paintbrush!; August 13: Reverse Tie Dye; August 20: Marbled Pencil Bags

Looking to practice your craft in a supportive and affirming space?

The Queer Writers Collective is open to adults of all genders and sexualities. 

We meet three times a month for writing challenges, write-ins, readings, and community.

Contact Bekah (she/her) at rasmith@cals.org to register!

In partnership with CALS Writing Circle.

Mother Goose on the Loose for infants and toddlers 0-36 months with lap bounces, rhymes, singing, stories and movement.

Ages: 0-36 months-old

Mondays at 10:00 AM

Learn more about the Mother Goose on the Loose program by visiting the organization’s webpage: https://mgol.net/

“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*”

Calm your mind and engage in quiet coloring time.

Otakus, unite! Watch new anime and old favorites with your fellow nerds on Level 4.

Michele Harper is a female African American emergency room physician in an overwhelmingly male and white profession. Brought up in Washington, D.C., in a complicated family, she went to Harvard, where she met her husband. They stayed together through medical school until two months before she was scheduled to join the staff of a hospital in central Philadelphia when he told her he couldn’t move with her. Her marriage at an end, Harper, began her new life in a new city,

Join Ms. Trinity for stories, songs, fingerplay, crafts and more.

Searching for a job can be overwhelming. We’re here to help!

Make an appointment for one-on-one Job Assistance and get help with:

• Creating a professional e-mail account
• Organizing your resume
• Writing a cover letter
• Practicing for interviews
• Completing applications, and more

Talk to your local librarian to set an appointment, or email us at jobassistance@cals.org.

Every Tuesday from 1-3 at Main,

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

Join us and experiment with Legos for an open play hour!

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

Come join us and decorate your own cup, make a stirrer or two, and take home a big list of mocktail recipes!

Adult Program

August 23| 6:30pm

REGISTRATION REQUIRED–call 501-821-3060 to register or just visit the circulation desk at Thompson Library

Drop by level 4 for fun activities to celebrate the International Day of Peace! Ages 12-19

Join us as we sit down in conversation with Liz Wiseman, New York Times Best Selling author, researcher, and executive adviser. Liz will talk about her latest book, Impact Players: How to Take the Lead, Play Bigger and Multiply Your Impact, and her other work.

In Impact Players, Liz asks the question, why do some people break through and make an impact while others get stuck going through the motions? In every organization, impact players are indispensable colleagues who can be counted on in critical situations and consistently receive high-profile assignments and new opportunities.

Learn how to ferment your own jar of garlic in honey in this hands-on class at Terry Library on Aug. 25th at 11am. Limited seating, sign up at the Terry front desk or by calling 501-228-0129.

Eat some pizza, hang out, play games, or do some crafts in this chill celebration of a new school year.

Regularly, weekly teen programs will begin again in September.

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

Did you know that monarch butterflies winter in Mexico, and then fly as far north as Canada each year? Did you know that without milkweed plants there would be no monarch butterflies, and milkweeds are fast disappearing? Join Leslie Cooper, Arkansas Monarch and Pollinator Coordinator with Quail Forever, Joe Ledvina, Botanist for the Arkansas Department of Transportation, and host Lynn Foster, for an introduction to monarch biology and an overview of how you can benefit monarchs and pollinators by creating habitat.

Enjoy the library’s garden space while making fairy gardens.

Adult patrons can visit the meeting room at the Maumelle Library for a lively discussion of various philosophical questions and a hot cup of coffee.

Join us in conversation with bestselling author and expert in child development, Dr. Michele Borba, as she discusses her book, Thrivers: Surprising Reasons Why Some Kids Struggle and Others Shine.

Data shows that today’s youth are the loneliest, most stressed, and risk-averse on record. Though well-educated, they are failing to launch in real life. So how can we teach them to be mentally strong and more successful? Dr. Michele Borba empowers educators and parents to help kids thrive in today’s fast-paced,

The Central Arkansas Library System and the Center for Arkansas Legal Services have once again teamed up to offer Lawyers in the Library! Come listen to legal presentations and an opportunity to ask a lawyer your civil legal question. Topics include Criminal Record Sealing and Public Benefits like SNAP and SSI, and will end with a record-sealing clinic.

Record Sealing – Come see us to learn about getting your criminal record sealed. An attorney from the Center for Arkansas Legal Services will be speaking about the kinds of criminal charges that can be sealed,

Join us for a conversation with prolific British-American writer, journalist, and consummate adventurer Simon Winchester. This author talk will cover many aspects of his work across myriad fields of history, technology, and geology as well as the author’s personal expeditions, including his path to becoming the acclaimed best selling author he is today. A master storyteller, Winchester’s narrative is like a journey through time. His keen intellect and ability to precisely and expertly weave everyday life into historical examination leaves his readers feeling awestruck at the world surrounding them.

As you age, changes affect your lung tissue, muscles and bones, which all impact your breathing, and this is even more of an issue for those who smoke. Sierra Whitbey of the American Lung Association will present information on the importance of lung cancer screenings for Arkansans aged 50 and older, the criteria to get screened, and what a lung cancer screening looks like. This presentation will be through the American Lung Association and the Arkansas Tobacco Education Initiative.

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Join us for an afternoon with Pulitzer Prize finalist and PEN/Faulkner Award winner Hernan Diaz, author of In the Distance and Trust. Diaz holds a Ph.D. from NYU and edits, the Spanish-language journal Revista Hispánica Moderna, at Columbia University.

Diaz’s new book, Trust, is set during the roar of the 1920s around the Wall Street tycoon Benjamin Rask and his wife, Helen. Together, they have risen to the top of the world of seemingly endless wealth–all as a decade of excess and speculation draws to an end.

Speaker: Maria Escobar

Grounded in her own experience growing up as the child of Mexican immigrants in northwest Arkansas, Escobar examines how Hispanic and Latinx young adults in a “new immigrant destination” and “second-generation sundown towns” seek belonging and safety in public spaces and institutional settings that sometimes exclude them.

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Maria Escobar is a sociology professor at Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania. She was raised in northwest Arkansas and graduated from Springdale High School in 2014.

What do native bees need from us? Listen to Leslie Cooper, Arkansas Monarch and Pollinator Coordinator with Quail Forever, and host Lynn Foster discuss what you can do in your yard to provide food and habitat for the many species of native bees in central Arkansas. Did you know that more than 90% of bee species are solitary? That 70% of bee species live in the ground? And that honeybees aren’t native to North America? Get to know our 4000 species of North American native bees and bring your questions!

CALS Butler Center for Arkansas Studies PRESENTS

Annual Genealogy Workshop featuring Lori Thornton

This event will be hybrid. Participants can attend in person or participate virtually via Zoom the day of the event.

THIS EVENT WILL NOT BE RECORDED AND WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE TO VIEW LATER.

How to participate

In-person: This event will be held in the CALS Ron Robinson Theater located at Library Square in downtown Little Rock.

We invite you to join us for a talk with Dr. Aziz Gazipura, one of the world’s leading experts on social confidence as he discusses how to stop being too nice and worrying about what others might think.

Are you too nice? Do you find it hard to be assertive and ask for what you want? Did you know millions of people struggle with being “too nice”? Being nice can make it hard to speak up, say “no,” or do something that might upset someone.This talk will teach participants that the opposite of nice is not mean but rather real.

Join us in conversation with popular CNN Anchor, Zain E. Asher, as she discusses her moving and inspiring memoir Where the Children Take Us.

In Where the Children Take Us, Zain E. Asher, tells the story of her mother’s harrowing fight to raise four children as a widowed immigrant in South London. There is tragedy in this tale, but it is not a tragedy. Drawing on tough-love parenting strategies, Obiajulu Ejiofor teaches her sons and daughters to overcome the daily pressures of poverty,

You’re invited to an enlightening hour with highly acclaimed writer, journalist, broadcaster, and speaker Lisa Napoli as she discusses her group biography of the four women whose voices defined NPR, Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR.

In the years after the Civil Rights Act of 1964, women in the workplace still found themselves relegated to secretarial positions or locked out of jobs entirely. This was especially true in the news business,

The Central Arkansas Library System and the Center for Arkansas Legal Services have once again teamed up to offer Lawyers in the Library! Come listen to legal presentations and an opportunity to ask a lawyer your civil legal question. Topics include Criminal Record Sealing and Public Benefits like SNAP and SSI, and will end with a record-sealing clinic.

Record Sealing – Center for Arkansas Legal Services will hold a record sealing clinic from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.