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Upcoming Events
October 29 @ 4:00 pm - 5:45 pm
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Homework Help
Williams Library staff will be available via FB messenger to assist with homework assignments. https://www.facebook.com/cals.williams
October 29 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
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David Treuer, The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee
UPDATE: This event is now virtual. We will be using the Zoom platform to host Mr. Treuer. Free registration for the event is required. All registrants will be sent a Zoom invitation link on the day of the event. You may sign up for Zoom and download the app at https://zoom.us/.
David Treuer is Ojibwe from the Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota. The author of four previous novels,
October 29 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Arkansas Sounds Presents: A tribute to Arkansas folk music
Join us every Thursday for Arkansas Sounds Presents, a free online watch party of Arkansas music and culture, including unreleased performances, interviews and related content from our CALS Arkansas Sounds archives.
On Thursday, October 29, CALS Arkansas Sounds presents a tribute to Arkansas folk music! Our playlist for this celebration includes interviews, presentations, and discussions on Arkansas folk music heroes Patsy Montana, Jimmy Driftwood and Almeda Riddle with live performances by Mountain View folk group Harmony.
October 30 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Equilla Marie Walker—Vision from the Lens of My Soul
Equilla Marie Walker’s retrospective exhibition features soulful images reflected in black and white, color, and mixed media from her more than twenty years as a photographer.
Walker, who studied at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and Clark Atlanta University, currently works as a Teaching Artist for the Crystal Bridges in the Classroom program in Little Rock. Her latest projects also include developing creative content and residencies for the Arts and Science Center for Southeast Arkansas in Pine Bluff.
October 30 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Ledger Art from the J. W. Wiggins Contemporary Native American Art Collection
August 14 – November 28, 2020
Galleries at Library Square, CALS Roberts Library
As part of the Central Arkansas Library System’s celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of Arkansas author Dee Brown’s classic Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, the CALS Galleries at Library Square are honored to host an exhibition of ledger art from the J. W. Wiggins Contemporary Native American Art Collection.
Wiggins explains that these “contemporary Ledger Art Drawings are created by Native American artists from the late 1980s until today.
October 30 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Shocktoberfest: Terror From The 80s! Humanoids From The Deep (1980, R)
Join us ALL October long for Virtual BingoFlix… SHOCKTOBERFEST: Terror From The 80s!
Play bingo along to the cheesy B-movie cliches in a selection of EIGHT terror films from the 1980s, for your chance to win a FREE movie pass to the theater once we reopen. FREE to play!
Tensions run high in the seaside community of Noyo when a controversial new cannery promises to revitalize the traditional fishing economy with new jobs, new industry,
November 1
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Coming Home (1978, R) FREE screening
The National Endowment for the Arts Big Read, a partnership with Arts Midwest, broadens our understanding of our world, our communities, and ourselves through the joy of sharing a good book. Showcasing a diverse range of titles that reflect many different voices and perspectives, the NEA Big Read aims to inspire conversation and discovery.
CALS and the Ottenheimer Library at UA Little Rock are hosting a FREE series of virtual screenings centered around Tim O’Brien’s classic The Things They Carried,
November 2 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Girls Who Code
Girls Who Code is a nonprofit organization that aims to support and increase the number of women in computer science by equipping young women with the necessary computing skills to pursue 21st-century opportunities.
Girls Who Code Clubs are free after-school programs for 3rd-5th and 6th-12th grade girls to join our sisterhood of supportive peers and role models using computer science to change the world. Learn more below!
Please contact Latina Sheard at lsheard@cals.org if you would like to be notified of future club opportunities.
November 2 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Having Conversations Across the Political Divide
Please join us on Monday November 2 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM. In this Braver Angels online program, we will be learning how to converse across the political divide with malice towards none. Four key skills will be taught with the opportunity to practice:
- Setting a constructive tone
- Listening in a way that the other person feels heard
- Speaking in a way that helps the other person hear you
- Handling difficult moments
Email jburrus@cals.org or gwhite@braverangels.org for the Zoom link.
November 3 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
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Microsoft Excel Part 1: The Basics
In Part 1 of our popular four-part series, learn how to enter information, format text and numbers, sort and filter, and more.
November 4 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Memoir Writing for Seniors: How to write your story
This four-week class meets once each week and takes attendees aged 55+ through the steps of writing their own life stories. Students are given tools and techniques to help them learn to write regularly and productively. The class may be retaken as many times as desired. No writing experience is required.
This is a virtual event. Contact dmoore@cals.org for more information.
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Due to ongoing public health concerns,
November 4 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Michael Pierce: “The Nelson Hackett Project”
CALS Butler Center for Arkansas Studies Presents LEGACIES & LUNCH
Speaker: Michael Pierce, Associate Professor of History at University of Arkansas in Fayetteville
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Sometime in the middle of July 1841, Nelson Hackett fled both Arkansas and slavery, setting off an international dispute that would ensure that Canada remained a safe refuge for those escaping bondage in the United States.
There are conflicting accounts of Hackett’s departure.
November 5 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
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Basic Computing
If you have some computer experience—but want a little more computer confidence—this class explores managing files, copy and paste, and more.
November 6 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
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First Friday Crafts
In this class Ms. Opal will be teaching you about the basics of different crafts. So, each month we will focus on a different craft.
This is a virtual program. It will be shown live on the first friday of each month on the Nixon library Facebook page.
To find this program just click here. If you can’t watch it live that’s o.k. All live programs are archived on our Facebook page for you to watch later.
November 7 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Ten Retirement Planning Tips
Please join us on Saturday November 7 at 1:00 PM via Zoom. AARP Arkansas will present practical ways to achieve retirement peace of mind. Ideas on how to jump-start your retirement savings and other considerations will be discussed. Email jburrus@cals.org for the Zoom link.
November 8
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Full Metal Jacket (1987, R) FREE screening
The National Endowment for the Arts Big Read, a partnership with Arts Midwest, broadens our understanding of our world, our communities, and ourselves through the joy of sharing a good book. Showcasing a diverse range of titles that reflect many different voices and perspectives, the NEA Big Read aims to inspire conversation and discovery.
CALS and the Ottenheimer Library at UA Little Rock are hosting a FREE series of virtual screenings centered around Tim O’Brien’s classic The Things They Carried,
November 9 @ 12:00 pm
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Cento Poetry Showcase Submission Deadline
In collaboration with Lift Every Voice: Why African American Poetry Matters Today & the Library of America, the Cento Poetry Showcase on CALS social media amplifies the voices of black authors by utilizing quotes from original works & knitting them together to create entirely new poems. Explore CALS reading lists & collection to find new ways of writing and thinking. Titles and the authors of the original works will be credited in the showcase. Submissions begin October 9th & run through November 9th.
November 9 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Meditation at Main Online
Cory Jones of Compassion Works for All leads us in a guided meditation that’s like an oasis in the middle of your day! Join us from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month via Zoom. If interested please email jburrus@cals.org to receive the Zoom link. All are welcome- and we hope you will choose to join us!
Upcoming dates:
June 22; July 13 & 27; August 10 & 24;
November 9 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
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Finding Family Facts
The Butler Center offers a beginner’s genealogy class the second Monday of every month, taught by Rhonda Stewart, the Butler Center’s local history and genealogy expert. Participants will learn how to use online databases and city directories, as well as how to archive family documents. Jump-start your genealogy research with this fun and creative way to learn about the past.
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Due to ongoing public health concerns, Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) has suspended all programs and outreach through the end of August.
November 9 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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Writing War: A Conversation with Tim O’Brien
Novelist Tim O’Brien and Professor Alex Vernon (Hendrix College), both veterans, talk about their war and post-war experiences and transforming those experiences into meaningful writing.
This event is free, but requires registration using the Zoom platform. You may download the Zoom app at https://zoom.us. Please register using the button below.
November 10 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
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Microsoft Excel Part 2: Formulas and Charts
In Part 2 of our four-part series, master more advanced formulas, eye-catching charts, copy-and-paste, AutoFill, and more.
November 11 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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Citizenship/Immigration Virtual Workshop
USCIS Community Relations Officer Anne Hackett will provide information on US Citizenship. She will discuss the test and interview process as well as answer general questions. This program will be presented in both Spanish and English. Email jburrus@cals.org for the Zoom link. We hope to see you there!
November 12 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
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Android Mobile Essentials
Learn how to make your smartphone or tablet actually do what you want it to! This session also includes plenty of question-and-answer time.
November 12 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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True Stories Book Club
We read non-fiction books including true crime, biographies/memoirs, self help, current events, social sciences/politics.
Occurs the 2nd Thursday of every month excluding holidays.
- July – Just Mercy: A Story of Justice & Redemption by Bryan Stevenson
- August – Shrill: Notes From A Loud Woman by Lindy West
- September – An Odyssey: A Father, A Son, and An Epic by Daniel Adam Mendelsohn
- October – Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep
- November –
November 12 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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Issues That Matter: What’s Next? A Recap and Look Forward of the 2020 Election
Sponsored by the Central Arkansas Library System, KUAR and the League of Women Voters, the Issues That Matter panel will analyze the results of the November 3 election and what they mean for Arkansas.
Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jiNpT80CQli6gFZFhawY-Q
November 13 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
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Apple Mobile Essentials
Learn how to make your iPhone or iPad actually do what you want it to! This session also includes plenty of question-and-answer time.
November 15
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Hamburger Hill (1987, R) FREE screening
The National Endowment for the Arts Big Read, a partnership with Arts Midwest, broadens our understanding of our world, our communities, and ourselves through the joy of sharing a good book. Showcasing a diverse range of titles that reflect many different voices and perspectives, the NEA Big Read aims to inspire conversation and discovery.
CALS and the Ottenheimer Library at UA Little Rock are hosting a FREE series of virtual screenings centered around Tim O’Brien’s classic The Things They Carried,
November 15 @ 7:30 pm
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Brian Mitchell: “West Rock: The Taking of an American Dream”
CALS Roberts Library of Arkansas History & Art Presents
Speaker: Brian Mitchell, assistant professor of History at University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Founded in 1906, the community of West Rock provided affordable housing and accessibility to an array of domestic, service, and labor jobs for its African American residents. The area was located in what is now the Riverdale neighborhood, downhill from Pulaski Heights,
November 17 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
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Microsoft Excel Part 3: Color-Coding, Logic, and More
In Part 3 of our four-part series, learn to add automatic styles and color-coding to your data, protect against errors, and more.
November 17 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Oral History at Home: Beginners Oral History Workshop
The CALS Butler Center offers a monthly beginner’s oral history workshop taught by Benji de la Piedra, oral historian and author. Participants will learn how to
- think about questions, stories, memories, and dialogue like oral historians do;
- prepare for and conduct oral history interviews with the technology they have available to them (including phone and video chat); and
- imagine and pursue possible outcomes of the interviewing process.
This course is open to all.
November 17 @ 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm
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Cooking Matters: Let’s TACObout Food Waste
Stop the mealtime madness! Join us for Cooking Matters at Home and learn to prepare delicious, affordable meals the whole family will enjoy. In each 30-minute group discussion, we’ll talk about different ideas for saving money while cooking tasty family meals at home. These online classes will be held over Zoom, so you will need either a stable internet or phone connection.
Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zU7VJPX3TvCfWyM9DFmNkQ
November 18 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Catherine Calloway: “The Vietnam War: Its Legacy in Literature”
CALS Butler Center for Arkansas Studies Presents LEGACIES & LUNCH
Speaker: Cathey Calloway, professor of English at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro
Rescheduled from April 2020
Catherine Calloway provides an overview of the vast canon of Vietnam War literature—including Arkansas author contributions such as Phillip McMath’s Native Ground—its literary antecedents, the diverse types of stories told, the need for writers to engage in sense-making and to bear witness,
November 19 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Introduction to Microsoft Teams
Learn how Microsoft Teams can help improve communication and productivity in your small business. Set up your team, share files, and more!
November 19 @ 7:30 pm
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Nikki Senn—Some Like It Hot: A Story of Cluster Springs
CALS Roberts Library of Arkansas History & Art Presents
Speaker: Nikki Sennets, Advanced Architectural Historian for the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT)
This presentation explores the growth of tourism around the Hot Springs area in the late 1800s and early 1900s, telling the story of Cluster Springs’ structures and trails and showing how this development fits with other nearby springs.
Nikki Senn is an Advanced Architectural Historian for the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) in the Environmental Division’s Cultural Resources Section.
November 22
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The Deer Hunter (1978, R) FREE screening
The National Endowment for the Arts Big Read, a partnership with Arts Midwest, broadens our understanding of our world, our communities, and ourselves through the joy of sharing a good book. Showcasing a diverse range of titles that reflect many different voices and perspectives, the NEA Big Read aims to inspire conversation and discovery.
CALS and the Ottenheimer Library at UA Little Rock are hosting a FREE series of virtual screenings centered around Tim O’Brien’s classic The Things They Carried,
November 24 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
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Microsoft Excel Part 4: PivotTables, PivotCharts, and Lookup
In Part 4 of our four-part series, find out how to analyze data from all angles with PivotTables, use VLOOKUP to find information, and more.
November 24 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
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Nixon Book Buddies
This book club reads fiction & non-fiction books.
Occurs the 3rd Tuesday of every month excluding holidays.
- June – Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
- July – Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches From the Front Lines of the New Girlie-girl Culture by Peggy Orenstein
- August – The King’s Speech by Mark Logue
- September – I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
- October – The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
- November –
December 1 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Healthy Holiday Cooking
Margaret Pauley of the UAMS Culinary Medicine program will present Healthy Hispanic Holiday Cooking ideas along with Maria Aguilar- CALS Latinx Outreach Coordinator. This program will be presented in both English & Spanish via Zoom and streamed to Facebook Live to the CALS Main Library Facebook page. Email jburrus@cals.org for the Zoom link or watch live on our Facebook page!
December 3 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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Life of a Klansman
Six Bridges Book Festival presents: Edward Ball, author of Life of a Klansman
Moderated by Tom DeBlack.
Free registration is required. This event will take place on the Zoom platform. You will receive confirmation of registration when you register; a Zoom invitation will be sent to you on December 3rd. You may sign up for Zoom and download the Zoom app at https://zoom.us/.
Register at SixBridgesBookFestival.org
Life of a Klansman tells the story of a warrior in the Ku Klux Klan,
December 7 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Braver Angels Depolarizing Within Workshop
Much of today’s polarization is driven by how we talk with like-minded people about those on the other side. Too often, we stereotype, dismiss, or ridicule our fellow citizens who support the other political party, its leaders, and its policies. This workshop teaches participants:
- How to be more aware of their own “inner polarizer”
- How to be critical without demonizing, dismissing, or stereotyping large swaths of the population
- Strategies for intervening constructively in social conversations with like-minded peers when these conversations veer into contempt and ridicule for people who hold other political views
