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May 17 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am
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The Experience of Owning a Small Business with Nitzia’s Designs
In this program, the owner of Nitzia’s Designs will be sharing her experiences with running a Small Business in Little Rock.
Speaker: Nitzia David
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“I’m the owner of Nitzia’s Designs, a Small Business that provides floral décor services for weddings and events. As a Small Business it’s my goal to provide quality versus quantity, creating the best and most unique designs. The uniqueness of my design and attention to detail is what has helped me be set me apart in the Floral Industry.
May 17 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
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Microsoft Word Part 2: Styles, Mailings, and More
If you have some basic experience with Microsoft Word, learn how to use powerful features like styles, mail merges, and more.
May 18 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Virtual BingoFlix: Made in Arkansas May! Bootleggers (1974, PG-13)
Join us for Virtual BingoFlix: Made in Arkansas May! Play bingo along to cheesy movie cliches during a virtual watch party for your chance to win a free movie pass to the theater once we reopen. This month we’re celebrating the 2021 Made in Arkansas Film Festival by screening films made in Arkansas!
On Tuesday, May 18, join us for Bootleggers (1974, PG-13)! Written and directed by Arkansan Charles B.
May 19 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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Microsoft Excel Part 3: Lookup, Conditional Formatting, and More
In Part 3 of our popular four-part series, learn to add automatic styles and color-coding to your data, protect against errors, and more.
May 19 @ 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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DIY Memo Boards
These quick and easy crafts are a great addition to any home office or bedroom. Great for photo display, notes, and momentos.
May 19 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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First Time Home Buyers Financial Tips
Please join us on Wednesday May 19 from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM via Zoom for Financial Education for First Time Home Buyers. Ricky Williams of First Security Bank Arkansas will cover the following points:
Credit
Loan qualifications (credit score and DTI)
Documents you must have to be eligible
Complete Home Loan process
Down payment assistance loan programs and 100% Loan options (designed to get you into a home for little to no money out of pocket) This program will be presented in BOTH Spanish &
Loan qualifications (credit score and DTI)
Documents you must have to be eligible
Complete Home Loan process
Down payment assistance loan programs and 100% Loan options (designed to get you into a home for little to no money out of pocket) This program will be presented in BOTH Spanish &
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May 20 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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The Intrepid Bourdain!
Inspired by Bourdain’s posthumous World Travel: An Irreverent Guide (published April 20), this loose tribute is a discussion of tastes, travels, and the man who brought us the best of both worlds. Anthony Bourdain (1946-2018) attained fame for his work as a chef, a writer of Kitchen Confidential, Medium Raw, A Cook’s Tour, and The Nasty Bits, as well as television shows “No Reservations” and “Parts Unknown.” Hop aboard for a zesty evening.
May 20 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Arkansas Sounds Presents: a Tav Falco tribute
Join us every Thursday for Arkansas Sounds Presents, a free online watch party of Arkansas music and culture.
On Thursday, May 20 at 7 p.m. CST, CALS Arkansas Sounds presents our Third Thursday Throwback with a performance and book reading from legendary Arkansas musician and artist, Tav Falco! Our playlist celebrates Falco’s May 25th birthday and throws us back to a September 2013 concert by Tav Falco’s Panther Burns at the Arkansas Sounds Music Festival.
May 21
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Tool Box Tasks: How to Build a Box
Learn the basic tools and skills you need to know to build a basic box with tools from the tool library.
May 21 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Teen Time: Book Opinions
Ms. Linda talks about how to find books for bored readers.
Posts on:
YouTube: CALS Teens
Instagram: cals_teens
May 21 @ 9:30 am - 10:00 am
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Library Tour
Private tour of the Children’s Library with librarians from UAMS. Registration required at akerby@cals.org.
May 21 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Friday Family Fun Night Trivia
Join us every 3rd Friday night for Friday Family Fun Night Trivia! A $25 gift card will be awarded to the winning team each month!
May 21- STAR WARS Trivia
CALS Adult Programs is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Friday Family Fun Night Trivia
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May 21 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Virtual BingoFlix: Made in Arkansas May! Three for the Road (1987, PG)
Join us for Virtual BingoFlix: Made in Arkansas May! Play bingo along to cheesy movie cliches during a virtual watch party for your chance to win a free movie pass to the theater once we reopen. This month we’re celebrating the 2021 Made in Arkansas Film Festival by screening films made in Arkansas!
On Friday, May 21, join us for Three for the Road (1987, PG)! Charlie Sheen plays Paul Tracy,
May 22 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Help! How Do I use Libby?
If you’ve heard about e-books and audiobooks, but you don’t know where to start – this is the meeting for you!
Join us for a live Zoom call and get a step-by-step introduction to Libby, the user-friendly e-book app from Overdrive. During the event you’ll learn how to:
- Download and register for Libby using your CALS Library Card
- Browse the catalog using filters to find the perfect title
- Check out items and place a hold
- Change the settings of your screen for easier reading
If time allows,
May 24 @ 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
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Improvements at Williams Limit Services Temporarily
Williams is getting a glow-up in the form of new shelving and a deep clean. This branch will be closed beginning May 24 with an anticipated completion date of May 28. During this time, there will be limited access to services. Since all the shelving is being removed and replaced, locating specific books might not be possible. We are urging patrons to visit our nearby Main branch or utilize digital services when possible.
Services that will be available:
- Curbside book pickups (when possible)
- Food for Good distribution after school
- Printing/faxing/Notary services
Patrons can call (501.376.4282) or ring the doorbell at the front for assistance.
May 24 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
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Microsoft PowerPoint for Beginners
Get an overview of Microsoft PowerPoint, including how to make an eye-catching presentation and show it to your audience.
May 24 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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Connecting Central Arkansas
The Connecting Central Arkansas Public Outreach Initiative kicks off Metroplan’s upcoming Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP). The MTP provides a roadmap of a sustainable, wide-reaching vision for how Central Arkansas will prepare, build, maintain, and partner for improved mobility over the next 20 years. Because the plan impacts the entire region and how its people and goods move, Connecting Central Arkansas is committed to region-wide outreach to understand the public’s transportation needs.
Join us to learn more about Metroplan’s Metropolitan Transportation Plan and specific opportunities for engagement.
May 25
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Williams Cooks: 30 Minute Meal Challenge
Ms. Felicia attempts to prepare a “30-minute meal” in real-time. Published on YouTube.
May 25 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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Evening Book Club
Discussion on Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain.
Copies will be available at Thompson Library.
Zoom registration link:
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May 25 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Virtual BingoFlix: Made in Arkansas May! Pass the Ammo (1988, R)
Join us for Virtual BingoFlix: Made in Arkansas May! Play bingo along to cheesy movie cliches during a virtual watch party for your chance to win a free movie pass to the theater once we reopen. This month we’re celebrating the 2021 Made in Arkansas Film Festival by screening films made in Arkansas!
On Tuesday, May 25, join us for Pass the Ammo (1988, R)! When Claire learns her grandmother has been bilked out of $50,000 by the crooked televangelists Ray (Tim Curry) and Darla Porter (Annie Potts),
May 26 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 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.
May 26 @ 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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DIY Clothes Pin Clips
The humble clothes pin is a versatile crafting tool. Join us for this fun diy tutorial.
May 27 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Imagining Civic Media
This event has been cancelled. We apologize for the inconvenience.
The third event in the series examines how changes in the information environment impact citizen engagement. What can be done to address the prevalence of mis/disinformation? What would media designed to serve community needs and strengthen civic culture look like? Panelists will include members of the Commission on the Practice of Democratic Citizenship and leaders from around the nation who are finding innovative ways to rethink how social and digital media can serve the public good.
May 27 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Arkansas Sounds Presents: a Levon Helm tribute
Join us every Thursday for Arkansas Sounds Presents, a free online watch party of Arkansas music and culture.
On Thursday, May 27 at 7 p.m. CST, CALS Arkansas Sounds presents a tribute to legendary Arkansas music icon, Levon Helm! Levon Helm was a drummer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and actor whose career began when he joined Ronnie Hawkins’s band just after graduating high school. Helm later went on to play with Bob Dylan and then founded The Band.
May 28
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Cut up a Sweater Crafting
Learn how to repurpose an old sweater with Ms. Felicia.
A video will be posted to the CALS YouTube Channel.
May 28
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Cut Up a Sweater Craft
Ms. Felicia shows you how to create something new from an old sweater.
May 28 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Virtual BingoFlix: Made in Arkansas May! Stone Cold (1991, R)
Join us for Virtual BingoFlix: Made in Arkansas May! Play bingo along to cheesy movie cliches during a virtual watch party for your chance to win a free movie pass to the theater once we reopen. This month we’re celebrating the 2021 Made in Arkansas Film Festival by screening films made in Arkansas!
On Friday, May 28, join us for Stone Cold (1991, R)! Joe Huff is a tough, go-it-alone cop in Mississippi with a flair for infiltrating dangerous biker gangs.
May 31
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CALS Closed for Memorial Day
All branches and buildings of the Central Arkansas Library System will be closed Monday, May 31, in observation of Memorial Day. Regular hours will resume Tuesday, June 1. Please call 918-3000 if you have any questions or concerns.
June 1 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am
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Adopt a (Stuffed) Pet
Stuffed animals will be put up for adoption on our Facebook page. Patrons will be able to adopt a pet and pick it up along with a certificate of adoption.
June 1 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Outdoor Activity Time
Play outside with sidewalk chalk, bubbles, and more.
June 1 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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Carlos Cisneros
Sobre Carlos Cisneros
Carlos Cisneros nació en Brownsville, Texas, pero creció en la Ciudad de México. En 1968, después de una revuelta estudiantil, donde muchos estudiantes universitarios murieron en la Matanza de Tlatelolco, el padre de Cisneros tomó la decisión de que la familia se mudara de vuelta a Matamoros, justo al sur de la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México.
Con el tiempo, el joven Carlos asistió a escuelas estadounidenses, incluyendo la Universidad de Texas en Austin y la Escuela de Derecho del Sur de Texas en Houston.
June 2 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
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Free Covid Clinic
In June, Baptist Health Community Outreach and the Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) are partnering for COVID-19 vaccine clinics at Pulaski County library locations. The single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be administered between 9:30 a.m. and noon at the following mobile clinics:
• Wednesday, June 2, at Sue Cowan Williams Library, 1800 Chester St. in Little Rock
• Wednesday, June 9, at the Main Library, 100 Rock St. in Little Rock
• Monday, June 14,
June 2 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Kathleen Condray: Das Arkansas Echo and German Immigrants in Arkansas
CALS Butler Center for Arkansas Studies Presents LEGACIES & LUNCH
Speaker: Kathleen Condray
Kathleen Condray, associate professor of German at the University of Arkansas, discusses her new book, “Das Arkansas Echo”: A Year in the Life of Germans in the Nineteenth-Century South, examining topics the newspaper covered during its inaugural year. Condray illuminates the newspaper’s crusade against Prohibition, its advocacy for the protection of German schools and the German language,
June 2 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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First Time Home Buyers Financial Tips, Part 2
Please join us on Wednesday June 2 from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM via Zoom for Financial Education for First Time Home Buyers. Ricky Williams of First Security Bank Arkansas will cover the following points:
• Credit
• Loan qualifications (credit score and DTI)
• Documents you must have to be eligible
• Complete Home Loan process
• Down payment assistance loan programs and 100% Loan options (designed to get you into a home for little to no money out of pocket)
This program will be presented in BOTH Spanish &
June 3 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Library Resources for the Job Hunt
Find out about the great resources you can use to make your job hunt faster, easier, and more productive. It's free with your CALS card!
June 3 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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Eric Cervini
Eric Cervini discusses his book, The Deviant’s War. Covering American LGBTQIA+ history and trials (mostly pre-Stonewall), this well-researched award-winner was a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice. “Epiphanic.” The Guardian Read CALS’s interview with Eric Cervini for more about the book and the author.
This event is free. Registration on the Zoom platform is required.
About The Deviant’s War
From a young Harvard- and Cambridge-trained historian,
June 4 @ 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
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Misfits of History
Mr. David Loves history. He knows that history is more that boring names and dates but a collection wonderful stories, so he wants to share some amazingly fun and funny people from history you might enjoy.
June 4 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Virtual Bingoflix: Cruel Jaws
Join us for Virtual BingoFlix: Sharkfest! Play bingo along to cheesy movie cliches during a virtual watch party for your chance to win a free movie pass to the theater once we reopen. Grab your sunscreen and get ready for a summer full of so-bad-they’re-good shark movies!
On Friday, June 4, join us for Cruel Jaws (1995, TV-14)! A huge shark terrorizes a beach in Florida, and the locals try everything to kill it.
June 5 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Braver Angels: Red/Blue Workshop
The Arkansas Red/Blue Workshop will be an intensive online workshop that brings together Red (conservative or Republican-leaning) and Blue (liberal or Democratic-leaning) citizens for moderated activities and structured discussions that reduce stereotyped thinking, clarify disagreements, build relationships and find common ground through listening and learning rather than declaring and debating. All are welcome and please join us to learn invaluable speaking and listening skills when engaging in conversations with those of differing opinions.
PART ONE – Saturday, June 5, 2021 9:00 am –
June 5 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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How to Register Your Small Business
This program is going to cover why registering a new small business is important and the basics of how new small business owners in Arkansas can register their business through the Arkansas Secretary of State.
June 5 @ 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
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June Bugs
It is the time of year that we are surrounded by bugs, creepy crawly critters that make our skin crawl. Maybe they might be less scary if we learn a little more about them … if it won’t bug you too much.
June 7 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Expand Your Skills with Udemy
Learn how to enhance your technology and career skills with Udemy--a video-based learning platform you can access free with your CALS card.
June 7 @ 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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Mikey Makes
Make a Pottery Barn inspired lantern using materials from Dollar Tree.
June 8 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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CALS Writing Circle: Food Writing
Food writing is a type of writing that focuses on food and evokes a place or memory. In this 4-part class, we ‘ll look at how to use food as a vehicle in our writing.
This event will take place on the Zoom platform. Free registration is required. Contact dmoore@cals.org for more information.
June 8 @ 10:00 am - 10:30 am
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Parent Literacy Tip Storytime
Join us on the second Tuesday of every month at 10:00am for a special storytime that includes an entertaining book for babies and toddlers, along with helpful information for parents wanting to nurture their child’s literacy development. This storytime will be available on the CALS Kids Facebook page or may view it below.
CALS Storytime Archive on YouTube
June 8 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Virtual Bingoflix: Deep Blue Sea
Join us for Virtual BingoFlix: Sharkfest! Play bingo along to cheesy movie cliches during a virtual watch party for your chance to win a free movie pass to the theater once we reopen. Grab your sunscreen and get ready for a summer full of so-bad-they’re-good shark movies!
On Tuesday, June 8, join us for Deep Blue Sea (1999, R)! Searching for a cure to Alzheimer’s disease, a group of scientists on an isolated research facility become the prey,
June 9 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
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Free Covid Clinic
In June, Baptist Health Community Outreach and the Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) are partnering for COVID-19 vaccine clinics at Pulaski County library locations. The single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be administered between 9:30 a.m. and noon at the following mobile clinics:
• Wednesday, June 2, at Sue Cowan Williams Library, 1800 Chester St. in Little Rock
• Wednesday, June 9, at the Main Library, 100 Rock St. in Little Rock
• Monday, June 14,
June 9 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
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Microsoft Word Part 1: The Basics
Explore the basics of Microsoft Word, including information on writing, formatting, and editing documents.
June 9 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Paris is Burning (1990)
A chronicle of New York’s drag scene in the 1980s, focusing on balls, voguing and the ambitions and dreams of those who gave the era its warmth and vitality.
Join us for the virtual watch party LIVE on Tuesday, May 11 at 7PM CST here: app.kosmi.io
June 10 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
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Microsoft Word Part 2: Styles, Mailings, and More
If you have some basic experience with Microsoft Word, learn how to use powerful features like styles, mail merges, and more.
June 10 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Arkansas Sounds Presents: The Wildflower Revue
Join us every Thursday for Arkansas Sounds Presents, a free online watch party of Arkansas music and culture.
On June 10 at 7pm CST, Arkansas Sounds Presents a tribute to The Wildflower Revue, an Arkansas roots-rock supergroup of singer-songwriters Amy Garland, Bonnie Montgomery, and Mandy McBryde. Our watch party playlist takes us back to 2015 for The Wildflower Revue’s debut concert in the CALS Ron Robinson Theater.
FREE to watch! You can join us from anywhere with an internet connection as this is a virtual event: https://app.kosmi.io/room/nhog0f
Don’t miss every Arkansas Sounds Presents this June:
Thursday,
June 11 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Virtual Bingoflix: Sharkman
Join us for Virtual BingoFlix: Sharkfest! Play bingo along to cheesy movie cliches during a virtual watch party for your chance to win a free movie pass to the theater once we reopen. Grab your sunscreen and get ready for a summer full of so-bad-they’re-good shark movies!
On Friday, June 11, join us for Sharkman (2001, TV-MA)! A pharmaceutical team visits a remote island to meet with the enigmatic scientist who lives there,
June 12 @ 10:00 am - 10:30 am
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The Great Untailing
Check out the official unTailing of our new aquarium. Meet a mermaid, have snacks and learn all about aquatic critters.
June 12 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Bird Watching at Main
Please join us on Saturday, June 12 at 11:00 AM in front of the Main library where Uta Meyer of Audubon Arkansas will be leading us on a walking bird-watching tour. Bring your own binoculars, check out a pair from your local library branch, or use a set provided by Audubon Arkansas. All are welcome and we hope to see you there!
June 12 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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CALS Writing Circle: Writing all Year Writing Workshop
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 and genres are welcome. Free. Contact jjobe@cals.org for class materials.
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Due to ongoing public health concerns,
June 14 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
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Free Covid Clinic
In June, Baptist Health Community Outreach and the Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) are partnering for COVID-19 vaccine clinics at Pulaski County library locations. The single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be administered between 9:30 a.m. and noon at the following mobile clinics:
• Wednesday, June 2, at Sue Cowan Williams Library, 1800 Chester St. in Little Rock
• Wednesday, June 9, at the Main Library, 100 Rock St. in Little Rock
• Monday, June 14,
June 14 @ 9:30 am - 11:00 am
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Mastering Mailchimp
Overwhelmed about marketing your business or organization online? Get rolling the easy way with the mass email marketing service Mailchimp.
June 14 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 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!
June 14 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
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Finding Family Facts (June 14)
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.
Register for Finding Family Facts
Due to ongoing public health concerns, Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) has suspended all programs and outreach at this time.
June 14 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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Crypto-Arkansas: Mysterious and Mythic Creatures of the Natural State
Join author and monsterologist Mark Spitzer for an interactive, image-based discussion of enigmatic legends of lore from Arkansas’s literal and oral traditions – or do such creatures really exist?
This event will take place on the Zoom platform. Free registration is required.
From the White River Monster to the Horrible Green Gowrow to all the Bigfoots and unidentified oddities reported from the Ozarks to the Delta, Professor Spitzer will address the unresolved details of various historical narratives,
June 15 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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The Experience of Owning a Small Business with Beth Porter
In this program, the owner of Eggshells Kitchen Co. will be sharing her experiences with running a Small Business in Little Rock.
Speaker: Beth Porter
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“I grew up in North Little Rock. After attending the University of Arkansas, I began my career with Walmart Home Office in the Marketing Department. After leaving Walmart, I have held a variety of positions in Marketing or Advertising firms,
June 15 @ 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
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Wild About Magic
Tommy Terrific presents an animal-themed magic show. Premieres June 15th at 2:00pm on this page or on our CALS Kids YouTube channel.
June 15 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Virtual Bingoflix: Shark Hunter
Join us for Virtual BingoFlix: Sharkfest! Play bingo along to cheesy movie cliches during a virtual watch party for your chance to win a free movie pass to the theater once we reopen. Grab your sunscreen and get ready for a summer full of so-bad-they’re-good shark movies!
On Tuesday, June 15, join us for Shark Hunter (2001, R)! This undersea thriller follows a man and his team of divers searching for a giant shark that has destroyed an entire research station.
June 16 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
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Free Covid Clinic
In June, Baptist Health Community Outreach and the Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) are partnering for COVID-19 vaccine clinics at Pulaski County library locations. The single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be administered between 9:30 a.m. and noon at the following mobile clinics:
• Wednesday, June 2, at Sue Cowan Williams Library, 1800 Chester St. in Little Rock
• Wednesday, June 9, at the Main Library, 100 Rock St. in Little Rock
• Monday, June 14,
June 16 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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Hello World: Intro to Code
Learn some of the basic techniques and concepts of writing computer code—and write your first program. No previous coding experience needed.
June 16 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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How to Secure a Home Loan
Presented by Ricky Williams of First Security Bank Arkansas. Topics discussed include:
• Credit
• Loan Qualifications (credit score and DTI)
• Documents you must have to be eligible
• Complete home loan process
• Down payment assistance loan programs and 100% loan options (designed to get you into a home for little to no money out of pocket)
This program will be presented in BOTH Spanish and English.
Please email jburrus@cals.org or maguilar@cals.org for the Zoom link.
June 16 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Pay It No Mind: The Life & Times of Marsha P. Johnson (2012)
Marsha P. Johnson was a revolutionary trans activist, Stonewall instigator, Andy Warhol model, drag queen, prostitute, starving actress, and Saint, as well as a downtown NYC fixture from the 1960’s through her too-soon demise in 1992. Johnson persevered through a life embodied by her middle initial P, which stood for “Pay It No Mind.”
Join us for the virtual watch party LIVE on Wedesday, June 16, at 7PM CST here: app.kosmi.io
June 17 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am
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Virtual Open Lab
One-on-one tech help from an expert. Ask your burning technology questions, get troubleshooting help, or learn about a new device.
June 17 @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm
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Storytime Career Spotlight: Police Officer
Sherwood Police Officer Rob talks about his career and reads books.
June 17 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Arkansas Sounds Presents: the Charlie Hunter Trio
Join us every Thursday for Arkansas Sounds Presents, a free online watch party of Arkansas music and culture.
On June 17 at 7pm CST, Arkansas Sounds Presents our Third Thursday Throwback with a performance from the Charlie Hunter Trio! Our watch party playlist throws us back to a 2018 concert at the CALS Ron Robinson Theater by Charlie Hunter, the innovative jazz guitarist who is widely considered the authority on the seven- and eight-string guitar.
June 18 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Virtual Bingoflix: Raging Sharks
Join us for Virtual BingoFlix: Sharkfest! Play bingo along to cheesy movie cliches during a virtual watch party for your chance to win a free movie pass to the theater once we reopen. Grab your sunscreen and get ready for a summer full of so-bad-they’re-good shark movies!
On Friday, June 18, join us for Raging Sharks (2005, R)! After debris from an alien spaceship lands in the waters, great white sharks begin terrorizing marine researchers in the Pacific Ocean.
June 18 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Friday Family Fun Night Trivia
Join us every 3rd Friday night for Friday Family Fun Night Trivia! A $25 gift card will be awarded to the winning team each month! June 18- BOARD GAME Trivia
CALS Adult Programs is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Email to jburrus@cals.org for the Zoom link.
June 19
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CALS Closed for Juneteenth
All branches and buildings of the Central Arkansas Library System will be closed Friday, June 18, and Saturday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth. Regular hours will resume Monday, June 21. Please call 918-3000 for more information.
June 19 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Tommy Terrific’s Wacky Magic
Tommy Terrific presents a Dr. Seuss themed magic show! Premieres on June 19th at 2:00pm here or on our CALS Kids YouTube channel.
June 21 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
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Free Covid Clinic
In June, Baptist Health Community Outreach and the Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) are partnering for COVID-19 vaccine clinics at Pulaski County library locations. The single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be administered between 9:30 a.m. and noon at the following mobile clinics:
• Wednesday, June 2, at Sue Cowan Williams Library, 1800 Chester St. in Little Rock
• Wednesday, June 9, at the Main Library, 100 Rock St. in Little Rock
• Monday, June 14,
June 21 @ 9:30 am - 11:00 am
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Android Mobile Essentials
In the third session of our Hello World series, learn to use object-oriented programming to make your code more flexible and powerful.
June 21 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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Pictorial Companion to Getting Ahead of Arkansas Snakes
What kind of snakes are found in Arkansas? Stan Trauth, herpetologist and professor of zoology and environmental studies at Arkansas State University, will introduce you to the wide variety of snakes that are native to the Natural State and how you can recognize them by identifying their heads.
About Professor Trauth
Stan Trauth joined the faculty of Arkansas State University in 1984 and served as Associate Editor, Managing Editor, and then Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science from 1993 through 2008.
June 22 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Drama Kids International Presents Animal Movements
We will practice our acting skills with drama instructors from Drama Kids International. Register here to receive a link to join the zoom meeting.
Support for this program is provided, in part, by the Arkansas Arts Council, an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
June 22 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Get Outta Here! Interesting Places to Visit in Arkansas
Presenter: Timothy Nutt, Director, Historical Research Center, UAMS Library
Arkansas is filled with natural beauty that attract thousands of outdoors adventurists to the state every year. There are, however, other cultural, historical, and even spooky sites that should be on your “must-visit” list. Become a “virtual tourist” as we discuss these wonderous and wacky Arkansas places.
This is an ONLINE event in Zoom. Register: aarp.cvent.com/VisitAR
The “All About Arkansas” summer series is presented by AARP AR,
June 22 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Virtual Bingoflix: Shark Encounters of the Third Kind
Join us for Virtual BingoFlix: Sharkfest! Play bingo along to cheesy movie cliches during a virtual watch party for your chance to win a free movie pass to the theater once we reopen. Grab your sunscreen and get ready for a summer full of so-bad-they’re-good shark movies!
On Tuesday, June 22, join us for Shark Encounters of the Third Kind (2005, TV-14)! A group of hostile aliens crash land at the bottom of the ocean,
June 23 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
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Free Covid Clinic
In June, Baptist Health Community Outreach and the Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) are partnering for COVID-19 vaccine clinics at Pulaski County library locations. The single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be administered between 9:30 a.m. and noon at the following mobile clinics:
• Wednesday, June 2, at Sue Cowan Williams Library, 1800 Chester St. in Little Rock
• Wednesday, June 9, at the Main Library, 100 Rock St. in Little Rock
• Monday, June 14,
June 23 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Before Stonewall (1984)
Join us every Wednesday in June for the CALS Ron Robinson Theater’s Civil Rights & Social Change Collection. We’re celebrating Pride Month this year with five free virtual documentary screenings!
BEFORE STONEWALL (1984, NR)
The riots that followed the arrests at New York City’s Stonewall Inn in 1969 are widely considered to be a major development in the history of gay and lesbian rights in America. This documentary investigates national cultural perceptions of homosexuality before the event,
June 24 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Doing Business with Clinton National Airport
Did you know that it’s possible to do business with the Clinton National Airport? Is your business prepared to take advantage of opportunities like this? If the answer is no, join us for an eye-opening overview of how to do business with Clinton National Airport. Abdul Kabaou, Director of Procurement for Clinton National Airport, will be speaking with us about the Airport’s procurement process.
This event will take place on the Zoom platform. Free registration is required.
June 24 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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30-Day Sketchbook Challenge LIVE!
Share your sketches from the 30-Day Sketchbook Challenge with us LIVE on Zoom. Sharing your sketches during this event will also enter you into the drawing for our fantastic prizes!
Register for this event here.
About the 30-Day Sketchbook Challenge
Pick up our 30-Day Sketchbook Challenge kit at Main starting June 1st for a new drawing challenge each day of the month. The kits are available while supplies last. If you already have supplies, you can get a copy of the sketchbook challenge prompts alone.
June 24 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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William B. Jones, Jr. Interviews Elizabeth Findley Shores: Shared Secrets and Charles J. Finger
Speaker: Elizabeth Findley Shores
For nearly a century, British expatriate Charles Joseph Finger (1867–1941) was best known as an award-winning author of children’s literature. In Shared Secrets, Elizabeth Findley Shores relates Finger’s untold story, exploring the secrets that connected the author to an international community of twentieth-century queer literati.
As a young man, Finger reveled in the easy homosociality of his London polytechnical school, where he launched a student literary society in the mold of the city’s private men’s clubs.
June 24 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Arkansas Sounds Presents: The 1999 Alltel Arena Grand Opening
Join us every Thursday for Arkansas Sounds Presents, a free online watch party of Arkansas music and culture.
On June 24 at 7pm CST, Arkansas Sounds Presents a rare recording of the October 1999 grand opening music celebration of the Alltel Arena! The all-star band assembled for this one-time only concert was a who’s who of Arkansas musicians including Levon Helm, Ronnie Hawkins, The Cate Brothers Band, James Cotton, and many more!
FREE to watch!
June 25 @ 10:00 am - 10:30 am
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Storytime on the Go
Join Ms. Portia from Williams Library on the last Friday of the month for a special storytime adventure.
CALS Storytime Archive on YouTube
June 25 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Virtual Bingoflix: Sharks in Venice
Join us for Virtual BingoFlix: Sharkfest! Play bingo along to cheesy movie cliches during a virtual watch party for your chance to win a free movie pass to the theater once we reopen. Grab your sunscreen and get ready for a summer full of so-bad-they’re-good shark movies!
On Friday, June 25, join us for Sharks in Venice (2008, R)! Traveling to Venice to investigate the mysterious death of his father,
June 26 @ 10:00 am - 10:30 am
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Picture Book Recommendations
Need a good picture book? Join us as one the Central Arkansas Library System’s librarians suggests a few great books from our collection.
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June 26 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
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Block Party at Children’s Library
We’re partying at Children’s Library! Join us for refreshments; outdoor games and activities, including baggo, horseshoes, giant bubbles, library and garden tours, swag bags; and the opportunity to “meet” our newest addition, Totor, a 10-foot dog sculpture donated by French artist, Stéphane Bolongaro. Door prizes will be awarded during a brief presentation at 12:30 (participants must be present to win).
June 26 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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CALS Roberts Library Research Room Bonus Saturday
Join us this Saturday in the 2nd Floor Research Room (Roberts Library) for Bonus Saturday. We will be open from noon to 4pm and staff will be ready assist you with your genealogy questions and queries.
Located at 401 President Clinton Ave., the Bobby L. Roberts Library of Arkansas History & Art is a branch of the Central Arkansas Library System and promotes Arkansas history and culture. Our 2nd floor Research Room offers non-circulating reference books and research databases to help patrons with their genealogy and family history research.
June 26 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Libby: A Live Walk-through
If you’ve heard about e-books and audiobooks, but you don’t know where to start — this is the meeting for you!
Join us for a live Zoom call and get a step-by-step introduction to Libby, the user-friendly e-book app from Overdrive. During the event you’ll learn how to:
- Download and register for Libby using your CALS Library Card
- Browse the catalog using filters to find the perfect title
- Check out items and place a hold
- Change the settings of your screen for easier reading
If time allows,
June 27 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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ABC’s of Skincare
A series dedicated to simplifying the science behind skincare ingredients and explaining trending techniques in the industry. Posted on the Thompson Library Facebook page.
- 5/2 Quartz Rollers
- 5/9 Retinol
- 5/16 Salicylic Acid
- 5/23 Tea Tree Oil
- 5/30 UVA/UVB
- 6/6 Vitamins
- 6/13 Witch Hazel
- 6/20 Exfoliating, Extracting, or Expiration Dates
- 6/27 Yeast
- 7/4 Zinc Oxide
June 28 @ 9:30 am - 11:00 am
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Apple Mobile Essentials
In the third session of our Hello World series, learn to use object-oriented programming to make your code more flexible and powerful.
June 28 @ 10:00 am - 10:30 am
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Kids in the Kitchen
Join Ms. Kat for an easy recipe and storytime. Sometimes we make goodies, and sometimes we keep it healthy. We learn a little about where food comes from and nutrition along the way. Storytime is a read aloud with suggestions for further fiction and non-fiction reading on the topic.
Each Monday at 10:00am, learn different simple recipes to share with little ones on the CALS Kids Facebook page.
Next episode:
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June 28 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
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Virtual Field Trip: Historic Arkansas Museum
Enjoy a family friendly presentation by Historic Arkansas Museum. Must register by June 26 with Cassie VanPelt at cvanpelt@cals.org.
June 28 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 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!
June 28 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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Pumped about Pollinators!
Join an Arkansas Game and Fish Commission educator as we celebrate National Pollinator Week. We will talk about backyard pollinators, night-time pollinators as well as some pollinators that often go unnoticed.
About Lauren Marshall
Lauren Marshall, Education Program Specialist at Witt Stephens Jr. Central Arkansas Nature Center. Lauren has been an educator at Witt Stephens for 8 years now and is passionate about connecting the people of Central AR with the natural resources around them.
June 29 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Animal Yoga for Kids with KeyFit Life
Learn and practice animal-themed yoga poses with our instructor from KeyFit Life. Register here for a link to this zoom session.
June 29 @ 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
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Blast from the Past Cartoons
In this program Mr David will look at the cartoons of the 80’s and 90’s, from ones that are fun that you might enjoy to the truly bizarre cartoons that make little sense. Should be a Blast!
June 29 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Virtual Bingoflix: Shark Week
Join us for Virtual BingoFlix: Sharkfest! Play bingo along to cheesy movie cliches during a virtual watch party for your chance to win a free movie pass to the theater once we reopen. Grab your sunscreen and get ready for a summer full of so-bad-they’re-good shark movies!
On Tuesday, June 29, join us for Shark Week (2012, TV-14)! A group of complete strangers find themselves isolated by a wealthy madman on his island compound.
June 30
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30-Day Sketchbook Challenge!
Pick up our 30-Day Sketchbook Challenge kit at Main starting June 1st for a new drawing challenge each day of the month. The kits are available while supplies last. If you already have supplies, you can get a copy of the sketchbook challenge prompts alone.
You can also win a prize for participating! We’re giving away two $20 gift cards, one to the Galleries and Bookstore @ Library Square, and another to Loblolly Creamery. There are three ways to enter:
- Share one of your sketches on Instagram.
June 30 @ 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
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Pet Match
Throughout the month of June, match the Thompson Library staff with their pets to enter a prize drawing!
June 30 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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CALS Writing Circle: Memoir Writing for Seniors
This ongoing class meets once each week and takes attendees aged 55+ through the steps of writing their 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.
No matter who you are, there are many reasons to write about your life. The act of writing your story can be a healing and transformative journey; it helps identify the threads and themes in your life and make sense of what you’ve lived.
June 30 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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Hello World: Functions and Flow Control
After learning the basics in Hello World: Intro to Code, learn to make your code more powerful and flexible with functions, loops, and more.
June 30 @ 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
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Arkansas Animal Meet & Greet
Get to know your native fauna! These animals live right here in Arkansas!
June 30 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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State of Pride (2019)
A look at the history and meaning of the the pride movement featuring a diverse range of LGBTQ+ perspectives.
Join us for the virtual watch party LIVE on Wedesday, June 30, at 7PM CST here: app.kosmi.io
July 1 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Arkansas Sounds Presents: Ben Nichols
Join us every Thursday for Arkansas Sounds Presents, a free online watch party of Arkansas music and culture.
On July 1 at 7pm CST, Arkansas Sounds Presents a tribute to celebrated Arkansas singer-songwriter and Lucero bandleader, Ben Nichols! Our watch party playlist takes us back to 2014 for a rare duo concert from Ben Nichols and his Lucero bandmate, keyboardist Rick Steff, at the CALS Ron Robinson Theater.
FREE to watch!
July 2 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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Stream It with OBS Studio
Learn how to use OBS Studio, the beloved free and open source program that lets you host your own livestream events.
July 2 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Virtual Bingoflix: Jurassic Shark
Join us for Virtual BingoFlix: Sharkfest! Play bingo along to cheesy movie cliches during a virtual watch party for your chance to win a free movie pass to the theater once we reopen. Grab your sunscreen and get ready for a summer full of so-bad-they’re-good shark movies!
On Friday, July 2, join us for Jurassic Shark (2012, NR)! When an oil company unwittingly unleashes a prehistoric shark from its icy prison,
July 3 @ 10:00 am - 10:30 am
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Family Storytime
Join us every other Saturday at 10:00am on the CALS Kids Facebook page for storytime, songs, games, and more for the whole family.
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July 4 - July 5
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CALS Closed for Independence Day
All branches of the Central Arkansas Library System will be closed Saturday, July 3, through Monday, July 5, in observance of Independence Day. The Galleries and Bookstore at Library Square will be open for regular hours, 10am-5pm, Saturday, July 3. Regular hours will resume at all branches and buildings Tuesday, July 6. For more information, please call 918-3000.
July 6 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Beyond the Idea: Startups and their Stories – Heaven McKinney and the Grind Coffee Bistro
Did you know that there is a Black-owned coffeeshop in West Little Rock with more than one location? Be inspired by Heaven McKinney and learn about her journey through opening and expanding the Grind Coffee Bistro!
This event will take place on the Zoom platform. Free registration is required.
July 6 @ 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
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Virtual Pet Parade
We want to feature your pet in our Virtual Pet Parade. Please submit photos or short videos of your animal friend using this form. You can share special information about your pet to be included in the parade. We will feature the pet submissions in a virtual parade on the CALS Kids @ Main Library Facebook page on Tuesday, July 6, at 2:00 p.m. There may even be some prizes for pets with extra special entries.
July 6 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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Talia and Mariela Pedraza
De las editoras, Talia y Mariela Pedraza:
El proyecto de Antenas Culturales nace como una alternativa para que los jóvenes conozcan un poco más sobre personalidades latinoamericanas o aspectos destacables que han impactado en la historia, cultura y arte de nuestros países.
Hace más de un año comenzamos a hacer algunas investigaciones sobre personajes, tradiciones o aspectos destacados de la región, con el propósito de impartir conferencias en escuelas de diferentes niveles educativos.
Sin embargo,
July 6 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Virtual Bingoflix: Super Shark
Join us for Virtual BingoFlix: Sharkfest! Play bingo along to cheesy movie cliches during a virtual watch party for your chance to win a free movie pass to the theater once we reopen. Grab your sunscreen and get ready for a summer full of so-bad-they’re-good shark movies!
On Tuesday, July 6, join us for Super Shark (2011, NR)! An offshore drilling accident releases a giant primordial shark, threatening to turn a bikini contest into a bloodbath.
July 7 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Rachel Patton: “Arkansas’s Most Endangered Historic Places”
CALS Butler Center for Arkansas Studies Presents LEGACIES & LUNCH
Speaker: Rachel Patton
Rachel Patton, executive director of Preserve Arkansas, will talk about the organization’s list of Arkansas’s Most Endangered Places and give updates on its efforts to save endangered historic places throughout the state. Preserve Arkansas is the only statewide nonprofit advocate for the preservation of Arkansas’s historic places. The Most Endangered Places list, which was started twenty years ago,
July 8 @ 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.
- February – Confederates in the Attic by Tony Horwitz
- March – Hemingway Book Club of Kosovo by Paula Huntley
- April – A Jewish Refugee in New York by Kadya Molodovski
- May – The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
- June – Educated by Tara Westover
- July – Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
- August –
July 8 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Arkansas Sounds Presents: Billy Lee Riley
Join us every Thursday for Arkansas Sounds Presents, a free online watch party of Arkansas music and culture.
On July 8 at 7pm CST, Arkansas Sounds Presents a tribute to legendary Arkansas rock and roll pioneer, Billy Lee Riley! Billy Lee Riley was a rockabilly musician, singer-songwriter, record producer, and record label owner whose career began in the Arkansas Delta and peaked in the 1950s after he signed a record deal with Sun Records in Memphis,
July 9 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Virtual BingoFlix: Shark Month! Raiders of the Lost Shark (2015, NR)
Join us for Virtual BingoFlix: Shark Month! Play bingo along to cheesy movie cliches during a virtual watch party for your chance to win a free movie pass to the theater once we reopen.
On Friday, July 9, join us for Raiders of the Lost Shark (2015, NR)! A prehistoric shark is released into a the waters near a small lake community as a result of an oil drilling accident,
July 10 @ 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
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Adults Grab & Go Activity Bags
Pick up a Tails & Tales themed grab & go activity bag at all locations while supplies last. June 12: oil pastel pet art, June 26: sketchbook challenge, July 10: paper insect art.
*a note about paper insect art. Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts invites CALS patrons to participate in a community art project. Video demos will be available to create elements of a paper garden that will be on exhibit at the AMFA re-opening in May of 2022.
July 10 @ 11:00 am - 11:30 pm
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Little Rock Children’s Business Fair
Join us for two sessions on marketing for your business.
Topics:
• June 12: Developin Your Brand
&bull: July 10: Your Marketing Strategy
July 10 @ 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
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Tommy Terrific’s Wacky Magic
Tommy Terrific presents a magic show all about the Tuskegee Airmen. Premieres on July 10 at 2:00pm on this page or on our CALS Kids YouTube channel.
July 12 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Guided Painting
A monthly painting exercise from the librarians at Rooker. All skill levels welcome. Grab a kit at Rooker Library, Monday – Saturday, 9am – 6pm. Then view the demonstration online.
• 6/14: preassembled bird house
• 7/12: beach scene with baby turtles.
July 12 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
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Finding Family Facts (July 12)
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.
Register for Finding Family Facts
Due to ongoing public health concerns, Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) has suspended all programs and outreach at this time.
July 12 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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Animal Tracks and Signs
Nature is all around you. It doesn’t matter if you are driving down the road or walking through the woods, you have the chance to come in contact with nature. Morgan Bradley, an Education Program Specialist with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, will take a look at some common animal signs including scat, tracks, and identification and discuss how you can make the most of your outdoor experience.
About Morgan Bradley
Morgan Bradley is an Education Program Specialist with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission out of the Witt Stephens Jr.
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July 13 @ 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
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Paper Garden Community Art Project
Learn about a community art installation that will be on exhibit next spring at the opening of the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts. Our SRC participants will receive a grab and go bag to create a piece of art for the community project. Register here to participate in the zoom meeting.
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July 13 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Virtual Bingoflix: Shark Exorcist
Join us for Virtual BingoFlix: Sharkfest! Play bingo along to cheesy movie cliches during a virtual watch party for your chance to win a free movie pass to the theater once we reopen. Grab your sunscreen and get ready for a summer full of so-bad-they’re-good shark movies!
On Tuesday, July 13, join us for Shark Exorcist (2015, TV-MA)! A demonic nun summons Satan to a small fishing village, where he takes over the bodies of a great white shark and a young woman.
July 14 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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Video for the Web
Find out how to make videos that break the internet--without breaking the bank. We'll talk about shooting, editing, and uploading.
July 15 @ 10:00 am - 10:30 am
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Read Aloud Storytime
Join us the first and third Thursdays of the month at 10:00am on the CALS Kids Facebook page for great stories and more!
Next episode:
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July 15 @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm
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Storytime Career Spotlight: Firefighter
Sherwood Firefighter Jeff talks about his career and reads books.
July 15 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Fade in with Adobe Premiere
Learn how to use the professional video editing application Adobe Premiere Pro, along with basic editing techniques, to turn raw video footage into compelling content.
This class is being presented as a Zoom webinar. Registration is required, but you can register anytime–including after the session begins!
If you don’t have access to Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe offers a 7-day free trial of the Creative Cloud suite here.
July 15 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Arkansas Sounds Presents: Sleepy LaBeef
Join us every Thursday for Arkansas Sounds Presents, a free online watch party of Arkansas music and culture.
On July 15 at 7pm CST, Arkansas Sounds Presents a tribute to legendary Arkansas rock and roll pioneer, Sleepy LaBeef! Sleepy LaBeef was a musician, singer-songwriter, and actor whose career began in 1954 when he moved to Houston, Texas. There, he sang gospel music on local radio and put together a bar band to play venues as well as radio programs such as the Houston Jamboree and Louisiana Hayride.
July 16 @ 10:00 am - 10:30 am
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Guest Reader Storytime
Join us every other Friday at 10:00am on the CALS Kids Facebook page as we feature a special guest reader for storytime.
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July 16 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Effective After Effects
Learn about some of the powerful tools in Adobe After Effects to help you add visual effects and graphics to your video.
This class is being presented as a Zoom webinar. Registration is required, but you can register anytime–including after the session begins!
If you don’t have access to Adobe After Effects, Adobe offers a 7-day free trial of the Creative Cloud suite here. It might also be helpful to install Zoom beforehand (which you can do by clicking here).
July 16 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Virtual Bingoflix: Avalanche Sharks
Join us for Virtual BingoFlix: Sharkfest! Play bingo along to cheesy movie cliches during a virtual watch party for your chance to win a free movie pass to the theater once we reopen. Grab your sunscreen and get ready for a summer full of so-bad-they’re-good shark movies!
On Friday, July 16, join us for Avalanche Sharks (2014, TV-MA)! Avalanche Sharks tells the story of a bikini contest that turns into a horrifying affair when it is hit by a shark avalanche.
July 17 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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CALS Roberts Library Research Room Bonus Saturday
Join us Saturday, July 17 in the 2nd Floor Research Room (Roberts Library) for Bonus Saturday. We will be open from noon to 4pm and staff will be ready assist you with your genealogy questions and queries.
Located at 401 President Clinton Ave., the Bobby L. Roberts Library of Arkansas History & Art is a branch of the Central Arkansas Library System and promotes Arkansas history and culture. Our 2nd floor Research Room offers non-circulating reference books and research databases to help patrons with their genealogy and family history research.
July 17 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
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CALS Writing Circle Meeting
Get together with other writers of all genres and levels of experience to improve your craft and build a creative support network. Join us once a month as we meet to discuss our work, learn new techniques, and enjoy the benefits of a writerly community.
This is a virtual event. Contact dmoore@cals.org for more information.
July 17 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Libby: A Live Walk-through
If you’ve heard about e-books and audiobooks, but you don’t know where to start — this is the meeting for you!
Join us for a live Zoom call and get a step-by-step introduction to Libby, the user-friendly e-book app from Overdrive. During the event you’ll learn how to:
- Download and register for Libby using your CALS Library Card
- Browse the catalog using filters to find the perfect title
- Check out items and place a hold
- Change the settings of your screen for easier reading
If time allows,
July 19 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
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The Experience of Owning a Small Business with Shelley Green
In this program, the owner of The Green Corner Store will be sharing her experiences with running a Small Business in Little Rock.
Speaker: Shelley Green
Shelley Green is the owner of The Green Corner Store in downtown Little Rock, Arkansas. With extensive experience in retail, fashion, public relations, event planning, and hospitality, Shelley has worked with clients ranging from non-profit organizations to national corporations like Macy’s and Saks Fifth Avenue.
July 19 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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Hello World: Object-Oriented Code
In the third session of our Hello World series, learn to use object-oriented programming to make your code more flexible and powerful.
July 19 @ 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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DIY Animal Jewelry
Join us for a simple jewelry-making exercise. Grab a kit at Rooker Library, Monday-Friday, 9am-6pm. Then join us on Facebook to follow the demonstration.
• 6/21: animal print earrings
• 7/19: tiger’s eye bracelets.
July 19 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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Crayfish Diversity in Arkansas
Arkansas has a remarkably diverse crayfish fauna, with approximately sixty species, many of which are found nowhere else on earth. In this presentation, I will provide an introduction to crayfish natural history, ecology, and identification, as well as techniques that biologists use to study crayfish. I will then profile a selection of unique Arkansas crayfish species with a variety of photographs and information about each.
About Dr. Dustin Lynch
Dr.
July 20 @ 9:30 am - 10:00 am
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Garden Club for Kids
Tuesday mornings at 9:15 and 9:45 (two sessions)
Learn the care and keeping of a garden both at home and the CLLC teaching garden with an added STEAM component to the activities. This program may also include cooking and recipes with produce from the garden. Space is limited to 15 participants per session. Sign up inside the library the morning of the program. Programming will occur outside.
July 20 @ 10:15 am - 10:45 am
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Garden Club for Teens
Tuesday mornings at 10:15.
Learn the care and keeping of a garden both at home and the CLLC teaching garden with an added STEAM component to the activities. This program may also include cooking and recipes with produce from the garden. Space is limited to 15 participants. Sign up inside the library the day of the program. Programming will occur outside.
July 20 @ 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
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Bloomin’ Puppet Show
Lela Bloom will present an animal-themed shadow puppet show. Premieres July 20 at 2:00pm on this page and the CALS Kids YouTube channel.
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July 20 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 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.
- February – A Jewish Refugee in New York by Kadya Molodovsky
- March – Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
- April – Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
- May – A Short History of Women by Kate Walbert
- June – The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David Treuer
- July –
July 20 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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Little Rock Animal Village
Join us on Tuesday, July 20, via Zoom for a presentation by Little Rock Animal Village. Learn about all they have to offer and how you can volunteer with their furry friends!
CALS Youth Programs is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Little Rock Animal Village
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July 20 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Virtual Bingoflix: Shark Killer
Join us for Virtual BingoFlix: Sharkfest! Play bingo along to cheesy movie cliches during a virtual watch party for your chance to win a free movie pass to the theater once we reopen. Grab your sunscreen and get ready for a summer full of so-bad-they’re-good shark movies!
On Tuesday, July 20, join us for Shark Killer (2015, TV-MA)! A shark exterminator must retrieve a rare diamond from the stomach of a massive black-finned white shark;
July 21
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Tinker Tok: LEGO Time Lapse
Watch as we complete the Hogwart’s LEGO castle in time-lapse video.
July 21 @ 9:30 am - 11:00 am
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Surf Secure
Protect your privacy online. Learn about tools like password managers and two-step verification; and best practices for Internet safety.
July 21 @ 10:00 am - 10:30 am
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Preschool Storytime
Join us each Wednesday at 10:00am on the CALS Kids Facebook page for storytime, songs, games, and more!
CALS Storytime Archive on YouTube
July 21 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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CALS Writing Circle: Memoir Writing for Seniors
This ongoing class meets once each week and takes attendees aged 55+ through the steps of writing their 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.
No matter who you are, there are many reasons to write about your life. The act of writing your story can be a healing and transformative journey; it helps identify the threads and themes in your life and make sense of what you’ve lived.
July 21 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
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What’chu Eatin’ Wednesdays
Wednesday is arguably the saddest day of the week. It’s not called “Hump Day” for nothing. Thankfully, the Galleries & Bookstore at Library Square has a tasty new reason to visit Library Square – What’chu Eatin’ Wednesdays! There will be a different food truck every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (or until sold out). After your belly is full, take a quick lunchtime stroll through the galleries or browse the shelves of the bookstore. Downtown is back in business and we’re ready to see you!
July 21 @ 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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DIY Crafts
Join us for a variety of craft projects this summer, including painting, printing, and more.
Schedule:
• 6/16: bath bombs & scratch art
• 6/23: paracord key chain
• 6/30: chalk prints
• 7/14: pour painting
• 7/21: cd mosaics
• 7/28: tic-tac-toe to go
July 21 @ 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Food Truck: Nach’yo Nachos
Vendor: DiZine PieZes 07/28/2021
Food Truck: TBA
Vendor: Nayy & Company Accessories
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Wednesdays at Williams
Each program will feature an area food truck and an area business pop-up shop. Want to book your business for one of the available slots? Sign up here.
Scheduled vendors and trucks
07/21/2021Food Truck: Nach’yo Nachos
Vendor: DiZine PieZes 07/28/2021
Food Truck: TBA
Vendor: Nayy & Company Accessories
July 21 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Little Rock Tales
Hang out with Mrs. K & learn about some cool stories from Little Rock’s past!
July 22 @ 10:00 am - 10:30 am
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Toltec Mounds: Native American Storytelling
Join us as Toltec Mounds presents Native American Storytelling. Must register by July 20 with Cassie Vanpelt at cvanpelt@cals.org.
July 22 @ 10:00 am - 10:30 am
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Storytime Live!
It’s a new interactive virtual storytime! We’ll connect through Zoom to bring you a real-time storytime, full of the songs, stories, and fun you know and love. Register one time to receive the link for the twice monthly series. We will meet 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 10:00. This program is best for kids ages 3-5 but all are welcome. Free registration on Zoom platform is required.
While supplies last, you can pick up a Storytime Live packet for your child containing a shaker egg,
July 22 @ 11:00 am - 11:30 am
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Rock It! Lab Ribbon Cutting
Please join Central Arkansas Library System and Advancing Black Entrepreneurship for the opening celebration of the Rock It! Lab. Attendees are invited to enjoy refreshments, tour the building, and meet some of the Rock It! Lab members. Learn more about the Rock It! Lab here.
RSVP to lrpatterson@cals.org.
co-working space | retail space | makerspace
The Rock It! Lab serves as a launch pad where ideas are born and businesses grow.
July 22 @ 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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Creating with Nat
Learn tips and basics about painting while creating a work of art.
July 22 @ 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
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Tail-Waggin’ Tutors Zoom
Join a zoom break out room to read to a furry friend. Remember to have a book ready if you aren’t joining at the library computers. This event will take place on the Zoom platform. Free registration is required.
July 22 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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Sarah Everts
Ottawa-based professor Sarah Everts discusses her book, “The Joy of Sweat.” The sultry summertime brings Everts as your guide to “a taboo-busting romp through the shame, stink, and strange science of sweating.” Sponsored by UAMS Department of Medical Humanities & Bioethics and Department of Dermatology.
This event is free. Registration on the Zoom platform is required.
About The Joy of Sweat: The Strange Science of Perspiration
Sweating may be one of our weirdest biological functions,
July 22 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Crafting with Opal
This is a craft along program. In this program we teach different crafts which could include sewing, crocheting, knitting, painting & others.
This is a virtual program that the Nixon library does live on Facebook every Thursday (excluding holidays). Just click here to go to our Nixon Facebook page to watch.
July 22 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Arkansas Sounds Presents: Music in Arkansas: Origins 200 BC – 1941 AD
Join us every Thursday for Arkansas Sounds Presents, a free online watch party of Arkansas music and culture.
On July 22 at 7pm CST, Arkansas Sounds Presents a special presentation of the Arkansas PBS documentary, Music in Arkansas: Origins 200 BC–1941 AD! Our watch party screening tracks the development of Arkansas’s rich musical heritage, beginning with the discovery of a 200 BC Hopewell panpipe and concluding as King Biscuit Time hits the airwaves in 1941 Helena.
July 23 @ 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
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Beat the Heat
July is one of the hottest months of the year. Mr. David is not a fan of the heat so join him as we look for ways to beat the heat together.
July 23 @ 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
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Bedtime Tales
Prerecorded Bedtime Tales.
July 23 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Virtual Bingoflix: Sharkenstein
Join us for Virtual BingoFlix: Sharkfest! Play bingo along to cheesy movie cliches during a virtual watch party for your chance to win a free movie pass to the theater once we reopen. Grab your sunscreen and get ready for a summer full of so-bad-they’re-good shark movies!
On Friday, July 23, join us for Sharkenstein (2016, TV-MA)! Sixty years after the end of World War II, a small ocean town is plagued by a blood-thirsty creature that was built and reanimated by using the parts of the greatest sea-killers: the Sharkenstein monster.
July 24 @ 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
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Kids Grab & Go Activity Bags
Pick up a weekly animal-themed craft and activity bag for kids at all locations while supplies last. June 5: origami animal bookmarks, June 12: torn paper animal collage, June 19: fairy houses, June 26: pipe cleaner animals, July 3: butterfly toy, July 10: paper insect craft, July 17: popsicle stick birdfeeder, July 24: clothespin lizard.
*a note about paper insect art. Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts invites CALS patrons to participate in a community art project. Video demos will be available to create elements of a paper garden that will be on exhibit at the AMFA re-opening in May of 2022.
July 24 @ 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
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Preschool Grab & Go Activity Bags
Pick up a weekly animal-themed craft and activty bag for preschoolers at all locations while supplies last. June 5: animal masks, June 12: torn paper animal craft, June 19: climbing monkey craft, June 26: animal action cards, July 3: magnetic fishing pole, Juy 10: handprint puppy craft, July 17: animal shadow art, July 24: snake paper chain puppet.
July 24 @ 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
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Teens Grab & Go Activity Bags
Pick up a weekly grab & go activity bag for teens at all locations while supplies last. June 12: oil pastel pet art, June 19: geometric animal stickers, June 26: Animal Tales Character & Comic Creation, July 3: sketchbook challenge, July 10: paper insect art, July 17: pipe cleaner animals, July 24: animal origami.
*a note about paper insect art. Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts invites CALS patrons to participate in a community art project. Video demos will be available to create elements of a paper garden that will be on exhibit at the AMFA re-opening in May of 2022.
July 24 @ 9:30 am - 10:00 am
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Tales in the Shade
Outdoor storytime in the shaded patio area behind the library. Caregivers sign up by grabbing a carpet square and placing it on pre-measured taped markers. Volunteer will be managing handing out squares and inforcing spacing and mask protocols.
July 24 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
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Genealogy Workshop: Shannon Christmas and Genetic Genealogy
Session 1: Beginner Genetic Genealogy (10 am to 11:30am
Session 2: Applying Genetic Genealogy Techniques (12:30 pm to 2pm)
Register for this Genealogy Workshop
Registration is for both sessions.
Shannon Christmas is an experienced genealogist specializing in genetic, colonial American, and African-American genealogy in Virginia and the Carolinas. He serves as a 23andMe Ancestry Ambassador, an Ancestry.com Ace, administrator of The Captain Thomas Graves of Jamestown Autosomal DNA Project,
July 24 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
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Summer Reading Celebrations
Join CALS and the City of Little Rock for some socially distanced fun and outdoor activities. We have grab & go activities and giveaways, including free books, fun prizes, and refreshments.
Thank you to our sponsors
CALS Executive Director’s Fund, Coulson Foundation, and Thoma Thoma
July 24 @ 11:00 am - 11:30 am
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Twitch Your Tail on CALS’ Animal Crossing Island
Follow along on the Twitch gaming channel as we build the Children’s Library island on Animal Crossing New Horizons. Share your friend code and join the fun.
July 24 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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CALS Writing Circle: Writing All Year Workshop
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 and genres are welcome. Free. Contact jjobe@cals.org for class materials.
July 24 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Teen Acting Academy
Instructors from Drama Kids International will present a seven week acting series. The series is virtual. Register by emailing outreach@cals.org.
Support for this program is provided, in part, by the Arkansas Arts Council, an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
July 24 @ 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
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Sports You May Not Know
Hey, sports fans, and those who aren’t, Mr David thought it might be fun to learn about some sports that you may have heard about but really don’t know how they are played or where to find them in Central Arkansas. Such sports as Fencing, Hocky, Lacrosse, rugby, and others.
July 24 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Teen Storytime
In the style of late 2000’s Vlogger “Storytime” videos, Mr Hayden spins wild stories that surely can’t be real! But exist within the pages of books. Filmed and edited to look like a vlog, these click-bait style stories string teens along before revealing that they’re really there to summarize books and end letting teens know they can check them out at the library.
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July 26 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 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!
July 26 @ 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
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Makers Monday
Every Monday join Mr. David in a fun craft, where we use our imaginations to makes some fun projects.
July 26 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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Dream Journaling: Animal Symbolism
From household pets to our local zoos and parks, animals are an ever-present aspect of our waking world. Have you ever wondered why a particular animal has appeared in your dreams, and what it might signify? Animal symbolism has long been a tool of the written word and can be a fun and interesting method of gleaning insight from our dreams. Get some tips and tricks on how to dream journal and explore the meaning of several animals commonly encountered in dreams.
July 27 @ 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
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Book Walk
Enjoy reading a fun story as you walk along the library grounds. The book we’ll read in June is Don’t Wake Up the Tiger
July 27 @ 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
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Nature Quest
Go on a nature-themed scavenger hunt at the Children’s Library. Get the first clue from the front desk from 9am – 6pm, and bring us back the code word for a prize! A new hunt occurs around the beginning of each month.
July 27 @ 10:00 am - 10:30 am
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Baby & Toddler Storytime
Join us each Tuesday at 10:00am on the CALS Kids Facebook page for storytime, sing-alongs, puppet shows and more.
Next episode:
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July 27 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Arkansas Society of Printmakers: New Kids on the Print Block
On view Friday, May 14 to Friday, August 27
Underground Gallery, Galleries & Bookstore at Library Square
The Arkansas Society of Printmakers (ASP) is a community of artists, art collectors, and supporters of the art of printmaking dedicated to the mission of generating greater excitement and appreciation for printmaking as a unique art form in Arkansas.
The Underground Gallery is located in the Galleries & Bookstore at Library Square in the CALS Roberts Library of Arkansas History &
July 27 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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CALS Writing Circle: Read Like a Writer
Wouldn’t it be great to have a writing lesson with your favorite author so they could teach you how they do what it is they do? Now you can—in a way—by joining us as we read and examine a book together, reading as writers. We’ll meet once a week for 4 weeks to take a book apart and see how it works. Class space is limited.
This month, we’ll read H is for Hawk,
July 27 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Gregory Moore: Biota
On view Friday, June 11 to Saturday, September 25, 2021
Loft Gallery, Galleries & Bookstore at Library Square
In this exhibition of paintings on found objects, a secret world of plants and animals comes alive on decaying scraps from the human realm.
The Loft Gallery is located in the Galleries & Bookstore at Library Square in the CALS Roberts Library of Arkansas History & Art.
Check the CALS Roberts Library website here: https://robertslibrary.org/visit/location-hours/ for gallery hours and visiting procedures.
July 27 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Undertale (Twitch Stream)
In these weekly streams, enjoy a journey through the instant-classic RPG Undertale with Digital Programming Coordinator Nathan Smith. Join the event at the CALS Twitch channel: twitch.tv/calibrarysystem/
July 27 @ 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
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Tails & Tales with the Museum of Discovery
Every animal big and small has a tale to tell. Join us – and a very special guest – to learn about the Museum’s coolest critters! Register here for a link to this Zoom meeting.
July 27 @ 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
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Tik Tok Tuesday
Did you know the library now has a TikTok? Why let the teens have all the fun, lets plan and make some tiktoks together.
July 27 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Virtual Bingoflix: Post Apocalyptic Commando Shark
Join us for Virtual BingoFlix: Sharkfest! Play bingo along to cheesy movie cliches during a virtual watch party for your chance to win a free movie pass to the theater once we reopen. Grab your sunscreen and get ready for a summer full of so-bad-they’re-good shark movies!
On Tuesday, July 27, join us for Post Apocalyptic Commando Shark (2016, TV-MA)! In the post-apocalyptic future, the world is at war. The newly instated Soviet Russian Army has invaded the USA with the assistance of an evil German scientist who has created an army of super human soldiers,
