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Past Events
Spring Crafts
Terry Library has spring related crafts! Stop by and grab one: learn to make coffee filter butterflies or learn to bubble paint flowers. Kits will be available starting March 28, while supplies last.
Microsoft Excel Part 2: Formulas and Charts
Meditation at Main Online
Time: Mar 28, 2022 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89854277375…
Conversation with V.L. Cox
CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas PRESENTS
Speaker: V.L. Cox
Guy Lancaster, editor of the CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas, will host a virtual chat with artist V.L. Cox. The conversation could include topics such as women and art, Cox’s artist ancestor Louise Pilkington, the remote possibility of procuring good barbecue in New York, home-grown tomatoes, and Arkansas’s image in the wider world. You are invited to join the virtual chat and reception from the comfort of your home,
411 on New Voting Laws
During the 2021 legislative session, 25 new election laws were passed and are now in effect. Pulaski County Circuit and County Clerk Terri Hollingsworth will cover the 4 new laws that directly impact the voter so they can better prepare as we approach the 2022 election season.
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_niT8yLh-SNiSmKtlpSOfYA
Hollingsworth Bio:
Terri Hollingsworth was elected on November 6, 2018, to a four-year term as the Circuit and County Clerk of Pulaski County.
Terror Tuesdays! Little Shop of Horrors (1960, NR)
Join CALS Ron Robinson Theater for Terror Tuesdays and enjoy a different classic horror film each week! On Tuesday, March 29, the Terror Tuesdays series continues with the original 1960 release of Little Shop of Horrors. Directed by Roger Corman and written by Charles B. Griffith, this cult classic follows a clumsy young florist’s assistant who cultivates a plant that feeds on human blood.
Doors & bar open at 6:00 p.m.
Trans Day of Visibility Photobooth
Come by the photobooth on Level 4 and celebrate Trans Day of Visibility!
Trans Day of Visibility celebrates the transgender community and their contributions to society.
Grab & Go bags with pronoun pins and trans history pages available.
Open to all teens, 12-18.
Back to the Future Part III (1990, PG)
Stranded in 1955 after a freak accident, Marty McFly discovers he must travel back to 1885 to rescue Doc Brown before he becomes smitten with schoolteacher Clara Clayton. Now, it’s up to Marty to keep Doc out of trouble, get the DeLorean running, and put the past, present, and future on track so they can all get back to where — and when — they belong.
ONE NIGHT ONLY! Thursday, March 31. Doors & bar open at 6:00 p.m.
An event every week that begins at 12:00 am on Friday, repeating until May 27, 2022
Discord: inQlusion at CALS
Need an inclusive community?
New adults (19-25) of all genders and sexualities are invited to join the inQlusion at CALS discord server.
Virtual and in-person events to come!
Contact Bekah, rasmith@cals.org | 501.918.3015, if you have any questions.
An event every day that begins at 12:00 am, repeating until April 30, 2022
Acts of Kindness: Earth Month Grab-n-Go
Send a little kindness into Little Rock for Earth Month!
Come pick up your AOK kit on the 2nd floor of Main.
This month’s kit will get you started on a trash-clean up day in your favorite park, on your block, or around your office.
Show Little Rock some kindness by helping us keep our city clean!
Available from April 1st, until supplies run out.
An event every week that begins at 9:00 am on Friday, repeating until May 27, 2022
Conversation Café
If you are ready to practice your English, join our virtual Conversation Café!
Use Zoom for a one-on-one meeting to practice:
- Grammar
- Sentence structure
- Vocabulary
- Conversation flow
Each meeting is thirty minutes long. Email Bekah at rasmith@cals.org to register.
You will need access to a Zoom account for this event. If you need help creating an account or if you need a computer with a camera and microphone,
An event every week that begins at 9:00 am on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, repeating until April 30, 2022
An event every week that begins at 9:00 am on Tuesday, repeating until April 26, 2022
Grab N’ Go Activity Bags
Crafting or worksheet bags for preschool and school age kids.
Available during operational hours.
Served at the front desk.
An event every week that begins at 4:00 pm on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, repeating until April 29, 2022
Nintendo Power Hour
Play on hand held video games in the library and compete to win a $10 gift card on the mini arcade games.
Held in the YA section of the Nixon Library.
For tween and teens.
An event every week that begins at 4:00 pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, repeating until April 29, 2022
Food For Good Grab N’ Go Supper
An after school meal for kids.
Monday – Friday
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
For kids ages 18 years and younger.
wellRED Comedy Tour at CALS Ron Robinson Theater
CALS Arkansas Sounds brings the wellRED Comedy Tour back (again!) to the CALS Ron Robinson Theater!
Trae Crowder (The Liberal Redneck), Corey Ryan Forrester (The Buttercream Dream), and Drew Morgan (The Ginger Ninjer) are stand-up comedy and writing partners. The trio has been touring nationally to sold out clubs and theatres for years pre-apocalypse and by god, they’re gonna do it again.
This year’s tour, wellRED: OUT THE HOUSE,
Park Cleanup at Boyle Park
An event every week that begins at 11:00 am on Saturday, repeating until April 30, 2022
Food for Good Grab N’ Go Lunch
A midday meal for kids.
Saturdays
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
For ages 18 years and younger.
wellRED Comedy Tour at CALS Ron Robinson Theater
CALS Arkansas Sounds brings the wellRED Comedy Tour back (again!) to the CALS Ron Robinson Theater!
Trae Crowder (The Liberal Redneck), Corey Ryan Forrester (The Buttercream Dream), and Drew Morgan (The Ginger Ninjer) are stand-up comedy and writing partners. The trio has been touring nationally to sold out clubs and theatres for years pre-apocalypse and by god, they’re gonna do it again.
This year’s tour, wellRED: OUT THE HOUSE,
Sidewalk Chalk Art
This week’s grab-and-go activity kit is fun for all ages: sidewalk chalk art! Kits will be available starting April 4, while supplies last.
Recycled Plastic Bottle Craft
Kids can come by the Maumelle Library for a grab n’ go watering can craft. Includes spout, bottle, and sparkly decorations. Available April 4-11, while supplies last.
An event every week that begins at 9:00 am on Monday, repeating until April 30, 2022
April Grab and Go Crafts
KIDS:
4/4 Grow green! Plant a salad
4/11 Water bottle flowers
4/18 Coffee filter Earth
4/25 Recycled bookmark
PRESCHOOL:
4/19 In-person Earth Day-related Storytime with GnG craft 10:30 a.m.
TEEN ART PROJECT:
4/9 Ombre drip flower pots
Microsoft Excel Part 3: Color-Coding, Logic, and More
CALS Writing Circle: Memoir Writing Workshop
After you’ve written the first draft, what then? A good workshop group can help you figure out what about your draft needs improving, and the process of critiquing other writers helps you become a better writer yourself. Share your memoir-in-progress with other writers to give and receive encouragement, insight, and feedback in a safe and respectful environment. Contact dmoore@cals.org for file sharing information.
An event every week that begins at 11:00 am on Tuesday and Thursday, happening 8 times
CALS Writing Circle: Camp NaNoWriMo
This event has been cancelled.
An event every week that begins at 1:00 pm on Tuesday, repeating until May 30, 2022
An event every week that begins at 3:00 pm on Thursday, repeating until May 26, 2022
Job Assistance
Looking for a new job can be overwhelming, but we’re here to help!
Set an appointment in the Job Seeker Center for one-on-one assistance:
- Setting up a professional e-mail
- Creating a resume
- Writing a cover letter
- Searching for and completing job applications
- Preparing for an interview
To set your appointment, please fill out this form. If you need help,
An event every week that begins at 10:00 am on Wednesday, happening 4 times
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. Students are given tools and techniques to help them learn to write regularly and productively. Everyone is welcome; no writing experience is required. Contact dmoore@cals.org for more information. This is a virtual class.
Angela Chandler: “Geology of the Big and Little Rocks in Central Arkansas”
CALS Butler Center for Arkansas Studies Presents LEGACIES & LUNCH
Speaker: Angela Chandler
Chandler will discuss how these notable landmarks were originally described by French explorer Jean-Baptiste Bénard de La Harpe and naturalist Thomas Nuttall, explaining the rocks’ economic use and the basic geology of the area
Angela Chandler, who received her BS from Arkansas Tech and her MS from the University of Arkansas, has worked with the Arkansas Geological Survey for twenty-four years and was recently promoted to Assistant State Geologist.
Middle Grade Game Club
Middle schoolers collaborate and compete in board, card, and video games one evening a month. Space is limited and masks are recommended for unvaccinated patrons. Call 501-663-5457 to reserve a spot or sign up at our lobby registration table.
FREE screening: First River: How Arkansas Saved a National Treasure
The Central Arkansas Library System and the Ozark Society will present a free showing of First River: How Arkansas Saved a National Treasure, a new documentary directed by Michelle West in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Buffalo River’s designation as the country’s first national river, at CALS Ron Robinson Theater on Thursday, April 7. Stewart Noland and Marvin Schwarz of the Ozark Society, which led the effort to prevent the Buffalo from being dammed,
2nd Friday Art Night at Roberts Library (April 2022)
Featured Artist: Donna Dunnahoe
Donna will be demonstrating her basket making.
Learn more about Donna Dunnahoe
Featured Author: Janis F. Kearney
Janie will sign copies of her book Once Upon a Time there was a Girl…Troubles at Blue Bayou
Featured Music: Rodger King & Company
On display at CALS Roberts Library
Sulac: New Artwork for the New Year
The Landing
This batch of new works from Little Rock artist Sulac is fresh out of the oven,
An event every 2 weeks that begins at 12:00 pm on Saturday, happening 2 times
CALS Writing Circle: Writing all Year Workshop Group
Are you looking for a writing workshop group? Led by J. Jobe, Writing All Year is a place to share your work-in-progress with other writers. We meet twice a month to give and receive encouragement, insight, and feedback in a safe and respectful environment. Our objective: to improve the work with kindness and compassion. If this sounds like something you’ve been looking for, please join us. Free. All experience levels are welcome. Contact jjobe@cals.org for class materials.
Low-waste Art
Low-waste art is transforming waste such as paper, cardboard, glass, and plastics into works of art. Terry Library will have a set up where you can create your low-waste artwork or you can take some material home.
Microsoft Excel Part 4: PivotTables, PivotCharts, and Lookup
Meditation at Main Online
Time: Apr 11, 2022 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87078097867…
Finding Family Facts (April 11)
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.
Braver Angels- Arkansas Table Talk
https://www.eventbrite.com/…/arkansas-table-talk-braver… We kindly ask that prior to our program, each participant read the following three articles which are from the left, center, and right points of view: Leans toward public health/safety:
https://thehill.com/…/573023-no-free-lunch-for-an… Neutral or center-oriented:
https://www.allsides.com/…/allstances-covid-19-vaccine…
Grow It! “Grab n’ Go Craft”
CALS Writing Circle: Craft of Memoir
Designed for writers who are ready to take the next steps in learning to write memoir. Advanced topics will include scene, structure, characterization, voice, and more. Contact dmoore@cals.org.
Personal Finance Planning
Join us at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12, as Kris Bertelsen, senior economic education specialist at the Little Rock branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, provides tips on spending and saving wisely, banking and payment methods, and the importance of emergency funds.
The program is part of a series offered by the Central Arkansas Library System and the Arkansas Financial Education Commission to help attendees better understand the fundamentals of finance while providing the opportunity to have their questions on finance answered.
Digital Marketing with Canva
Create an Infographic!
“The Genius of the Place”: Frederick Law Olmsted, Landscape Architecture and Arkansas
Join us at 6:30 on April 14 for a program celebrating the bicentennial of Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of American landscape architecture. Kimball Erdman of the Fay Jones School of Architecture at the University of Arkansas will speak about Olmsted and the history of landscape architecture, Tom Hill of Hot Springs National Park will speak on Olmsted’s brief encounter with Arkansas and Chris East of StudioMain will address landscape architecture possibilities adjacent to the Main Library in Little Rock.
Fletcher Library Neighborhood Cleanup
Help celebrate Earth Week by volunteering to keep our neighborhood clean! Join us as we cleanup the streets and greenspaces near the Fletcher Library and beyond. Sign up before April 11 to receive a free t-shirt at the event. Call us at 501-663-5457 to add your name to the list!
CALS closed for Easter Sunday
All branches and buildings of the Central Arkansas Library System will be closed Sunday, April 17, in observance of the Easter holiday.
Regular hours will resume Monday, April 18. Please call 918-3000 for further information.
Grass Hair in a Cup
This week’s grab-and-go activity kit is a fun gardening project for all ages. Learn how to grow grass hair in a cup! Kits will be available starting April 18, while supplies last.
Community Living Room
Join us for our first Community Living Room!
All are invited to share their ideas for the future of our library — because you are the most important part of the CALS community.
Meeting in the 1st floor Café of Main Library
Monday, April 18 at 10AM
This is a chance to get to know your librarians and community.
If you have any questions,
World Culture Bag for Teens – Scandinavia
Teens and tweens can pick up a themed grab n’ go bag that includes a craft and information packet to learn more about a country or culture. Available at the Maumelle Library while supplies last.
Master Class in Poetry with Kai Coggin
Join us for a poetry master class with Kai Coggin, author of MINING FOR STARDUST (FlowerSong Press 2021), INCANDESCENT (Sibling Rivalry Press 2019), WINGSPAN (Golden Dragonfly Press 2016), and PERISCOPE HEART (Swimming with Elephants Publications 2014), as well as a spoken word album SILHOUETTE (2017). She is a queer woman of color who thinks Black Lives Matter, a teaching artist in poetry with the Arkansas Arts Council and Arkansas Learning Through the Arts, and the host of the longest running consecutive weekly open mic series in the country—Wednesday Night Poetry.
Create a Virtual Field Trip
Personal Archiving and Prepping to Digitize Your Personal Papers, Photos, and Other Stuff (April 21)
Learn how to organize your personal papers, photos, scrapbooks, and other items to digitize and store them for future generations. And find out more about CALS DIY Memory Lab and how to use it to preserve your family history.
YA Café – Teen Book and Culture Club
Teens get together one evening a month to recommend books, movies, shows, and music. Space is limited and masks are recommended for unvaccinated patrons. Call 501-663-5457 to reserve your spot or sign up at our lobby registration table.
Six Bridges Presents Sonya Singh, Sari, Not Sari
Six Bridges Presents Sonya Singh, a virtual discussion of her debut novel, Sari, Not Sari, on Thursday, April 21, at 6:30 p.m.
This fresh, swoony, laugh-out-loud debut rom-com follows the adventures of a woman trying to connect with her South Asian roots—and finding love in the process. It is perfect for fans of Jasmine Guillory and Uzma Jalaluddin. Singh is a former entertainment reporter turned communications professional who has followed her dream of telling stories in front of the camera and now behind the scenes.
Friday Family Fun Night Trivia
Time: Apr 22, 2022 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 837 4905 5332
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kz8vWwClu
Breakfast & Libros
Celebrating your children; exercise their body and mind with yoga, breakfast, & books!
- Yoga Class (Mats will be provided)
- Cooking Class
- Breakfast & Libros
- Solar panel demo
- Workshops for parents: “Tips & Tricks for Academy Success”
Don’t wait to register, groups are limited to 20 kids. Call 501.320.5785 to secure a spot.
Mindful Use of Social Media
Social media can connect people across the world, but it can also make our world seem more narrow. In this talk we’ll discuss strategies for using social media platforms in a more mindful way, giving ourselves breaks from constant posting, alerts, and notifications that affect our sense of well-being and self-worth. Mike Mueller, Sister Deborah Troillett and Cory Jones will lead the session.
This program will be held in the Harper Lee Room on the fifth floor of the Main Library at 100 Rock Street in Little Rock.
DIY Bird Feeder
The grab-and-go activity kit for this week: a DIY bird feeder. Kits will be available starting April 25, while supplies last.
Beginner Email: Outlook
Meditation at Main Online
Time: Apr 25, 2022 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83197089275…
BYOBook Club
In the Bring Your Own Book Club, you read what you want. Bring a book you’d like to share that fits the monthly theme. Space is limited and masks are recommended for unvaccinated patrons. Call 501-663-5457 or email wjgross@cals.org to reserve a spot. You can also sign up at our lobby registration table.
APRIL THEME: International Authors
Open Lab
CALS Writing Circle: Karen Hayes Poetry and Prose Reading Series
Karen Hayes was an incredible poet who worked to share her love of poetry and its transformative power. For years, Karen ran a monthly reading series with open mic and featured readers. When Karen passed away suddenly, prose writer Jobe took the reins to ensure her legacy would continue, but the pandemic put the brakes on. Returning to you in virtual form, please welcome the return of the Karen Hayes Poetry and Prose Monthly Reading Series.
To kick things off right,
Feed Your Brain: Fun Family Literacy
bilingual- Spanish & English. CALS Youth Programs is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Feed Your Brain: Strategies for Making Reading Fun
Time: Apr 26, 2022 06:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89129950200… Meeting ID: 891 2995 0200
Passcode: 449215
One tap mobile
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+13126266799,,89129950200# US (Chicago) Dial by your location
+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
Meeting ID: 891 2995 0200
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdvACfvhzu
CALS Women’s Suffrage Book Club – A Woman’s Hour
Book – A Woman’s Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote by Elaine Weiss
Scholar – Stephanie Haught Wade, Historic Arkansas Museum
WHAT?
The CALS Women’s Suffrage Book Club is a book discussion series focusing on texts about the Women’s Suffrage Movement in the United States. Each discussion will include a brief presentation by a local scholar followed by a discussion of the book.
Teens 4 InQlusion GSA General Meeting
Join us every first Saturday of the month for Teens 4 InQlusion, a community space centering on LGBTQIA+ teens, Teens of all sexualities and gender identities ages 12-19 are welcome.
This program takes place in the Main Library’s Level 4 teen center and is open to teens ages 12-19 only.
Coming to America Book Club
Time: Apr 27, 2022 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88236072123… Meeting ID: 882 3607 2123
Passcode: 118100
One tap mobile
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+13126266799,,88236072123# US (Chicago) Dial by your location
+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
Meeting ID: 882 3607 2123
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kBIxGmvRg
Microsoft PowerPoint for Beginnners
Socrates Café
At Socrates Café, people explore questions from their lives through public, non-academic dialogue. There are no prerequisites, and no reading or other preparation is required. At the beginning of each meeting, participants suggest questions, from which the topic question for the evening is determined by popular vote. Recently suggested questions include: What is the best religion? How is education different from indoctrination? How does language influence thought? What are war memorials for? Why have Socrates Café?
The idea to explore philosophy using non-academic,
Learn Flipgrid
Spring Fling Unsheltered Fair
Baptist Health will be hosting a Community Wellness Clinic at CALS Main Library offering free health services, including: blood pressure checks, blood sugar screenings, and booster shots.
Free men & women’s underwear will be available. Toothbrushes, toothpaste, hygiene products, and snacks will be on hand.
Friday, April 29, at the CALS Main Library. 10AM-12PM.
Arkansas Sounds presents: The Cate Brothers
Arkansas Sounds presents The Cate Brothers Band! ONE NIGHT ONLY!
Arkansas music legends, The Cate Brothers Band, reunite for a special performance of the biggest hits and most beloved songs from their storied five-decade career, including their Top 25 hit “Union Man.” The Cate Brothers are the singer-songwriter duo of Earl and Ernie Cate, twin brothers from Fayetteville, Arkansas, who in the mid-1960s began performing soul music throughout the South. Both brothers are singers,
Sunprints & Mexican Flowers Crafts
For the week of May 2, there’s two grab-and-go activity kits for all ages: learn how to make Sunprints or learn how to make Mexican flowers in time for Cinco de Mayo. Kits will be available starting May 2, while supplies last.
May
Grab and Go Craft Kits
5/2-7 Blooming Puddle Flowers
5/9-14 Paper Straw Flowers
5/16-21 SunArt
5/23-28 Paper Dragonfly
CALS Writing Circle: Memoir Writing Workshop
After you’ve written the first draft, what then? A good workshop group can help you figure out what about your draft needs improving, and the process of critiquing other writers helps you become a better writer yourself. Share your memoir-in-progress with other writers to give and receive encouragement, insight, and feedback in a safe and respectful environment. Contact dmoore@cals.org for file sharing information.
An event every week that begins at 10:30 am on Tuesday, repeating indefinitely
Preschool Storytime
Each Tuesday at 10:30 a.m.
In-person storytime with Ms. Sarah. We’ll dance and sing, and even read stories!
Plus an occasional visit from Scruffy or Paisley, our Tail Waggin Tutors!
Open Lab
An event every week that begins at 3:30 pm on Tuesday, repeating until May 24, 2022
Kids Bee Club
Meet up after school in the reading corner next to the observation hive. Together we will learn about our friends the honey bees and how we can help them.
Art with Adrienne
Come for the pizza and stay for the art! Learn how to draw using Sharpies in the Stained Glass style, and get your original artwork added as a coloring sheet to the Encyclopedia of Arkansas!!!
This program takes place in the Main Library’s Level 4 teen center and is open to teens ages 12-19 only.
An event every week that begins at 10:00 am on Wednesday, happening 4 times
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. Students are given tools and techniques to help them learn to write regularly and productively. Everyone is welcome; no writing experience is required. Contact dmoore@cals.org for more information. This is a virtual class.
An event every week that begins at 10:30 am on Wednesday, repeating until May 25, 2022
Storytime By Appointment
Limited to ten people including the librarian and caregivers.
Buckley T. Foster: “John Wesley Woodward: Founder of the First School for the Deaf in Arkansas”
CALS Butler Center for Arkansas Studies Presents LEGACIES & LUNCH
Speaker: Buckley T. Foster
Foster will profile John Wesley Woodward, founder of the first school for the deaf in Arkansas. Born in 1820 in Virginia, Woodward contracted a case of scarlet fever that took his hearing as a child. Schooled in France, he arrived in Arkansas in 1850. Before his death at age forty-five, Woodward did many things in addition to founding the first deaf/mute school in the state in Clarksville in 1851.
An event every week that begins at 3:30 pm on Wednesday, repeating until May 25, 2022
Wellness Wednesdays
Center yourself with wellness activities in Level 4!
This event takes place in the Level 4 Teens department of the main library, and is open to teens ages 12-19 only.
STAR WARS DAY
Help us celebrate Star Wars day with fun crafts, snacks, and more!
This event takes place in the Main Library’s level 4 teen center and is open to teens ages 12-19 only.
Exploring the Stars
Join Darrell Heath, NASA Outreach Coordinator for the Arkansas Space Grant Consortium at UA Little Rock, for an all-ages class about space and observing the night sky with the unaided eye or a small backyard telescope. Each session includes a classroom education and an activity. Drop in and check it out, registration is not required.
An event every week that begins at 10:30 am on Friday, repeating until May 27, 2022
Storytime
Library Lounge
Come chill with us in Level 4. Express your creativity and relax with friends. Refreshments provided.
This event takes place in the Main Library’s Level 4 Teen Center. It is open to teens ages 12-19 only.
Art with Adrienne
Come for the snacks, stay for the art!
In this two-hour complete course, learn how to draw using Sharpies in the stained glass style, get your original artwork added as a coloring sheet to the Encyclopedia of Arkansas, then color in your masterpiece with oil pastels.
The program will be held in Room 124, Roberts Library.
All supplies provided. Led by art instructor Adrienne Thompson (they/them).
CALS closed for Mother’s Day
All branches and buildings of the Central Arkansas Library System will be closed May 8, in observance of Mother’s Day holiday.
Regular hours will resume Monday, May 9. Please call 918-3000 for further information.
DIY Beaded Flip Flops & Friendship Bracelets
The grab-and-go activity kits for this week: DIY beaded flip flops & DIY friendship bracelets! Kits will be available starting May 9, while supplies last.
Your Home – The Best Ally For Your Well Being
In this workshop we begin with a presentation followed by an art exercise for a creative exploration of your own concept and experience of home.
• We will take a look at the radical importance of HOMES and their effect in our own lives, in our families, as well as in the world around us.
• We will explore simple and powerful tools that you can incorporate into your lifestyle to improve the experience of your own space by creating more nurturing,
Meditation at Main Online
Time: May 9, 2022 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86420152793…
Finding Family Facts (May 9)
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.
An event every week that begins at 3:30 pm on Monday, repeating until May 16, 2022
Teen Café Olé
Teens can join Stefanie in the Maumelle Library Meeting Room for music, crafts and other after school activities. Lemonade provided. Snacks will be available through Food for Good starting at 4:00PM.
Teens 4 InQlusion Movie Monday
In the movie Gaysians, five queer and trans Asian Americans explore their relationships with their family and culture. Join Teens 4 Inqlusion as we watch Vicky Du’s short film, and discuss the intersections of identity. Snacks provided
This program takes place in the Main Library’s Level 4 Teen center and is open to teens age 12-19 only.
CALS Writing Circle: Food Writing
Food writing is a type of writing that focuses on food and evokes a place or memory. In this 2-part class, we’ll look at how to use food as a vehicle in our writing. Each week we’ll learn something about food writing, do an in-class exercise, read what we’ve written in response to the previous week’s assignment, and share some wonderful examples of food writing.
Pre-K Storytime
Preschoolers can join Miss Kathy in the Children’s Program Room for stories and songs.
Ages 3-5.
An event every week that begins at 11:30 am on Tuesday, repeating until May 24, 2022
Homeschool Storytime
Homeschooled kids can join the Maumelle Library’s Miss Kathy in the Children’s Program Room for stories and songs.
Ages 6-11.
Microsoft Excel Part 1: The Basics
Open Lab
Elecciones: ¿Cómo debemos fomentar y salvaguardar la votación?
Hubo una participación récord de votantes en noviembre de 2020; casi 160 millones de estadounidenses emitieron su voto incluso en medio de la pandemia de coronavirus.
How to Manage Debt and Pay for Education
Many people have student loan debt but they don’t fully understand it. This session will help you decide if you should borrow money and what to know about your student loan debt if you already have it. You’ll leave with tools to help you figure out what’s right for you.
Presented by Taylor Leaphart, Financial Coach with the Change Machine.
Double Feature: Heroin(e) and Recovery Boys
Join us for a virtual screening of two documentaries about the challenges of addiction and the hope of recovery. This event takes place on Tuesday May 10th at 6:30 PM.
This Oscar-nominated short film follows three women -- a fire chief, a judge and a street missionary -- battling West Virginia's devastating opioid epidemic. But within this distressed landscape, Peabody Award winning filmmaker Elaine McMillion Sheldon shows a different side of the fight against drugs; one of hope. 36 minutes.
In the heart of America's opioid epidemic, four men attempt to reinvent their lives and reenter society sober after years of drug abuse. Recovery Boys is an intimate look at the strength, brotherhood, and courage that it takes to overcome addiction and lays bare the internal conflict of recovery and the external hurdles of an unforgiving society. 1 hour 29 minutes.
An event every 2 weeks that begins at 10:00 am on Thursday, repeating until May 26, 2022
Quilting & Sewing Group
Join Anne in the Maumelle Library Meeting Room for a relaxing afternoon of quilting and sewing. Open to the public. Bring your own supplies.
Maumelle Library Book Club
Join Anne for a spirited discussion of Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones. Copies of the book are available at the Maumelle Library on a first come, first served basis.
2022 Made in Arkansas Film Festival
The Made in Arkansas Film Festival returns to CALS Ron Robinson Theater May 13-15, 2022! In person for the first time since 2019, the festival has operated virtually for the past two years. This year’s festival lineup includes over 50 short films, features, and documentaries. In addition to submissions from this year, a few favorites from the 2020 and 2021 virtual festivals will also be screened, giving them a long-awaited spot on the big screen. Each day pass is $10 and grants you admission to that day’s entire lineup of screenings.
2nd Friday Art Night at Roberts Library (May 2022)
OPENING EXHIBITION
The Shape of Home: Multimedia Works of Diane Harper
Friday, May 13 through Saturday, July 30, 2022
Loft Gallery, CALS Galleries & Bookstore at Library Square
The Shape of Home exhibition explores the idea of weighted memories and the emotional imprint of cultural and personal history. Using mixed media works, Harper examines the theme of physical geometry associated with home.
Rooftop Yoga at Main
Exercise your body and mind at the Library with yoga! Join instructor Lydia Bush on the Rooftop CALS Parking Lot. Mats will be provided. Registration is not required. Open to yogis of all levels.
Please call 501.320.5785 for more information.
DIY Crafts
For the week of May 16, there’ll be 3 grab-and-go activity kits. Learn how to make a watermelon fan, design your own maze, or learn how to make a pin cushion. Kits will be available starting May 16, while supplies last.
Self-Guided Storytime
Each week a different book and toy selection for little ones to play with. Stop by the front desk to collect your storytime book, then return it for a treat! Each day from 9:00am to 5:30pm.
MAY 2-7: Hugs and Kisses
MAY 9-14: Butterfly: Colors and Counting
MAY 16-21: Orange Pear Apple Bear
MAY 23-27: Yoga Bug: Simple Poses for Little Ones
MAY 30: Self-Guided Storytime: How Do You Fee
Citizen Dialogue On Elections: How Should We Encourage and Safeguard Voting?
Many Americans are concerned about our country’s election systems, despite disagreeing on what the specific problems are, or how to solve them. Are the systems too easy to manipulate? Do we have rules that make voting fair and accessible to all? Are we doing enough to ensure accuracy and credibility?
There was record voter turnout in November 2020; almost 160 million Americans cast ballots even in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. However, this record number of Americans voted despite worries about how elections are carried out.
Microsoft Excel Part 2: Formulas and Charts
Open Lab
Nature Storytime
Storytime will take place at the Pavilion.
Please call the Nixon Library to reserve your spot.
Wear clothes to get messy in.
A separate recording of storytime will be available on the CALs Kids YouTube channel.
Personal Archiving and Prepping to Digitize Your Personal Papers, Photos, and Other Stuff (May 19)
Learn how to organize your personal papers, photos, scrapbooks, and other items to digitize and store them for future generations. And find out more about CALS DIY Memory Lab and how to use it to preserve your family history.
I am an LGBTQIA+ Healthcare Provider
Dr. Kim Hill is an APRN at Pinnacle Health Partners, and is dedicated to serving the LGBTQIA+ community. Join us in Level 4 or tune in virtually to aske her anything about LGBTQIA+ health care. Open to all teens ages 12-19.
this event takes place in the Level 4 Teen area of the Main Library and is open to teens ages 12-19 only.
Adult Craft Night
Enjoy an evening of creative crafting with Anne at the Maumelle Library! This month’s craft is printmaking. Sign-up sheet available at the front desk.
Fun Friday with CLLC!
Join us every Friday for outside fun with chalk, bubbles, jump ropes, and more! Also, pick up a healthy meal while you play.
Friday Family Fun Night Trivia
Time: May 20, 2022 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting
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Passcode: 307848
One tap mobile
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+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)
+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
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+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
Meeting ID: 839 7211 9409
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdH1J3Zv5j
Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts presents: Doodle POP
Come see the imaginative world Doodle POP creates as mischievous duo Woogie and Boogie bring doodles to life in an exciting adventure you do not want to miss. Accompanied by live musicians and interactive animation projections, their live whiteboard drawings and hysterical antics will delight audiences age three and up.
FOUR SHOWS:
Saturday, May 21 @ 10:00 a.m.
Saturday, May 21 @ 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 22 @ 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 22 @ 4:00 p.m.
Kindness Matters
Teen Art Project
This month, not only are we creating Lolli Flowers with positive messages, but we are doing so in person! Swing by to craft a better world, one project at a time.
Suminagashi Workshop
STACKED Book Tour
Emily Guy Birken and Joe Saul-Sehy, authors of the new book STACKED: Your Super Serious Guide to Modern Money Management will have some fun talking about how you can stack MORE benjamins!
What can you expect? The unexpected, of course.
We’ll have some books with us so that STACKED is available on-site. Million Stories is on-board with us (Joe will interview a Stacker in every city for a new Instagram video series).
DIY Fish CD
This week’s grab-and-go activity kit: create your own CD fish. Kits will be available starting May 23, while supplies last.
Rock Week
Join us for a week of rocking activities.
Monday, May 23rd: Rock Cycle Recycle @1pm
Tuesday, May 24th: Make a Sedimentary Rock Sandwich @11am
Wednesday, May 25th: Rock ‘n Roll Storytime @10am
Thursday, May 26th: Fossil Finders @1pm
Friday, May 27th: Erupting Volcano! @1pm
Saturday, May 28th: Gemstone Painting @1pm
Meditation at Main Online
Time: May 23, 2022 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82980722444…
Rock Week – Rock Cycle Recycle
Come learn about the Rock Cycle and some describing words using recycled materials!
Rock Week – Sedimentary Sandwich
Join our friends from Baptist Nutrition and make a rocking good, Sedimentary Sandwich! All ingredients will be provided along with options for food allergies.
Microsoft Excel Part 3: Color-Coding, Logic, and More
Open Lab
Coming to America Book Club
Time: May 25, 2022 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86305368486… Meeting ID: 863 0536 8486
Passcode: 378069
One tap mobile
+13017158592,,86305368486# US (Washington DC)
+13126266799,,86305368486# US (Chicago) Dial by your location
+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
Meeting ID: 863 0536 8486
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kderbaTAj2
Will Eisner and the Benefits of Comic Books
Meet the Lender: Communities Unlimited
https://forms.gle/cPFtfSyRDqkGEDk48 Food will be provided to all attendees. *About Communities Unlimited* Communities Unlimited (CU)is a non-profit and CDFI that works to unwind generations of inequity and disinvestment in Alabama,
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Rock Week – Fossil Finders
A Yard Full of Birds
Dan Scheiman, Bird Conservation Director for Audubon Delta, will join us this month. He and host Lynn Foster will be discussing the type of habitat you need to plant to attract birds to your yard. So often discussions like this focus on feeder food, but plants themselves are so much better for the environment! Find out about other Audubon projects as well, like the Bird-Friendly Yard program and the Fourche Creek cleanup.
The event will take place on the Zoom platform.
CALS Writing Circle: Karen Hayes Poetry and Prose Reading Series
This event has been cancelled.
CALS Speaker Series: Dr. Imani Perry, South to America (honoring Maurice Smith)
Thursday, May 26, 6:30 p.m., Ron Robinson Theater (in person) “Breathtaking…. Extraordinary…. In the realm of Southern letters it has no real antecedent. It is that fresh, that vital, that intellectually supercharged, that incandescent.” — Garden & Gun. We all think we know the South. Even those who have never lived there can rattle off a list of signifiers: the Civil War, Gone with the Wind, the Ku Klux Klan, plantations,
Microsoft Word Part 1: The Basics
Rock Week – Erupting Volcano!
Can’t have Rock Week without talking “a lava” about magma! Join Ms. Kelly in making a volcano and watch the volcano erupt!
And the Beat Don’t Stop – Hip Hop Workshop
Dazz from the rock ‘n soul woman-fronted duo & band Dazz & Brie leads a workshop designed to help kids 7-13 use their creativity to write hip-hop lyrics that they can perform at MTCC on June 25. This event is in partnership with the Arkansas Arts Council and Mosaic Templars Cultural exhibit “And the Beat Don’t Stop: 50 Years of Hip-Hop.” Participation is free and open to the public. There are 20 spots available so register now for yours!
An event every week that begins at 10:00 am on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, repeating until May 28, 2022
Sulac: New Artwork for the New Year
ON VIEW Friday, February 11, through Saturday, May 28
The Landing, Galleries & Bookstore at Library Square, Roberts Library
This batch of new works from Little Rock artist Sulac is fresh out of the oven, baked in the warmth of his heart at 500 degrees over the last four weeks. Sweet yet savory, delicate yet sturdy, they are a treat for the whole family.
Sulac has had solo art exhibitions at the Thea Foundation,
An event every week that begins at 10:00 am on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, repeating until May 28, 2022
Arkansas League of Artists’ 2022 Exhibition
ON VIEW Saturday, March 11, 2021, to May 28, 2022
Underground Gallery, Galleries & Bookstore at Library Square
The Arkansas League of Artists is a non-profit organization that formed to promote the visual fine arts in Arkansas. The League consists of visual artists and art enthusiasts from all over the state who gather to learn through the demonstration of techniques, the exploration of materials and media, and the sharing of collective experiences and knowledge.
The CALS Galleries &
Food for Good Grab N’ Go Lunch
A midday meal for kids.
Saturdays
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Served at the Front Desk.
For ages 18 years and younger.
An event every 2 weeks that begins at 12:00 pm on Saturday, happening 2 times
CALS Writing Circle: Writing All Year Workshop Group
Are you looking for a writing workshop group? Writing All Year is a place to share your work-in-progress with other writers. We meet twice a month to give and receive encouragement, insight, and feedback in a safe and respectful environment. Our objective: to improve the work with kindness and compassion. If this sounds like something you’ve been looking for, please join us. All experience levels are welcome. Contact jjobe@cals.org for class materials.
Rock Week – Paint a Gemstone
For our future jewelry makers and gemstone connoisseurs, join Ms. Brandy and paint the gemstone of your dreams.
CALS closed for Memorial Day
All branches and buildings of the Central Arkansas Library System will be closed Sunday, May 29 and Monday, May 30 in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. We will observe normal business hours Tuesday, May 31.
Please call 918-3000 for further information.
An event every week that begins at 4:00 pm on Monday, repeating until May 30, 2022
3D Maker Mondays
This program will be in person in the Main Library’s Youth Services Department, AND on Facebook live.
Grab N’ Go Activity Bags
A craft bag or worksheet.
For preschool and school age kids.
At the Front Desk.
Microsoft Excel Part 4: PivotTables, PivotCharts, and Lookup
Open Lab
An event every week that begins at 3:30 pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, repeating until May 31, 2022
An event every week that begins at 11:00 am on Saturday, repeating until May 31, 2022
Be Mighty Meal Service
Free meals for youth 18 and younger.
An event every week that begins at 4:00 pm on Tuesday, repeating until May 31, 2022
Board Fun and Games
Nintendo Power Hour
Play on hand held video games in the library
and compete for Weekly High Score to win a $10 gift card!
This program takes place in the YA Section of the Nixon Library.
Food for Good Grab N’ Go Supper
An afterschool meal for kids.
Monday – Friday
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Served at the Front Desk.
For ages 18 years and younger.
An event every month that begins at 6:30 pm on day Last of the month, repeating until May 31, 2022
Short Form: a virtual short story discussion group
CALS Women’s Suffrage Book Club – Women Making History
Book – Women Making History: The 19th Amendment essays compiled by the National Park Service
Scholar – Kelly Houston Jones, Arkansas Tech University
These essays are available in book form as well as online.
WHAT?
The CALS Women’s Suffrage Book Club is a book discussion series focusing on texts about the Women’s Suffrage Movement in the United States.
Summer Reading Club presents Tommy Terrific’s Wacky Magic Show – Ocean Magic
Tommy Terrific’s Wacky Magic Show is a unique blend of laugh-out-loud comedy coupled with sensational magic, all combined with an educational approach that is all about having fun with books. The show features Tommy as a big kid who shows up to watch his Uncle Fumpernutter perform a magic show. When no one can find Uncle Fumpernutter, Tommy takes over! Unfortunately, Tommy has never done magic before, so he enlists the kids’ help following the instructions in the huge Magician’s Handbook.
Pete Daniel: “Curating the American Past”
CALS Butler Center for Arkansas Studies Presents LEGACIES & LUNCH
Speaker: Pete Daniel
Historian Pete Daniel will detail the challenges of serving as a public historian tasked with protecting a definitive American museum from attempts to erode scholarly standards. He will recount the exhilaration of innovative research, the joys of collaboration, and the rewards of mentoring new generations of historians.
A former curator at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History and an award-winning historian of the American South,
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Summer Kickoff: Setting Sail for Oceans of Possibilities
~Octopus Ring Toss
~Lucky Duck Game
~Sea Shell Painting
~Button-making
~Themed Board Games
~DIY Origami Boats
~Bubble and Chalk Free Play
~Ocean Refreshment ~and Much more
An event every month that begins at 6:00 pm on day First of the month, repeating until July 7, 2022
Socrates Café
Adult patrons can visit the meeting room at the Maumelle Library for a lively discussion of various philosophical questions and a hot cup of coffee.
Issues That Matter: Protecting Arkansas’s Waterways: A Deep Dive Into Adventure
Arkansas is home to many lakes and rivers that are popular recreational resources and this program will discuss the issues that affect their safety and viability. This program will be available to a live audience at the John Gould Fletcher Library and simultaneously via Zoom.
Panelists:
Debbie Doss – Arkansas Canoe Club
Debbie has always had an interest in lakes and streams. She was conservation chair of the Arkansas Canoe Club for 17 years and worked with the Arkansas Environmental Coalition.