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.

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.

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.

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,

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,

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.

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.

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!

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,

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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,

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This is a Grab & Go craft kit, available while supplies last.

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.

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).

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,

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.

Preschoolers can join Miss Kathy in the Children’s Program Room for stories and songs.

Ages 3-5.

Homeschooled kids can join the Maumelle Library’s Miss Kathy in the Children’s Program Room for stories and songs.

Ages 6-11.

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.

Join Anne in the Maumelle Library Meeting Room for a relaxing afternoon of quilting and sewing. Open to the public. Bring your own supplies.

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.

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.

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.

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

Come learn about the Rock Cycle and some describing words using recycled materials!

Join our friends from Baptist Nutrition and make a rocking good, Sedimentary Sandwich! All ingredients will be provided along with options for food allergies.

Can’t have Rock Week without talking “a lava” about magma! Join Ms. Kelly in making a volcano and watch the volcano erupt!

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.