News Features
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The CALS Butler Center for Arkansas Studies has awarded the 2026 Booker Worthen Literary Prize to Eli Cranor. This annual…
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CALS, NLRPLS along with three other county libraries are working together to celebrate Library Card Sign Up Month in a…
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In 2025, nearly 1.3 million people visited one of CALS's 15 locations. CALS tracks attendance daily at each branch, giving…
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CALS is excited to announce acclaimed author Ariel Lawhon as the headliner for the 2026 Six Bridges Book Festival fundraising…
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June offers an opportunity to reflect on two important celebrations: Juneteenth and Black Music Month. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865,…
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As a member of the LGBTQ+ community and an Arkansas transplant—my family lives in Missouri but I’ve lived here for…
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The Central Arkansas Library System is excited to share that it has received a $15,000 grant as part of the…
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Over the past several years, CALS and libraries across the nation have faced a growing wave of book challenges aimed…
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September 22 through 29, book lovers buzzed around downtown Little Rock, meeting authors, hearing behind-the-scenes stories, and scooping up copies…
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While January is known as the beginning of the year for everyone, I spent so long going to school, sending…
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Little Rock, AR – The Central Arkansas Library System’s Butler Center for Arkansas Studies will award the annual Booker Worthen…
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The Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) Foundation announced today a $12,500 grant from Tyson Foods for Be Mighty Little Rock.…
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The Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) Foundation is honored to have received a grant of $500,000 from the Mellon Foundation’s…
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CALS staff members, Guy Lancaster and Brian Robertson recently had articles published in the Arkansas Historical Quarterly, a peer-reviewed journal…
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On November 2, CALS staff members from several branches along with other well-wishers gathered at the Hillary Rodham Clinton Children's…
