News & Announcements

Arkansas Sounds Presents: Randy Goodrum – The Stories Behind the Songs

CALS celebrates 10 years of Ron Robinson Theater with return performance

Little Rock, AR—The Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) is proud to welcome back to the Ron Robinson Theater stage, 100 River Market Ave., Arkansasnative, Randy Goodrum on Saturday, July 27 at 8:00 p.m. Goodrum is a legendary songwriter, pianist, producer,


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New Look for CALS Terry Library: Services Disrupted for Two-Week Renovation

The library branch will remain open with portions of the building unavailable

Little Rock, AR—The Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) has announced that Adolphine Fletcher Terry Library, 2015 Napa Valley Drive, will undergo light renovations beginning at the end of July and will have new floors installed starting July 31. The interior of the building recently got a fresh coat of paint.


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CALS Seeks Public Opinion to Shape Future of the Library System

Survey will be open to the public from July 15 through August 5

Little Rock, AR – The Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) is seeking input from the public via an online survey. The survey is accessible via Survey Monkey and will be open from July 15 through August 5, it is available in both English and Spanish.


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2024 Six Bridges Book Festival Dates and First Round of Authors Announced 

Little Rock, AR – The Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) is excited to announce that the 2024 Six Bridges Book Festival will be held September 23-29, 2024. This year’s festival chairperson is Sen. Joyce Elliott, a CALS board member and former high school English teacher.

“Books have an incredible power to unite us,


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CALS receives $500,000 from the Mellon Foundation

Grant will support the library’s Memory Lab, Encyclopedia of Arkansas, and Butler Center for Arkansas Studies

Little Rock, AR – The Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) Foundation is honored to have received a grant of $500,000 from the Mellon Foundation’s Public Knowledge program.

The grant – one of the largest in CALS’s history – will build capacity for the library’s Memory Lab,


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CALS Presents ‘American Evangelicals’ Author on May 9

Little Rock, AR – The Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) welcomes critically acclaimed author Tim Alberta with his book, The Kingdom, the Power, and The Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism on Thursday, May 9, at CALS Ron Robinson Theater, 100 River Market Ave. The program will begin at 6:30 p.m.,


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NEA Big Read Brings Together Book Clubs, Stories, and Writers in Central Arkansas

Little Rock, AR – The Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) welcomes critically acclaimed author Tommy Orange as part of its 2024 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read celebration. The Big Read series of events kick off March 8 and conclude in May, with Orange scheduled to appear at CALS Ron Robinson Theater, 100 River Market Ave.,


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