Off the Shelf features new releases in both physical and digital media, exhibitions, and highlights larger system-wide programs. We hope this publication serves our patrons by providing current news about our collection– the foundation of all great libraries. A full schedule of events can still be found at HERE.

The Central Arkansas Library System has joined the Library Speakers Consortium, which will provide live-streamed author talks every month with not only novelists, poets and fiction writers but also experts on business, careers, personal growth and lifelong learning.

Drop by and ask your burning technology questions, or get help with a specific problem from an expert. Feel free to bring your mobile device or laptop.

Join us to hear from Charles Feild about his book Feild Notes on Little Rock: History and Memoir 1622-2024. Register to attend in person or online.

Bring the entire family to the Main Library for an event filled with animals, music, and fun! Enjoy a special performance of Carnival of the Animals by the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra.

Learn about families with strong ties to Central Arkansas’s Black history and explore CALS’s resources for preserving your own family history. Giveaways will be happening all day, so stop by and celebrate Black History Month with the CALS team!