CALS Roberts Library

🍰Celebrate the EOA's 20th Year at 2FAN with free drinks, cake, and fun! 🥂
2nd Friday Art Night, CALS Main Library 1st Floor
Friday, June 12 | 5:00 - 8:00 PM

Join us at the newly renovated CALS Main Library for June’s 2nd Friday Art Night (2FAN)! Enjoy free drinks, music, art activities, local artists and makers, plus a special celebration of the Encyclopedia of Arkansas’s 20th anniversary from 6:00 - 8:00 PM.

Screen-print your own T-shirt or tote with help from muralist Jose Hernandez (Ch3mex), browse unique handmade gifts, and take part in Knit Night (whether you're an experienced knitter or just learning). Boulevard Bread Company will also be open with a limited menu. Come celebrate art, community, and 20 years of the EOA with us!

🍰Celebrate the EOA's 20th Year at 2FAN with free drinks, cake, and fun! 🥂
2nd Friday Art Night, CALS Main Library 1st Floor
Friday, June 12 | 5:00 - 8:00 PM

Join us at the newly renovated CALS Main Library for June’s 2nd Friday Art Night (2FAN)! Enjoy free drinks, music, art activities, local artists and makers, plus a special celebration of the Encyclopedia of Arkansas’s 20th anniversary from 6:00 - 8:00 PM.

Screen-print your own T-shirt or tote with help from muralist Jose Hernandez (Ch3mex), browse unique handmade gifts, and take part in Knit Night (whether you're an experienced knitter or just learning). Boulevard Bread Company will also be open with a limited menu. Come celebrate art, community, and 20 years of the EOA with us

New Blog Post!

"The CALS David Stricklin Research Fellowship Experience: Heather McNamee, 2025"

https://robertslibrary.org/blog/the-cals-david-stricklin-research-fellowship-experience-heather-mcnamee-2025/

Each Tuesday during Summer @ CALS, 2-4 p.m June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, and July 7, 14, 21⁠
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UA Little Rock Downtown, 333 President Clinton Ave.⁠
(entrance at the corner of President Clinton Ave. and Rock St.)⁠
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All ages are welcome to this free Summer @ CALS program for coloring, collaging, and creating whatever you want! All supplies provided. Come hang out and create in a relaxed (air-conditioned!) atmosphere. Bring a friend or make a new one!⁠
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Made possible by generous funding from the CALS Foundation and the Windgate Foundation.⁠
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For any questions or concerns, contact Shannon Boguslawski Holmes at 501-320-5792

🦴🦖 𝚄𝚗𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚑 𝚊 𝚂𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚜𝚞𝚖𝚖𝚎𝚛 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙲𝙰𝙻𝚂 𝚁𝚘𝚋𝚎𝚛𝚝𝚜 𝙻𝚒𝚋𝚛𝚊𝚛𝚢! 🦖🦴
Kids, teens, and families are invited to pick up our oral history activity sheet at any CALS location (or download it through our website) and complete an oral history interview with an elder in their life. Draw a portrait on the other side of the handout, bring it back to the 2nd floor of Roberts Library, and receive a sweet prize while supplies last! 🍦👀

👆 𝚅𝚒𝚜𝚒𝚝 RobertsLibrary.org/students/ -2026 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚍𝚎𝚝𝚊𝚒𝚕𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚙𝚏𝚞𝚕 𝚘𝚛𝚊𝚕 𝚑𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚢 𝚝𝚘𝚘𝚕𝚜!

New Blog Post!

"Spring Spotlight: Engaging with Our Profession and Community"

https://robertslibrary.org/blog/spring-spotlight-engaging-with-our-profession-and-community/

As we approach the 250th anniversary of the United States, we look back to the 150th Capital City Anniversary Celebration, also known as LR 150. This celebration, held in 1971, commemorated 150 years of Little Rock being home to the capital of Arkansas. This citywide festivity held several events and ceremonies. These included plenty of live music, historical reenactments, and the first ever annual High School Girls All-Star game, held at the Barton Coliseum.

Explore more history about the 150th Capital City Anniversary, along with other events that were held in Pulaski County, in the recently digitized collection of historic celebrations, parades, and fairs: https://cals.click/parades

New Blog Post!

"'Top' Lists for Arkansas"

https://robertslibrary.org/blog/top-lists-for-arkansas/

The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example. —Benjamin Disraeli

In observance of Memorial Day, all CALS locations will be closed Sunday, May 24 and Monday, May 25. But remember, cals.org is always open.