Welcome to CALS Roberts Library
The Bobby L. Roberts Library of Arkansas History & Art is the special collections branch of the Central Arkansas Library System.
CALS Roberts Library houses the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, Encyclopedia of Arkansas, DIY Memory Lab, CALS Art Program, and UA Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture. The mission of the Bobby L. Roberts Library of Arkansas History & Art is to engage the people of Central Arkansas in meaningful conversations about our rich history and artistic heritage and its impact on our present.
Upcoming Events & Programs
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2nd Friday Art Night
At our monthly 2FAN event, attendees will be greeted in the Main Library’s first-floor Shaylea Harding Lobby with local artists selling their work, art demonstrations, a craft table, a DJ or performer playing music, and light refreshments and libations.
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Storytelling and Collage Art Illustration with author/artist Cathy Melvin
Those young and young at heart can join author and artist Cathy Melvin as she reads her book Cypress Knees and Tupelo Trees with the use of an upcycled Crankie theater. After the story, you can create your own autumn-themed collage illustration on a bookmark to take home.
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Legacies and Lunch: From Archive to Novel: Bringing 1930s Arkansas to Life
Stephanie Saunders will discuss the historical research behind her novel Covered Buttons, set in the Arkansas Ozarks in 1939, bringing the intimate experiences of Arkansas women into a coming-of-age story about imagining a different future. Free lunch!
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