If a picture is worth a thousand words, then we would need millions of words to describe the contents of the CALS Butler Center’s Pulaski County Photograph Collection (BC.PHO.2.A). This collection was started when the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies at the Central Arkansas Library System was founded in 1997, and it now includes more than 3,100 items.
In March 2024, the Arkansas Humanities Council hosted the inaugural Next Gen conference to connect emerging humanities professionals with careers in the field. During the conference, gifted and talented (GT) educators Brenda Rush (Malvern School District) and Laura West (Hot Springs School District) gave a presentation on place-based learning. This educational technique goes outside the classroom to allow students to learn new skills specific to a location.
The Central Arkansas Library System hosted another successful genealogy workshop on October 5, 2024, in the CALS Ron Robinson Theater. This year, it was in-person only, so participants got to meet each other, enjoy a free lunch, and spend the day immersed in all things genealogy. The sessions were recorded, though, for others to enjoy and learn from,
The online Encyclopedia of Arkansas (EOA), a project of the Central Arkansas Library System, has launched two major interactive features aimed at making Arkansas history more fun and accessible, as well as some other enhancements, such as improved browsing and a day-by-day history calendar.
“Earlier this year,” said EOA editor Guy Lancaster,
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