Throughout February, and all year long, you can engage with Black history in many ways with the Central Arkansas Library System.
CALS community engagement coordinator Jessica McDaniel and community outreach archivist Danielle Afsordeh organized the first Black Family Expo at the Josephine Pankey Community Center for Black History Month in 2023,
I didn’t know my grandfather. Every time I would ask about him, I’d hear a mix of responses: “Gong Gong was frugal.” “He loved ‘Edelweiss.’” “He gave a lot of lectures.” But my dad always said, “He was a great father.” And while I never knew him (he died several months after I was born),
Some years back, my wife and I rented a cabin in Ponca near the Buffalo River. The idea was to snuggle down for a cold weather spell over Thanksgiving week, spend time reading books while a fire crackled in the fireplace, and generally disconnect from work and everything else. However, our dog would need his regular walks,
From the Vault: A Survey of the CALS Art Collection will be on display throughout the spring, with some additions to mark Black History Month.
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Leave your legacy with a planned gift that can help ensure quality materials, programming, and services for our libraries. For more information, contact 501-918-3025 or calsfoundation@cals.org.
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Central Arkansas Library System
100 Rock Street
Little Rock, AR. 72201
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