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Running the DIY Memory Lab is genuinely a great joy and honor in my life. The work that I get…

It’s the time of year when I consciously review, remember, and recognize significant portions of my life that focus on…

People often ask me what I’m working on. It’s one of those questions like, “What do you do?” You know…

The CALS Butler Center for Arkansas Studies' recently processed Abramson family papers showcase the personal and business life of a…

People across the country watched the Oscars on Sunday to celebrate all the big movies of last year. In this…

Researching family history is always a journey. This week, that journey took me to the discovery of a relative I…

Organized by the Arkansas Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts (ACNMWA), the exhibition Arkansas Women to…

Now in its fourth year, the Black Family Expo was held this year in the recently renovated CALS Main Library,…

With Lunar New Year beginning today, February 17, I’ve been digging through old boxes and bins at my parents’ house,…

In the year 2026, it is common to see people using personal phones with features that combine technology from the…

Nicolas Cage was in Little Rock last month. I learned this fact from a recent short piece in AY Magazine…

The bronze statue of Icarus and Daedalus has been part of the Central Arkansas Library System’s art collection since 1967.…

Since its beginnings, the Central Arkansas Library System has helped patrons with genealogical research. A donation from the Richard L.…

As the CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas heads into our twentieth anniversary year (the EOA debuted online in May 2006), we…

As I type these words, there is a button for the Microsoft Copilot, the company’s AI “assistant,” lurking in the…