CALS Roberts Library

CALS Roberts Library Explore Arkansas History & Art 🎨 | Connect to Your Family's Story 📚 | Discover Local Artists 🖼️ | Preserve Your Past 🔍

CALS Roberts Library houses CALS Galleries & Bookstore at Library Square, CALS Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, and CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas. CALS Galleries & Bookstore at Library Square is open Tuesday through Saturday 10am to 5pm. CALS Butler Center for Arkansas Studies is open Tuesday through Friday 10am to 5pm. For information about accessing ARCHIVAL/MANUSCRIPT collection, visit www.RobertsLibrary.org. CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas is always open at www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net.

2nd/Second Friday Art NightCollage PartyDrop in!Shop local, take in some music, and sip wine with friends!This month, jo...
01/09/2026

2nd/Second Friday Art Night
Collage Party
Drop in!
Shop local, take in some music, and sip wine with friends!

This month, join us for a collage party with mixed-media artist Equilla Marie Walker and CALS Memory Lab coordinator Meredith Li!
At our monthly 2FAN event (held in the Roberts Library for January!), attendees will be greeted with local artists selling their work, art demonstrations, social knitting, a craft table, a DJ or performer playing music, and light refreshments and libations. Stop by each second Friday to chat with local artists, shop locally from Arkansas makers, take in some music, and sip wine with friends!

This month, join us foD a collage party with mixed-media artist Equilla Marie Walker and CALS Memory Lab coordinator Meredith Li! Send any of your photos you’d like to include in your collage to memorylab@cals.org and we’ll provide up to three 4x6-inch photo prints. Have physical photos, photo negatives, or mounted slides you’d like to use? Scan them with the Mobile Memory Lab on-site at 2FAN and get a printed copy. Collaging supplies will be provided. And for January's 2FAN, everyone who attends has the chance to enter to win an Arkansas piece of art and a little CALS swag. One entry per person, and four winners will be selected. Winners may collect items by appointment or at the next 2FAN.

And visitors can head downstairs to the Underground Gallery to view From the Vault, works from the CALS permanent collection.

PLUS: 2nd Friday Knit Night (part of 2FAN). Bring your WIP (work in progress) and hang out for an evening of social knitting. Don’t know how to knit? We'll teach you. Supplies provided.

Made possible by generous funding from the CALS Foundation and the Windgate Foundation.

The event is free to attend, and parking is free with validation in the library lot/deck (as space is available). Street parking is free after 6:00 p.m.

Also, the 2nd Friday Art Night Film at the CALS Ron Robinson Theater features When Harry Met Sally (1989, R), 7:00-9:00 p.m. More info here: https://centralarkansaslibrarysystemcals.libnet.info/event/15404794

For more information about all downtown 2FAN activities, visit the 2nd Friday Art Night page. For any questions or concerns, please contact Shannon Boguslawski Holmes at 501-320-5792.

2nd/Second Friday Art NightCollage PartyDrop in!This month, join us for a collage party with mixed-media artist Equilla ...
01/08/2026

2nd/Second Friday Art Night
Collage Party
Drop in!

This month, join us for a collage party with mixed-media artist Equilla Marie Walker and CALS Memory Lab coordinator Meredith Li!
At our monthly 2FAN event (held in the Roberts Library for January!), attendees will be greeted with local artists selling their work, art demonstrations, social knitting, a craft table, a DJ or performer playing music, and light refreshments and libations. Stop by each second Friday to chat with local artists, shop locally from Arkansas makers, take in some music, and sip wine with friends!

This month, join us foD a collage party with mixed-media artist Equilla Marie Walker and CALS Memory Lab coordinator Meredith Li! Send any of your photos you’d like to include in your collage to memorylab@cals.org and we’ll provide up to three 4x6-inch photo prints. Have physical photos, photo negatives, or mounted slides you’d like to use? Scan them with the Mobile Memory Lab on-site at 2FAN and get a printed copy. Collaging supplies will be provided. And for January's 2FAN, everyone who attends has the chance to enter to win an Arkansas piece of art and a little CALS swag. One entry per person, and four winners will be selected. Winners may collect items by appointment or at the next 2FAN.

And visitors can head downstairs to the Underground Gallery to view From the Vault, works from the CALS permanent collection.

PLUS: 2nd Friday Knit Night (part of 2FAN). Bring your WIP (work in progress) and hang out for an evening of social knitting. Don’t know how to knit? We'll teach you. Supplies provided.

Made possible by generous funding from the CALS Foundation and the Windgate Foundation.

The event is free to attend, and parking is free with validation in the library lot/deck (as space is available). Street parking is free after 6:00 p.m.

Also, the 2nd Friday Art Night Film at the CALS Ron Robinson Theater features When Harry Met Sally (1989, R), 7:00-9:00 p.m. More info here: https://centralarkansaslibrarysystemcals.libnet.info/event/15404794

For more information about all downtown 2FAN activities, visit the 2nd Friday Art Night page. For any questions or concerns, please contact Shannon Boguslawski Holmes at 501-320-5792.

01/07/2026

🖤✨ We’re gearing up for Black History Month and the return of our annual Black Family Expo!

Explore your own family history, discover the stories of families and organizations, and celebrate the people who make Central Arkansas the rich community it is today.

📅 February 7
⏰ 11 a.m.–2 p.m.
📍 CALS Main Library
🔗 Details and exhibitor info: https://centralarkansaslibrarysystemcals.libnet.info/event/15506929

📸 CALS Roberts Library

🔍Feild Notes on Little Rock with Charles R. Feild✒️Wednesday, January 7, 2026, 12:00 - 1:00 PM, CALS Main Library Darrag...
12/24/2025

🔍Feild Notes on Little Rock with Charles R. Feild✒️

Wednesday, January 7, 2026, 12:00 - 1:00 PM, CALS Main Library Darragh Center

Join us for January's Legacies & Lunch in CALS Main Library's Darragh Center (5th floor). Thanks to the CALS Foundation, we are now offering free lunch on a first-come, first-served basis to in person attendees!

Dr. Feild will discuss his book Feild Notes on Little Rock: History and Memoir 1622-2024 and will stay for a signing afterward. A limited number of books will be sold on site.

register at: https://events.cals.org/event/15239507

Meals are limited and will be offered on a first-come first-served basis. We cannot accommodate dietary restrictions or allergies and registration does not guarantee lunch will be available.

2nd/Second Friday Art Night⁠Shop local, take in some music, and sip wine with friends!⁠Friday, December 12, 5:00pm - 8:0...
12/12/2025

2nd/Second Friday Art Night⁠
Shop local, take in some music, and sip wine with friends!⁠
Friday, December 12, 5:00pm - 8:00pm⁠
Roberts Library First Floor & Underground⁠
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The event is free to attend and parking is free with validation in the library lot/deck (as space is available). Street parking is also free after 6:00 p.m.⁠
⁠
New location! Well… not exactly. We’re excited to announce that we’re returning to our previous spot in the CALS Roberts Library! In that celebratory spirit, we will have a used book sale, free screen printing, and holiday photos—and music by turntablist DJ Swift 720. ⁠
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A CALS Used Book Sale in Roberts, yes it's true! Hardback books are $2, paperbacks are $1, and library discards are $1. Plus, we have the well-loved photographer with Picture Perfect Entertainment with the most elaborate holiday props you can think of. Come join in on the free fun with a holiday portrait or a hilarious selfie. ⁠
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CALS has hosted 2FAN since its beginning. In honor of 20 years of participation working with so many talented artists, we will be hosting a free screen printing by Dedicated Visual Art Studio & Gallery with artists Sydney Carmichael and Jose Hernandez. There will be four prints to choose from: 20 years of 2FAN, the 2FAN logo, a special studio print, and a library-themed design. Bring a shirt or a tote and watch them work their magic (for free), or purchase a shirt or tote from the artists. ⁠
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Arkansas artists will be selling ornaments, paintings, jewelry, greeting cards, clothing, photography, totes, prints, purses, treats, chocolates, pottery, wood, magnets, stickers, and more. You just never know what unique gift you will find! ⁠
⁠And visitors can head downstairs to the Underground Gallery to view From the Vault, works from the CALS permanent collection. ⁠
⁠
PLUS: 2nd Friday Knit Night (part of 2FAN). Bring your WIP (work in progress) and hang out for an evening of social knitting. Don’t know how to knit? We'll teach you. Supplies provided.
⁠
Made possible by generous funding from the CALS Foundation and the Windgate Foundation.

2nd/Second Friday Art Night⁠Shop local, take in some music, and sip wine with friends!⁠Friday, December 12, 5:00pm - 8:0...
12/11/2025

2nd/Second Friday Art Night⁠
Shop local, take in some music, and sip wine with friends!⁠
Friday, December 12, 5:00pm - 8:00pm⁠
Roberts Library First Floor & Underground⁠
⁠
The event is free to attend and parking is free with validation in the library lot/deck (as space is available). Street parking is also free after 6:00 p.m.⁠
⁠
New location! Well… not exactly. We’re excited to announce that we’re returning to our previous spot in the CALS Roberts Library! In that celebratory spirit, we will have a used book sale, free screen printing, and holiday photos—and music by turntablist DJ Swift 720. ⁠
⁠
A CALS Used Book Sale in Roberts, yes it's true! Hardback books are $2, paperbacks are $1, and library discards are $1. Plus, we have the well-loved photographer with Picture Perfect Entertainment with the most elaborate holiday props you can think of. Come join in on the free fun with a holiday portrait or a hilarious selfie. ⁠
⁠
CALS has hosted 2FAN since its beginning. In honor of 20 years of participation working with so many talented artists, we will be hosting a free screen printing by Dedicated Visual Art Studio & Gallery with artists Sydney Carmichael and Jose Hernandez. There will be four prints to choose from: 20 years of 2FAN, the 2FAN logo, a special studio print, and a library-themed design. Bring a shirt or a tote and watch them work their magic (for free), or purchase a shirt or tote from the artists. ⁠
⁠
Arkansas artists will be selling ornaments, paintings, jewelry, greeting cards, clothing, photography, totes, prints, purses, treats, chocolates, pottery, wood, magnets, stickers, and more. You just never know what unique gift you will find! ⁠
⁠And visitors can head downstairs to the Underground Gallery to view From the Vault, works from the CALS permanent collection. ⁠
⁠
PLUS: 2nd Friday Knit Night (part of 2FAN). Bring your WIP (work in progress) and hang out for an evening of social knitting. Don’t know how to knit? We'll teach you. Supplies provided.
⁠
Made possible by generous funding from the CALS Foundation and the Windgate Foundation.

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401 President Clinton Avenue
Little Rock, AR
72201

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Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 12pm - 4pm

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