Tickets are available at all library locations $20.00 per person or $35.00 for a couple. Please contact the Main Library at (479)783-0229 for tickets or more information.
Kids of all ages and their families are invited to the Main Library for this FREE storytime featuring stories, songs, and other fun activities in Spanish with storyteller Yazmin De La Cruz Grubb. Come and learn about the library and what it has to offer your family.
For more information, please call the Youth Services Department at (479)783-0229, ext. 1131.
For more information, please call the Main Library at (479)783-0229, ext. 1126.
For more information, please call the Youth Services Department at (479)783-0229, ext. 1131.
For more information, please call the Windsor Branch Library at 479-785-0405.
For more information, please call the Main Library at (479)783-0229, ext. 1126.
For more information, please call the Miller Branch at (479)646-3945.
For more information, please call the Youth Services Department at (479)783-0229, ext. 1131.
Randall's weekly column is read by an estimated 6 million readers in over 400 newspapers. Her column appears each Monday in the Times Record. Her honest, conversational writing style gives readers a feeling of personal connection to her life stories and perspectives. Proceeds benefit the Fort Smith Public Library Endowment Trust and Friends of the Fort Smith Public Library, non-profit groups providing financial and volunteer support for the Fort Smith Public Library.
For more information about this fundraiser luncheon or the evening's book talk OR for tickets to each event, please call the Main Library at (479)783-0229.
Randall's weekly column is read by an estimated 6 million readers in over 400 newspapers. Her column appears each Monday in the Times Record. Her honest, conversational writing style gives readers a feeling of personal connection to her life stories and perspectives. Proceeds benefit the Fort Smith Public Library Endowment Trust and Friends of the Fort Smith Public Library, non-profit groups providing financial and volunteer support for the Fort Smith Public Library.
For more information about or tickets to either Sharon Randall event, please call the Main Library at (479)783-0229.
McDonnell's new biography tells the story of the great coach's life and legacy, from his childhood growing up on a farm in 1940s County Mayo Ireland, to his own running career, to the beginnings of his life as a coach, and to all the great athletes he mentored along the way. John McDonnell was the head coach of the Arkansas Razorback Track-and-Field teams from 1978 until his retirement in 2008, during which time he won an unprecedented forty national championships. He currently spends his time in Fayetteville and on his ranch in Oklahoma.
This event is free and open to the public. Bring your lunch or pick it up at the Library's coffee shop, Dewey's Café! The Library will provide drinks and dessert.
For more information, please call the Main Library at (479)783-0229.
For more information, please call the Miller Branch at (479)646-3945.
For more information, please contact the Main Library at (479)783-0229.
For more information, please call the Youth Services Department at (479)783-0229, ext. 1131.
As a special treat, we will kick off the Summer FUN with three special performances featuring the hugely popular Tommy Terrific's Wacky Magic Show at our branch locations. To help celebrate the beginning of Summer Reading's Dig Into Reading, today's show will have a special theme: Magical Dinosaur Dig.
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How do I get a library card? Anyone who lives inside the city limits of Fort Smith and is age 5 or older is eligible for a FREE library card. Bring ID showing your name (or the parent's name for children) and current street address (driver's license, state ID, or a bill). A parent or legal guardian must apply in person for children ages 5-15. Fort Smith real estate property owners and their families are also eligible for FREE Fort Smith Public Library cards. Ask for details at any library location. People who live outside the city limits of Fort Smith can get all the benefits of a Fort Smith Public Library card for only $35 a year. That's less than 10 cents a day.
For more information, please contact the Main Library at (479)783-0229.
Day Location Toddler and Story Time Programs Time
We've finally done it! Our Annual Friends of the Library Used Book Sale has outgrown the space of the Library. So, we are now selling Mostly Fiction in May with a Mostly Non-Fiction Sale in August. In May, Fiction for children and adults will be on sale, along with a selection of music CDs, videos, and books on tape. In August? Non-fiction! The August edition of the Friends of the Library Used Book Sale features thousands of non-fiction selections for adults. Hardbacks and paperbacks from your favorite authors and on your favorite subjects will be available, along with a selection of children's books, videos, and audiobooks. Most paperbacks are 25 cents and most hardback books are $1.00. Better hardbacks are $3.00 - $5.00.
Proceeds from the sale are used to buy library materials and fund library special events and projects. Members of the Friends of the Fort Smith Public Library may come to the exclusive Friends-only Preview Sale on the Friday afternoon preceding the sale from 4:00-7:00p.m. There will be a 25 book limit at the preview sale. Friends of the Library memberships start at $10.00 and will be for sale at the Preview Sale.
And remember...we have an excellent selection of used books for sale year round in our Friends of the Library used book store, Between the Pages, and at ALL of our FSPL branches.
For more information, please call (479)783-0229.
Be sure to check out the works of Cat Donnelly at the Main Library through May and June. For more information, call the Main Library at (479)783-0229.
Tessa's photos will be on display in Dewey's Café during the months of May and June. For more information, please call Dewey's Café at the Main Library at (479)783-0229, ext. 1126.
For more information, please call the Miller Branch Library at (479)646-3945.
Dallas 8100 Dallas Street Noon Miller 8701 South 28th Street 2:00p.m. Windsor 4701 Windsor Drive 4:00p.m.
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Storytime @ the Library
Mondays Windsor Story Time 10:00a.m. Tuesdays Main Toddler Time (Ages 3 and under) 10:00a.m. Wednesdays Dallas Story Time 10:30a.m. Thursdays Main Regular Story Time (Ages 3 and up) 10:00a.m. Fridays Miller Story Time 10:00a.m.
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Friends of the Library Events
Fort Smith Public Library's (Twice) Annual Friends of the Library Booksale
Annual program: 2013 Dates -- Fiction: Saturday, May 4th @ 10:00a.m.-5:00p.m.;
Mostly Non-Fiction: Saturday, August 31st @ 10:00a.m.-5:00p.m.
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ArtWork @ the Library
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Artwork @ Main:
Photographer Cat Donnelly will display her original work at the Fort Smith Public Library during the months of May and June. Arranged in small vignettes, Cat Donnelly's images represent studies of Ireland, local points of interest, street buskars, metal sculptures, architectural accents, wood, flowers and the aging process of various things.
Cat Donnelly is a non-traditional senior at the University of Arkansas with a strong interest in Photography and Art. She has studied abroad in the Writer's Program in Galway, Ireland and currently lives in a Civil War era farmhouse in Durham, Arkansas with her husband, a teenager, a pug, two cats, and twenty-nine chickens.
May/June 2013 Exhibit: Photography by Cat Donnelly
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Artwork @ Dewey's Café
Retired media writer and photographer Tessa Freeman will exhibit her latest photographs in Contextual, a photo exhibit depicting how environment can impact a photo.
"Since I don't have studio, I have to make the surroundings work in some way to tell a story in the photo," says Freeman. "I like to make the subjects part of the story, too. That could mean everything from, hair, jewelry and even their tattoos, to places that I find to shoot my models, even props." The photos were all shot in the Fort Smith area with local female subjects. Along with natural light, she also utilizes wireless lighting using Nikon speed lights. "You gotta make the best of what you got when the world is you studio. The sun makes a great light but you have to work around it. You can't shoot anytime you want when you don't have a studio. You have to work with what God gives you. And, thankfully, God gives you lots of resources."
May/June 2013 Exhibit: Contextual: Photography by Tessa Freeman
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Artwork @ Miller
Born in Vietnam, Thuan Tran came to America in 1975 and studied art in Iowa. She loves to stay busy and is constantly experimenting with different types of media for her art. Her mixed media display at the Miller Branch reflects daily life in Vietnam. Her original works will be on display through May.
May 2013 Exhibit: Miller Branch Artist of the Month: Thuan Tran
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