All library locations will close at 5 p.m. November 26th and remain closed November 27th and November 28th for Thanksgiving.

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Junk Journaling Take & Make

All Day 11/1 - 11/29
Windsor
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Everyone
Get creative with our Junk Journaling Take & Make kit! We’ll provide a starter journal and a mix of fun supplies to help you begin your own personalized junk journal.
Location: Windsor
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Program Description:
Get creative with our Junk Journaling Take & Make kit! We’ll provide a starter journal and a mix of fun supplies to help you begin your own personalized junk journal.
Arkansas cookbooks and brochure under a green table lamp

Culinary Classics and Curiosities 

All Day 11/1 - 11/30
Genealogy at Main

Check out the Genealogy Department each month to pick up a couple of vintage recipes from our historical collection of Arkansas Heritage Cookbooks. For Genealogy Department Hours, visit 

Location: Main
Room: Genealogy
Program Description:

Check out the Genealogy Department each month to pick up a couple of vintage recipes from our historical collection of Arkansas Heritage Cookbooks. For Genealogy Department Hours, visit 

Holiday Food Drive poster with canned food Christmas Tree and turkey

FSPL Holiday Food Drive

All Day 11/1 - 12/31
Main
Program Type:
Holiday
Age Group:
Everyone

Help out local families in need by donating to this year’s Fort Smith Public Library Holiday Food Drive.

Location: Main
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Holiday
Program Description:

Help out local families in need by donating to this year’s Fort Smith Public Library Holiday Food Drive.

PEO First Aid / CPR Training

Monday, November 24, 2025 at 9:00am - 2:00pm
Community Room at Main
Meeting Purpose:

Emergency Response Team CPR / AED training

Main
This is not a library sponsored event.
Location: Main
Room: Community Room
Meeting Purpose

Emergency Response Team CPR / AED training

children with books

Storytime- Windsor Branch

Monday, November 24, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:45am
Community Room at Windsor
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool

Children and their caregivers are invited to the Windsor Drive Branch Library to enjoy books, songs, movement, and more. Storytime is held every Monday at 10:00 AM.

Location: Windsor
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Storytimes
Program Description:

Children and their caregivers are invited to the Windsor Drive Branch Library to enjoy books, songs, movement, and more. Storytime is held every Monday at 10:00 AM.

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Quilter Group

Monday, November 24, 2025 at 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Community Room at Dallas
Meeting Purpose:

Quilting Projects

Dallas
This is not a library sponsored event.
Location: Dallas
Room: Community Room
Meeting Purpose

Quilting Projects

Facilitation

Monday, November 24, 2025 at 12:45pm - 4:45pm
Carnegie Room at Main
Meeting Purpose:

The purpose of the meeting is to allow parents in a Sebastian Circuit Court case to have a professionally facilitated discussion concerning the custody and visitation of their chil...

Main
This is not a library sponsored event.
Location: Main
Room: Carnegie Room
Meeting Purpose

The purpose of the meeting is to allow parents in a Sebastian Circuit Court case to have a professionally facilitated discussion concerning the custody and visitation of their children.

Ladies Christian Book Club

Monday, November 24, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:30pm
Anita Paddock Community Room at Miller
Meeting Purpose:

To discuss various Christian nonfiction books.

Miller
This is not a library sponsored event.
Location: Miller
Room: Anita Paddock Community Room
Meeting Purpose

To discuss various Christian nonfiction books.

Photographic Alliance

Monday, November 24, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Davis Meeting Room at Main
Meeting Purpose:

Committee Meeting 

Main
This is not a library sponsored event.
Location: Main
Room: Davis Meeting Room
Meeting Purpose

Committee Meeting 

wiggle worms storytime Main Library

Wiggle Worms Storytime - Main Library

Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Storytime Nook at Main
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers

Now at the Main Library!  A love of reading starts early.  Babies and their caregivers are invited to join the Main Library for this special storytime geared toward children 0 to 24 months old.  There will be rhymes, songs,

Location: Main
Room: Storytime Nook
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytimes
Program Description:

Now at the Main Library!  A love of reading starts early.  Babies and their caregivers are invited to join the Main Library for this special storytime geared toward children 0 to 24 months old.  There will be rhymes, songs,

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

MKDB Show Production Meeting

Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
Anita Paddock Community Room at Miller
Meeting Purpose:

Production Prep and Meeting

Miller
This is not a library sponsored event.
Location: Miller
Room: Anita Paddock Community Room
Meeting Purpose

Production Prep and Meeting

Womens Nutrition

Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at 11:30am - 12:30pm
Community Room at Dallas
Meeting Purpose:

Discuss nutrition for women.

Dallas
This is not a library sponsored event.
Location: Dallas
Room: Community Room
Meeting Purpose

Discuss nutrition for women.

TIE

Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Carnegie Room at Main
Meeting Purpose:

AA meeting

Main
This is not a library sponsored event.
Location: Main
Room: Carnegie Room
Meeting Purpose

AA meeting

Book Cover of The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

Hoopla Book Club: The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Anita Paddock Community Room at Miller
Program Type:
Books & Writing

The Miller Branch has a book club! We are reading The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin in November. The ebook and audiobook are always available on Hoopla - which is free with your library card.

Location: Miller
Room: Anita Paddock Community Room
Program Type: Books & Writing
Program Description:

The Miller Branch has a book club! We are reading The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin in November. The ebook and audiobook are always available on Hoopla - which is free with your library card.

police officer reading a children's book at storytime

Storytime with the FSPD

Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Storytime Nook at Main
Program Type:
Special Events, Storytimes
Age Group:
Preschool, School Age

Join us at the Main Library for a special afternoon storytime featuring a member of the Fort Smith Police Department!  Afterward, stick around and ask the officer any questions you might have regarding their job.

Location: Main
Room: Storytime Nook
Age Group: Preschool, School Age
Program Type: Special Events, Storytimes
Program Description:

Join us at the Main Library for a special afternoon storytime featuring a member of the Fort Smith Police Department!  Afterward, stick around and ask the officer any questions you might have regarding their job.

1820 Midland Blvd Variance

Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Campbell Board Room at Main
Meeting Purpose:

A Neighborhood meeting to allow property owners within 300' feet of subject property to discuss proposed variance request for the property.

Main
This is not a library sponsored event.
Location: Main
Room: Campbell Board Room
Meeting Purpose

A Neighborhood meeting to allow property owners within 300' feet of subject property to discuss proposed variance request for the property.

Alpha-gal Support Group

Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:45pm
Carnegie Room at Main
Meeting Purpose:

Support Group Meeting

Main
This is not a library sponsored event.
Location: Main
Room: Carnegie Room
Meeting Purpose

Support Group Meeting

Story Time

Wednesday, November 26, 2025 at 9:00am - 12:30pm
Community Room at Dallas
Meeting Purpose:

Story Time snacks and crafts

Dallas
This is not a library sponsored event.
Location: Dallas
Room: Community Room
Meeting Purpose

Story Time snacks and crafts

Thanksgiving Turkey

Thanksgiving Popcorn Day (Dallas)

Wednesday, November 26, 2025 at 9:00am - 5:00pm
Dallas
Program Type:
Celebrations, Holiday
Age Group:
Everyone

Stop by the Dallas Street Branch Library and enjoy some tasty popcorn while you stock up on library books for the holiday weekend!    

Location: Dallas
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Celebrations, Holiday
Program Description:

Stop by the Dallas Street Branch Library and enjoy some tasty popcorn while you stock up on library books for the holiday weekend!    

Thanksgiving Turkey

Thanksgiving Storytime - Dallas Branch 10AM

Wednesday, November 26, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:45am
Dallas
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Preschool, School Age

Thanksgiving themed stories and crafts led by our staff storyteller.  This event is for pre-school and elementary school aged children. 

Location: Dallas
Age Group: Preschool, School Age
Program Type: Storytimes
Program Description:

Thanksgiving themed stories and crafts led by our staff storyteller.  This event is for pre-school and elementary school aged children. 

Thanksgiving Turkey

Thanksgiving Storytime - Dallas Branch 11AM

Wednesday, November 26, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:45am
Dallas
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Preschool, School Age

Thanksgiving themed stories and crafts led by our staff storyteller.  This event is for pre-school and elementary school aged children. 

Location: Dallas
Age Group: Preschool, School Age
Program Type: Storytimes
Program Description:

Thanksgiving themed stories and crafts led by our staff storyteller.  This event is for pre-school and elementary school aged children. 

Caregiver Support

Wednesday, November 26, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Community Room at Dallas
Meeting Purpose:

Caregiving Support Group

Dallas
This is not a library sponsored event.
Location: Dallas
Room: Community Room
Meeting Purpose

Caregiving Support Group

Library Closes at 5 p.m.

Wednesday, November 26, 2025 at 5:00pm - 8:00pm
All Library Locations, Main, Dallas, Miller, Windsor, Virtual
Closing
Branches:
All Library Locations, Main, Dallas, Miller, Windsor, Virtual

Library Closed for Thanksgiving Day

All Day 11/27 - 11/28
All Library Locations, Main, Dallas, Miller, Windsor, Virtual
Closing
Branches:
All Library Locations, Main, Dallas, Miller, Windsor, Virtual