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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.

Come enjoy our FREE activities! Make your own Dia de los Mu***os headbands with artist Kimberly Manriquez and find out a...
10/09/2026

Come enjoy our FREE activities! Make your own Dia de los Mu***os headbands with artist Kimberly Manriquez and find out about the Creativebug database. All supplies are provided. All ages are welcome. And Mere Li will be singing a mix of American songbook and contemporary songs with piano accompanist Alana Duvall. Come and listen!

📚 Join us for Banned: The History of the Little Rock Censor Board 📚 ⁠Wednesday October 7, 12:00 - 1:00 PM CALS Main Libr...
09/29/2026

📚 Join us for Banned: The History of the Little Rock Censor Board 📚 ⁠
Wednesday October 7, 12:00 - 1:00 PM
CALS Main Library Darragh Center and online via Zoom

During Banned Books Week, Tim Nutt uncovers Little Rock’s censorship battles, from banned books to forbidden films, and discusses the long tenure of the Little Rock Censor Board and events leading to the board's demise. Free lunch provided!

Register to join us in person or via Zoom: https://events.cals.org/event/17340447

Join us for A Prized Evening celebrating this year’s Booker Worthen Literary Prize recipient Eli Cranor and Porter Fund ...
09/23/2026

Join us for A Prized Evening celebrating this year’s Booker Worthen Literary Prize recipient Eli Cranor and Porter Fund Literary Prize recipient Jeffrey Condran! 📚✨

Enjoy refreshments, readings, and a book signing with both acclaimed Arkansas authors.

📅 Friday, October 2, 2026 | 📍CALS Main Library Darragh Center | ⏰ 5:00 PM

https://events.cals.org/event/17333114

Join staff from the UA Little Rock CAHC and CALS Butler Center for a collaborative tour of CALS Roberts Library, featuri...
09/21/2026

Join staff from the UA Little Rock CAHC and CALS Butler Center for a collaborative tour of CALS Roberts Library, featuring the DIY Memory Lab, Underground Gallery, Research Room, and new West Gallery historical exhibit space.

Saturday, September 26, 3:00 - 4:00 PM
CALS Roberts Library

This tour is a part of We Want More History! Weekend in partnership with UA Little Rock's Center for Arkansas History and Culture and UA Little Rock Downtown.

09/15/2026

The acquisition brings together two longstanding Arkansas institutions in a shared commitment to publishing and promoting the history, culture and voices of the Natural State.

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401 President Clinton Avenue
Little Rock, AR
72201

Opening Hours

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

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(501) 320-5700

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