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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.

Empower Healthcare Solutions

Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 9:00am - 5:00pm
Campbell Board Room at Main
Meeting Purpose:

Assessment

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

Assessment

wiggle worms storytime Main Library

Wiggle Worms Storytime - Main Library

Tuesday, November 4, 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.

Malachi 4:2 Citywide

Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Davis Meeting Room at Main
Meeting Purpose:

City wide Bible Study

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

City wide Bible Study

TIE

Tuesday, November 4, 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

Releford Benton Reunion

Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Davis Meeting Room at Main
Meeting Purpose:

Family Reunion planning

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

Family Reunion planning

River Valley Ovarian Cancer Alliance

Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Carnegie Room at Main
Meeting Purpose:

Group Meeting

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

Group Meeting

Arkansas Valley Mustang Club Meeting

Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Campbell Board Room at Main
Meeting Purpose:

car club meeting

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

car club meeting

Summit Community Care

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 9:00am - 12:00pm
Anita Paddock Community Room at Miller
Meeting Purpose:

In-Person work group.

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

In-Person work group.

Story Time

Wednesday, November 5, 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

Storytime Bookworm

Storytime & Crafts - Dallas Branch 10AM

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:45am
Dallas
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Preschool, School Age

Storytime at the Dallas Street Branch is for children and their adults.  Lasting about 30 minutes, children and their families will enjoy stories, books, music, snacks, and crafts.   Storytime will often have themes reflecting the s

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

Storytime at the Dallas Street Branch is for children and their adults.  Lasting about 30 minutes, children and their families will enjoy stories, books, music, snacks, and crafts.   Storytime will often have themes reflecting the s

Dr.

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 10:45am - 12:45pm
Carnegie Room at Main
Meeting Purpose:

To meet with Arkansas Crisis Continuum community stakeholders to demonstrate the results of a mental health needs assessment conducted in Fort Smith.

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

To meet with Arkansas Crisis Continuum community stakeholders to demonstrate the results of a mental health needs assessment conducted in Fort Smith.

Storytime Bookworm

Storytime & Crafts - Dallas Branch 11AM

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:45am
Dallas
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Preschool, School Age

Storytime at the Dallas Street Branch is for children and their adults.  Lasting about 30 minutes, children and their families will enjoy stories, books, music, snacks, and crafts.   Storytime will often have themes reflecting the s

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

Storytime at the Dallas Street Branch is for children and their adults.  Lasting about 30 minutes, children and their families will enjoy stories, books, music, snacks, and crafts.   Storytime will often have themes reflecting the s

RVMG RRR Committee meeting

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Davis Meeting Room at Main
Meeting Purpose:

The RRR Committee plans events for recruitment, retention and recognition of the members of River Valley Master Gardeners.

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

The RRR Committee plans events for recruitment, retention and recognition of the members of River Valley Master Gardeners.

Virginia Fields

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 12:45pm - 4:00pm
Davis Meeting Room at Main
Meeting Purpose:

Facilitated Staffing

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

Facilitated Staffing

AA

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Carnegie Room at Main
Meeting Purpose:

AA meeting(No meetings on 11/26/2025, 12/24/2025 and 12/31/2025) 

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

AA meeting

(No meetings on 11/26/2025, 12/24/2025 and 12/31/2025) 

Block

All Day
Campbell Board Room at Main
Meeting Purpose:

Black Tie Bingo

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

Black Tie Bingo

Block

All Day
Davis Meeting Room at Main
Meeting Purpose:

Black Tie Bingo

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

Black Tie Bingo

story time poster

Storytime - Main Library

Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Storytime Nook at Main
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Storytimes
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool

Children and their caregivers are invited to the Main Library for storytime every Thursday at 10:00 AM.  Lasting about 35 minutes, storytimes feature stories, songs, puppetry, finger plays, manipulatives, and crafts.

Location: Main
Room: Storytime Nook
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytimes
Program Description:

Children and their caregivers are invited to the Main Library for storytime every Thursday at 10:00 AM.  Lasting about 35 minutes, storytimes feature stories, songs, puppetry, finger plays, manipulatives, and crafts.

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.

Miller Writers

Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Anita Paddock Community Room at Miller
Meeting Purpose:

Encouragement of area writers in any genre

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

Encouragement of area writers in any genre

The River Valley Book Club

Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:45pm
Carnegie Room at Main
Meeting Purpose:

To discuss our monthly books.

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

To discuss our monthly books.

book cover of white stallion on the beach in front of galaxies in a dark sky, and photo of author Kaia Larsen

Authors in the Afternoon - Kaia Larsen: Superhero Sister

Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Main
Program Type:
Book Sales, Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adults

Fort Smith author and globally know photojournalist Kaia Larsen will appear at the Main Library to promote and sign copies of her book, Superhero Sister.  In the book, Kaia shares how she learned to manifest and teaches readers how t

Location: Main
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Sales, Books & Writing
Program Description:

Fort Smith author and globally know photojournalist Kaia Larsen will appear at the Main Library to promote and sign copies of her book, Superhero Sister.  In the book, Kaia shares how she learned to manifest and teaches readers how t