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AA

6:30pm–7:30pm
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) 

Storytime - Main Library

10:00am–11:00am
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Main
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.

Welcome Neighbors Book Club

11:00am–1:00pm
Main
This is not a library sponsored event.
Location: Main
Room: Campbell Board Room
Meeting Purpose

Book Club

Fort Smith Symphony Board of Directors Meeting

11:15am–1:15pm
Main
This is not a library sponsored event.
Location: Main
Room: Carnegie Room
Meeting Purpose

monthly board meeting

Altrusa

12:00pm–1:00pm
Main
This is not a library sponsored event.
Location: Main
Room: Davis Meeting Room
Meeting Purpose

Monthly meeting

Thursday Night Lit Club

3:00pm–5:00pm
Main
This is not a library sponsored event.
Location: Main
Room: Davis Meeting Room
Meeting Purpose

Book discussion

Once Upon a Stitch

4:30pm–5:30pm
School Age, Teens
Main
Location: Main
Room: Carnegie Room
Age Group: School Age, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, How-To
Program Description:

School age children and teens are invited to join the Once Upon a Stitch crochet club! Whether a beginner or an expert, join us to learn the basic of crochet and expand your skills. 

Sebastian County Democratic Women

6:00pm–7:45pm
Main
This is not a library sponsored event.
Location: Main
Room: Carnegie Room
Meeting Purpose

monthly meeting

Ebbing 82 POA Meeting

6:00pm–8:00pm
Main
This is not a library sponsored event.
Location: Main
Room: Community Room
Meeting Purpose

POA Meeting

Storytime - Miller Branch

10:00am–11:00am
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age
Miller
Location: Miller
Room: Anita Paddock Community Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age
Program Type: Storytimes

Children and their caregivers are invited to the Miller Branch Library to enjoy stories, songs, rhymes, and crafts.  No registration is necessary for this fun and FREE program.  Storytime is held every Friday 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.

Civic Luncheon

11:30am–1:00pm
Dallas
This is not a library sponsored event.
Location: Dallas
Room: Community Room
Meeting Purpose

Program Luncheon Meeting

Watercolor on the Weekend: Flowers & Mushrooms

10:30am–12:00pm
Teens, Adults
Windsor
Location: Windsor
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, How-To
Program Description:

By popular request, we're bringing this class to a Saturday, where we'll paint beautiful and fun flowers and mushrooms.

Christian Biblical Church of God

11:00am–2:00pm
Dallas
This is not a library sponsored event.
Location: Dallas
Room: Community Room
Meeting Purpose

Bible Study

Story Sprouts: Writing Workshop for Kids

2:30pm–3:30pm
School Age
Main
Location: Main
Room: Carnegie Room
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Books & Writing
Program Description:

School age children who are interested in writing are invited to Story Sprouts. From learning about characters to improving plot points, this club is aimed at teaching and fostering children’s love of storytelling! 

Friends of the Library Chocolate Festival

2:30pm–4:30pm
Adults, Everyone
Dallas
Registration Required
Payment Required
Location: Dallas
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Celebrations, Special Events
Registration Required
Payment Required
Program Description:

Chocolate - Chocolate - Chocolate! The Friends of the Fort Smith Library will turn the Dallas Branch Library into a Willy Wonka Chocolate Factory of sorts as an abundance of chocolate drips throughout the building.

Storytime- Windsor Branch

10:00am–10:45am
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Windsor
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.

Ladies Christian Book Club

1:00pm–4:30pm
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

6:00pm–7:30pm
Main
This is not a library sponsored event.
Location: Main
Room: Campbell Board Room
Meeting Purpose

Committee Meeting 

Wiggle Worms Storytime - Main Library

10:00am–11:00am
Babies & Toddlers
Main
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.

Womens Nutrition

11:30am–12:30pm
Dallas
This is not a library sponsored event.
Location: Dallas
Room: Community Room
Meeting Purpose

Discuss nutrition for women.

TIE

12:00pm–1:00pm
Main
This is not a library sponsored event.
Location: Main
Room: Carnegie Room
Meeting Purpose

AA meeting

Hoopla Book Club: Grandma Gatewood's Walk

2:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
Miller
Location: Miller
Room: Anita Paddock Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Writing
Program Description:

The Miller Branch has a book club! We are reading Grandma Gatewood’s Walk by Ben Montgomery in September. Join us for a discussion about the book on Tuesday, September 30, at 2:00 PM.

Library Card Sign-up Celebration at the Miller Branch

3:00pm–7:00pm
Preschool, School Age
Miller
Location: Miller
Room: Anita Paddock Community Room
Age Group: Preschool, School Age
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Celebrations, Movies
Program Description:

The Miller Branch Library will be open until 7:00 pm on September 30th to wrap up Library Card Sign-up Month. Drop in from 3-7 for crafts, snacks, and a book character scavenger hunt!

Storytime with the FSPD

4:00pm–4:30pm
Preschool, School Age
Main
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.