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          Autumn Coloring Stations (Dallas all month)
        
                      
        All Day
        11/1–11/30
       
                              Dallas
                           
      
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              Age Group:
                              Everyone
                           
            
              Program Type:
            
                          Arts & Crafts
                       
                          Program Description:  
            Get into the fall spirit with autumn themed coloring at the Dallas Street Branch Library.  Coloring stations with materials for all ages will be available.  
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        Dec
      
    
          
        1
      
    
    
      2022
    
          
        Thu
      
       
        
        
          Miller Branch Library Artist of the Month - Priscilla Myers (December 1-31)
         
      
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              Age Group:
                              Everyone
                           
            
              Program Type:
            
                          Arts & Crafts
                       
                          Program Description:  
            The Miller Branch Library will feature original paintings by Priscilla Myers during the month of December. 
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          Autumn Origami (Dallas all month)
        
                      
        All Day
        11/1–11/30
       
                              Dallas
                           
      
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              Age Group:
                              Teens, 
                              Adults
                           
            
              Program Type:
            
                          Arts & Crafts
                       
                          Program Description:  
            Get ready for Thanksgiving and try your hand at some autumn themed origami crafts.  Use your smartphone to scan the provided QR codes linked to YouTube videos explaining how to complete the different crafts.  Both simple and intermediate 
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        Dec
      
    
          
        1
      
    
    
      2022
    
          
        Thu
      
       
        
        
          Paint Your Own Snowflake Make & Take Kit
         
      
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              Age Group:
                              Adults
                           
            
              Program Type:
            
                          Arts & Crafts
                       
                          Program Description:  
            Let the artist inside of you shine with this fun take and make kit. The kit includes wooden snowflake, paintbrush, and six different paint pots in different colors. 
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        Nov-Dec
      
    
    
    
      2022
    
       
      
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              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. 
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        Nov-Dec
      
    
    
    
      2022
    
       
        
        
          Let There Be Light – Nature Photography by Steven Hunter
         
      
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          Location: 
          Main
         
          Room: 
          Community Room (Exhibit Space)
         
                              
              Age Group:
                              Everyone
                           
            
              Program Type:
            
                          Arts & Crafts
                       
                          Program Description:  
            The nature photography of Steven Hunter will be on display in the community room of the Main Library during the months of November & December.  Images will encompass western Arkansas and all of Oklahoma, with an emphasis on the Wichita Mo 
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        Nov
      
    
          
        28
      
    
    
      2022
    
          
        Mon
      
       
      
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              Age Group:
                              Teens, 
                              Adults
                           
            
              Program Type:
            
                          Arts & Crafts, 
                          How-To
                       
                          Program Description:  
            Stop by the Main Library or the Miller Branch to pick up a book page ornament craft kit, beginning on November 28th. 
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      This event is in the "Everyone" group
    
   
          
        Dec
      
    
          
        1
      
    
    
      2022
    
          
        Thu
      
       
        
        
          Sock Snowman Craft - Dallas Branch
         
      
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              Age Group:
                              Everyone
                           
            
              Program Type:
            
                          Arts & Crafts, 
                          Holiday
                       
                          Program Description:  
            Settle into the winter spirit by making a fun sock snowman craft!  Beginning on December 1st, craft kits will be available at the Dallas Street Branch while supplies last.  The craft may be completed either at the branch or ta 
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        Nov
      
    
          
        28
      
    
    
      2022
    
          
        Mon
      
       
      
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              Age Group:
                              Teens, 
                              Adults
                           
            
              Program Type:
            
                          Arts & Crafts, 
                          How-To
                       
                          Program Description:  
            Stop by the Main Library or the Miller Branch to pick up a book page ornament craft kit, beginning on November 28th. 
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      This event is in the "Adults" group
    
   
    
        
  
                                    
  
    
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        Nov-Dec
      
    
    
    
      2022
    
       
        
        
          The Perfect Gift:  Library Books for Christmas!
         
      
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              Age Group:
                              Adults
                           
            
              Program Type:
            
                          Book Sales, 
                          Books & Writing, 
                          Holiday
                       
                          Program Description:  
            Honor someone special while sharing your love of reading by donating to the Fort Smith Public Library’s The Perfect Gift: Library Books for Christmas fundraiser.  From November 28th through December 31st 
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        Dec
      
    
          
        2
      
    
    
      2022
    
          
        Fri
      
       
        
        
          Ride for SMILIES Bikeshare Focus Group Discussion
         
        
          This is not a library sponsored event.
         
              
          Location:
          Main
         
          Room:
          Campbell Board Room
         
        
          Meeting Purpose
         
            Focus group discussion for the Ride for SMILIES bikeshare, in conjunction with the City of Fort Smith and U of A Civil Engineering Department.We will be meeting with non-users of the bikeshare to discuss needs, pricing structures, etc.
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          | 10 am |  | 
                                    
  
    
      This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group
    
   
    
      This event is in the "Preschool" group
    
   
    
      
              
     
                  Babies & Toddlers, 
                  Preschool
               
    
        
  
                                    
  
    
      This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group
    
   
    
      This event is in the "Preschool" group
    
   
          
        Nov
      
    
          
        28
      
    
    
      2022
    
          
        Mon
      
       
        
        
          Storytime- Windsor Branch
         
      
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          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. |  | 
                                    
  
    
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      This event is in the "School Age" group
    
   
    
        
  
                                    
  
    
      This event is in the "Preschool" group
    
   
    
      This event is in the "School Age" group
    
   
          
        Nov
      
    
          
        30
      
    
    
      2022
    
          
        Wed
      
       
        
        
          Storytime - Dallas Branch
         
      
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          Location: 
          Dallas
         
          Room: 
          Storytime Nook
         
                              
              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 
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      This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group
    
   
    
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                  Babies & Toddlers, 
                  Preschool
               
    
        
  
                                    
  
    
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      This event is in the "Preschool" group
    
   
          
        Dec
      
    
          
        1
      
    
    
      2022
    
          
        Thu
      
       
      
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          Location: 
          Main
         
          Room: 
          Storytime Nook
         
                              
              Age Group:
                              Babies & Toddlers, 
                              Preschool
                           
            
              Program Type:
            
                          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. 
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            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. | 
                                    
  
    
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        Dec
      
    
          
        2
      
    
    
      2022
    
          
        Fri
      
       
        
        
          Recipe Swap: Edible Gifts
         
      
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          Location: 
          Windsor
         
          Room: 
          Community Room
         
                              
              Age Group:
                              Adults
                           
            
              Program Type:
            
                          How-To
                       
                          Program Description:  
            Join us at the Windsor Drive Branch as we share and sample delicious edible gift ideas for the holiday season! FREE and all supplies provided.  
                               
                                    
  
    
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                  Babies & Toddlers, 
                  Preschool, 
                  School Age
               
    
        
  
                                    
  
    
      This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group
    
   
    
      This event is in the "Preschool" group
    
   
    
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        Dec
      
    
          
        2
      
    
    
      2022
    
          
        Fri
      
       
        
        
          Storytime - Miller Branch
         
      
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          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. 
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            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. | 
    
      
        
          
        Dec
      
    
          
        3
      
    
    
      2022
    
          
        Sat
      
       
        
        
          Arkansas Education Association ESP Seminar
         
        
          This is not a library sponsored event.
         
              
          Location:
          Main
         
          Room:
          Community Room
         
        
          Meeting Purpose
         
            Seminar for educational support personnel | 
              
          | 11 am |  |  |  |  | 
    
          
        
          This is not a library sponsored event.
         
              
          Location:
          Dallas
         
          Room:
          Community Room
         
        
          Meeting Purpose
         
            Discuss Nutrition for women |  | 
    
      
        
          
        Dec
      
    
          
        3
      
    
    
      2022
    
          
        Sat
      
       
        
        
          Christian Biblical Church of God (CBCG)
         
        
          This is not a library sponsored event.
         
              
          Location:
          Dallas
         
          Room:
          Community Room
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          | 12 pm |  |  | 
    
          
        
          This is not a library sponsored event.
         
              
          Location:
          Main
         
          Room:
          Carnegie Room
         
    
      
        
          
        Nov
      
    
          
        29
      
    
    
      2022
    
          
        Tue
      
       
        
        
          American Indian Center's Winter Coat Distribution
         
        
          This is not a library sponsored event.
         
              
          Location:
          Main
         
          Room:
          Community Room
         
        
          Meeting Purpose
         
            To distribute winter coats to families who participate in our programs in the Fort Smith area. |  |  |  |  | 
              
          | 1 pm |  | 
    
          
        
          This is not a library sponsored event.
         
              
          Location:
          Miller
         
          Room:
          Anita Paddock Community Room
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          This is not a library sponsored event.
         
              
          Location:
          Miller
         
          Room:
          Anita Paddock Community Room
         
        
          Meeting Purpose
         
            Meeting of area writers to encourage each other's efforts. |  |  | 
              
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        Dec
      
    
          
        2
      
    
    
      2022
    
          
        Fri
      
       
        
        
          Friday Matinee: The Shop Around The Corner (1940) NR
         
      
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          Location: 
          Main
         
          Room: 
          Community Room
         
                              
              Age Group:
                              Adults
                           
            
              Program Type:
            
                          Movies
                       
                          Program Description:  
            Join us for this romantic comedy starring Jimmy Stewart and Maureen Sullivan, directed by Ernst Lubitsch. Two workers in a gift shop in Budapest who can’t stand each other, fall in love through letters but don’t know that they are coworkers. 
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      This event is in the "School Age" group
    
   
    
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      This event is in the "School Age" group
    
   
    
      This event is in the "Teens" group
    
   
          
        Nov
      
    
          
        29
      
    
    
      2022
    
          
        Tue
      
       
        
        
          Tween Book Talk with Angela Flake
         
      
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              Age Group:
                              School Age, 
                              Teens
                           
            
              Program Type:
            
                          Book Sales, 
                          Books & Writing
                       
                          Program Description:  
            Award winning author Angela Flake will appear at the Fort Smith Public Library to promote and sign copies of her books Don’t Color Me In: Letting poetry speak to the hearts and minds of our young African American teens and the children’s  
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          | 4 pm |  |  | 
    
          
        
          This is not a library sponsored event.
         
              
          Location:
          Dallas
         
          Room:
          Community Room
         
        
          Meeting Purpose
         
            To allow neighbors to discuss the zone variance and development plan review. |  | 
                                    
  
    
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      This event is in the "Adults" group
    
   
          
        Dec
      
    
          
        1
      
    
    
      2022
    
          
        Thu
      
       
        
        
          Authors in the Afternoon with Sue Frizzell
         
      
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              Age Group:
                              Adults
                           
            
              Program Type:
            
                          Book Sales, 
                          Books & Writing
                       
                          Program Description:  
            Fort Smith author Sue Frizzell will appear at the Main Library to promote and sign copies her book of poetry, On the Necessity of Love and Beauty, a carefully selected collection of poetry gathered over the course of 60 years and deals wi 
                               
    
          
        
          This is not a library sponsored event.
         
              
          Location:
          Main
         
          Room:
          Davis Meeting Room
         
        
          Meeting Purpose
         
            To discuss our monthly books. |  |  | 
              
          | 5 pm |  |  |  | 
    
          
        
          This is not a library sponsored event.
         
              
          Location:
          Main
         
          Room:
          Davis Meeting Room
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          | 6 pm |  |  | 
    
      
        
          
        Nov
      
    
          
        29
      
    
    
      2022
    
          
        Tue
      
       
        
        
          Fort Smith Pride Committee
         
        
          This is not a library sponsored event.
         
              
          Location:
          Main
         
          Room:
          Campbell Board Room
         
        
          Meeting Purpose
         
            Monthly meeting to discuss River Valley Pride planning. | 
    
          
        
          This is not a library sponsored event.
         
              
          Location:
          Main
         
          Room:
          Carnegie Room
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          This is not a library sponsored event.
         
              
          Location:
          Main
         
          Room:
          Campbell Board Room
         
        
          Meeting Purpose
         
            Education about mental health 
    
      
        
          
        Dec
      
    
          
        1
      
    
    
      2022
    
          
        Thu
      
       
        
        
          Bereaved Parents of the USA
         
        
          This is not a library sponsored event.
         
              
          Location:
          Main
         
          Room:
          Carnegie Room
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