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Arkansas cookbooks and brochure under a green table lamp

Culinary Classics and Curiosities 

All Day 3/2 - 3/31
Genealogy at Main
Program Type:
Genealogy & History
Age Group:
Adults

Stop by the Genealogy Department each month to pick up a couple of vintage recipes from our historical collection of Arkansas heritage cookbooks.

Location: Main
Room: Genealogy
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Genealogy & History
Program Description:

Stop by the Genealogy Department each month to pick up a couple of vintage recipes from our historical collection of Arkansas heritage cookbooks.

photo of open book with birds and flowers coming out

Book Lover's Club

Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Campbell Board Room at Main
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adults

Read a good book lately?  Come tell us about it at The Book Lover’s Club!

Location: Main
Room: Campbell Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Writing
Program Description:

Read a good book lately?  Come tell us about it at The Book Lover’s Club!

Open mic night poster

Open Mic Night at Dewey's Café

Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Dewey's Café at Main
Program Type:
Books & Writing, Performances
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Poets, musicians, and other talented folks - come join us for this casual, fun event. Just show up, no need to register. Showcase your talent, or just come out to listen and enjoy.

Location: Main
Room: Dewey's Café
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Books & Writing, Performances
Program Description:

Poets, musicians, and other talented folks - come join us for this casual, fun event. Just show up, no need to register. Showcase your talent, or just come out to listen and enjoy.

signs with dates and times for AARP tax assistance program

AARP TaxPrep

Friday, March 20, 2026 at 9:00am - 1:00pm
Community Room at Windsor
Program Type:
Special Events
Age Group:
Adults
AARP volunteers will be available to help you prepare your taxes at the Windsor Branch Library on the following days and times (subject to change) from January 27 - April 15.
Location: Windsor
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Special Events
Program Description:
AARP volunteers will be available to help you prepare your taxes at the Windsor Branch Library on the following days and times (subject to change) from January 27 - April 15.
Shrinky Dinks: Not Just for Kids!

Shrinky Dinks: Not Just for Kids!

Saturday, March 21, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Community Room at Windsor
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
School Age, Teens, Adults

Join us for a playful, creative class where imagination comes to life! Design and decorate your own Shrinky Dink artwork, then see it transform as it shrinks into a sturdy mini creation. Make a custom keychain or charm.

Location: Windsor
Room: Community Room
Age Group: School Age, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Program Description:

Join us for a playful, creative class where imagination comes to life! Design and decorate your own Shrinky Dink artwork, then see it transform as it shrinks into a sturdy mini creation. Make a custom keychain or charm.

signs with dates and times for AARP tax assistance program

AARP TaxPrep

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at 9:00am - 1:00pm
Community Room at Windsor
Program Type:
Special Events
Age Group:
Adults
AARP volunteers will be available to help you prepare your taxes at the Windsor Branch Library on the following days and times (subject to change) from January 27 - April 15.
Location: Windsor
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Special Events
Program Description:
AARP volunteers will be available to help you prepare your taxes at the Windsor Branch Library on the following days and times (subject to change) from January 27 - April 15.
signs with dates and times for AARP tax assistance program

AARP TaxPrep

Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at 9:00am - 1:00pm
Community Room at Windsor
Program Type:
Special Events
Age Group:
Adults
AARP volunteers will be available to help you prepare your taxes at the Windsor Branch Library on the following days and times (subject to change) from January 27 - April 15.
Location: Windsor
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Special Events
Program Description:
AARP volunteers will be available to help you prepare your taxes at the Windsor Branch Library on the following days and times (subject to change) from January 27 - April 15.
signs with dates and times for AARP tax assistance program

AARP TaxPrep

Friday, March 27, 2026 at 9:00am - 1:00pm
Community Room at Windsor
Program Type:
Special Events
Age Group:
Adults
AARP volunteers will be available to help you prepare your taxes at the Windsor Branch Library on the following days and times (subject to change) from January 27 - April 15.
Location: Windsor
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Special Events
Program Description:
AARP volunteers will be available to help you prepare your taxes at the Windsor Branch Library on the following days and times (subject to change) from January 27 - April 15.
photography of colorful felt-min-journals with flowers on the covers

Felt Mini-Journals

Saturday, March 28, 2026 at 10:30am - 1:00pm
Community Room at Windsor
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Come join us as we make adorable felt mini-journals you can use for yourself or give to a friend! FREE and open to all adults and teens (no library card needed!) with all supplies provided. Limited to 14 participants. 
Location: Windsor
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Program Description:
Come join us as we make adorable felt mini-journals you can use for yourself or give to a friend! FREE and open to all adults and teens (no library card needed!) with all supplies provided. Limited to 14 participants. 
Pair of green book charm earrings

Maker Lab: Polymer Clay Books

Saturday, March 28, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Carnegie Room at Main
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Using polymer clay adults will learn to sculp a miniature book charm and transform it into a unique accessory of their choice, such as jewelry, a keychain, bookmark, or a magnet. All Materials will be provided.

Location: Main
Room: Carnegie Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Program Description:

Using polymer clay adults will learn to sculp a miniature book charm and transform it into a unique accessory of their choice, such as jewelry, a keychain, bookmark, or a magnet. All Materials will be provided.

Harry Potter Trivia Night spelled out with a black and white drawing of Harry's head and glasses

Harry Potter Trivia Night

Monday, March 30, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Dewey's Café at Main
Program Type:
Games & Activities
Age Group:
School Age, Teens, Adults

Join us for a few rounds of trivia about your favorite wizards, and some Harry Potter specialty drinks. Play solo or up to 4 on a team. Families are welcome. The winner will receive a free drink from Dewey's!

Location: Main
Room: Dewey's Café
Age Group: School Age, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Games & Activities
Program Description:

Join us for a few rounds of trivia about your favorite wizards, and some Harry Potter specialty drinks. Play solo or up to 4 on a team. Families are welcome. The winner will receive a free drink from Dewey's!

book cover with a woman

Hoopla Book Club: The Woman Who Smashed Codes

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Anita Paddock Community Room at Miller
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adults

Miller Branch Library has a book club! We are reading The Woman Who Smashed Codes by Jason Fagone during the month of March. Join us for a discussion about the book on Tuesday, March 31, at 2 PM.

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

Miller Branch Library has a book club! We are reading The Woman Who Smashed Codes by Jason Fagone during the month of March. Join us for a discussion about the book on Tuesday, March 31, at 2 PM.

Arkansas cookbooks and brochure under a green table lamp

Culinary Classics and Curiosities 

All Day 4/1 - 4/30
Genealogy at Main
Program Type:
Genealogy & History
Age Group:
Adults

Stop by the Genealogy Department this month to pick up a couple of vintage recipes from our historical collection. Circ. 1910-1930.

Location: Main
Room: Genealogy
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Genealogy & History
Program Description:

Stop by the Genealogy Department this month to pick up a couple of vintage recipes from our historical collection. Circ. 1910-1930.

May Basket

Take and Make May Basket

All Day 4/1 - 4/30
Genealogy at Main
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
School Age, Teens, Adults

The Genealogy Department invites you to stop by and pick up a Take and Make craft to help you celebrate the 19th and 20th-century tradition of May Day.  Make a basket of candy and flowers to leave at your&nb

Location: Main
Room: Genealogy
Age Group: School Age, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Program Description:

The Genealogy Department invites you to stop by and pick up a Take and Make craft to help you celebrate the 19th and 20th-century tradition of May Day.  Make a basket of candy and flowers to leave at your&nb

Library Closed for Good Friday

All Day
All Library Locations, Main, Dallas, Miller, Windsor, Virtual, Off Site
Closing
Branches:
All Library Locations, Main, Dallas, Miller, Windsor, Virtual, Off Site

Library Closed for Easter

All Day
All Library Locations, Main, Dallas, Miller, Windsor, Virtual, Off Site
Closing
Branches:
All Library Locations, Main, Dallas, Miller, Windsor, Virtual, Off Site
signs with dates and times for AARP tax assistance program

AARP TaxPrep

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 9:00am - 1:00pm
Community Room at Windsor
Program Type:
Special Events
Age Group:
Adults
AARP volunteers will be available to help you prepare your taxes at the Windsor Branch Library on the following days and times (subject to change) from January 27 - April 15.
Location: Windsor
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Special Events
Program Description:
AARP volunteers will be available to help you prepare your taxes at the Windsor Branch Library on the following days and times (subject to change) from January 27 - April 15.
signs with dates and times for AARP tax assistance program

AARP TaxPrep

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 9:00am - 1:00pm
Community Room at Windsor
Program Type:
Special Events
Age Group:
Adults
AARP volunteers will be available to help you prepare your taxes at the Windsor Branch Library on the following days and times (subject to change) from January 27 - April 15.
Location: Windsor
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Special Events
Program Description:
AARP volunteers will be available to help you prepare your taxes at the Windsor Branch Library on the following days and times (subject to change) from January 27 - April 15.
signs with dates and times for AARP tax assistance program

AARP TaxPrep

Friday, April 10, 2026 at 9:00am - 1:00pm
Community Room at Windsor
Program Type:
Special Events
Age Group:
Adults
AARP volunteers will be available to help you prepare your taxes at the Windsor Branch Library on the following days and times (subject to change) from January 27 - April 15.
Location: Windsor
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Special Events
Program Description:
AARP volunteers will be available to help you prepare your taxes at the Windsor Branch Library on the following days and times (subject to change) from January 27 - April 15.
movie poster for Pandor's Box silent film

Silent Film Screening – Pandora’s Box (1929)

Friday, April 10, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Genealogy & History, Movies, Special Events
Age Group:
Adults

Adult attendees are invited to join The Fort Smith Public Library at Miss Laura's Brothel Museum for a showing of the silent film Pandora's Box (1929). Step back into the early days of cinema for a powerful and thought-provoking silent film t

Offsite Event
Location: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Genealogy & History, Movies, Special Events
Program Description:

Adult attendees are invited to join The Fort Smith Public Library at Miss Laura's Brothel Museum for a showing of the silent film Pandora's Box (1929). Step back into the early days of cinema for a powerful and thought-provoking silent film t

Photo of author Joyce Faulkner

250th Celebration Series-Stories of Fort Smith with Joyce Faulkner

Saturday, April 11, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Community Room at Main
Program Type:
Books & Writing, Celebrations, Genealogy & History
Age Group:
Adults

As an author of several historical fiction and non-fiction books, Joyce Faulkner will discuss her upcoming work as well as her works set here in Fort Smith, Garrison Avenue, and Julia and Maud.

Location: Main
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Writing, Celebrations, Genealogy & History
Program Description:

As an author of several historical fiction and non-fiction books, Joyce Faulkner will discuss her upcoming work as well as her works set here in Fort Smith, Garrison Avenue, and Julia and Maud.

signs with dates and times for AARP tax assistance program

AARP TaxPrep

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 9:00am - 1:00pm
Community Room at Windsor
Program Type:
Special Events
Age Group:
Adults
AARP volunteers will be available to help you prepare your taxes at the Windsor Branch Library on the following days and times (subject to change) from January 27 - April 15.
Location: Windsor
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Special Events
Program Description:
AARP volunteers will be available to help you prepare your taxes at the Windsor Branch Library on the following days and times (subject to change) from January 27 - April 15.
Public Servants

Genealogy Research Class - Public Servants

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Campbell Board Room at Main
Program Type:
Genealogy & History
Age Group:
School Age, Teens, Adults

Do you have family members whose occupation was in public service?  Learn what genealogy records and information can be found to add to their life story. No registration or library card is required for this free evening program. 

Location: Main
Room: Campbell Board Room
Age Group: School Age, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Genealogy & History
Program Description:

Do you have family members whose occupation was in public service?  Learn what genealogy records and information can be found to add to their life story. No registration or library card is required for this free evening program. 

signs with dates and times for AARP tax assistance program

AARP TaxPrep

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 9:00am - 1:00pm
Community Room at Windsor
Program Type:
Special Events
Age Group:
Adults
AARP volunteers will be available to help you prepare your taxes at the Windsor Branch Library on the following days and times (subject to change) from January 27 - April 15.
Location: Windsor
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Special Events
Program Description:
AARP volunteers will be available to help you prepare your taxes at the Windsor Branch Library on the following days and times (subject to change) from January 27 - April 15.