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Christmas Card Craft (Dallas)

All Day 12/1 - 12/23
Dallas
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Holiday
Age Group:
Everyone

Stop by the Dallas Street Branch Library and make a Christmas card for family or friends.  Use your creative talents to decorate the card.  This activity is open to all ages. 

Location: Dallas
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Holiday
Program Description:

Stop by the Dallas Street Branch Library and make a Christmas card for family or friends.  Use your creative talents to decorate the card.  This activity is open to all ages. 

Gift Wrapping supplies on table.

Gift Wrapping Station - Main Library

All Day 12/1 - 12/23
Grand Staircase at Main
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, How-To
Age Group:
Adults

Need a spot to wrap a gift for a loved one?  Stop by the Main Library and visit our gift wrapping station. We’ll have paper, bows, and everything else you’ll need to wrap a present. Supplies available all hours that the library is open.

Location: Main
Room: Grand Staircase
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, How-To
Program Description:

Need a spot to wrap a gift for a loved one?  Stop by the Main Library and visit our gift wrapping station. We’ll have paper, bows, and everything else you’ll need to wrap a present. Supplies available all hours that the library is open.

Gift Wrapping supplies on table.

Gift Wrapping Station - Windsor Library

All Day 12/1 - 12/23
Windsor
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, How-To
Age Group:
Adults

Need a spot to wrap a gift for a loved one?  Stop by the Windsor Branch Library and visit our gift wrapping station. We’ll have paper, bows, and everything else you’ll need to wrap a present.

Location: Windsor
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, How-To
Program Description:

Need a spot to wrap a gift for a loved one?  Stop by the Windsor Branch Library and visit our gift wrapping station. We’ll have paper, bows, and everything else you’ll need to wrap a present.

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Storytime - Main Library

Thursday, December 4, 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.

chalkboard with school supplies around it

Homeschool Enrichment: Elements of Art, Part 3

Friday, December 5, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Community Room at Main
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, How-To
Age Group:
School Age, Teens

Homeschoolers, join us this month as we learn about the last three elements of art—form, texture, and space-- with fun hands-on art activities!!

Location: Main
Room: Community Room
Age Group: School Age, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, How-To
Program Description:

Homeschoolers, join us this month as we learn about the last three elements of art—form, texture, and space-- with fun hands-on art activities!!

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Storytime - Main Library

Thursday, December 11, 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.

hand with paintbrush painting holly and berries

Holly Jolly Watercolor!

Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Community Room at Windsor
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Holiday, How-To
Age Group:
Adults

Come join us for some fun, beginner-friendly holiday watercolor painting! FREE and open to all adults with all supplies provided. 

Location: Windsor
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Holiday, How-To
Program Description:

Come join us for some fun, beginner-friendly holiday watercolor painting! FREE and open to all adults with all supplies provided. 

information about this year's holiday open house with a Christmas Background and photo of the grinch and Cindy Lou Who

23rd Annual Holiday Open House

Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Main
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Celebrations, Games & Activities, Holiday, Special Events
Age Group:
Everyone

Celebrate the holiday season when the entire Fort Smith Public Library staff opens the doors of the Main Library for a festive afternoon of music, crafts, games, stories, holiday displays, light refreshments, and other entertainment for children a

Location: Main
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Celebrations, Games & Activities, Holiday, Special Events
Program Description:

Celebrate the holiday season when the entire Fort Smith Public Library staff opens the doors of the Main Library for a festive afternoon of music, crafts, games, stories, holiday displays, light refreshments, and other entertainment for children a

Merry Christmas

Cookies and Christmas Crafts (Dallas)

All Day
Dallas
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Holiday
Age Group:
Everyone

Get into the holiday spirit with some cookies and Christmas-themed crafts at the Dallas Street Branch.  The cookies and crafts will be available all day while supplies last.     

Location: Dallas
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Holiday
Program Description:

Get into the holiday spirit with some cookies and Christmas-themed crafts at the Dallas Street Branch.  The cookies and crafts will be available all day while supplies last.     

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Storytime - Main Library

Thursday, December 18, 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.

little girl in Santa hat with a glue bottle making a craft

Kids Create: Holiday Crafts!

Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Anita Paddock Community Room at Miller
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Celebrations
Age Group:
Preschool, School Age, Teens

Join us at the Miller Branch Library for crafting, cookie decorating, and more! FREE and all supplies provided!

Location: Miller
Room: Anita Paddock Community Room
Age Group: Preschool, School Age, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Celebrations
Program Description:

Join us at the Miller Branch Library for crafting, cookie decorating, and more! FREE and all supplies provided!

snowman drawing

Holiday Drawings for Kids

Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Storytime Room at Main
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, How-To
Age Group:
School Age, Teens

Come learn how to draw some silly drawings that will be perfect for the holiday season! FSPL staff member Katelyn Smith will lead this fun and interactive event, designed for school aged children.

Location: Main
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: School Age, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, How-To
Program Description:

Come learn how to draw some silly drawings that will be perfect for the holiday season! FSPL staff member Katelyn Smith will lead this fun and interactive event, designed for school aged children.

Library Closed for Christmas

All Day 12/24 - 12/25
All Library Locations, Main, Dallas, Miller, Windsor, Virtual
Closing
Branches:
All Library Locations, Main, Dallas, Miller, Windsor, Virtual
evergreen trees on snowy landscape painting

Watercolor on the Weekend: Winter Wonderland!

Saturday, December 27, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Community Room at Windsor
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, How-To
Age Group:
Adults
This month we'll learn some new watercolor techniques and skills as we paint fun winter scenes and symbols. FREE and open to all adults with all supplies provided. 

 
Location: Windsor
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, How-To
Program Description:
This month we'll learn some new watercolor techniques and skills as we paint fun winter scenes and symbols. FREE and open to all adults with all supplies provided. 

 
noon year's eve party sign with balloons and clock

Noon Year's Eve

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 11:45am - 12:15pm
Community Room at Main
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Celebrations, Games & Activities, Holiday
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age

Can’t stay awake until midnight to ring in the New Year?  At the Main Library, we are celebrating early!  Join us as we dance, make fun party hats, take silly pictures, and countdown to NOON!

Location: Main
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Celebrations, Games & Activities, Holiday
Program Description:

Can’t stay awake until midnight to ring in the New Year?  At the Main Library, we are celebrating early!  Join us as we dance, make fun party hats, take silly pictures, and countdown to NOON!

Library Closes at 5 p.m.

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 5:00pm - 8:00pm
All Library Locations, Main, Dallas, Miller, Windsor, Virtual
Closing
Branches:
All Library Locations, Main, Dallas, Miller, Windsor, Virtual

Library Closed for New Year's Day

All Day
All Library Locations, Main, Dallas, Miller, Windsor, Virtual
Closing
Branches:
All Library Locations, Main, Dallas, Miller, Windsor, Virtual
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Storytime - Main Library

Thursday, January 8, 2026 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.

story time poster

Storytime - Main Library

Thursday, January 15, 2026 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.

Library closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

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

Thursday, January 22, 2026 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.

Craft Supply Swap poster with paintbrushes in background

Craft Supply Swap

Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Windsor
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Everyone

Save the Date!! Saturday, January 24, 2026, will be our second annual Craft Supply Swap at the Windsor Drive Branch Library. Start sorting and saving your gently used/unused craft supplies now.

Location: Windsor
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Program Description:

Save the Date!! Saturday, January 24, 2026, will be our second annual Craft Supply Swap at the Windsor Drive Branch Library. Start sorting and saving your gently used/unused craft supplies now.

story time poster

Storytime - Main Library

Thursday, January 29, 2026 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.

story time poster

Storytime - Main Library

Thursday, February 5, 2026 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.