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FSPL Holiday Food Drive

All Day 11/1–12/31
Everyone
Main
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.

Christmas Card Craft (Dallas)

All Day 12/1–12/23
Everyone
Dallas
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. 

Escape the Library: Winter Wonderland Edition

All Day 12/1–12/23
Teens, Adults
Windsor
Location: Windsor
Room: General Library
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Games & Activities
Program Description:

Solve puzzles throughout the library to "escape" the game.  This winter wonderland-themed game is geared towards adults and teens and is available for play anytime the library is open. 

Gift Wrapping Station - Main Library

All Day 12/1–12/23
Adults
Main
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 Station - Windsor Library

All Day 12/1–12/23
Adults
Windsor
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.

Greeting Card Exchange

All Day 12/1–12/23
Teens, Adults
Windsor
Location: Windsor
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Holiday
Program Description:

Beginning in December, the Windsor Drive Branch Library greeting card exchange will be up and running.

Culinary Classics and Curiosities 

All Day 12/1–12/31
Adults
Main
Location: Main
Room: Genealogy
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Genealogy & History
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. 

Genealogy Department Hours:

Monday 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM

The Perfect Gift: Library Books for Christmas!

All Day 12/1–12/31
Adults
Main
Location: Main
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.  Through December 31, individuals may visit any Fort Smith Pu

Brain Injury Survivor Support Group

1:00pm–2:30pm
Main
This is not a library sponsored event.
Location: Main
Room: Carnegie Room
Meeting Purpose

Fort Smith Brain Injury Survivor Support Group - Socialization, Peer Support, Encouragement

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.

Youth Villages

4:00pm–6:00pm
Main
This is not a library sponsored event.
Location: Main
Room: Carnegie Room
Meeting Purpose

Peer to Peer

Zonta Club of Fort Smith

5:30pm–7:30pm
Main
This is not a library sponsored event.
Location: Main
Room: Community Room
Meeting Purpose

Monthly member 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

Fort Smith Public Library Board Meeting

4:30pm–7:30pm
Main
This is not a library sponsored event.
Location: Main
Room: Campbell Board Room
Meeting Purpose

Monthly Board of Trustees Meeting 

Meetings are generally held on the third Tuesday of each month at 4:30 p.m.

Meetings for September, October, and November will be at the branch locations listed below. 

Fort Smith Historical Society

5:30pm–7:30pm
Main
This is not a library sponsored event.
Location: Main
Room: Community Room
Meeting Purpose

monthly membership meeting with business and programs on Fort Smith History

 

Cookies and Christmas Crafts (Dallas)

All Day
Everyone
Dallas
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.     

Story Time

9:00am–12:30pm
Dallas
This is not a library sponsored event.
Location: Dallas
Room: Community Room
Meeting Purpose

Story Time snacks and crafts

Holiday Storytime - Gingerbread Houses - Dallas Branch 10AM

10:00am–10:45am
Preschool, School Age
Dallas
Location: Dallas
Age Group: Preschool, School Age
Program Type: Storytimes
Program Description:

Holiday themed stories and crafts led by our staff storyteller.  Participants this week will make a gingerbread house.  This event is for pre-school and elementary school aged children.  

Holiday Storytime - Gingerbread Houses - Dallas Branch 11AM

11:00am–11:45am
Preschool, School Age
Dallas
Location: Dallas
Age Group: Preschool, School Age
Program Type: Storytimes
Program Description:

Holiday themed stories and crafts led by our staff storyteller.  Participants this week will make a gingerbread house.  This event is for pre-school and elementary school aged children.  

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) 

Simmons Bank

9:30am–4:30pm
Dallas
This is not a library sponsored event.
Location: Dallas
Room: Community Room
Meeting Purpose

Managers Meeting

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.