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        Feb-Mar
      
    
    
    
      2025
    
       
      
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              Age Group:
                              Everyone
                           
            
              Program Type:
            
                          Arts & Crafts, 
                          Holiday
                       
                          Program Description:  
            Use your skills and creativity to make your own Mardi Gras Mask.  All materials will be provided at this free do-it-yourself activity for all ages at the Dallas Street Branch Library.  
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        Feb
      
    
          
        17
      
    
    
      2025
    
          
        Mon
      
       
        
          Closing
        
          Library Closed for Presidents' Day
         
        
          Branches: 
                      
            All Library Locations, 
                      
            Main, 
                      
            Dallas, 
                      
            Miller, 
                      
            Windsor, 
                      
            Virtual
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          | 9 am |  |  | 
                                    
  
    
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        Feb
      
    
          
        18
      
    
    
      2025
    
          
        Tue
      
       
        
        
          2025 AARP Free Tax Assistance
         
      
        Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
       
              
          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 28 - April 15. First come, first served. Tuesday 9:00am-1:00pm 
                               
    
          
        
          This is not a library sponsored event.
         
              
          Location:
          Windsor
         
          Room:
          Community Room
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          This is not a library sponsored event.
         
              
          Location:
          Dallas
         
          Room:
          Community Room
         
        
          Meeting Purpose
         
            Story Time snacks and crafts 
                                    
  
    
      This event is in the "Adults" group
    
   
    
        
  
                                    
  
    
      This event is in the "Adults" group
    
   
          
        Feb
      
    
          
        19
      
    
    
      2025
    
          
        Wed
      
       
        
        
          2025 AARP Free Tax Assistance
         
      
        Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
       
              
          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 28 - April 15. First come, first served. Tuesday 9:00am-1:00pm 
                               
    
          
        
          This is not a library sponsored event.
         
              
          Location:
          Windsor
         
          Room:
          Community Room
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      This event is in the "Adults" group
    
   
    
        
  
                                    
  
    
      This event is in the "Adults" group
    
   
          
        Feb
      
    
          
        21
      
    
    
      2025
    
          
        Fri
      
       
        
        
          2025 AARP Free Tax Assistance
         
      
        Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
       
              
          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 28 - April 15. First come, first served. Tuesday 9:00am-1:00pm 
                               
    
          
        
          This is not a library sponsored event.
         
              
          Location:
          Windsor
         
          Room:
          Community Room
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          | 10 am |  |  | 
                                    
  
    
      This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group
    
   
    
        
  
                                    
  
    
      This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group
    
   
          
        Feb
      
    
          
        18
      
    
    
      2025
    
          
        Tue
      
       
        
        
          Wiggle Worms Storytime - Main Library
         
      
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          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. 
                                    
  
    
      This event is in the "Adults" group
    
   
    
        
  
                                    
  
    
      This event is in the "Adults" group
    
   
          
        Feb
      
    
          
        18
      
    
    
      2025
    
          
        Tue
      
       
      
        Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
       
              
          Location: 
          Miller
         
          Room: 
          Anita Paddock Community Room
         
                              
              Age Group:
                              Adults
                           
            
              Program Type:
            
                          Arts & Crafts
                       
                          Program Description:  
            Do you have a project that you need a little motivation to finish? Bring your work in progress to the Miller Branch Library and join in the crafty chat. Don't have a project? No problem! Enjoy our coloring supplies and conversation! 
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      This event is in the "Preschool" group
    
   
    
      This event is in the "School Age" group
    
   
    
        
  
                                    
  
    
      This event is in the "Preschool" group
    
   
    
      This event is in the "School Age" group
    
   
          
        Feb
      
    
          
        19
      
    
    
      2025
    
          
        Wed
      
       
        
        
          Storytime & Crafts - Dallas Branch 10AM
         
      
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              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
    
   
    
      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
    
   
          
        Feb
      
    
          
        20
      
    
    
      2025
    
          
        Thu
      
       
      
        Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
       
              
          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. 
                                    
  
    
      This event is in the "Adults" group
    
   
    
        
  
                                    
  
    
      This event is in the "Adults" group
    
   
          
        Feb
      
    
          
        20
      
    
    
      2025
    
          
        Thu
      
       
      
        Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
       
              
          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! 
                               
    
          
        
          This is not a library sponsored event.
         
              
          Location:
          Miller
         
          Room:
          Anita Paddock Community Room
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      This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group
    
   
    
      This event is in the "Preschool" group
    
   
    
      This event is in the "School Age" group
    
   
    
      
              
     
                  Babies & Toddlers, 
                  Preschool, 
                  School Age
               
    
        
  
                                    
  
    
      This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group
    
   
    
      This event is in the "Preschool" group
    
   
    
      This event is in the "School Age" group
    
   
          
        Feb
      
    
          
        21
      
    
    
      2025
    
          
        Fri
      
       
        
        
          Storytime - Miller Branch
         
      
        Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
       
              
          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. | 
                                    
  
    
      This event is in the "Teens" group
    
   
    
      This event is in the "Adults" group
    
   
    
        
  
                                    
  
    
      This event is in the "Teens" group
    
   
    
      This event is in the "Adults" group
    
   
          
        Feb
      
    
          
        22
      
    
    
      2025
    
          
        Sat
      
       
        
        
          Watercolor on the Weekend: Common Challenges & Solutions
         
      
        Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
       
              
          Location: 
          Windsor
         
          Room: 
          Community Room
         
                              
              Age Group:
                              Teens, 
                              Adults
                           
            
              Program Type:
            
                          Arts & Crafts
                       
                          Program Description:  
            This month we’ll talk about common challenges and struggles with watercolor and learn some tips, tricks, and solutions! FREE with all supplies provided, and open to all teens and adults. Limited to first 16 participants.  
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          | 11 am |  |  |  | 
                                    
  
    
      This event is in the "Preschool" group
    
   
    
      This event is in the "School Age" group
    
   
    
        
  
                                    
  
    
      This event is in the "Preschool" group
    
   
    
      This event is in the "School Age" group
    
   
          
        Feb
      
    
          
        19
      
    
    
      2025
    
          
        Wed
      
       
        
        
          Storytime & Crafts - Dallas Branch 11AM
         
      
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              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 "Teens" group
    
   
    
      This event is in the "Adults" group
    
   
    
        
  
                                    
  
    
      This event is in the "Teens" group
    
   
    
      This event is in the "Adults" group
    
   
          
        Feb
      
    
          
        22
      
    
    
      2025
    
          
        Sat
      
       
        
        
          Saturday Cinema: Just Mercy (PG-13)
         
      
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          Location: 
          Miller
         
          Room: 
          Anita Paddock Community Room
         
                              
              Age Group:
                              Teens, 
                              Adults
                           
            
              Program Type:
            
                          Movies
                       
                          Program Description:  
            Join us at the Miller Branch as we celebrate Black History Month with the showing of Just Mercy. A powerful and thought-provoking true story follows young lawyer Bryan Stevenson and his history-making battle for justice. 
                               
    
      
        
          
        Feb
      
    
          
        22
      
    
    
      2025
    
          
        Sat
      
       
        
        
          Christian Biblical Church of God
         
        
          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
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          This is not a library sponsored event.
         
              
          Location:
          Miller
         
          Room:
          Anita Paddock Community Room
         
        
          Meeting Purpose
         
            Monthly program and business meeting. | 
    
      
        
          
        Feb
      
    
          
        22
      
    
    
      2025
    
          
        Sat
      
       
        
        
          Pagans of Arkansas - River Valley Study Group
         
        
          This is not a library sponsored event.
         
              
          Location:
          Main
         
          Room:
          Community Room
         
        
          Meeting Purpose
         
            General Fellowship / Religious / Spiritual Study Group | 
              
          | 1 pm |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
    
      
        
          
        Feb
      
    
          
        22
      
    
    
      2025
    
          
        Sat
      
       
        
        
          Convention of States Meeting
         
        
          This is not a library sponsored event.
         
              
          Location:
          Main
         
          Room:
          Davis Meeting Room
         
        
          Meeting Purpose
         
            Educational meeting on Article 5 of the Constitution.  | 
              
          | 2 pm | 
    
          
        
          This is not a library sponsored event.
         
              
          Location:
          Main
         
          Room:
          Carnegie Room
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      This event is in the "Adults" group
    
   
    
        
  
                                    
  
    
      This event is in the "Adults" group
    
   
          
        Feb
      
    
          
        21
      
    
    
      2025
    
          
        Fri
      
       
        
        
          Black History Movie Matinee:  Eve's Bayou (1997-R)
         
      
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          Location: 
          Main
         
          Room: 
          Community Room
         
                              
              Age Group:
                              Adults
                           
            
              Program Type:
            
                          Movies
                       
                          Program Description:  
            Films featuring black actors or directors will be shown at 2 p.m. each Friday in February. This week's film is Eve's Bayou, which is a drama about a young girl named Eve uncovering family secrets in 1960s Louisiana. 
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        Feb
      
    
          
        22
      
    
    
      2025
    
          
        Sat
      
       
        
        
          River Valley Dr MLK JR Commission
         
        
          This is not a library sponsored event.
         
              
          Location:
          Main
         
          Room:
          Carnegie Room
         
        
          Meeting Purpose
         
            Evaluate 2025 activities and begin plans for 2026 | 
              
          | 3 pm |  |  |  |  |  | 
    
      
        
          
        Feb
      
    
          
        21
      
    
    
      2025
    
          
        Fri
      
       
        
        
          Area Agency on  Aging - Family Caregiver Support Group
         
        
          This is not a library sponsored event.
         
              
          Location:
          Miller
         
          Room:
          Anita Paddock Community Room
         
        
          Meeting Purpose
         
            Providing education, resources and comfort to family caregivers. |  | 
              
          | 4 pm |  |  | 
    
      
        
          
        Feb
      
    
          
        18
      
    
    
      2025
    
          
        Tue
      
       
        
        
          Fort Smith Public Library Board Meeting
         
        
          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.  |  |  |  |  | 
              
          | 5 pm |  |  |  |  | 
    
          
        
          This is not a library sponsored event.
         
              
          Location:
          Main
         
          Room:
          Davis Meeting Room
         
                                    
  
    
      This event is in the "Teens" group
    
   
    
      This event is in the "Adults" group
    
   
    
        
  
                                    
  
    
      This event is in the "Teens" group
    
   
    
      This event is in the "Adults" group
    
   
          
        Feb
      
    
          
        20
      
    
    
      2025
    
          
        Thu
      
       
      
        Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
       
              
          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. 
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          | 6 pm |  |  | 
                                    
  
    
      This event is in the "Adults" group
    
   
    
        
  
                                    
  
    
      This event is in the "Adults" group
    
   
          
        Feb
      
    
          
        18
      
    
    
      2025
    
          
        Tue
      
       
                  
            Cancelled
          
          Adult Crafts: Pressed Flower Lanterns
         
      
        Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
       
              
          Location: 
          Main
         
          Room: 
          Carnegie Room
         
                              
              Age Group:
                              Adults
                           
            
              Program Type:
            
                          Arts & Crafts
                       
                          Program Description:  
            Join us as we turn simple jars into gorgeous candle holders with modge podge and pressed flowers! No registration required but limited to the first 12 attendees. This program is intended for an adult audience. Free.  
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          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)  |  |  |  |