Description: The Central Arkansas Library System includes 15 branch libraries located in Little Rock, Perryville, and throughout Pulaski County. CALS has the largest public library collection in Arkansas, including circulating collections of toys, telescopes, tools, hotspots, and more. CALS also provides a wide variety of programs and resources, such as the annual Six Bridges Book Festival and the Encyclopedia of Arkansas, the only state encyclopedia in the country to be produced by a library system.
Donate Contact Login Search All CALS branches and buildings will be closed Sunday, May 14, in observance of Mother’s Day. Learn More 2022 Annual Report Learn More Storm Recovery Resources Learn More Stream thought-provoking films with Kanopy Learn More Visit Us: Evening and Sunday Hours View Branch Hours Login to Catalog Get a Library Card News & Events Blog CALS – Off The Shelf – May 2023 Off the Shelf will feature new releases in both physical and digital media, exhibitions, and highlight larger system- w
Event Virtual May 20 @ 1:00 pm Author Talk with Courtney Summers: New York Times Bestselling YA Author When sixteen-year-old Georgia Avis discovers the dead body of thirteen-year-old Ashley James, she teams up with Ashley's older sister, Nora, to find and bring the killer to justice before he strikes again. But their investigation throws Georgia into a world of unimaginable privilege and wealth, without conscience or consequence, and as Ashley’s killer closes in, Georgia will discover when money, power and
Point of Interest Birdwatching kits available at CALS Thanks to a generous memorial gift from the family of Alan Ross Kumpe, each CALS branch has birdwatching kits available for checkout to all CALS cardholders. Each kit contains a carrying bag, Celestron binoculars, binocular guide, polishing cloth, lens caps (three), and one book ( Birds of Arkansas ).