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(V) Understanding Adult Literacy in Our Community
Program livestreamed at facebook.com/garlandcountylibrary and youtube.com/garlandcolibrary Special Guest Sarah Richardson, Executive Director of The Literacy Council of Garland County will help facilitate a conversation about literacy among the adult population in Garland County. About 11,000 adults in Garland County read below a 3rd grade level. Learn about the impact that has on our community, tips […]
Garland County State and Local Candidate Forum
The Garland County Library will host a state and local candidate forum on Tuesday, April 5th. Doors open to the public for meet and greet at 5:30pm, with the forum beginning at 6pm. All state and local candidates seeking public office have been invited to participate. Each will get time to speak beginning at 6pm. […]
Dark Spell: LIVE with Mara Leveritt and Jason Baldwin @ Benton Event Center
This event will be livestreamed on both the Garland and Saline County Libraries' respective Facebook pages, and will have limited in-person seating at the Benton Event Center. For registration, visit this link: https://saline.libnet.info/event/6191533 Award-winning author and journalist Mara Leveritt and cofounder & Deputy Director of Proclaim Justice Jason Baldwin will discuss their book Dark Spell: Surviving […]
(In-Person) Night at The Legendary Vapors w/ Author David Hill
Reservations required. As part of the first night of the first-ever Hot Springs Book Festival, author David Hill will speak for the first time in person in Hot Springs about his popular 2020 book The Vapors: A Southern Family, the New York Mob, and the Rise and Fall of Hot Springs, America's Forgotten Capital of […]
(In-Person) Book Talk featuring Bitty Martin
Garland County Library 1427 Malvern Avenue, Hot Springs, AR, United StatesReservations required. As part of the second night of the first-ever Hot Springs Book Festival, Bitty Martin, author of the upcoming and highly anticipated Snake Eyes: Murder in a Southern Town gives her debut book talk ahead of release. Hot Springs, Arkansas, was shaken to its core in 1966 after a girl was found dead outside […]
Elizabeth Eckford Visit at Main Street Visual and Performing Arts Magnet School
As the final event of the first annual Hot Springs Book Festival, special guest Elizabeth Eckford will speak in the auditorium of Main Street Visual and Performing Arts Magnet School, on Saturday, April 9th, at 4pm. The school is located at 701 Main Street in Hot Springs. After 60 years, the most dramatic image from […]
Snake Eyes: Murder in a Southern Town
Snake Eyes: Murder in a Southern Town: 4/19 | 12 P.M. | In-Person The Garland County Historical Society (in association with the Garland County Library) presents “Snake Eyes: Murder in a Southern Town." As an encore presentation from the Hot Springs Book Festival, Bitty Martin, author of the upcoming and highly anticipated Snake Eyes: Murder […]
Seniors Benefit: Medicare 101 Seminar
This free seminar is provided by trained Medicare educators at Seniors Benefit. Discover Medicare options and asks the questions you need to make the best decisions about your healthcare. This Medicare education program lasts about 40 minutes, plus time for audience Q&A. Learn about Parts A&B, supplemental coverage, and compare plans in your area. Registration […]
Free Tree Friday
When: Friday, April 22, 10 A.M. - 1 P.M. or until seedlings are gone What: Free Drive-Thru Bare-Root Hardwood Seedling Giveaway (first come, first served) Where: Garland County Library parking lot What Kinds: Shumard Oak and Bald Cypress Bonus: Garland County Grows seed library program will be giving away 100 garden vegetable seedlings too! While […]
Adult Spelling Bee
Competitors must register, but unregistered spectators are welcome and encouraged. The Garland County Library challenges the self-proclaimed wordsmiths of the community to participate in its second Adult Spelling Bee! This bold and novel event takes place at 6:00 P.M. on Tuesday, April 26th. Anyone age 18 or older is welcome to compete in this free, […]
(In-Person) Cybersecurity Seminar
Learn how to protect yourself and how to avoid internet scams & ID theft. This free, in-person, cybersecurity seminar features special guest speaker Reagan Sharp, the Public Affairs Programs Liason for the Arkansas Attorney General's Office. This program is brought to you by the Garland County Extension Service, Lakeside EHC, & the Garland County Library. […]
Garland County Chess Club
Garland County Library 1427 Malvern Avenue, Hot Springs, AR, United StatesWhat: Garland County Chess Club When: Every Sunday, 2-5pm Where: In-Person Who: Ages 10+ No Registration The library provides a regular time and comfortable place to meetup every week for local chess players of all ages 10 and up, including adults. Players of all skill levels are encouraged to attend and play, both casually and […]