Adult Puzzle Club
Adult Puzzle Club is on the first Wednesday of every month from 12-2pm. This is a social club - complete puzzles together or solo, and make new friends. Dozens of puzzles will be provided by the library to choose from - or you can bring your own! Light snacks and refreshments will also be offered. […]
(V) Gallery Walk Talk 14: Downtown Gallery Tour
Program livestreamed at facebook.com/garlandcountylibrary and youtube.com/garlandcolibrary May's program will take us on a virtual tour of the various galleries located in Downtown Hot Springs, and includes behind the scenes looks at many of them. Join the Hot Springs Area Cultural Alliance in this monthly virtual series about one of Hot Springs's most famous art-centric traditions […]
(In-Person) Arts & The Park 2022: Trunk Show and History of Quilts
As part of the 2022 Arts & The Park festival, the library is hosting an "History of Quilts" seminar. Presented by Amy L Hoyt, Owner – Hickory Hill Quilts, along with Barbara Kolacek-Cox and friends from a modern art challenge group. This presentation will allow you to view a trunk show of quilts as they […]
(In-Person) Arts & The Park 2022: Inspirations in Wearable Art
As part of the 2022 Arts & The Park festival, the library is hosting an "Inspirations in Wearable Art" seminar. If you are looking to break into the world of wearable art or working with fiber and fabric, this event is for you! Holly Siemert, host of a weekly gathering at the Garland County Library […]
(In-Person) Arts & The Park 2022: Mother’s Day Storyfest
As part of the 2022 Arts & The Park festival, the library is hosting a "Mother’s Day Storyfest" event. Join us after your Mother's Day lunch for dessert, and more importantly, to share and listen to each other's stories about the moms, grandmother, great-grandmothers, and other motherly figures that have been so impactful to your […]
Hot Springs Jazz Society Concert: The Rhythm Section: What We Do
Join the Hot Springs Jazz Society musicians for this free concert! May's theme is jazz rhythm. Between songs, musicians will teach the audience about the rhythm section in jazz music and each of the instruments that are part of it. No registration is required.
(In-Person) Bingo for Books
The library hosts its long-running, popular Bingo program in the auditorium every month on the 3rd Monday at 1 P.M. Prizes include various gift cards to restaurants and grocery stores, as well as some gift certificates to the library's Book Sale Room. All prizes for this program are sponsored by the Friends of the Garland […]
(Blended In-Person & Virtual) Superstitions of the Ouachita Mountains
Superstitions of the Ouachita Mountains: 5/17 | 12 P.M. | In-Person & Livestreamed at facebook.com/garlandcountylibrary and youtube.com/garlandcolibrary The Garland County Historical Society (in association with the Garland County Library) presents “Superstitions of the Ouachita Mountains." Did you ever watch your dog moving in his sleep and wonder what he was dreaming about? Put a chunk […]
(V) Perceptions of Color #9: Blacks in Higher Education
Program livestreamed at facebook.com/garlandcountylibrary and youtube.com/garlandcolibrary Join Marsalis Weatherspoon and his guests for Perceptions of Color, a monthly series that intends to both celebrate and educate about all facets of the African American experience. Weatherspoon, a musician, speaker, and public servant, currently serves as President of the local NAACP branch, Hot Springs Branch #6013. In […]
Inkhearts: Writing Compelling Mysteries (or Non-Mysteries) with Author Holly Green
Garland County Library 1427 Malvern Avenue, Hot Springs, AR, United StatesBlended Virtual/In-Person This month, the Inkhearts Fiction Writers Club welcomes author and guest lecturer Holly Green. Green's lecture is entitled "Taking the Case: Writing Compelling Mysteries (Or Non-Mysteries)" and will cover mystery writing techniques that any fiction writer can use to make their story more engaging, even if they aren't writing a mystery. Green is […]
Have Book, Will Travel Book Club – May 2022
Garland County Library 1427 Malvern Avenue, Hot Springs, AR, United States"Have Book, Will Travel" is a new book club experience hosted by the Garland County Library on the third Saturday of every month. This monthly book club features revolving themes, moderators, and locales. This club is meant to be about book discovery and discussion, as well as socializing with fellow readers who share common interests. […]
(V) Born in a Railroad Boxcar: The Story of a Boy Who Didn’t Know What to Do
Program livestreamed at facebook.com/garlandcountylibrary and youtube.com/garlandcolibrary Local photographer, author, and regular Garland County Library presenter Eli Vega will discuss overcoming obstacles in life in this motivational program while sharing his own personal experiences. As Vega puts it, this presentation is "about what you do when you don't know what to do!"