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Library Closed for State Holiday
The Garland County Library's building is closed today for a holiday. Our digital branch never closes. Visit www.gclibrary.com now to borrow, download, watch, browse, and more! --- January 1, 2024 | New Year’s Day January 15, 2024 | Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday February 19, 2024 | George Washington’s Birthday and Daisy Gatson Bates […]
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Teen Take and Make: Candy Sushi
What: Teen Take & Make: Candy Sushi When: 04/01/24 to 04/30/24 Where: Garland County Library Who: Ages 13-18 Registration is required and will begin at 9:00 a.m. on March 15th. Construct your own candy sushi at home! Supplies and instructions will be given. Register to reserve your supply kit. One kit per teen. Spots are limited. […]
Fantasy Story Contest
What: Fantasy Story Contest When: 04/01/2024 to 04/14/2024 Where: Garland County Library Who: Ages 18 and under No registration required Do you daydream about fantastical worlds filled with magical creatures and unlikely heroes? Submit an original fantasy story of 10 pages or less, and enter to win a gift card to Black Ribbon Books! Please […]
Mad Hatter’s Tea Party
Mad Hatter’s Tea Party
What: Mad Hatter’s Tea Party When: 04/01/2024 | 4:30 PM Where: Garland County Library Who: 10-18 Registration is required and begins 3/15 at 9:00 a.m. Do you play croquet? Join Ms. Chanan in the library garden for tea, treats, utterly mad games, and yes, croquet. If registration is full, call 501-623-4161 to join the wait […]
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YA Dance Class
YA Dance Class
What: YA Dance Class When: 04/2/2024 | 4:30 PM Where: Garland County Library Who: Ages 13-18 Registration is required and begins 3/15 at 9:00 a.m. YA Dance Class - Prom season is just around the corner! If you're worried about stepping on your dance partner's toes with both of your left feet, join us for […]
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Intro to Dungeons and Dragons
Intro to Dungeons and Dragons
What: Intro to D&D When: 04/03/2024 | 4:30 PM Where: Garland County Library Who: Ages 10-18 Registration is required and begins 3/15 at 9:00 a.m. Come learn the basics of D&D (Dungeons and Dragons) with Mr. Brett. If registration is full, call 501-623-4161 to join the wait list. Group visits by appointment only.
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Dungeon Master Academy
Dungeon Master Academy
What: Dungeon Master Academy When: 04/04/2024 | 4:30 PM Where: Garland County Library Who: Ages 13-18 Registration is required and begins 3/15 at 9:00 a.m. Calling all aspiring DMs! Join Mr. Brett to learn more about running your own games of D&D, and help build the library's own fantasy world to explore! If registration is […]
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Build Your Own JPSS-2 and TDRS Papercraft Models with NASA
Build Your Own JPSS-2 and TDRS Papercraft Models with NASA
What: Build Your Own JPSS-2 and TDRS Papercraft Models with NASA When: 04/05/2024 | 4:30 PM Where: Garland County Library Who: 6-18 Build Your Own JPSS-2 and TDRS Papercraft Models with NASA with Julie Hoover, Jimmy Acevedo, and Vi Nguyen The Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) is a series of polar-orbiting environmental satellites that collect critical […]
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Garland Gamers
Garland Gamers
What: Garland Gamers When: 04/07/2024 | 2-4 PM Where: GCL Who: Ages 10-18 Join us for board games and video game free play on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation. Group visits by appointment only.
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Library Closed for Eclipse
The Garland County Library's building and other county offices are closed today per Judge Mahoney. Our digital branch never closes. Visit www.gclibrary.com now to borrow, download, watch, browse, and more!
4 events,
YA Dance Class
YA Dance Class
What: YA Dance Class When: 04/9/2024 | 4:30 PM Where: Garland County Library Who: Ages 13-18 Registration is required and begins 3/15 at 9:00 a.m. YA Dance Class - Prom season is just around the corner! If you're worried about stepping on your dance partner's toes with both of your left feet, join us for […]
Teen Cookin’: Pigs in a Blanket
Teen Cookin’: Pigs in a Blanket
What: Teen Cookin': Pigs in a Blanket When: 04/09/2024 | 5:30 PM Where: Virtual-Zoom Who: Ages 12-18 Registration is required and begins 3/15 at 9:00 a.m. The food this month is: Pigs in a Blanket! Put on your apron and get your mixing bowls ready! This program will meet online on Zoom. *Most supplies provided […]
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Drawing with Britt
Drawing with Britt
What: Drawing with Britt When: 04/10/2024| 4:30 PM Where: Garland County Library Who: Ages 13-18 Registration is required and begins 3/15 at 9:00 a.m. Sharpen those pencils and get to sketching! Join us for a guided, low-pressure drawing class to brush up - or pencil up? - your drawing skills. This month we'll be working […]
Journal Making with Emergent Arts
Journal Making with Emergent Arts
What: Journal Making with Emergent Arts When: 04/10/2024 | 4:30 PM Where: Garland County Library Who: 8-14 Registration is required and begins 3/15 at 9:00 a.m. Join us and our friends from Emergent Arts to make your very own journal! If registration is full, please call 501-623-4161 to join the wait list. Group visits by […]
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Card Game Club
Card Game Club
What: Card Game Club When: 04/11/2024| 4:30 PM Where: Garland County Library Who: 13-18 Registration is required and begins 3/15 at 9:00 a.m Learn how to play the popular card games Pokemon and Magic: The Gathering (and others) in this beginner-friendly club! If registration is full, call 501-623-4161 to join the wait list.
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Homeschool Page Turners
Homeschool Page Turners
What: Homeschool Page Turners When: 04/12/2024 | 12 PM Where: Garland County Library Who: Ages 13-18 Registration is required and begins 3/15 at 9:00 a.m. Join us for a new Homeschool book club for ages 13-18. We will meet monthly to discuss our selected book, play games, and eat yummy snacks! This month’s book: Matched […]
Painting with Jill
Painting with Jill
What: Painting with Jill When: 04/12/2024 | 4 PM Where: Garland County Library Multi-Purpose Room Who: Ages 13-18 Registration is required and begins 3/15 at 9:00 a.m. Come make your own work of art with Ms. Jill. You'll learn how to paint step-by-step and leave with a completed painting! Please arrive on time. Class will […]
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MOVED TO 4/21–Beauty & the Beast Meet and Greet
MOVED TO 4/21–Beauty & the Beast Meet and Greet
What: Beauty & the Beast Meet and Greet When: 04/21/2024 | 2:00 PM Where: Garland County Library Who: All Ages No registration required This event has been moved to 4/21/24 due to a costume shipment delay. Join us for a magical afternoon with Belle, the Beast, Lumiere, Cogsworth, and more. Meet the cast […]
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Fiction Writer’s Café
Fiction Writer’s Café
What: Fiction Writer’s Café When: 04/15/2024 | 4:30 PM Where: Garland County Library Who: 13-18 Registration is required and begins 3/15 at 9:00 a.m. Teens ages 13-18 are invited to enjoy warm drinks and sweet treats while we learn about different elements of fiction, write a bit, and maybe share our work. Maybe. If registration […]
2 events,
YA Dance Class
YA Dance Class
What: YA Dance Class When: 04/16/2024 | 4:30 PM Where: Garland County Library Who: Ages 13-18 Registration is required and begins 3/15 at 9:00 a.m. YA Dance Class - Prom season is just around the corner! If you're worried about stepping on your dance partner's toes with both of your left feet, join us for […]
2 events,
Nintendo Club
Nintendo Club
What: Nintendo Club When: 04/17/2024 | 4:30 PM Where: Garland County Library Who: Ages 13-18 Registration is required and begins 3/15 at 9:00 a.m. Hang out with fellow Nintendo fans for an hour, and bring your Switch! No Switch? No problem! The library has enough to share! If registration is full, call 501-623-4161 to join […]
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Cookie Club: Cookie Monster Cookies
Cookie Club: Cookie Monster Cookies
What: Cookie Club: Cookie Monster Cookies When: 04/18/2024 | 5:30 PM Where: Virtual-Zoom Who: Ages 12-18 Registration is required and begins 3/15 at 9:00 a.m. Join us for this brand new cooking program! Learn how to make a delicious cookie (a different one every month)! The cookie this month is: Cookie Monster Cookies! Put on your […]
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Magical Creatures Night
Magical Creatures Night
Magical Creatures Night What: Magical Creatures Night When: 04/19/2024 | 6:30-8:00 PM Where: Garland County Library Who: Ages 18 and under No registration required Join us at dusk in the library’s enchanted garden for games, crafts, and snacks. Ride in a unicorn carriage, and sneak a peek at the dancing fairy folk from Hot Springs […]
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Beauty & the Beast Meet and Greet
Beauty & the Beast Meet and Greet
What: Beauty & the Beast Meet and Greet When: 04/21/2024 | 2:00 PM Where: Garland County Library Who: All Ages No registration required Join us for a magical afternoon with Belle, the Beast, Lumiere, Cogsworth, and more. Meet the cast of Hot Springs High School’s production of Beauty and the Beast and take photos with […]
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D&DIY: Dice Box with Tray
D&DIY: Dice Box with Tray
What: D&DIY: Dice Box with Tray When: 04/22/2024 | 4:30 PM Where: Garland County Library Who: Ages 13-18 Registration is required and begins 3/15 at 9:00 a.m. Join Mr. Brett for a hands-on craft with a Dungeons & Dragons twist! This time, we'll be working with balsa wood and doing some VERY basic carpentry work […]
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Taste Buddies: Fantasy Leftovers
Taste Buddies: Fantasy Leftovers
What: Taste Buddies: Fantasy Leftovers When: 04/23/2024 | 4:30 PM Where: Garland County Library Who: Ages 13-18 Registration is required and begins 3/15 at 9:00 a.m. Taste Buddies: Fantasy Leftovers - Fantasy Creatures Night has come and gone, and all of those wonderful beasts have left the library to live at, um, a magical farm […]
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Teen Homeschool Geography Club: Hyrule
Teen Homeschool Geography Club: Hyrule
What: Teen Homeschool Geography Club: Hyrule When: 04/25/2024 | 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Where: Garland County Library Who: Ages 14-18 Registration is required and begins 3/15 at 9:00 a.m. Grab your luggage and join us to explore a different country each month. Learn about a specific country, play games, and make crafts from that country! If […]
Card Game Club
Card Game Club
What: Card Game Club When: 04/25/2024| 4:30 PM Where: Garland County Library Who: 13-18 Registration is required and begins 3/15 at 9:00 a.m Learn how to play the popular card games Pokemon and Magic: The Gathering (and others) in this beginner-friendly club! If registration is full, call 501-623-4161 to join the wait list.
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Art Springs
Art Springs
What: Art Springs When: 04/27/24 11 AM - 4 PM Where: Hill-Wheatley Plaza (Downtown Hot Springs) Who: Ages 18 and under Join us as we take part in Art Springs at Hill Wheatley Plaza in downtown Hot Springs for some fun book-related children's arts and crafts! Schedule of activities TBA.
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Lego Club
Lego Club
What: Lego Club When: 04/28/2024 | 2 PM Where: Garland County Library Multi-Purpose Room Who: Ages 11-18 Registration is required and begins 3/15 at 9:00 a.m. LEGO Club is back and bigger than ever! Participants will be given a specific prompt and will have two hours to build using LEGO blocks provided by the library, […]
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Fiction Quest!
Fiction Quest!
What: Fiction Quest! When: 04/29/2024 | 4:30 PM Where: Garland County Library Who: 13-18 Registration is required and begins 3/15 at 9:00 a.m. If you're a fan of genre fiction - such as fantasy, sci-fi, or horror - this book club's for you! Every month will feature a new book in a different genre. This […]
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Teen Book Club
Teen Book Club
What: Teen Book Club When: 04/30/2024 | 4:30 PM Where: Garland County Library Multi-Purpose Room Who: Ages 13-18 Registration is required and begins 3/15 at 9:00 a.m. This month's book: The Rent Collector: Adapted for Young Readers by Camron Wright Some free copies of the book are available to patrons registered. First come, first served. […]
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Take and Make: Seed Bombs
What: Teen Take & Make: Seed Bombs When: 05/01/24 to 05/31/24 Where: Garland County Library Who: Ages 13-18 Registration is required and will begin at 9:00 a.m. on April 15th. Construct your own seed bombs at home! Supplies and instructions will be given. Register today to reserve your supply kit. One kit per teen. Spots are […]
Local Author Day 2024
Local Author Day 2024
What: Local Author Day When: 05/01/2024 | 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Where: Garland County Library Who: All Ages Please join us for a day of celebrating authors in and around Garland County! Local Author Panel 10:00 A.M. Nonfiction Art Wall Local authors will introduce themselves and tell about their newest projects. […]
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Dungeon Master Academy
Dungeon Master Academy
What: Dungeon Master Academy When: 05/02/2024 | 4:30 PM Where: Garland County Library Who: Ages 13-18 Registration is required and begins 4/15 at 9:00 a.m. Calling all aspiring DMs! Join Mr. Brett to learn more about running your own games of D&D, and help build the library's own fantasy world to explore! If registration is […]
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DIY Piñatas
DIY Piñatas
What: DIY Piñatas When: 05/03/2024 | 4:30 PM Where: Garland County Library Who: Ages 13-18 Registration is required and begins 4/15 at 9:00 a.m. Build your very own pinata at the library! All supplies (and some candy) provided! If registration is full, call 501-623-4161 to join the wait list.