Rooted Communities with Arkansas’s Miss Agriculture

What: Rooted Communities with Arkansas’s Miss Agriculture Lynzy Simon
When: Saturday, 01/27/24 @ 10:30-11:30 A.M.
Where: Library Multi-purpose Room
Who: Ages 12 and under
Registration Not Required

 

Join Lynzy Simon, Arkansas’s Miss United States Agriculture Advocacy Ambassador, for a program that teaches kids how to grow their own food and share the abundance with neighbors in need.

 

Ms. Simon will:

  • read Plants Feed Me, by author/illustrator Lizzie Rockwell
  • teach the life cycle of a sweet pea plant
  • lead kids in assembling a mini “life cycle” accordion book
  • help kids plant their own sweet pea plants to care for at home
  • talk about her role in the Miss United States Agriculture Organization and the importance of agriculture
  • and encourage kids to grow and share food in their communities

 

Drop-In Activity: Space Food

What: Drop-In Activity: Space Food
When: 02/28/2024 | 4-5 PM
Where: Garland County Library
Who: Ages 12 & under

Drop in the children’s department between 4 and 5 to make an imaginative contraption from whimsical materials for keeping and serving astronaut food in zero gravity. This program is sponsored by the Public Library Innovation Exchange (PLIX).

For ages 12 & under, while supplies last.  *Groups by appointment only.

Banana Splits Book Club

What: Banana Splits Book Club
When: 02/22/2023 | 4 PM
Where: Garland County Library Multi-Purpose Room
Who: Ages 8-12
Registration is required and begins 1/15 at 9:00 a.m.

This month’s book: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Some free copies of the book are available to patrons registered. First come, first served.
*If you register online for this program you are not guaranteed a free book.
If registration is full, call 501-623-4161 to join the wait list. 

Take and Bake: Valentine’s Puppy Chow

What: Take & Bake: Valentine’s Puppy Chow
When: 02/14/2023
Who: Ages 6-18
Registration is required and begins 1/15 at 9:00 a.m.

Stop by and pick up a kit to make yummy Valentine’s Puppy Chow! Kits will be available for pickup on February 14th. One kit per family.

If registration is full, call 501-623-4161 to join the wait list.