Holiday Food Drive @ the Library!

Fort Smith Public Library Holiday Food Drive

November/December 2014 program:

 ALL LOCATIONS

ALL OPEN HOURS

Help out local families in need by donating to this year's Fort Smith Public Library Holiday Food Drive. One in five people in our area are struggling, one in three rural Arkansas children live in food insecure homes. 

Drop off your non-perishable food items at any Fort Smith library location from November 1st - December 31st. All food collected will be given to the Community Clearinghouse to help the hungry in the Fort Smith area.

For more information, please call the Main Library at (479)783-0229.

November Holiday Closings: Outdoor Book Drop still Accessible for Returns!

*Outdoor Book Drop slots are still accessible for book and DVD returns!

SYS: Swap Your Stuff for Children and Teens @ the Library!

SYS: Swap Your Stuff!

SPECIAL November 2014 program: Monday, November 24th @ 5-6 p.m.

The Fort Smith Public Library invites children and teens to Swap Your Stuff! This is your chance to bring stuff you no longer need, like books, DVDs, CDs, or games, and trade them for a one to one exchange for something that someone else brings. 

Items for trade will be in the Youth Services Department of the Main Library. Please be sure that what you bring is something that another kid or teen would want!

For more information,

 please call the Youth Services Department 

at (479)783-0229, ext. 1131.

Teen Book Club :Page Turners @ the Library!

Page Turner's Teen Book Club @ Dewey's Café 
November 2014 program: Tuesday, November 18th @ 5-6 p.m.

Tweens and teens (ages 9 - 17) are invited to the monthly Page Turner's Teen Book Club at Dewey's Café in the Main Library. Bring a book or books you've already read to share with the group, hang out, and have fun discussing what you've been reading. Bring a friend too! Snacks provided.

For more information, 

please call Youth Services in the Main Library at (479)783-0229, ext. 1131.

LEGO Club@ the Library!

November 2014 program: Monday, November 17th @ 5-6 p.m.

Kids, Tweens, and Teens are invited to the Main Library to design, create, and build unique creations with the LEGO Club! Everyone loves LEGOs; this event is free and supplies are provided - just bring your imagination!

For more information, 

please call the Youth Services Department at (479)783-0229, ext. 1131.

International Games Day@ the Library!

SPECIAL November 2014 program: Saturday, November 15th 

Get your game on!!! It's a family affair!!! Join us all four Fort Smith Public Library locations as we join with thousands of libraries across the world to celebrate the American Library Association's 7th annual International Games Day @ Your Library. 

Children & children at heart are invited to drop by to check out a book and play a board game.

International GAMES Day hours:  

·  Main Library, 10 a.m--5 p.m.  

·  Library Branches: 12(Noon)--5 p.m.

 For more information, please call the 

 Youth Services Department at (479)783-0229, ext. 1131.

Library Closed in Honor of Veterans Day!

Veterans Day is an official United States holiday that honors people who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces, also known as veterans.

It is a federal holiday that is observed on November 11. It coincides with other holidays such as Armistice Day and Remembrance Day, which are celebrated in other parts of the world and also mark the anniversary of the end of World War I (major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, when the Armistice with Germany went into effect).

The United States also originally observed Armistice Day; it then evolved into the current Veterans Day holiday in 1954.

Primetime Storytime 6 p.m. @ the Library!

November 2014 program: Monday, November 3rd @ 6 p.m.

We have so many things to be thankful for … join us for our November Primetime Storytime program featuring stories, crafts, refreshments, and other Thanksgiving FUN. 

Bring your friends and join us at this FREE family friendly evening story program for kids of all ages!

For more information, please call the Youth Services Department at (479)783-0229, ext. 1131.