Hot Springs Book Festival Returns With “Read the Natural State”

The Hot Springs Book Festival (HSBF) returns for the second year with “Read the Natural State: A Celebration of Nature, Books, and Authors.”

This two-day festival will focus on nature and conservation by celebrating bugs, birds, and blooms in Arkansas and beyond with authors Holly Green, Douglas Tallamy, and Diana Hutts Aston; a walking tour with Audubon member Jerry Butler, and a presentation from Janet B. Carson, Emeritus Extension Horticulture Specialist.

Full schedule:

• 5/26/23 | 4 PM | Pollinators in the Natural State | Ages 18+ | Registration Required

• 5/26/23 | 5 PM | In the Same Boat with Holly Green | Ages 13-18 | Multi-Purpose Room | Registration Required

• 5/26/23 | 6 PM | Nature’s Best Hope, featuring Douglas Tallamy | Ages 18+ | Registration Required

• 5/27/23 | 8:30 AM | Four Seasons Bird Walk | Ages 18+ | Registration Required

• 5/27/23 | 1 PM | HSBF Community Reception | All Ages | No Registration

• 5/27/23 | 2 PM | A Seed is Sleepy: Book Talk with Dianna Hutts Aston | All Ages | Registration Required

• 5/27/23 | 4 PM | In the Garden, featuring Janet B. Carson | Ages 18+ | Registration Required

This year’s nature theme connects to the library’s newest addition of a Community Garden and Park on campus located between the library and the RIX Professional Building. The garden will officially open to the public on June 10. Visit www.Facebook.com/HotSpringsBookFestival for more information and visit www.gclibrary.com, call 501-623-4161, or visit in-person at 1427 Malvern Avenue in Hot Springs to learn more about the library’s services and offerings.

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