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Join in Celebrating National Library Week with GC Library 

April 6, 2025

Take time to rediscover the offerings at your local library during National Library Week, April 6-12.  By Erin BaberWhat draws people to the library? Everything! From books and digital resources to job assistance and creative programming, libraries are essential to thriving communities.   First celebrated in 1958, National Library Week (NLW) is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association and libraries of all types across the country each April.

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Library Your Way with Remote Services 

March 4, 2025

Public Relations Coordinator Jessamyn Carter explains the benefits of a library card to visitors.   By Erin Baber Have you visited the Bookmobile yet? Used a Remote Locker to pick up your holds?   Beyond the Library’s single location at 1427 Malvern Avenue, the Garland County Library (GCL) brings the library to the community through Books-By-Mail, free delivery, remote lockers, and the Bookmobile. GCL is committed to serving all residents, regardless of location or

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Free Tree Friday! City of HS and GC Library to Provide Seedlings 

March 4, 2025

The AR Dept. of Agriculture’s Forestry Division will be hosting a giveaway of bare root seedlings at Garland County Library, on Friday, March 28. There is a limit of five seedlings per person. The event will be held from 11 AM – 1 PM at the Garland County Library, 1427 Malvern Avenue.  For dates and locations of Free Tree Giveaways across the state, visit Facebook: ArkansasForestryDivision or www.agriculture.arkansas.gov/forestry. 

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Much To Love About the Garland County Library 

February 4, 2025

Your Blind Date with a Book awaits at Garland County Library’s February Adventure!  By Erin Baber Love is in the air at the Garland County Library this February, and there’s something for everyone to enjoy!  Blind Date with a Book is going on all February for teens and adults. Pick up an eligible book wrapped in paper – no peeking, it’s a blind date, after all! Read it, rate it, and return

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Unleash Your Inner Dragon at the Library 

December 28, 2024

By Erin BaberThe Garland County Library begins the new year with a fiery breath of excitement! A vibrant new dragon mural by local artist Paint Shaman (Bethannie Newsom Steelman) now adorns the outer wall of the Youth Services Department and a month-long celebration of all things dragon awaits.  Introducing Dragon Mural: Hot Springs artist Paint Shaman, Bethannie Newsom Steelman recently painted the outside of the Library’s Youth Services Department with

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GCL+ – No Subscription Needed, Just Your Library Card 

December 2, 2024

Public Services Director Karen Covey models GCL’s delivery tote bag.  By Erin Baber,The Garland County Library (GCL) is planning an expansion to meet the growing needs of Hot Springs and Garland County residents.  Since opening its doors at the present location on Malvern Avenue in 1995, GCL has grown tremendously, with over 10 million patron visits and 17.5 million items checked out. However, the current building can no longer accommodate

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Library Your Way with Remote Services 

November 4, 2024

GCL Outreach Coordinator James Nowlin pets four-legged patron Annie –on the Bookmobile at a recent outing.  By Erin Baber The Garland County Library provides free library services to over 100,000 people in Hot Springs and the surrounding Garland County areas all from a single facility at 1427 Malvern Avenue.  In recent years, GCL began adding Remote Services to help make the library more accessible to patrons in the far reaches

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Arlington Celebrates 100th Anniversary During Doc Film Fest 

October 1, 2024

By Erin BaberThe Garland County Library, the Garland County Historical Society, and the Hot Springs Documentary Film Institute will present a special program during the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival to celebrate the Arlington Hotel’s 100th anniversary.  Titled “The Arlington Hotel: Birth and Rebirth 1864-1924” the program will feature a presentation by Hollis Duncan on Tuesday, October 22, at noon at the Arlington Hotel.  Duncan, a fifth-generation Arkansan with roots

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Get Discounts with Your GC Library Card All September 

September 2, 2024

Show your library card and participating businesses will offer a variety of discounts, including percentages off, special offers, and free admission.   By Erin Baber The Garland County Library is excited to announce the return of its “Show Me Your Library Card” program, which celebrates National Library Card Sign-Up Month annually in September.  Dozens of local businesses and organizations have generously offered a variety of discounts and deals to Garland County

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Find Books Galore at GC Library Friends Book Sale 

September 2, 2024

Stock up on Books, DVDs, CDs, puzzles, and games at the Friends of the Library annual book sale.  The annual used book sale sponsored by the Friends of Garland County Library will be held Friday, September 27, 2024, and Saturday, September 28, 2024, at the library located at 1427 Malvern Avenue, Hot Springs, beginning at 9:00 a.m. each day.  Friday is reserved for Members of the Friends but membership can

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Libraries Are for Everyone, Always 

August 1, 2024

Got a Li-berry Card? Be like Mae Tracy! Use it to “check out” the Community Garden & Park as well as many other benefits at our Garland County Library. Photo by Jessamyn Carter.  By Erin Baber Public libraries are vital community hubs of information, recreation, and connection. Help show your library love by supporting the Garland County Library:  Discover more about the Garland County Library: Visit our website at www.gclibrary.com,

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GC Library Adds Kanopy Film Streaming Service 

June 29, 2024

By Erin BaberThe Garland County Library is thrilled to announce the addition of Kanopy, a free streaming service packed with critically acclaimed documentaries, independent and classic films, and educational content, all available to stream for free with your library card!  Kanopy provides a vast library of films you won’t find on traditional streaming platforms. Explore hidden gems, new releases, independent films, world cinema, documentaries, and more. Kanopy also offers a

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