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Easy-To-Use Remote Book Lockers at GC Library

April 1, 2023

GC Library Remote Lockers are for more than just books. By Erin BaberThe Garland County Library now offers Remote Book Lockers – item pick-up and drop-off services in three new locations in Garland County with extended hours at a fourth location. Remote Book Lockers are free-standing devices that library staff stock with a patron’s requested and available items. Patrons can visit the device at their leisure within a seven-day period

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Haiku Club Invites Poets to Monthly Meetings

February 27, 2023

The Hot Springs Haiku Club is meeting at the Garland County Library the first Friday of every month from 2-4 PM, immediately before Gallery Walk. This is a small group of haiku poets who enjoy sharing ideas and composing short poems. The club was founded by the late Michael Murray following the 25th South Region Conference of the Haiku Society of America held at the Arlington Resort and Spa in

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Meet & Greet for Author of What the Children Told Us

February 27, 2023

Author Tim Spofford will discuss What the Children Told Us, his sweeping biography of pioneering Black psychologists Kenneth and Mamie Phipps Clark (a Hot Springs native), at noon, Tuesday, March 21, at the Garland County Library. The Clarks developed the famous doll test, the path-breaking experiment that played a key role in the landmark 1954 Supreme Court ruling against segregated school systems. For the Clarks, this was just the opening

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Easy-To-Use Remote Book Lockers At GC Library

February 27, 2023

GC Library Remote Lockers are for more than just books. By Erin BaberThe Garland County Library now offers Remote Book Lockers – item pick-up and drop-off services in three new locations in Garland County with extended hours at a fourth location. Remote Book Lockers are free-standing devices that library staff stock with a patron’s requested and available items. Patrons can visit the device at their leisure within a seven-day period

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Free AARP Income Tax-Aide at GC Library

February 1, 2023

Tax-Aide service begins Feb. 1, at GC Library. The AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Program provides free, confidential income tax preparation, counseling services, and e-filing for federal and state income tax returns. All returns are prepared by IRS-certified AARP Foundation Tax-Aide volunteers who are trained on the 2022 tax law. This service is available to everyone regardless of age or income. AARP membership is not required to use the Tax-Aide service.  AARP

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Library’s Community Garden Begins to Take Shape

December 30, 2022

The Garland County Library’s new garden and outdoor programming area is taking shape and everyone can watch it from the ground up on YouTube! Visit www.youtube.com/GarlandCoLibrary and click on the “Garden Drone Footage” playlist.  Design and Facilities Manager Butch Smith is capturing progress drone footage a few times a week. “We started capturing this footage to create timelapse videos showing the garden from beginning to end, but posting these short

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StoryWalk on the Hot Springs Greenway Trail

November 26, 2022

The City of Hot Springs Parks & Trails Department and the Garland County Library are partnering on their first StoryWalk™, featuring “Leaf Man” by Lois Ehlert. This program is a fun way to encourage residents to be outdoors by promoting early literacy and physical activity while spending quality time in nature with friends and family.StoryWalk™ is open to the public and will take place along the Utility Service Center Trail

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AHFP Presents Dave Smith in Concert

November 26, 2022

By Erin Baber The Arkansas Highlands Folk Project (AHFP) presents Dave Smith in concert at the Garland County Library on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at 6:30 PM. Seating will be first come, first served.  Stone County resident Dave Smith is well-known in the Arkansas Old-Time and Folk Music community. For 40 years he has been a regular performer at the Ozark Folk Center in Mountain View, both as a solo

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Photographer Tim Ernst’s Final Public Presentation Nov. 10

October 30, 2022

Fisherman’s float wall on Cape Forchu, along the southern coast of Nova Scotia. Renowned Arkansas photographer Tim Ernst will give his final public presentation at the Garland County Library on Thursday, November 10, 2022. A book signing will begin at 6:30 PM followed by a presentation at 7 PM. This event is free and open to the public. Seating is limited and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. 

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Library Offers Fiction Writing Programs for Kids

October 30, 2022

Chanan Emmons heads up the children’s Fiction Writing Program.By Chanan Emmons Beginning in November, the Garland County Library will offer three monthly, in-person fiction writing programs for children ages 10 to 18.  In the Fiction Writer’s Cafe program, teens can enjoy hot beverages and a laid-back atmosphere while learning the ins and outs of character, plot, scene, dialogue, and more. Teens ages 16-18 are invited to attend on Monday, November

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GC Library Will Present StoryWalkTM  on the Hot Springs Greenway Trail

October 1, 2022

Brook Olsen, Youth Services Programming Coordinator, poses next to the intro sign for the upcoming StoryWalkTM.  By Erin BaberThe Garland County Library (GCL) and Hot Springs Parks & Trails present their first StoryWalk™ starting October 1, on the Hot Springs Creek Greenway Trail beginning at the intersection of Seneca and Adams Streets. What is a StoryWalk™? A StoryWalk™ is a fun way to combine reading and the outdoors! From the

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What the Library Can Do for You: Part 5

July 28, 2022

In addition to adventures like Puzzle Club, many new adventures are planned for GC Library. By Erin Baber So far in this series, I’ve raved about some of what the library can do for you right now. This month I want to talk about what the library will be able to do soon. The Garland County Library is growing in ways that I never let myself imagine. Garland County Grows

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