October 2022 North Little Rock Public Library System

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Baby Story & Play Time

10:30 AM | Argenta

Movie Monday: Night at the Museum

3 PM | Laman

Ghostmaking 101

3 PM | Laman

Teen Movie Medley

4 PM | Laman

Crafturday with Colby: Crochet

All day | Laman

Line Dancing

11:30 AM | Laman

Baby Story & Play Time

10:30 AM | Argenta

Movie Monday: Onward

3 PM | Laman

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Storytime

10 AM | Laman

Homeschool STEAM Explorers

1 PM | Laman

Game Day

3 PM | Argenta

Community Service Workshop

4 PM | Laman

Let's Move!

Active Kids

10 AM | Laman

Wednesday "Hump Day" Movie: Respect

1 PM | Argenta Painted Pumpkin Workshop

3 PM | Laman

Creative Wednesday

3 PM | Argenta

Teen Gaming

4 PM | Laman

English Conversation Club 5 PM | Laman

Storytime

10 AM | Laman

Homeschool STEAM Explorers

1 PM | Laman

3 PM | Laman Makerspace

Teen Movie Medley

4 PM | Laman Beginner Quilting Class

Card Shop @ Argenta

10 AM | Social Media

Baby Story & Play Time

10:30 AM | Argenta

Movie Monday: Scooby Doo and the Curse of 13th Ghost

3 PM | Laman

Teen Movie Medley

4 PM | Laman

Monday Mystery Book Club

5:30 PM | Laman

Baby Story & Play Time

10:30 AM | Argenta

Movie Monday: Halloween

Spooktacular

3 PM | Laman

Teen Movie Medley

4 PM | Laman

Baby Story & Play Time

10:30 AM | Argenta

Movie Monday: Halloween Double Feature

3 PM | Laman

Teen Spooky Movie Medley

4 PM | Laman

Haunted Library Tour

4:30 PM | Argenta

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Storytime 10:30 AM | Argenta

Marilyn's Storytime

11 AM | Facebook Live

Fun Friday

All day | Argenta

Teen Gaming

9 AM | Laman

COVID Vaccine Clinic

All day | Laman

ACT Boot Camp

9 AM | Laman

Escape Box 3 PM | Argenta

International Candy Tasting

4 PM | Laman

Let's Move!

Active Kids

10 AM | Laman

Paint and Sip 3 PM | Argenta

Teen Gaming

4 PM | Laman

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Storytime

10 AM | Laman

Homeschool STEAM Explorers

1 PM | Laman Game Day

3 PM | Argenta

Bingo

3 PM | Laman

Tabletop Tuesday

4 PM | Laman

Mario Strikers Tournament

4 PM | Laman

Let's Move! Active Kids 10 AM | Laman

Wednesday "Hump Day" Movie: Hocus Pocus

1 PM | Argenta

Creative Wednesday 3 PM | Argenta

Chess Club 3:30 PM | Laman

Teen Gaming

4 PM | Laman

Storytime 10 AM | Laman

Homeschool STEAM Explorers

1 PM | Laman

Game Day 3 PM | Argenta

Diwali Festival

4 PM | Laman

Let's Move! Active Kids 10 AM | Laman

Paint and Sip

3 PM | Argenta

Quilt Block of the Month

Creepy Planters

4 PM | Laman

Beginner ASL 1 & 2

4 PM & 5 PM | Laman

Community Connections

4 PM | Social Media

Book Chat with Julie 10 AM | Social Media

Tailored Tech Training

10 AM | Laman

Fun Friday

All day | Argenta

Teen Gaming

9 AM | Laman

Marilyn's Storytime

11 AM | Facebook Live

Kids' Zone: Fishing 101 3:30 PM | Laman

DIY Buttons 4 PM | Laman Storytime 10:30 AM | Argenta

Beginner ASL 1 & 2

4 PM & 5 PM | Laman

Storytime 10:30 AM | Argenta

Crafty Creations

1 PM | Laman

Zombie Doll Fashion Show

4 PM | Laman

Beginner ASL 1 & 2

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4 PM & 5 PM | Laman Kids' Zone: Book Club 3:30 PM | Laman

Fun Friday All day | Argenta

Community Connections

4 PM |Social Media

Third Friday ArtWalk Reception & Opening with Diane Harper

5 PM | Argenta

Teen Gaming

9 AM | Laman

Kids' Fishing Derby

9 AM | Burns Park Covered Bridge

Storytime

10:30 AM | Argenta

Marilyn's Storytime

11 AM | Facebook Live

Kids' Zone: Art 3:30 PM | Laman Kids' Zone: Halloween 3:30 PM | Laman

Beginner ASL 1 & 2 4 PM & 5 PM | Laman

1 PM | Laman Makerspace Macabre Fantasy Night

4 PM | Laman

Kinders Spooky Concert

6 PM | Argenta

Fun Friday

All day | Argenta

Teen Gaming

9 AM | Laman

Meet The Author: Dr Sam Taggart

4 PM | Social Media

Crafturday with Colby: Crochet All day | Laman

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Kids'FishingDerby

Saturday, October 22, from 9 AM to Noon

Burns Park Covered Bridge

Children ages 15 and under* can bring their poles and bait to a stocked pond at Burns Park Covered Bridge. Prizes courtesy of Bass Pro Shops, Black Bear Diner, and more will be awarded.

Prior to the Fishing Derby, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will host a free children's Fishing 101 program at the Laman Children's Department on Thursday, October 13, at 3:30 PM. Kids will learn all about fishing with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission!

Participants will receive basic instruction for beginning anglers. Topics covered include knot tying, bait selection, fish biology, and casting.

*16 and over

Community Engagement Librarian, Marilyn Willis and Children's Program Coordinator, Janet Rodgers picking up donations from Bass Pro Shop in Little Rock

Staff Spotlight

Stacie Nellis

Stacie is back in the Laman Teen Center! She worked in the Teen Center from 2015 to 2020 and was here when the Teen Center first opened! But her history with Laman didn't begin there, she's been coming to the library since she was 4 years old

If you ' ve seen our "It's Corn" video on TikTok, you ' re enjoying her handiwork. Stacie is proud of that video, along with her long lasting book display inspired by Broadway shows that is still featured in the Teen Center.

When she isn't working at the library (or her second job), she's a semi trained opera singer that enjoys playing the piano, crafting, reading, and playing on the Nintendo Switch.

Some of her favorite genres are historical fiction, fantasy, and YA. She recommends Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys, The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins, and Nimona by Noelle Stephenson. Her favorite movies are The Chronicles of Narnia, Ready Player One, While You Were Sleeping, and The Little Prince (2015).

We are so glad to have Stacie back in the North Little Rock Public Library System!

The Library ghost Recommends.

BOO!! Hmm, is that a little too cliché? I don’t know; I haven’t been a ghost that long. Anyway, as a ghost, I find I’m often expected to do something scary, and I always feel like a disappointment in that regard. I mean, I’m just an amorphous blob that floats around and moans. It’s not like I can turn into a bat or a wolf or something I don’t even have chains to rattle. (Note to library’s purchasing department: Please get me some chains. That would be rad.) However, since I’m a ghost who’s lucky enough to haunt a library, I do get to read and watch a bunch of scary stuff, and now that it’s spooky season, I thought I’d share a couple of my favorite fright-fests.

My book pick is Paul Tremblay’s A Head Full of Ghosts. (Yeah, I’ll admit it: I’m partial to the title.) In this creepy tale, the Bennett family finds itself caught in a web of fear and uncertainty as their eldest daughter, 14year old Marjorie, begins to show signs of severe mental illness. However, the Bennetts’ father, Paul, who has recently reconnected with his Roman Catholic roots, suspects something far darker and more demonic is to blame for Majorie’s disturbing outbursts. Things only get worse when the cash strapped family invites a reality TV crew into their home to document the strange events. This is The Exorcist for the 21st century, and you’ll want to read it nestled deep down under the covers Fortunately for me, I came pre equipped with a sheet!

If you’d prefer to pop in a flick, try director Jennifer Kent’s The Babadook Essie Davis gives a raw, mesmerizing performance as Amelia, a newly single mother living in a house she can no longer afford and trying her best to raise her son, Samuel, who is on the autism spectrum. Samuel is a sweet, curious child, but his constant need for attention and loud, often destructive behavior have started to fray Amelia’s already strained nerves. When Samuel becomes obsessed with a creepy pop up book called Mister Babadook, Amelia feels the book’s sense of doom and its nightmarish main character seep into her own reality. We know something terrible is going to happen, but when will it happen, and how terrible will it be?

(Also: Don’t be surprised if you find yourself wanting to dress up as the Babadook for Halloween this year. If, of course, you’re not already planning on going out as me, the Library Ghost.)

Okay, that’s it. Gotta get back to my regularly scheduled floating and moaning. Happy Halloween! And remember the immortal words of Haddonfield’s Sheriff Brackett: “Everybody’s entitled to a one good scare!”

Image courtesy of Casey Crocker, Paranormal Investigator

Third Friday Art Walk at Argenta Queen of Her Domain

by Diane Harper

Join us at Argenta Library for a free opening reception of Diane Harper's exhibit, Queen of Her Domain, during Third Friday Art Walk, from 5 to 8 PM on October 21.

Make sure to pick up your Art Walk Passport at any of the participating galleries. If you visit all of the galleries, you are entered to win a gift card to an Argenta business.

The show continues with free admission in the library gallery through November 10.

Diane Harper is a mixed media artist who teaches through her studio as a member of the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts. Her work expresses themes of identity and belonging. In Queen of Her Domain, she uses a variety of traditional and non traditional materials to explore the feeling of being rooted in a community.

"My previous solo exhibition delved into the feeling of being uprooted and disconnected while exploring the questions of what is home and who am I in relation to the past. It was a life marked with feeling adrift, always moving, always anticipating somewhere else, and always having to recreate myself. Those experiences brought me to where I am but does not define who I have become," she said.

Detail from one of Harper's pieces

Laman Gallery Presents:

Gathering Again: A Celebration of Fiber Arts

by various artists

Erin Lorenzen, How it Started

Gathering Again is a celebration of the community and work of fiber artists This exhibition has historically been an annual occasion in one location. This year ’ s exhibition will resume following a long pandemic pause in two parts and in two places.

Part one will run from October 11 December 2 at the Laman Library Gallery Part two of this year ’ s exhibition will debut during Third Friday Art Walk at the Argenta Library on December 16.

The Laman Gallery reception will be held Friday, October 14, from 5 8 PM

Works in the exhibition utilize fiber arts traditions, such as hand stitching, appliqué, crochet, embroidery, quilting, dyeing, and weaving The collection fills the gallery space with coziness, inviting the viewer to relax, settle in, and enjoy the view.

Participating artists include: Melissa Emily Gill, Whitney Johnson, Jaressa Johnson, Margot Duvall, Gina Gallina, Kimberly Kwee, Melissa Lashbrook, Abby Hollis, Ziba Rajabi, Sezanna Wallace, Kate Kareus, Danielle Hatch, Gail Bradney, Deborah Kuster, Tina Oppenheimer, Lisa Thorpe, Teresa Schlabach, Michael Rowland, Emily Moll Wood, Marietta Moll, Jane Hartfield, Cathy Wester, Dominique Simmons, and Erin Lorenzen.

Background image: Emily Moll Wood and Marietta Moll Past Stitches and Painted Stars

Melissa "Mo" Lashbrook, Family Patchwork

Horror, Urban Fantasy, & Paranormal Book Recommendations

Stretch yourself a little this year with our monthly reading challenge! Each month, we will encourage everyone to read a book from a different featured category, so that by the end of the year we will all have broadened our reading horizons a little. Watch for monthly prize drawings, where we will give away gift cards and other prizes. Plus, we’ll draw for a Grand Prize Kindle Fire tablet at the end of the year!

Moon Called by Patricia Briggs

The Shiningby Stephen King

Dawn by Octavia E. Butler

A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

World War Z by Max Brooks

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman