September 2022 North Little Rock Public Library

North Little Rock Public Library System YOUR LIBRARIES OF CHOICE

In this issue: Library Card Sign-Up Month Promotion September Events New ARORA Kiosks and MORE

Laman Library

NLRlibrary.org

Argenta Library

(501) 758-1720 2801 Orange Street North Little Rock, AR 72114

(501) 687-1061 420 Main Street North Little Rock, AR 72114

Monday - Thursday: 9 AM -7 PM Friday- Saturday: 9 AM -1 PM

Monday - Friday: 9 AM -6 PM

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Argenta Drug 10% off over the counter items Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum $5 off admission Baker House Bed & Breakfast Free bottle of wine with a night's stay Bang Up Betty "Bibliophile" or "Ask Me What I'm Reading" sticker Bank of England Mortgage Free gift

Besaw Automotive Free code reading Blakely Furniture Free brass safety whistle keychain Dark Side Coffee 15% off Diamond Bear 20% off Dogtowne Drygoods 25% off Fairy Tale Florals 25% off Filling Station 20% off any purchase (excluding food truck/alcohol)

Gadwall's Grill Free drink with any entrée Green Dragon Technology 10% off any service The Joint $10 off show tickets for Friday & Saturday nights Lindsey's Hospitality House Pork sandwich combo meal w/side & drink $9.75 Littlefield's Cafe 10% off a meal

Medicine Shoppe 10% off over the counter items and gifts North Little Rock CVB 10% off North Bar 25% off (excluding alcohol) PhD Salon 15% off any service Renown Music Free half hour lesson Skinny J's 10% off

Stanley Hardware 10% off (excluding outdoor power equipment) Twisted Attitude Boutique 5% off The Vintage Mercantile 20% off entire order, with some exceptions Wirt's Jewelers 10% off

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Board Game Day All Day | Laman

Storytime 10:30 AM | Argenta

Teen Gaming 9 AM | Laman

What is the Gemini Machine?

11 AM | Laman Makerspace

Movie Morning: Megamind 10 AM | Laman

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Storytime 10 AM | Laman Homeschool STEAM Explorers 1 PM | Laman Game Day 3 PM | Argenta

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Let's Move!

Active Kids 10 AM | Laman

Creative Wednesday 3 PM | Argenta

Popin' Cookin' 4 PM | Laman

Teen Gaming 4 PM | Laman English Conversation Club 5 PM | Laman

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Baby Story and Play Time 10:30 AM | Argenta Movie Monday: The Peanuts Movie 3 PM | Laman

Beaded Earring Workshop 3 PM | Laman Makerspace Teen Movie Medley 4 PM | Laman

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Storytime 10 AM | Laman

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Fun Friday All day | Argenta

Cricut Introduction

Teen Gaming 9 AM | Laman

Bingo 3 PM | Laman

Teen Gaming 4 PM | Laman

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

11 AM | Laman Makerspace

Kids' Zone 3 PM | Laman

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22 Storytime 10:30 AM | Argenta

Fun Friday All day | Argenta

Game Day 3 PM | Argenta

Wednesday "Hump Day" Movie: Cry Macho 1 PM | Argenta

Kids' Zone 3 PM | Laman

Bad Book Club 4 PM | Laman

Creative Wednesday 3 PM | Argenta

Teen Movie Medley 4 PM | Laman

Tabletop Tuesday 4 PM | Laman

Teen Gaming 4 PM | Laman

26 Baby Story and Play Time 10:30 AM | Argenta

Storytime 10 AM | Laman

Movie Monday: Back to School with Franklin 3 PM | Laman

Movie Monday: Dora and the Lost City of Gold 3 PM | Laman

Mini Library Craft Workshop 3 PM | Laman Teen Movie Medley 4 PM | Laman

Homeschool STEAM Explorers 1 PM | Laman Escape Box 3 PM | Argenta

Spooktacular Candles Workshop 3 PM | Laman Fall Harvest Festival 4 PM | Laman

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Let's Move!

Active Kids 10 AM | Laman Paint and Sip 3 PM | Argenta

Quilt Block of the Month 3 PM | Laman Makerspace Teen Gaming 4 PM | Laman

Community Connections 4 PM | Social Media

Window Gardening 4 PM | Laman

Crafty Creations 1 PM | Laman

Homeschool STEAM Explorers 1 PM | Laman

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Third-Friday ArtWalk Reception & Opening with Mid-South Watercolorist Society 5 PM | Argenta

Real Talk Storytime 10 AM | Social Media

Baby Story and Play Time 10:30 AM | Argenta

Teen Gaming 9 AM | Laman

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Digital Photography Intro Course: Settings & Composition 10 AM | Laman

COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic 9 AM | Laman

Storytime 15 10:30 AM | Argenta

Chess Club 3:30 PM | Laman

Let's Move!

Active Kids 10 AM | Laman

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Fun Friday All day | Argenta

COVID Vaccine Seminar 5 PM | Laman

Escape Box 3 PM | Argenta

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Let's Build a Bridge 4 PM | Laman Beginner ASL 1 & 2 4 PM & 5 PM | Laman

Paint and Sip 3 PM | Argenta

Storytime 10 AM | Laman

Digital Photography Intro Course: Camera Basics 10 AM | Laman

Kids' Zone 3 PM | Laman

Homeschool STEAM Explorers 1 PM | Laman

Monday Mystery Book Club 5:30 PM | Laman

Card Shop at Argenta 10 AM | Social Media

Let's Move!

Active Kids 10 AM | Laman

Book Chat with Julie 10 AM | Social Media E-Reader Workshop 10 AM | Laman Storytime 10:30 AM | Argenta

Wednesday "Hump Day" Movie: Black Widow 1 PM | Argenta

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Saturday Crafts 9 AM | Laman

Community Connections 4 PM | Social Media

Watercolor Workshop 4 PM | Laman

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Fun Friday All day | Argenta

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Saturday Crafts 9 AM | Laman

Digital Photography Intro Course: Photo Editing 10 AM | Laman

Teen Gaming 9 AM | Laman

College Prep Night 4:30 PM | Laman

Storytime 10:30 AM | Argenta

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Digital Photography Intro Course: Group Discussion 10 AM | Laman

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

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Kids' Zone 3 PM | Laman

Fun Friday All day | Argenta Teen Gaming 9 AM | Laman

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key: Adults

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

Children

Heat Press Intro 4 PM | Laman Makerspace

Teens All Ages

Use your North Little Rock Public Library Card to

Access our digital library for Hispanic Heritage resources NLRLibrary.org/digital

NewsBank Database: Hispanic Life in America

The experience and impact of Hispanic Americans as recorded by the news media Comprehensive coverage of the Hispanic American experience from the early 18th century to the present day Sourced from more than 17,000 publications, including 700 Spanish-language newspapers and periodicals An easy-to-use online resource—updated daily with new material—that illuminates centuries of Hispanic history, culture, and daily life

SEPTEMBER 22 @ 4:30 PM

UPCOMING COLLEGE PREP TEEN EVENTS Laman Teen Center 2801 Orange Street North Little Rock

Do you need assistance with financial aid or filling out the FAFSA? Come by the Teen Center where Talethe Collins of the UA-Little Rock will guide you through the process!

OCTOBER 8 @ 9 AM - 1 PM All day ACT Boot Camp hosted by the TLC Tutoring Co. "Our typical student who has completed our course improves their ACT score by 4 points, with some seeing as high as 10 or more points!

Our goal is to ensure the student has all the tools and support to achieve their highest possible score." - TLC Tutoring Co.

ARORA Donation Registration Kiosks The North Little Rock Public Library System is proud to partner with ARORA (Arkansas Regional Organ Recovery Agency) to help raise awareness and support for organ and tissue donation in Central Arkansas. Becoming an organ and tissue donor has never been easier with the new kiosks located in the lobby of each North Little Rock Library location.

With the new kiosk, all you need to do is scan the back of your driver’s license.

You can sign up in less than 10 seconds, plus you’re given options on how your organ/tissues will be used.

At any given moment, there are over 300 children and adults on the organ transplant waiting list in Arkansas. On average, another person is added to the list every 16 minutes. For those waiting, a donation can be a bridge to life that you can help build.

Each year, there’s a greater need with more procedures being performed and outcomes that are continually improving. Your gift of organs and tissues has the potential to benefit over 90 people currently waiting on lists in the state.

You’ll find the kiosks located near the front desk at both North Little Rock librares. The kiosks are available anytime during library hours.

Third-Friday ArtWalk at Argenta

30th Annual Open Exhibition of the

Mid-Southern Watercolorists Join us at Argenta Library for a free opening reception, of the 30th Annual Open Exhibition of the Mid-Southern Watercolorists, during Third-Friday ArtWalk, from 5 to 8 PM on September 16.

The show continues with free admission in the library gallery through October 7.

Make sure to pick up your ArtWalk Passport at any of the participating galleries. If you visit all of the galleries, you are entered to win a gift card to a North Little Rock business.

Mid-Southern Watercolorists has been the premier organization for lovers of water media in the state since its founding in 1970. The organization fosters artistic expression and furthers the interest of painters and patrons through its programs, opportunities to build on painting skills, and by its competitive and non-competitive exhibits. The Annual Member Open Exhibition is a favorite occasion for members to show their work and for art patrons to view and purchase original art.

Staff Spotlight and Reader Recommendation!

Beverly Partin Beverly is Youth Program Coordinator at Argenta. If you've been to a children's event at the Argenta Library, you probably know Ms. Beverly!

She has worked for the North Little Rock Public Library system for seven years. Before working for the library, she was a substitute teacher.

Beverly loves coming up with new creative and fun programs for the kids in our community. Two of her favorite programs are the Escape Box and Paint and Sip. Escape Box is a fun take on an escape room. Kids have to solve puzzles and follow clues to win! Paint and Sip allows kids and teens to explore a new paint technique while enjoying a free juice box.

Outside of the library, Beverly enjoys reading and listening to audiobooks on Hoopla and Libby. Her favorite genres are historical fiction and mysteries. She loves seeing places and how things were in those days through books. She also loves to craft, especially sewing, making rag quilts, and scrapbooking.

Reader Recommendation: "Kathleen Fuller's Sold On Love is number 3 in the Maple Falls Romance Series. Set in small-town Arkansas, you will meet Harper and Rusty. Two people who couldn't be more different. However, opposites do attract and make for an interesting story. Harper is a successful Realtor and Rusty a low-maintenance mechanic, so how will their worlds come together? Usually we find our paths aren't so different after all. I hope you will enjoy a trip to Maple Falls and fall in love with not only the story but also with Kathleen Fuller. " Julie Delashaw, Argenta Library Adult Program Coordinator

Sold on Love by Kathleen Fuller

September Fun & Free Community Events: Every Saturday from 9 AM to 1 PM Farmer's Market at St. Joseph's Farm Stand Find locally grown fruits, vegetables, breads, and more.

Feed the cows and goats too!

September 2 from 9 AM to 12 PM Rock Region Metro Job Fair at 901 Maple Street Seeking Drivers.

Saturday September 3 & 17 from 10 AM to 11 AM Goat Yoga at St. Joseph's Center Event is for ages 12 and up. Goat treats provided.

September 6 from 7 PM to 9 PM Festival of the Senses at St. Luke's Episcopal Church at 4106 JFK Violin Virtuosos: A program of music dedicated to famous violinists.

September 8 from 4:30 PM to 7 PM Arkansas Podcast Convention at the Innovation Hub This is a workshop to show equipment and how to get your podcast started.

September 9 & 10 from 4 PM to 10 PM Dogtown Throwdown at Main Street Argenta Find music, entertainment, and more!

September 17 from 10 AM to 3 PM Hispanic Art & Food Festival at Argenta Plaza Culture, heritage, food trucks, art & entertainment.

Historical Fiction Recommendations

The Water Dancer

by Ta-Nehisi Coates

This Tender Land

by William Kent Krueger

The Kite Runner

by Khaled Hosseini

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek

by Kim Michele Richardson

The Light Between Oceans

by M.L. Stedman

Concrete Rose

by Angie Thomas

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!