BY STORMIE PERRY
There are so many fun activities at your local Central Library--and it’s free! The activities are for all ages from babies to toddlers to elementary to teenagers to adults. The Central Arkansas Libraries have many free activities for you and your family.
The Central Arkansas Libraries have many things for children from babies to elementary age. The free activities include crafts, games, puppets, chess, interactive story times for babies, and snacks and storytelling for young children. If your children are interested in learning how to play chess or if they love stories or puppets or playing games, then check your local Central Library’s schedule for dates. Children can have so much fun at your local library, and the activities are free.
Teenagers can also get involved in their local library. For grades six through twelve, there are free activities such as Gaming Day, Teen Movie, crafts (includes Book Graffiti), Book Clubs, Knitting Clubs, and Teen Talk. Teenagers can come to their local library and meet new people and have fun while playing video games and board games, or coming to watch a movie or getting involved in the clubs. There is much to offer for teenagers, and once again it’s free! Check your local library for scheduled events.
Children and teenagers are not the only people who can have fun. There are activities for adults such as Knitting Circle, Book Discussions, Adult Book clubs, Gamer’s Club, Scrapbook Chicks, Crafter’s Support Club and more. If you love to knit or talk about books or love to do scrapbooks, go to your local library and get a schedule. At the Central Arkansas Libraries there is also a Brown Bag Program, which are free activities for certain days of the month. At Terry Library, every first Tuesdays there is a Terry Lunchtime Series. At the Main Library every third Wednesday, there is a social for knitting and other needlework projects. These events are for beginners and for the experienced. Every third Thursday, at the Main Library, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., there are featured local authors and artisans to hometown heroes.
The Central Arkansas Libraries include many fun and free activities for children, teenagers, adults, and the whole family. Other free activities include story time and music and fun for the whole family, film night, which features different movies and some nights for grades K-5, computer classes, and galleries and exhibits. Everyone can have fun with all the activities that the Central Arkansas Libraries has to offer, and these activities are free. To see a schedule, check your local library or go the Central Arkansas Library website at www.cals.lib.ar.us.
