BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) X-WR-CALNAME:Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8521ba2c-00e6-4cf6-9924-cd7ada55b98c SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260913T010153Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261003T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261003T130000 SUMMARY:Little Readers Rock: A Six Bridges Book Festival Family Event LOCATION:Main Library\nMain Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Main Library;X-APPLE-RADIU S=10;X-TITLE=Main Library:geo:34.7355839,-92.2691097 GEO:34.7355839;-92.2691097 DESCRIPTION:Get ready for a book celebration designed just for kids! Littl e Readers Rock is all about sparking a love of reading. Families can enjoy hands-on activities\, interactive games\, and the chance to meet authors and artists who bring stories to life..\nhttps://centralarkansaslibrarysys temcals.libnet.info/event/17414737 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Join us for a joyful day dedicate d to building strong reading skills&mdash\;and a lifelong love of books.

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Little Readers Rock has a new home at the Main Library in the Martin Children's Center!
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Featured Sessions:
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10:30am ~ Razan Abdin\, Splendidly \;Sawsan
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Razan Abdin is a Palestinian writer who grew up in Arkansas&nb sp\;while \;spending many summers in her ancestral homeland. She has b een scribbling stories since elementary school. When \;Abdin \;isn 't \;busy arranging words on a page\, \;she&rsquo\;s \;probabl y traveling\, filling her life with art\, or daydreaming about a world whe re everyone has what they need to thrive. She lives in Little Rock with he r wild\, wonderful poodle\, Margot. \;Splendidly \;Sawsan \;is her debut book. \;
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Splendidly Sawsan \;is a story of affirming others and learning to love yourself.&nb sp\;This picture \;books \;follows Sawsan\, a vivacious neurodiver gent child who sees the world a little differently&mdash\;and maybe that&r squo\;s a \;pretty splendid \;thing.

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Sponsored by CALS Youth Programming
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11:30am ~ Charly Palmer\, \;How Sw eet the Sound
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Charly Palmer \;is a f ine artist\, illustrator\, and the Coretta Scott King John Steptoe New Tal ent Award winner for \;Mama Africa! \;and author-illustra tor of \;The Legend of Gravity. He studied art and design at the American Academy of Art and fine art at School of the Art Institute\, both in Chicago.
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Featuring artists ranging from Miles Davis to Ken drick Lamar\, dive into this stunningly illustrated celebration of the his tory of Black music in America by the award-winning author of The Unde feated. Listen to the sound of survival\, courage\, and democracy&mda sh\;the soundtrack of America. Hear Billie Holiday&rsquo\;s raspy\, mournf ul voice\, and tap your foot to Louis Armstrong&rsquo\;s trumpet. Scream w ith James Brown and bop your head to Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Fiv e. Can you spot the 80+ references to artists like Robert Johnson\, Ella F itzgerald\, Jimi Hendrix\, Whitney Houston\, Lauryn Hill\, and Beyonce?&nb sp\;
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ASL interpretation will be provided for all Six Bridg es sessions held in CALS Ron Robinson Theater. ASL interpretation for sess ions at other CALS locations and Six Bridges venues (including CALS Main L ibrary) will be provided by request. To request ASL interpretation\, pleas e submit an ASL Interpretation Request form.
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CALS will validate parking in the CALS Library Square surface lot and the CALS Parking Deck. The entrance to the surface lot is located on 2nd \;Street near River Market Ave. The entrance to the parking deck is located on Rock Street an d can be accessed from President Clinton Ave. Street parking is also avail able throughout the River Market District (free after 6pm and on weekends) .
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