Banned Books Week: September 24-October 1
Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment. Held during the last week of September, Banned Books Week highlights the benefits of free and open access to information while drawing attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or attempted bannings of books across the United States.(From the American Library Association website) Fayetteville Public Library will celebrate the freedom to read with events on September 22 and 27. Please join us in celebrating the First Amendment. For more information |
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For Adults
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Crimes and Clues book club
Thursday, September 8 at 9:30 am
Ann Henry Board Room
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin
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Ozark Writers Live
Saturday, September 10 from 9 am - 5 pm
Walker Community RoomOzark Writers Live is a celebration of Ozark writing and culture. This full day event provides regional authors a chance to promote their work and to discuss their craft. Writing workshops during the event offer budding new talent the chance to learn new techniques and to gain inspiration from our featured speakers. Noontime music and a quilter's showcase will round out the event.  For more information |
Monday, September 12 at 1 pm
Ann Henry Board Room
Room: a Novel by Emma Donoghue
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Book Talk@Night book club
Monday, September 12 at 6:30 pm
Ann Henry Board Room
Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
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Audubon Film: Gulf Oil Spill
Wednesday, September 14 at 6:30 pm
Walker Community Room
FPL and the National Audubon Society are screening a short film series about the long term effects of the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf Coast. The films are intended to educate citizens about the issue and inspire them to take action. The films also explain the need to protect the wetlands along the coast. This film series helps us understand the continuing problems facing the Gulf Coast and how those problems affect us in Northwest Arkansas. 
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NBA All-Star Sidney Moncrief Signs His New Book
Saturday, September 17 at 10 am
Walker Community Room
Arkansas Hall of Famer, Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Famer and Five-time NBA All-Star Sidney Moncrief is now an author with news that can benefit anyone who wants to adjust to changes in their lives and others facing harsh or unexpected circumstances. The book is titled, Your Passport to Reinventing You, The Travel Guide to a High Performance Lifestyle at Home and in Your Career. Moncrief will discuss his book and sign copies from 10 am until noon.
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Arkansas Premiere of Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time - A Documentary Film
Monday, September 19 at 5 pm
Walker Community Room
Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time,
is the first feature length, high definition documentary film ever made about famed conservationist Aldo Leopold, author of A Sand County Almanac. Emmy-Award winning narrator Peter Coyote lends his talent as the voice of Aldo Leopold, and the film's on-screen guide is Curt Meine, Leopold's biographer. The film explores Aldo Leopold's life in the early part of the twentieth century and the many ways his land ethic idea continues to be applied all over the world today.
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Film Screening: No Impact Man
Thursday, September 22 at 6 pm
Walker Community Room
Author Colin Beavan vowed as little environmental impact as possible for one year. No more cars, no more electricity, no more material consumption...no problem.
Until his espresso-guzzling, retail-worshipping wife and child are dragged into the fray.
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Thursday, September 22 from noon-2pm
Large Study Room
Celebrate your freedom to read! Spice up your lunch hour by filming a 2-minute reading from your favorite banned book. The Fayetteville Public Library will upload your segment to the Banned Book Week Virtual Read-out on You Tube running September 24-October 1.
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Building a Sustainable Nonprofit with ACE (Arkansas Coalition for Excellence)
Friday, September 23 from 11:30 am to 4 pm
Walker Community Room Register by September 19; fee required. Call 501.375.1223 or visit www.acenonprofit.org.This workshop for nonprofit agencies will present a panel discussion of leading practices by: ·Mary McKinney, Executive Director, Circle of Life Hospice ·Horace Hardwick, former State Representative ·Lisa Schimmelpfenning, Walmart VP ·Maxie Carpenter, President, MVC Advisory Resource, Inc. 
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10 X 10 Countdown Conversations: A facilitated conversation with Martin Nedbal of the UA Music Department
Sunday, September 25 at 2 pm
Walker Community Room
FPL hosts the 10x10 Countdown Conversation in collaboration with the Walton Arts Center. Walton Arts Center staff will facilitate a discussion at the library spotlighting an upcoming performance in the Walton Arts Center's 10x10 Series. The series features 10 events for $10 each. First up: Martin Nedbal will discuss the Emerson String Quartet, winners of nine Grammy Awards, three Gramophone Awards and the Avery Fisher Prize. The Quartet will perform in the Walton Arts Center's Baum Walker Hall on Sunday, October 9 at 3:00pm.
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Free to Read with TheatreSquared and KUAF
Tuesday, September 27 at 7 pm
Walker Community Room
Join us for an evening of dramatized readings and dialogue from four banned and/or challenged works. The readings, both comedic and serious, will include selections of classic and contemporary pieces from some of the following works: The Giver by Lowis Lowry, Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Dav Pilkey's Captain Underpants series and Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. Excerpts from these selections will be brought together in a formal script and performed by actors from the regional professional theater company TheaterSquared.
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For Everyone |
Tuesdays and Wednesdays in September at 3 pm Ann Henry Board Room
It's a digital world and FPL is here to help you. Come learn about downloadable books, music, videos and research resources available through www.faylib.org.
Sept. 6 - Gale Virtual Reference Library: Encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research
Sept. 7 - Factiva:
Research the latest business and industry news, track global markets, or gather detailed company reports
Sept. 13 - Library2Go & Naxos Music Library:
Download ebooks, audiobooks and films and stream music 24/7
Sept. 14 - Mango Language & Little Pim:
Interactive language-learning program
Sept. 20 - Mergent InvestorEdge:
Research companies and gain access to important company documents and financial information
Sept. 21 - Universal Class:
500+ enrichment and skill courses taught by trained instructors with CEUs available
Sept. 27 - Literature Resource Center:
Research literary topics, authors and their works
Sept. 28 - Opposing Viewpoints in Context:
Information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues
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For Children |
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Regular Storytimes
Baby Bookworms for Birth-to-24 month-olds
Mondays and Thursdays at 9:45 am
Walker Community Room
Preschool Story Time for 3-to-5-year-olds
Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays at 10:30 am
Wal-Mart Storytime Room
Toddler Time for 2-to-3-year-olds
Thursdays and Fridays at 10:30 am
Wal-Mart Storytime Room
What's New Family Storytime
Saturdays at 10:30 am
Walmart Storytime Room
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Youth Creative Writing - 4th - 6th grades
Mondays, September 19 through October 24 at 4 pmWal-Mart Storytime RoomThrough an intensive series of fun writing exercises, students learn to compose original works. By taking this class students are agreeing to submit a piece of writing to be published in the 9th edition of The Wanderer, Fayetteville Public Library's Youth Literary Art Magazine. Registration is required; call 856.7170
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Cuentos y Mas for Hispanic Heritage
Wednesday, September 21 at 11:15 amWednesday, September 28 at 11:15 amWal-Mart Storytime RoomIn celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month,children will participate in fun movement activities, book readings, and sing songs in English and Spanish.
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Children's Author Tammy Bronson
Saturday, September 24 at 10:30 amWalker Community RoomTammy will read and talk about her newest children's book, Sea Horse, Run!, winner of the Next Generation Indie Book Award for Best Children's Picture Book.  |
Saturday Morning Anime
Saturday, September 3 and 17 at 11 am
Wal-Mart Storytime Room
Snack on breakfast munchies while you enjoy two hours of your favorite anime series. The SMA series will take place every 1st and 3rd Saturday morning of the month.
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Teen Anime
Monday, September 12 at 5 pm Walker Community Room
Love anime? Join us every second Monday for an evening of anime fun! Eat snacks, show off fanart, and, of course, watch anime. Cosplayers welcome!
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Free Flix before Six
Thursday, September 15 at 5:30 pm Walker Community Room
X-Men First Class (PG-13)
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Pretty Little Li...brary Lock-in
Friday September 16 at 8 pm to Saturday, September 17 at 8 am
Twelve hours of murder mystery mayhem with your BFF's at FPL after hours on a Friday night. Plenty of adrenaline-pumping thrills, plus cool chick flicks, and mounds of snicker-y snacks and pizza.
For girls in grades 6-12 only.
Pre-registration required; space is limited.
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Teen Creative Writing, 7th - 12th grades
Tuesdays, September 20 through October 25 at 4 pmWal-Mart Storytime RoomThrough an intensive series of fun writing exercises, students learn to compose original works. By taking this class students are agreeing to submit a piece of writing to be published in the 9th edition of The Wanderer, Fayetteville Public Library's Youth Literary Art Magazine. Registration is required; call 856.7170
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Gamers' Club
Tuesday, September 27, 4-6 pm
Walker Community Room
The monthly gamers club includes Wii games, cards and board games. Open to all teens!
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Save the date!
September 10
OWL - Ozark Writers Live!
October 28
Gathering of the Groups with author Colin Beavan
November 13
Author Geraldine Brooks
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