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SRP Registration--HECTOR

05/01/2025 @ 8:30am to 07/11/2025 @ 5:30pm
SRP Registration Landing--HEC at Hector Public Library
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Library Branch: Hector Public Library
Room: SRP Registration Landing--HEC
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Summer Reading Program
Registration Required
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SRP Registration--RUSSELLVILLE

05/01/2025 @ 8:30am to 07/11/2025 @ 5:30pm
SRP Registration Landing--RSVL at Pope County Library
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Library Branch: Pope County Library
Room: SRP Registration Landing--RSVL
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Summer Reading Program
Registration Required
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SRP Registration--ATKINS

05/01/2025 @ 8:30am to 07/11/2025 @ 5:30pm
SRP Registration Landing--ATK at Atkins Centennial Library
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Library Branch: Atkins Centennial Library
Room: SRP Registration Landing--ATK
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Summer Reading Program
Registration Required
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SRP Registration--DOVER

05/01/2025 @ 8:30am to 07/11/2025 @ 5:30pm
SRP Registration Landing--DOV at Dover Public Library
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Library Branch: Dover Public Library
Room: SRP Registration Landing--DOV
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Summer Reading Program
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Scott Lee, Arkansas Genealogical Society

Pope County Genealogy Group: AI and Genealogy with Scott Lee

Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:45pm
Genealogy Department at Pope County Library
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Library Branch: Pope County Library
Room: Genealogy Department
Age Group: Teen (13-19), Adults (18+)
Program Type: Author/Speaker, Genealogy and Arkansas History
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Scott Lee from the Arkansas Genealogical Society will join the Pope County Genealogy Group to speak about AI and it's uses in the field of Genealogy.

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Open for Pickle Fest on Friday!

All Day 5/16
Atkins Centennial Library
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Library Branch: Atkins Centennial Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts and Crafts, Special Event
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Come visit us during Pickle Fest! We are open all day and will have arts and crafts available.  

Be sure to come back for all of the fun activities we have planned for Saturday!

 

 

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Bookmobile-Pickle Fest

Friday, May 16, 2025 at 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Offsite
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Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts and Crafts, Bookmobile/Outreach, Family, Games, Genealogy and Arkansas History, Special Event
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Come see the Pope County Library Bookmobile and the Genealogy Department at Picklefest! The Bookmobile will have games and crafts, and the Genealogy Department will do oral history interviews as part the 250th anniversary of the United States.

T.L. Simpson

Local Author T.L. Simpson Will be Here!

Friday, May 16, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Dover Public Library
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Library Branch: Dover Public Library
Age Group: Teen (13-19), Adults (18+)
Program Type: Author/Speaker, Special Event
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T.L. Simpson is an award-winning journalist living in Pope County, Arkansas. His fiction draws from his experiences growing up in the Ozarks and covering both sports and crime for the local newspaper.

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Open for Pickle Fest on Saturday!

Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 9:30am - 4:30pm
Atkins Centennial Library
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Library Branch: Atkins Centennial Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Special Event
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Come visit us during Pickle Fest. Here's our Saturday schedule.  Most activities will be held on the front lawn, but you are welcome to come into the library (especially for the puppet show!). 

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Bookmobile-Pickle Fest

Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 10:00am - 3:00pm
Offsite
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Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Bookmobile/Outreach, Family, Games, Genealogy and Arkansas History, Special Event
Event Details:

Come see the Pope County Library Bookmobile and the Genealogy Department at Picklefest! The Bookmobile will have games and crafts, and the Genealogy Department will do oral history interviews as part the 250th anniversary of the United States.

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Pope County Genealogy Group: AI and Genealogy with Scott Lee

5:30pm - 6:45pm
Teen (13-19), Adults (18+)
Pope County Library
Library Branch: Pope County Library
Room: Genealogy Department
Age Group: Teen (13-19), Adults (18+)
Program Type: Author/Speaker, Genealogy and Arkansas History
Event Details:

Scott Lee from the Arkansas Genealogical Society will join the Pope County Genealogy Group to speak about AI and it's uses in the field of Genealogy.

Bookmobile-Pickle Fest

12:00pm - 3:00pm
All Ages
Offsite
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts and Crafts, Bookmobile/Outreach, Family, Games, Genealogy and Arkansas History, Special Event
Event Details:

Come see the Pope County Library Bookmobile and the Genealogy Department at Picklefest! The Bookmobile will have games and crafts, and the Genealogy Department will do oral history interviews as part the 250th anniversary of the United States.

Disclaimer(s)

Library Card

Library cards are free and valid for one (1) year. The Library System has no minimum age for a patron to obtain a library card. Anyone can use the resources of the Pope County Library, but only registered patrons may borrow library materials. Cardholders are responsible for all items checked out on their cards, whether the card is used by the owner of the card or anyone else. Patrons are limited to a total of fifteen (15) library items checked out per card, of which 7 may be DVDs.  For more information, see https://static.visionamp.co/rubix/20170525/circulation-policy-0822-2013-60093.pdf.

Bookmobile-Pickle Fest

10:00am - 3:00pm
All Ages
Offsite
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Bookmobile/Outreach, Family, Games, Genealogy and Arkansas History, Special Event
Event Details:

Come see the Pope County Library Bookmobile and the Genealogy Department at Picklefest! The Bookmobile will have games and crafts, and the Genealogy Department will do oral history interviews as part the 250th anniversary of the United States.

Disclaimer(s)

Library Card

Library cards are free and valid for one (1) year. The Library System has no minimum age for a patron to obtain a library card. Anyone can use the resources of the Pope County Library, but only registered patrons may borrow library materials. Cardholders are responsible for all items checked out on their cards, whether the card is used by the owner of the card or anyone else. Patrons are limited to a total of fifteen (15) library items checked out per card, of which 7 may be DVDs.  For more information, see https://static.visionamp.co/rubix/20170525/circulation-policy-0822-2013-60093.pdf.

CLOSED

All Day
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Pope County Library, Atkins Centennial Library, Dover Public Library, Hector Public Library, Offsite

CLOSED

All Day
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Pope County Library, Atkins Centennial Library, Dover Public Library, Hector Public Library, Offsite
Description:

The Pope County Library System is closed for Memorial Day.

T.L. Simpson Author Talk - Cope Field

11:00am - 12:00pm
Teen (13-19), Adults (18+)
Offsite
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Teen (13-19), Adults (18+)
Program Type: Author/Speaker, Genealogy and Arkansas History, Special Event
Event Details:

Celebrated local author T.L. Simpson will join us in the River Valley Arts Center at pARTy in the Park for a reading from his new novel, Cope Field, which is receiving strong reviews:

Art Behind Barbed Wire: Japanese American Internment Art in Arkansas

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Teen (13-19), Adults (18+)
Pope County Library
Library Branch: Pope County Library
Room: Genealogy Department
Age Group: Teen (13-19), Adults (18+)
Program Type: Author/Speaker, Genealogy and Arkansas History
Event Details:

Our Genealogy and Arkansas History department offers opportunities to learn about local history, research your family roots, and hear from Arkansas authors and experts.

Explore the resilience and creativity of Japanese Americans interned during World War II through this compelling lecture on internment art in Arkansas.

Beginner Knitting III: YO, Decreases, and Pattern Reading

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Teen (13-19), Adults (18+)
Pope County Library
Library Branch: Pope County Library
Room: Genealogy Department
Age Group: Teen (13-19), Adults (18+)
Program Type: Arts and Crafts, Genealogy and Arkansas History
Event Details:

In the final knitting class of the year, we will learn how to YO and decrease as well as basic pattern reading for knitting.

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Email Subscription

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Pope County Genealogy Group: In Search of the Blue and the Grey - Looking for Civil War Ancestors

5:30am - 6:45pm
Teen (13-19), Adults (18+)
Pope County Library
Library Branch: Pope County Library
Room: Genealogy Department
Age Group: Teen (13-19), Adults (18+)
Program Type: Author/Speaker, Genealogy and Arkansas History
Event Details:

Our Genealogy and Arkansas History department offers opportunities to learn about local history, research your family roots, and hear from Arkansas authors and experts.

Join the Pope County Genealogy Group in welcoming Russell Baker from the Arkansas Genealogical Society. He will be giving is talk The Blue and the Grey: Researching Your Civil War Ancestors. 

CLOSED

All Day 7/4 - 7/5
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Pope County Library, Atkins Centennial Library, Dover Public Library, Hector Public Library, Offsite
Description:

The Pope County Library System is closed for Independence Day Weekend.

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All Day
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Pope County Library, Atkins Centennial Library, Dover Public Library, Hector Public Library, Offsite
Description:

The Pope County Library System is closed for Labor Day.

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All Day
All Branches
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Branches:
Pope County Library, Atkins Centennial Library, Dover Public Library, Hector Public Library, Offsite
Description:

The Pope County Library System is closed for Veteran's Day.

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All Day 11/27 - 11/29
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Pope County Library, Atkins Centennial Library, Dover Public Library, Hector Public Library, Offsite
Description:

The Pope County Library System is closed for Thanksgiving Weekend.

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All Day 12/24 - 12/25
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Pope County Library, Atkins Centennial Library, Dover Public Library, Hector Public Library, Offsite
Description:

The Pope County Library System is closed for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

CLOSED

All Day
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Pope County Library, Atkins Centennial Library, Dover Public Library, Hector Public Library, Offsite
Description:

The Pope County Library System is closed for New Year's Day.