Pablo was a non-alcoholic drink created by Pabst Brewing Company in 1916. The company created the drink at a time when the temperance movement was gaining widespread support in the country. It was only a few years later that the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which outlawed alcoholic beverages, was passed. Prohibition lasted until 1933 when it was repealed via the Twenty-First Amendment to the U.S.| Roberts Library
“Did you know that Arkansas is mentioned in the Bible? Yeah, there’s that verse that begins, ‘Noah stepped out of the ark an’ saw…’” I heard that joke from a Baptist youth pastor back in the mid-1990s—a joke so groan-worthy I still remember it some thirty years later. It sprang to mind one recent summer morning when I was walking the dog. The post Noah’s Arkansas appeared first on Roberts Library.| Roberts Library
Franklin Williams is one of many Arkansans who served in the armed forces of the United States during both World War II and the Korean War. His collection at the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies at the Central Arkansas Library System contains a notable sample of the type of communications developed on behalf of those in military service in the middle of the twentieth century.| Roberts Library
The bond between the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies and the Center for Arkansas History and Culture—a collaboration between the Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) and the University of Arkansas Little Rock (UA Little Rock) that makes archival materials from both entities available to the public in the Research Room at the CALS Roberts Library—began as a dream of the possibility of connecting patrons with local history in an organized way that meets the standards of archivists and ...| Roberts Library
I always knew that June was Pride Month for the LGBTQ+ community, but I didn’t know until recently that July is Disability Pride Month. As soon as I found out,| Roberts Library
The Harrison-Jones Family Papers (MSS.12.21), although they are small collection, provide insights into a surprising variety of topics. Based on the personal papers of Eula Ruth Jones Harrison, The post Spotlight on the Harrison-Jones Family Papers appeared first on Roberts Library.| Roberts Library
Summer @ CALS, the summer reading program at the Central Arkansas Library System, is in full swing, and this year’s theme, Color Our World!| Roberts Library
For the first Lizard Luau of Summer @ CALS, the staff and patrons at the CALS Hillary Rodham Clinton Children’s Library & Learning Center welcomed Megan, who works for Arkansas Reptile Rescue. The post Lizard Luaus at Summer @ CALS appeared first on Roberts Library.| Roberts Library
The muscadine is a kind of wild grape native to North America. It’s not the kind prized by connoisseurs, but here in the South it has become somewhat emblematic of regional foodways,| Roberts Library
Little Rock’s fabric is constantly changing, as new buildings are stitched in and others are modified or removed based on the needs of the time. One example is the long-gone Hotel Richelieu.| Roberts Library
Little Rock businessman and former Razorback football player Muskie Harris has donated a collection of original drawings by cartoonists George Fisher and Vic Harville to the permanent art collection of the Central Arkansas Library System (CALS).| Roberts Library
Help us improve your library experience! We’re working on the 2025-2028 Strategic Plan and we need your input. The Central Arkansas Library System is seeking input from the public via an online survey.| Roberts Library
The other day, I was in my backyard, where I’m carving out a new garden plot, digging some trenches for the metal edging I was laying down. I started at 8:00 in the morning,| Roberts Library
I was flipping through some old Butler Center paperwork when the top line of one message caught my eye. It said, “I appreciate you forwarding the pages about Taylor Swift’s return from Liberia…” My first thought was that I had never heard that world-renowned musician Taylor Swift had ever been in Liberia,| Roberts Library
The area in Little Rock historically called “the south end” is framed by Interstate 30 on the east side, Roosevelt Road on the north side, the Arkansas State Fairgrounds on the west side,| Roberts Library
May 17, 2024, marked the seventieth anniversary of the milestone decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas by the U.S. Supreme Court, which overturned Plessy v.| Roberts Library
This summer offers many opportunities to view and experience art at the Central Arkansas Library System through exhibitions, events, and workshops! Exhibitions Catch this one before it closes!| Roberts Library
When assigned a family tree project in elementary school, I was more focused on the poster board formatting challenges presented in the assignment than on the actual people I was to include. Family trees seemed like a lot of work, and I knew who my family was. I saw them at all the major holidays,| Roberts Library
Late last year, I wrote about how I ended up reading a selection of romance novels and other books of the sort I would not normally read, spurred on by a freelance writing gig.| Roberts Library
