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As a part of CALS month-long celebration of Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude by Ross Gay, we invite families to explore nature and creativity in this collaborative art project.
Using leaves collected from around the library, local artist Lisa Thorpe will guide families to make botanical prints on fabric. Each family can make multiple prints using print pads, brayers, paint and 5x7 inch precut fabric panels provided. They will learn how to make direct print, ghost prints, and 2 color prints using leaves in the process of exploration. The prints created in this workshop will stay at the library to be turned into a pennant banner for display. Please note that participants will not be able to take their prints home.
CALS Big Read 2026 is a month-long celebration of the poetry collection Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude by Ross Gay. We are hosting a series of programs to inspire meaningful conversation, explore creativity, and build community. Families will receive a free copy of the book when attending this workshop.
NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.
El proyecto NEA Big Read es una iniciativa del National Endowment for the Arts (el Fondo Nacional para las Artes de Estados Unidos) en cooperación con Arts Midwest
AGE GROUP: | Families |
EVENT TYPE: | Science & Nature | Literature & Language | Arts/Crafts |
TAGS: | BigRead |
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The Hillary Rodham Clinton Children’s Library & Learning Center includes a computer lab with fourteen computers, teaching kitchen, large activity area, individual and group study rooms, theater, and community room in addition to a collection of more than 21,000 books, DVDs, and CDs.
In the 165-seat theater, children can experience all aspects of theater, including designing and building sets, writing plays, acting, and costume design. The state-of-the-art sound system, lighting, and projection screens is also be used for movies, concerts, and lectures.
The Children’s Library’s grounds are integral to the entire facility’s program. A greenhouse and teaching garden helps children learn about growing healthy foods as well as provide produce that are used in the teaching kitchen programs. The grounds reflect the topography of Arkansas’s ecosystems, from the native hardwood trees in the highlands to vegetation of the wetland areas, which are both planted and original to the site. Walking paths offer families an attractive place for exercise while learning the names of the trees and plants, and an amphitheater has seating for outdoor programs or nature watching.
