WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH A
POPE COUNTY LIBRARY CARD!?!
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Check out books by local authors like
Eli Cranor's latest, Mississippi Blue 42, or your next thriller, fantasy, nonfiction or romance read from over 12,000 books in our collection.
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From Literacy or Science Kits to big ticket items like a Post Hole Digger, Grill, or Telescope, use your library card to check out items from our Library of Things (different items are available at each library.)
Library of Things Landing Page
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We have over 1900 DVDs on hand!
Skip the paid programming and check out your next movie from us. Browse our collection of historical dramas, Westerns, comedies, cartoons, and more.
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Our online calendar features a Homeschool filter that will show Homeschool Connection (HC) programs based in Russellville as well as branch offerings specifically designed for the Homeschool Community. (Change to List, Month, Week, or Day view; you can even print your customized view.)
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ATKINS:
Saturday, 9/13/2025
AUTHOR TALK: DR. BOB CROSSMAN
Bob Crossman, author of seven books on the Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail, will share the story of the newly designated Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail that passes through the southside of Atkins on SE 4th Street.
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DOVER:
Tuesday, 9/9/2025, 2:00 pm
AUTHOR TALK: RHONA WEAVER
Little Rock author Rhona Weaver will do a reading and book signing featuring her 3 part Yellowstone National Park mystery novels about FBI Special Agent Win Tyler.
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RUSSELLVILLE:
Tuesday, 9/16/2025, 5:30 pm
REEL & READ--MYSTERY WITH ELI CRANOR
Local author Eli Cranor will kick off the first session of our monthly books and movies club with a discussion of his new mystery, Mississippi Blue 42.
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Thursday, 9/18/2025, 5:30 pm
GENEALOGY GROUP:
HISTORIC GERMANY WITH DR. PAUL DYKEMA
This talk will be a fast-paced tour of the German lands and German people over the last two-thousand years. From Roman Germania, to medieval empires, to the united Bundesrepublik of today, the definitions of “Germans” and “Germany” have shifted over time. After discussing place and people, we will take a look at German immigration to the USA. Where did the emigrants come from and where did the immigrants settle?
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Thursday, 9/25/2025, 5:30 pm
ABANDONED ARKANSAS: MICHAEL SCHWARZ
Michael Schwarz, documentarian and co-author of Abandoned Arkansas, An Echo from the Past, will speak about his work uncovering and sharing the forgotten stories of historic buildings and the communities around them (such as Hot Springs’ Majestic Hotel).
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POPE COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM,
in partnership with DOG EAR BOOKS, presents
THE STUBBY BLUE CRAYON from Drew Daywalt's Crayons Book Series
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Monday, 09/08/2025, 10:00 am
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Monday, 09/08/2025, 1:00 pm
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Tuesday, 09/09/2025, 10:00 am
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Wednesday, 09/10/2025, 10:00 am
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Sign your child up for one of our
childhood literacy programs!
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For each 100 books your child reads or listens to, they can earn prizes (you can even track your reading online for 1000 Books Before Kindergarten). These programs are a great way to encourage a love of reading and to develop literacy skills. Find out more at your local branch!
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| The Pope County Library in Russellville is launching Reading Dragons and Friends, a fun, trading card-based program for readers of All Ages and abilities that offers rewards for time spent reading. Skills develop at different rates for each person, so the goal is to encourage regular reading and support the joy of reading. Pick up a reading tracker and starter set beginning September 1. | | | |
We are excited to welcome Maggie Oliver (top right) as the new Assistant Branch Manager at Dover Public Library! A former programming clerk, at Dover, Maggie joins Branch Manager Melissa Sanders (top left), programming clerk Annabelle Speir (center left) , and circulation clerks Wendy Ledbetter (center right), Phyllis Bewley (bottom left) and Peggy Cook (bottom right) on our Dover team.
Come in and find out what they have in store for their
Pirate family this Fall.
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