AT THE LIBRARY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

FAYETTEVILLE — BELLA VISTA LIBRARY 11 Dickens Place 855-1753 Until Dec. 5 — Letters from Santa, $6 Today — 9:30 a.m. Stories with Miss Kathryn (children) Saturday — 10:30 a.m. First Saturday for Kids: Turkey stories and crafts (children) Wednesday — 6 p.m. Sci-Fi Book Club: “American Gods” by Neil Gaiman (adults) Nov. 14 — 10 a.m. Bedtime Stories for Moms: “Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books” by Azar Nafi si (adults) Nov. 16 — 6 p.m. Teen Book Club: “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak (teens) Nov. 18 — 3 p.m. Brainteasers (adults) Nov. 18 — 9:30 a.m. F.O.L. Book Club: “The Woman Who Wouldn’t Talk” by Susan McDougal (adults)

BENTONVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY 405 S Main St. 271-6816 www.youseemore.com/bentonville Monday — 1 p.m. Homeschool Reading Adventure Club (children) Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday — 10:30 a.m. Preschool Story Time: Moose on the Loose (children) Tuesday-Wednesday — 9:30 a.m. Toddler Story Time: Moose on the Loose (children) Tuesday — 6:30 p.m. Blues You Can Use: A blues harmonica history and workshop with David Berntson (adults) Thursday — 9:30 a.m. Baby Play & Rhyme Time: Moose on the Loose (children) Thursday — 4 p.m. After-School Movies (families) Nov. 13 — 10:30 a.m. Preschool Storytime at Crystal Bridges at the Massey: Bow-Wow Book Bonanza (children) Nov. 14 — 10 a.m. Read With Jesse the Therapy Dog (children) Nov. 14 — 2 p.m. Cherokee Story Telling (children) Nov. 14 — 3 p.m. Cherokee Story Telling (adults) Nov. 17 — 6:30 p.m. Blues Lyrics and Legends (adults)

ROGERS PUBLIC LIBRARY 711 S. Dixieland Road 621-1152, ext. 25 www.rogersarkansas.com/library Saturday — 2 p.m. Saturday Story Time: Where People Work (children) Monday — 5:30 p.m. Monday Night Bookies Book Club: “The Get Rich Club” by Dan Gutman (children) Monday — 6 p.m. Crafty Creators: Leaf stamps (children) Tuesday — 5 p.m. Empower Me 2 Be (teens) Tuesday — 6:30 p.m. Family Story Time: Counting (all ages) Wednesday — Closed for Veterans’ Day Thursday — 9:30 a.m. Toddler Story Time: Pirates (children) Thursday — 10:30 a.m. Baby Play & Rhyme Time: Pirates (children) Thursday — 10:30 a.m. Preschool Story Time: Pirates (children) Thursday — 5 p.m. Young Adult Advisory Council (teens) Thursday — 6 p.m. Teen Movie Night: “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” (teens) Nov. 14 — Noon Anime Club (teens)

SPRINGDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY 405 S. Pleasant St. 750-8180 www.springdalelibrary.org Saturday — 2 p.m. Cozy Cocoa Corner: Upside Down Backwards Day (families) Tuesday — 4 p.m. School Age Programs Regular Kids (children) Tuesday — 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 4 p.m. Preschool Story Time: Feathered Friends (children) Tuesday — 5 p.m. Inklings Teen Writing Group (teens) Wednesday — 9:30 & 11 a.m. Toddler Time at the Library: Animal Antics (children) Thursday — 4 p.m. Spanish Story Time for Families: Fancy Tea Time / Tiempo de lujo del té (children) Thursday — 6:30 p.m. Money Matters: Master Your Credit (adults) Nov. 14 — 2 p.m. Teen Book Reviews (teens)

FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY 401 W. Mountain St. 856-7120 www.faylib.org Today — 10 a.m. Crimes and Clues Book Club: “Desert Cut” by Betty Webb (adults) Today — 10:30 a.m. Toddler Time (children) Saturday — 10:30 a.m. What’s New Story Time (all ages) Monday — 1 p.m. Book Talk Book Club: “The Soloist” by Steve Lopez (adults) Monday-Tuesday — 9:45 a.m. Baby Bookworms (children) Monday-Wednesday — 10:30 a.m. Preschool Story Time (children) Wednesday — 11:15 a.m. ¡Cuentos y mas! Stories and More! (children) Thursday — 10:30 & 11 a.m. Toddler Time (children) Thursday — 4 p.m. After School Workshop (children) Thursday — 5:30 p.m. Resume Review (adults) Thursday — 6:30 p.m. Find It & Fund It (adults) Nov. 13 — 5:30 p.m. Teens Take Over (teens) Nov. 14 — Noon-4 p.m. Friends of the Library Silent Auction (adults)

SILOAM SPRINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY 401 W. University St. 524-4236 www.siloamsprings.com Monday — 10 a.m. Bilingual Program: En mi casa/In my house (children) Tuesday — 11 a.m. Homeschool Program: Celebrate America Recycles Day (children) Thursday — 11 a.m. Children’s Story Time (children) Thursday — 3:30 p.m. After School Program: Celebrate America Recycles Day (children) Thursday — 5 p.m. Teen Program

BOONE COUNTY LIBRARY 221 W. Stephenson Harrison 870-741-5913 www.bcl.state.ar.us Tuesday — 10 a.m. & 2:30 p.m. Story Time (children) Thursday — 10 a.m. Baby Bookworms (children) Thursday — 3:45 p.m. Canine Reading Program (children) Thursday — 5 p.m. Boone County Genealogy Society Nov. 14 — 9:30 a.m. You Can Learn Calligraphy (adults) Nov. 18 — Noon Book Club (adults) Nov. 19 — 3:45 p.m. Creating Christmas ornaments (teens)

IN THE RIVER VALLEY

FORT SMITH PUBLIC LIBRARY 3201 Rogers Ave. 783-0229 www.fortsmithlibrary.org Thursday — 6:30 p.m. Louie McKinney, author of “One Marshal’s Badge: A Memoir of Fugitive Hunting, Witness Protection, and the U.S. Marshals Service” Nov. 13 — 2 p.m. Authors in the Afternoon: Wayne Hancock, author of “Up On Crowley’s Ridge” Nov. 17 — 4 p.m. Twilight Tuesday: Screening of “Twilight” Nov. 19 — Noon Food for Thought: “Arkansas Waterfowl” with Steve Dunlap

VAN BUREN PUBLIC LIBRARY 111 N. 12th St. Van Buren 474-6045 www.crawfordcountylib.org Thursday — 3:15 p.m. Craft Party (children)

ALMA PUBLIC LIBRARY 624 Fayetteville Ave. Alma 632-4140 www.crawfordcountylib.org Monday — 4 p.m. Craft Party: Autumn (children) Thursday — Noon Knitting Class (adults) Nov. 16 — 10 a.m. Card Making Class (adults)

OUT & ABOUT

Botanical Garden of the Ozarks 4703 N. Crossover Road in Fayetteville 750-2620 www.bgozarks.org Nov. 15 — 1:30 & 2:30 p.m. “Cooking in the Garden” demonstration and tasting Dec. 5 — 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Holiday Farmers’ Market

AT THE MUSEUM CURRENT EXHIBITS

CRYSTAL BRIDGES AT THE MASSEY

at 125 W. Central Ave. (418-5700 or www. massey.crystalbridges.org): “Inspired by Place: The Illustrations of Cara Armstrong and Ard Hoyt,” through Jan. 3. ROGERS HISTORICAL MUSEUM at 322 S. Second St. in Rogers (621-1154): “Final Respects: Dealing With Death in the Victorian Era,” ends Saturday; “Virgil Lovelace and Life on the Farm,” through 2009; “Of Promise and Pain: Life Between the Wars,” through 2009; “Rogers Auto-Biography: An Automotive History of Rogers;” through 2009.

SHILOH MUSEUM OF OZARK HISTORY

at 118 W. Johnson Ave. in Springdale (750-8165): “Prized Possessions,” a photo exhibit featuring people posed with their favorite things, through Dec. 19; “Squeaky Clean,” an exhibit exploring the history of hygiene in the Ozarks from 1850 to 1950, through 2009; “What’s Its,” an exhibit of oddities, through March 2010.

BEST OF THE REST

! ALTUS HERITAGE MUSEUM at 26 E. Main St. in Altus. Information: 468-1310. ! ARKANSAS AIR MUSEUM at Drake Field, 4290 S. School Ave. in Fayetteville. Information: 521-4947.

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