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Sounds in the Stacks is a series of community concerts at CALS branches that highlights local musicians with different musical backgrounds as they showcase their talent and skill in an intimate one-hour concert.
Sounds in the Stacks brings music to branch libraries to engage the community with local musicians and their talents. For ten months out of the year, there is one concert per month at a different library within CALS. Each of these concerts takes place in the midst of the books (stacks), in the open for all to enjoy. The intimate setting of the library affords the opportunity for the artist to have conversations with the patrons in attendance. They will share their feelings about pieces of music that they have chosen to play as well as their own original compositions. It’s this interaction that sets the series apart; think of it as a VH1 Storytellers but better.
Today's hours
We're open 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Fletcher Library was established in 1974 and was named for John Gould Fletcher, a Little Rock poet who won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1937. The grand opening was originally planned for August 1974 but was delayed by a month when the library learned the shelving would not be delivered on time. After the shelving company notified the library of a second delay, the intrepid staff lined up the entire collection on the floor with the spines up and opened the library without shelves!
In 1996, a new, much larger building was built behind the original location. It was designed in the Craftsman style to blend seamlessly with the surrounding neighborhood. Fletcher Library won the 1996 Design Award from the American Institute of Architects, Arkansas Chapter, and is largely considered one of the most beautiful libraries in the Central Arkansas Library System.
In 2017, the library was closed 4 months for construction and renovations. Fletcher Library now includes a community building with 3 meeting rooms and a warming kitchen available for public use. Fletcher Library continues to be a vital hub serving the Heights, Hillcrest, and Midtown neighborhoods.
