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Mardi Gras

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2026-02-17 16:00:00 2026-02-17 17:00:00 America/Chicago Mardi Gras Learn about Mardi Gras and make Mardi Gras themed crafts! Nixon Library -

Tuesday, February 17
4:00pm - 5:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-02-17 16:00:00 2026-02-17 17:00:00 America/Chicago Mardi Gras Learn about Mardi Gras and make Mardi Gras themed crafts! Nixon Library -

Learn about Mardi Gras and make Mardi Gras themed crafts!


Laissez les bon temps rouler! Let the good times roll! 

Join us on Wednesday, 2/11, and Friday, 2/13, as we learn about Fat Tuesday AKA Mardi Gras! We'll learn about how Mardi Gras came to be in the United States, traditions like king cake, and why the colors are purple, green, and gold. We'll make crafts like masks, crowns, and tissue box parade floats! 

But wait! Join us AGAIN on Tuesday, 2/17, at 4:30 p.m. for our own mini-Mardi Gras parade IN the library! 

Nixon Library

Phone: 501.457.5038
Branch manager
April Hicks

Hours
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Nixon Library

Today's hours

We're open 9:00AM to 6:00PM

We're closed Sunday April 05 due to Easter

Branch manager
April Hicks
Address
703 West Main Street
Jacksonville, AR 72076
Tel: 501.457.5038

About the branch

Open since 2009, the Esther DeWitt Nixon Library is a 13,700 square-foot building located on historical Main Street in Jacksonville. Our resources include adult and juvenile fiction and nonfiction materials in print and on DVD, as well as the vast digital collection common to all CALS libraries and available to download or stream 24/7. Innovative new collections have added birdwatching kits, engravers, fishing poles, telescopes, and toy library. Library users may enjoy free use of public computers, wireless internet access, and three study rooms equipped with dry erase boards. A larger meeting room features a catering kitchen, projector and screen, AV system, wireless access, laptop connection and a dry erase board. An outdoor pavilion with seating can accommodate talks, concerts, or other gatherings. The Nixon Library hosts educational and recreational programs for library users of all ages. In addition, the Nixon Library is home to Jacksonville’s Centennial Time Capsule and is a geocache location.

Upcoming Events

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Fri, Apr 03, 10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room
Music, stories, and a take home craft!

Fri, Apr 03, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room
Pick up a reading tracker and read to get a magical trading card!

Sat, Apr 04, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room
Watch a movie at the library.

Mon, Apr 06, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room
In this program we will be teaching you how to sew a jar opener. For ages 18+
This event is full

Tue, Apr 07, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting Room
Derek Reed a County Extension Agent with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture will be talking about container gardening. We will also be giving out plants to patrons in the program to plant in a pot to take home. For ages 18+.
This event is full

Wed, Apr 08, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room
We provide a variety of games you can play like dominos, or chess. You can also try out doing some diamond art crafts.

Wed, Apr 08, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room
Play to win prizes!

Fri, Apr 10, 10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room
Play designed to engage the senses.

Fri, Apr 10, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room
Listen or read along to J.R.R Tolkien's The Hobbit.

Wed, Apr 15, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room
We provide a variety of games you can play like dominos, or chess. You can also try out doing some diamond art crafts.

Wed, Apr 15, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room
Play to win prizes!

Thu, Apr 16, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room
This book club reads fiction & non-fiction books. Please call (501)457-5038 if you would like to attend.

Thu, Apr 16, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room
In this class we will be making DIY bath salts & scrub. For ages 18+
This event is full

Fri, Apr 17, 10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room
Music, stories, and a take home craft!

Fri, Apr 17, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room
This month we'll dig into how AI might be manipulated and how AI usage isn't straightforward.

Mon, Apr 20, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room
In this program we will be teaching you how to sew a jar opener. For ages 18+
This event is full

Tue, Apr 21, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Meeting Room
Play video games and mini arcade games after school.

Wed, Apr 22, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room
We provide a variety of games you can play like dominos, or chess. You can also try out doing some diamond art crafts.

Wed, Apr 22, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room
Play to win prizes!

Fri, Apr 24, 10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room
Get loud in the library!

Fri, Apr 24, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room
Listen or read along to J.R.R Tolkien's The Hobbit.

Tue, Apr 28, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting Room
Try snacks from Japan!

Wed, Apr 29, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room
We provide a variety of games you can play like dominos, or chess. You can also try out doing some diamond art crafts.

Thu, Apr 30, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room
We will be talking about "Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude" by Ross Gray while painting rocks with words of gratitude. For ages 18+

Fri, May 01, 10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room
Music, stories, and a take home craft.