Washington County Public  Law Library

280 N. College Avenue
Suite 520
Fayetteville, AR 72703
ph: (479) 283-2225

events

The following are events, conferences, workshops and/or training sessions that the Washington County Public Law Library sponsor's, presents or promotes. For more information concerning any of the mentioned events please contact Mr. Northam @ (479) 283-2225 or rnorth@wclawlib.com.

 

 

 

 

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                        No events scheduled for the Washington County Public Law Library at this time, but be sure to check below for other events around the area.

 

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Diane Divers Blair Papers Opening

 

 
Start Date: 3/9/2010Start Time: 3:30 PM
End Date: 3/9/2010End Time: 5:00 PM
Event Description

The papers and collections of the late Diane Divers Blair (1938-2000) will be opened to researchers in an afternoon ceremony at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 9, 2010, in the Helen Robson Walton Reading Room in the University of Arkansas’s Mullins Library. Speakers at the event include Carolyn Allen, dean of Libraries, G. David Gearhart, chancellor of the University, Ann Henry, Tom W. Dillard, head of Special Collections, and James B. Blair.

The Diane Divers Blair Papers include biographical materials, correspondence, newspaper clippings, research materials, notes, primary and secondary source documents, manuscripts, memorabilia, photographs, VHS recorded programs, audio interviews, and electronic data and databases. The materials are divided into five series: personal and family materials, professional materials, Bill and Hillary Clinton materials, general political materials, and photographs and audio materials.

Blair earned her M.A. in Political Science in 1967 from the University of Arkansas and became a part-time lecturer for the University the following year. She was named Outstanding Faculty Member by students in 1976 and 1978 and was promoted to assistant professor in 1979. She received the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences Master Teacher Award in 1982. Blair published two books: Silent Hattie Speaks: The Personal Journal of Senator Hattie Caraway (Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1979), an Arkansan and the first woman to be elected US senator, and Arkansas Politics and Government: Do the People Rule? (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1988). She authored or co-authored twelve essays appearing in books, twenty-one professional journal articles, and many book reviews.

Then governor of Arkansas, Bill Clinton appointed Blair to the Commission for the Arkansas Educational Television Network in 1980, a position she held until 1993. Talking leaves from the university, Blair served as senior researcher in the 1992 Clinton presidential campaign and as senior advisor in the 1996 re-election campaign. As president, Clinton appointed her twice, in 1993 and 1997, to the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Location Information:
Main Campus - MULN - Mullins Library  (View Map)
365 N. McIlroy Ave.
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Phone: (479) 575-8444
Room: Helen Robson Walton Reading Room
 

Admission Information:
Free and open to the public

Other Details:
Off campus visitor parking is available in the Stadium Parking Garage adjacent to the Arkansas Student Union.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Library Hosts Genealogy Workshop

The Fayetteville Public Library will host a beginning genealogy class on Saturday, March 6, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the library’s Grace Keith Genealogical Collection.

Participants will learn how to use print and online genealogy resources available at the library.

Those attending the class will also receive a pedigree chart and other helpful forms for keeping records as you research your family tree.

The program is presented by Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Committee.

The program is free and open to the public.

For more information, call the Reference Desk at 856.7250.

When: Saturday, March 06, 2010, 10 to 11:30 am

Where: FPL's Grace Keith Genealogical Collection, located on the second floor

Who: Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Committee

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Library Series Discusses Financing Retirement

The Fayetteville Public Library will conclude its series of free workshops about financing retirement on Thursday, March 11 at 6:30 p.m. in the library’s Walker Community Room.

The program will be repeated Saturday, March 13 at 10 a.m.

‘How Can I Afford Retirement?’ offers investor education tips to take the mystery out of retirement planning.

Participants will receive a free book on the subject of retirement planning and other materials.

The series is provided by Garrison Financial Institute at the University of Arkansas’s Sam. M. Walton College of Business in partnership with the Investor Protection Trust Foundation, the Fayetteville Public Library and the Arkansas Security Department.

‘How Can I Afford Retirement?’ is based on an investor education program developed by the Boston Public Library and the Investor Protection Trust Foundation.

The Investor Protection Trust is a nonprofit organization devoted to investor education.

Since 1993, the trust has worked with states to provide independent, objective investor education needed by all Americans to make informed investor decisions.

The talk is free and open to the public.

Registration is required and is available at gfi.uark.edu.

For more information, call 856.7250.

When:

Thursday, March 11, 6:30 pm; Program repeats on Saturday, March 13, 10 am

Where: Walker Community Room 

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How Can I Afford Retirement
Start Date: 3/11/2010Start Time: 6:30 PM
End Date: 3/11/2010End Time: 8:30 PM
Event Description
This is a series for workshops for people who want to plan for retirement. This session is titled:
"Investing Wisely to Avoid the Financial Risk of Longer Life Expectancy"
Location Information:
Off Campus - Fayetteville Public Library
Contact Information:
Name: Rochelle Costrell
Phone: 479-575-4399
Email: dkline@walton.uark.ed

 

Other Details:
The workshop is non-commercial and open to the public. It will be taught by a financial professional. You must register at http://gfi.uark.edu to attend -- even if you missed the first two sessions. Each workshop is a separate unit.

 

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FPL Hosts Computer Class

The Fayetteville Public Library will host a basic computer skills class on Monday, March 15 through Thursday, March 18, from 10 to 11:30 a.m.

Computer Boot Camp is for those new to the world of computers.

Participants will learn the parts of a computer, how to use a mouse and keyboard, some simple word processing skills and Internet and email basics.

Participants must have a library card.

Class size is limited to 15.

Registration is required.

The course will be taught in the library’s computer lab, located on the second floor.

To sign up or for more information, call the Reference Desk at 856.7250.

When:

Monday, March 15 through Thursday, March 18, 10 to 11:30 am

Where: FPL Computer Lab

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Workshop Discusses Grant Seeking Basics

 

Finding new financial resources can be a challenge for non-profit organizations.

Join the Fayetteville Public Library on Thursday, March 18, from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. for “Find It and Fund It: Grant Seeking Basics.”

The workshop will be in the library’s Ann Henry Room.

This workshop will introduce basic and advanced search tips to maximize searching in the Foundation Directory Online, the nation’s top database for grant searching.

The database is available to Northwest Arkansas as part of FPL’s Foundation Center Cooperating Collection venture with the Care Foundation.

Registration is required.

Sign up at the Reference Desk.

For more information, call 856.7250.

When: Thursday, March 18, 2010, 6:30 to 7:45 pm

Where: Ann Henry Board Room

 

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Sustainability Series Continues in March

 

The Fayetteville Public Library’s sustainability series continues on Saturday, March 20, from 10 a.m. to noon.

The Green Your Life Series focuses on simple ways to achieve a more energy-efficient lifestyle by introducing elements such as weatherization, recycling, water conservation and solar energy options, such as adding solar panels.

The March 20 program will focus on solar power. Orlo Stitt from Stitt Energy Systems and Flint Richter from Rocky Grove Sun Company will discuss the use of solar-powered water and electrical systems.

The series will conclude April 17 with a reverse trade show, putting homeowners in touch with the businesses that can help them achieve their sustainability goals.

Representatives from the city of Fayetteville, Home Energy Consultants, the Treadwell Institute, Beaver Water District, the Rocky Grove Sun Company and Stitt Energy Systems will present different aspects of the series.

All programs are in the library’s Walker Community Room.

The series is free and open to the public.

For more information, call 856.7250.

When: Saturday, March 20, 2010, 10 am to noon

Where: Walker Community Room

280 N. College Avenue
Suite 520
Fayetteville, AR 72703
ph: (479) 283-2225