Fayetteville Public Library

The Northwest Arkansas Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Council will host its 29th annual Recommitment Celebration Saturday night at the Fayetteville Public Library. This year’s event is titled “Echoes From the Lorraine Motel: The Movement Then, The Mission Now” and will feature a conversation with Michael Eric Dyson.

Visitors can check out human books and learn their stories during the Fayetteville Public Library's next "human library." Leah Frieden, assistant manager of the Adult and Reference Department at the library, joins Ozarks at Large to discuss the event's return and why books or people shouldn’t be judged by their cover or past experiences.

On today's show, the Fayetteville Public Library initiates conversations that otherwise might not happen. Our film critic, Courtney Lanning, delivers her ten favorite movies of 2024. Plus, the Walton Arts Center brings hip-hop and more to Fayetteville schools.

April Wallace of the "Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette" joins Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams to suggest local happenings this weekend, like Winter Nights and Blippi at the Walton Arts Center, a nutcrackin' Super Saturday at the Fayetteville Public Library, Avoca's Country Christmas Parade and following cookie social, and more.

Pete speaks with Ti King from Arkansas Podcast Collaborative about the ARKAST Podcast Festival, set for Nov. 14-16, at the Fayetteville Public Library.

True Lit—Fayetteville Literary Festival—is back at the Fayetteville Public Library beginning tomorrow, Oct. 11, and lasting through Oct. 19. On Tuesday night, Nic Stone will speak. Stone is the author of the New York Times bestsellers "Dear Martin," "Dear Justyce," and several other YA novels, including her latest "Chaos Theory." She talked with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams about the event earlier this week.

Musician Teni Rane will perform tonight at 6 p.m. as a guest of the University of Arkansas Honors College and tomorrow at the Fayetteville Public Library to deliver a program titled “Facing Change Through Song.” The program will include a discussion followed by a live performance. Rane visited the Anthony and Susan Hui News Studio to speak with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams about the discussion and her music.

Sophia Nourani speaks with Fayetteville pop-rock band Idle Valley on how the band came together, their musical influences and their favorite sandwich shop on Dickson Street.

Fayetteville Public Library employees are raising concerns about pay disparity and a difficult work environment. The problems were raised last week at the library's board of trustees meeting. Ozarks at Large's Daniel Caruth brings us this report.

On today's show, Walmart and their new technology to reduce food waste. Also, Fayetteville Public Library employees are unhappy about pay disparity. Plus, Lia Uribe brings us a new "Sound Perimeter" with music inspired by mountains.