Mahony Family Library
Innovative Lifelong Learning.
Paint it. Stamp it. Send it. 💌
Paint & Post is your chance to create watercolor postcards that are as fun to make as they are to send.
🗓️ April 6
⏰ 6:00–8:00 PM
📍 Mahony Family Library
Register now!
https://southarkansascollegear.sites.thrillshare.com/o/mfl/page/community-education
Made possible by the Union County Community Foundation 💚
Paint & Post is your chance to create watercolor postcards that are as fun to make as they are to send.
🗓️ April 6
⏰ 6:00–8:00 PM
📍 Mahony Family Library
Register now!
https://southarkansascollegear.sites.thrillshare.com/o/mfl/page/community-education
Made possible by the Union County Community Foundation 💚
Social media is a daily part of life, and we’re excited to share tips with the younger generation on how to use it wisely!
As part of Community Education, Caroline Callaway and Chelsey Turner led a social media etiquette class in the Mahony Family Library for 6th-grade girls from Horizons Club 17.
We’re proud to encourage our community and help foster positive digital influence in our future leaders!
We made the vase… you make it art. 👀✨
Join us for Clay Canvas, where you’ll take a pre-made piece and bring it to life with texture and surface design techniques—no pottery experience required (and no wheel stress 😌).
🗓️ April 2 & April 13 | 5:30–7:30 PM
📍 Mahony Family Library + The Pottery House
Registration is required, and spots are limited. Save yours today!
https://southarkansascollegear.sites.thrillshare.com/o/mfl/page/community-education
Big thanks to the Union County Community Foundation for supporting Arts in April and helping make classes like this possible 💚
Join us for Clay Canvas, where you’ll take a pre-made piece and bring it to life with texture and surface design techniques—no pottery experience required (and no wheel stress 😌).
🗓️ April 2 & April 13 | 5:30–7:30 PM
📍 Mahony Family Library + The Pottery House
Registration is required, and spots are limited. Save yours today!
https://southarkansascollegear.sites.thrillshare.com/o/mfl/page/community-education
Big thanks to the Union County Community Foundation for supporting Arts in April and helping make classes like this possible 💚
We are always up to something good here at SouthArk!
This week at the Mahony Family Library, we had the opportunity to enjoy a lunch and learn session with John Anderson, a cybersecurity instructor, and students from Ouachita Baptist University. Have you updated your password lately?
Sorry you missed out on this lunch lecture? Don’t worry! Mark your calendars for 12pm Wednesday, April 15, when SouthArk’s own Casey Rapp and Emily Turner will host a dynamic discussion—art historian style!
Hey SouthArk!
Arts in April is just around the corner, and we want YOU to be part of the celebration! We’re calling on all SouthArk students, faculty, and staff to showcase their creative side in the SouthArk Art Show.
Got a painting, drawing, sculpture, or any artistic creation? If it can be displayed, it’s art—and we’d love to feature it!
📅 Submissions are due: Friday, March 27th
📍 Drop off location: Mahony Family Library
🎉 Reception: Thursday, April 30th @ 5:00 PM in the Mahony Family Library
No matter your skill level, this is a great opportunity to share your creativity with the SouthArk community. Don’t be shy—bring us your masterpieces!
Check out the attached flyer for details, and feel free to reach out to Chelsey Turner (cturner@southark.edu) or (ccallaway@southark.edu) with any questions.
Arts in April is just around the corner, and we want YOU to be part of the celebration! We’re calling on all SouthArk students, faculty, and staff to showcase their creative side in the SouthArk Art Show.
Got a painting, drawing, sculpture, or any artistic creation? If it can be displayed, it’s art—and we’d love to feature it!
📅 Submissions are due: Friday, March 27th
📍 Drop off location: Mahony Family Library
🎉 Reception: Thursday, April 30th @ 5:00 PM in the Mahony Family Library
No matter your skill level, this is a great opportunity to share your creativity with the SouthArk community. Don’t be shy—bring us your masterpieces!
Check out the attached flyer for details, and feel free to reach out to Chelsey Turner (cturner@southark.edu) or (ccallaway@southark.edu) with any questions.
Insider Access: Arts in April 2026 🎨✨
You’re on the list — which means you’re seeing this first.
Before we share the official Arts in April calendar with the public, we’re giving our email and app community an exclusive preview of this year’s creative lineup. Spots are limited in many of these workshops, and they tend to fill quickly — so consider this your head start!
Registrations: https://southarkansascollegear.sites.thrillshare.com/o/mfl/page/community-education
You’re on the list — which means you’re seeing this first.
Before we share the official Arts in April calendar with the public, we’re giving our email and app community an exclusive preview of this year’s creative lineup. Spots are limited in many of these workshops, and they tend to fill quickly — so consider this your head start!
Registrations: https://southarkansascollegear.sites.thrillshare.com/o/mfl/page/community-education
The SouthArk Library had an incredible time visiting Hugh Goodwin’s STEM Club to give students a sneak peek at the exciting tools coming to our new makerspace!
Students explored hands-on technology including Merge Cubes (augmented reality in action!), interactive robots, 3D pens, Osmo learning systems, and more. The room was full of creativity, curiosity, and problem-solving as students tested, built, coded, and imagined what they could create next.
Opportunities like this are exactly why we are building a makerspace: to spark innovation, expand access to emerging technology, and connect students to real-world, experiential learning.
A special thank you to Casey Rapp and Jessica Brown for joining our Library Director and helping make the visit such a success. We are grateful for your support and energy!
And a huge thank you to Hugh Goodwin for inviting us to share what’s coming. We love partnering with schools in our community and cannot wait to welcome these future innovators to campus.
The future is creative. The future is hands-on. The future is bright at SouthArk. 🌟
Students explored hands-on technology including Merge Cubes (augmented reality in action!), interactive robots, 3D pens, Osmo learning systems, and more. The room was full of creativity, curiosity, and problem-solving as students tested, built, coded, and imagined what they could create next.
Opportunities like this are exactly why we are building a makerspace: to spark innovation, expand access to emerging technology, and connect students to real-world, experiential learning.
A special thank you to Casey Rapp and Jessica Brown for joining our Library Director and helping make the visit such a success. We are grateful for your support and energy!
And a huge thank you to Hugh Goodwin for inviting us to share what’s coming. We love partnering with schools in our community and cannot wait to welcome these future innovators to campus.
The future is creative. The future is hands-on. The future is bright at SouthArk. 🌟
🧠✨ Learning Comes to Life at East Campus!
Our Library Director recently took SouthArk’s Merge Cubes to the East Campus for a hands-on visit with a Criminal Justice class, and the brainpower was on full display!
Using augmented reality technology, students explored detailed 3D models of the brain, examining structures they are currently studying in class. Instead of just reading about the frontal lobe and amygdala, they were able to interact with them, rotate them, and see how different regions connect and function together. It’s one thing to study the brain from a textbook, but it’s another to hold it in your hands.
Experiences like this are part of our commitment to innovative, experiential learning across campuses.
A HUGE thank you to the SouthArk Foundation for supporting the purchase of this technology through an Innovation Mini Grant. Your investment is helping us bring dynamic, engaging tools directly into the classroom and expand what learning looks like for our students.
Our Library Director recently took SouthArk’s Merge Cubes to the East Campus for a hands-on visit with a Criminal Justice class, and the brainpower was on full display!
Using augmented reality technology, students explored detailed 3D models of the brain, examining structures they are currently studying in class. Instead of just reading about the frontal lobe and amygdala, they were able to interact with them, rotate them, and see how different regions connect and function together. It’s one thing to study the brain from a textbook, but it’s another to hold it in your hands.
Experiences like this are part of our commitment to innovative, experiential learning across campuses.
A HUGE thank you to the SouthArk Foundation for supporting the purchase of this technology through an Innovation Mini Grant. Your investment is helping us bring dynamic, engaging tools directly into the classroom and expand what learning looks like for our students.
Cyber Hygiene for Everyday Life
Staying safe online does not have to be complicated. Join us for a lunch lecture covering everyday cyber basics like passwords, phishing, scams, and social media safety.
Led by Scott Anderson, Instructor of Cybersecurity at Ouachita Baptist University, and his cybersecurity students, this session is designed to be practical, relaxed, and useful for real life.
Lunch provided for those who register.
Register Below:
https://www.southark.edu/o/mfl/page/community-education
Staying safe online does not have to be complicated. Join us for a lunch lecture covering everyday cyber basics like passwords, phishing, scams, and social media safety.
Led by Scott Anderson, Instructor of Cybersecurity at Ouachita Baptist University, and his cybersecurity students, this session is designed to be practical, relaxed, and useful for real life.
Lunch provided for those who register.
Register Below:
https://www.southark.edu/o/mfl/page/community-education
🚨 NEW CLASS ALERT 🚨
Ready for a fresh start this season?
Leave the clutter behind and step into spring with purpose. Anna Sellers will guide participants through simple, effective organization techniques designed to help you move from chaos to clarity — with a fresh notebook in hand and a plan in place.
Date: Monday, March 16
Time: 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Location: Mahony Family Library
Fee: $25.00
🔗 https://southarkansascollegear.sites.thrillshare.com/o/mfl/page/community-education
Ready for a fresh start this season?
Leave the clutter behind and step into spring with purpose. Anna Sellers will guide participants through simple, effective organization techniques designed to help you move from chaos to clarity — with a fresh notebook in hand and a plan in place.
Date: Monday, March 16
Time: 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Location: Mahony Family Library
Fee: $25.00
🔗 https://southarkansascollegear.sites.thrillshare.com/o/mfl/page/community-education
She's kind of a big dill...
Join Faye Brown of Yes, I Can for a hands-on introduction to pickling basics! Learn simple, safe techniques, explore flavor combinations, and leave with a jar of something delicious.
📅 Tuesday, March 10
⏰ 5:30–7:30 PM
📍 SouthArk East Campus Kitchen
💲 $35
Spots are limited — don’t dill-ay. 😉
https://southarkansascollegear.sites.thrillshare.com/o/mfl/page/community-education
Join Faye Brown of Yes, I Can for a hands-on introduction to pickling basics! Learn simple, safe techniques, explore flavor combinations, and leave with a jar of something delicious.
📅 Tuesday, March 10
⏰ 5:30–7:30 PM
📍 SouthArk East Campus Kitchen
💲 $35
Spots are limited — don’t dill-ay. 😉
https://southarkansascollegear.sites.thrillshare.com/o/mfl/page/community-education
CLASS RESCHEDULED!
From cover to cover, you’ll make it yourself 📖
Join us for Cover to Cover, a two-part beginner bookbinding class where you’ll learn the basics and create your own handmade journal. No experience needed—just curiosity and creativity!
Date: Feb. 17 & 19
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Location: Mahony Family Library
Fee: $35.00
Registration is required and space is limited!
🎟️ https://southarkansascollegear.sites.thrillshare.com/o/mfl/page/community-education
Please help us welcome Heidi Kolb to the library team.
Heidi is an education major, a power user of library resources, and now the voice behind much of our social media. She knows the library well and is excited to share tips, highlights, and behind-the-scenes moments with you.
We are lucky to have her. Welcome Heidi!
Heidi is an education major, a power user of library resources, and now the voice behind much of our social media. She knows the library well and is excited to share tips, highlights, and behind-the-scenes moments with you.
We are lucky to have her. Welcome Heidi!
📚✨ Wondering what Lauri’s been reading lately?
Our very own Book Whisperer is always uncovering literary gems, and she’s sharing her latest favorites with you.
Scan the QR code or visit our website to find your next great read!
https://www.southark.edu/o/mfl/page/shelf-life
Our very own Book Whisperer is always uncovering literary gems, and she’s sharing her latest favorites with you.
Scan the QR code or visit our website to find your next great read!
https://www.southark.edu/o/mfl/page/shelf-life
🚨 NEW CLASS ALERT 🚨
From cover to cover, you’ll make it yourself 📖
Join us for Cover to Cover, a two-part beginner bookbinding class where you’ll learn the basics and create your own handmade journal. No experience needed—just curiosity and creativity!
Date: Feb. 17 & 19
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Location: Mahony Family Library
Fee: $35.00
Registration is required and space is limited!
🎟️ https://southarkansascollegear.sites.thrillshare.com/o/mfl/page/community-education
From cover to cover, you’ll make it yourself 📖
Join us for Cover to Cover, a two-part beginner bookbinding class where you’ll learn the basics and create your own handmade journal. No experience needed—just curiosity and creativity!
Date: Feb. 17 & 19
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Location: Mahony Family Library
Fee: $35.00
Registration is required and space is limited!
🎟️ https://southarkansascollegear.sites.thrillshare.com/o/mfl/page/community-education
Feeling Sweet on You this Valentine’s 💕
Come decorate cookies, play with icing, and leave with treats worth swooning over 🍪✨
Register now: https://southarkansascollegear.sites.thrillshare.com/o/mfl/page/community-education
Come decorate cookies, play with icing, and leave with treats worth swooning over 🍪✨
Register now: https://southarkansascollegear.sites.thrillshare.com/o/mfl/page/community-education
New year, new recipes 🥗✨
Join us for Hearty, Healthy, and Homemade, a Community Ed cooking class with Anna Sellers focused on simple, satisfying quinoa dishes that are as nourishing as they are delicious. Cozy, healthy, and totally doable.
Register now: https://southarkansascollegear.sites.thrillshare.com/o/mfl/page/community-education
Join us for Hearty, Healthy, and Homemade, a Community Ed cooking class with Anna Sellers focused on simple, satisfying quinoa dishes that are as nourishing as they are delicious. Cozy, healthy, and totally doable.
Register now: https://southarkansascollegear.sites.thrillshare.com/o/mfl/page/community-education
We had an absolute blast at our Step It Up! Line Dancing class Tuesday night! 💃✨
Lots of laughs, lots of moves, and LOTS of stompin’, slidin’, and spinnin’.
Thank you to everyone who came out and danced with us — y’all brought the energy! 👢🎶
Special thanks to our instructor, Shemekia Morgan, who is always so fun and the Union County Community Foundation for providing grant funding that allows us to make this class more accessible to our community.
Lots of laughs, lots of moves, and LOTS of stompin’, slidin’, and spinnin’.
Thank you to everyone who came out and danced with us — y’all brought the energy! 👢🎶
Special thanks to our instructor, Shemekia Morgan, who is always so fun and the Union County Community Foundation for providing grant funding that allows us to make this class more accessible to our community.
Hot out of the kiln and cute as can be! 🎄🔥
Our Clay & Sleigh gnomes and trees are officially holiday-ready.
Our Clay & Sleigh gnomes and trees are officially holiday-ready.
Holiday magic incoming!
Our Clay & Sleigh creations are glazed and ready to shine. Can’t wait to see how these little gnomes and trees turn out. ✨❤️
SouthArk Community Education hopes everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday -- stay tuned for the final reveal of these festive creations!
Special thanks to The Pottery House for always being willing to work with us and the Union County Community Foundation for providing funding that makes our classes more accessible to our community!
Our Clay & Sleigh creations are glazed and ready to shine. Can’t wait to see how these little gnomes and trees turn out. ✨❤️
SouthArk Community Education hopes everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday -- stay tuned for the final reveal of these festive creations!
Special thanks to The Pottery House for always being willing to work with us and the Union County Community Foundation for providing funding that makes our classes more accessible to our community!
