The Six Bridges Book Festival is Little Rock's literary festival, presented by the Central Arkansas Library System and named for the six bridges linking Little Rock and North Little Rock. It began in 2002 as the Arkansas Literary Festival, was taken over by CALS in 2008, and adopted its current name in 2019.
Little Rock's literary festival did not start under its current name.
The festival's identity is tied to its home library system: CALS runs the multi-day event across several branch locations, pairing nationally recognized authors with panels, workshops, and school outreach programs rather than confining the festival to a single venue
A recent edition hosted over 8 days, welcomed more than 5,600 audience members and students, gave away more than 600 free books, and featured more than 50 authors and illustrators, including three Pulitzer Prize winners and one National Book Award winner
Its children's program, Little Readers Rock, is run jointly with the Junior League of Little Rock, and the festival's move from an April date to a fall date in 2020, prompted by the pandemic, has stuck ever since
The festival continues a public-library tradition of civic literacy programming
using its six-bridges name and imagery
drawn from the bridges physically connecting Little Rock and North Little Rock
as a metaphor for connecting authors
and communities across the region
Dates TBA · Usually September
For Six Bridges Book Festival, plan transport around the exact Little Rock venue, route or gathering point rather than the city name alone.
Casual clothing appropriate for indoor library and event-space settings; early autumn Little Rock weather can range from warm afternoons to cool evenings, so a layer is useful for evening...
Keep valuables light, follow local instructions, and watch how residents use the space before joining in.
For Six Bridges Book Festival, stay near the part of Little Rock you will actually use, with reliable return transport.
Check official or local sources for ticketed areas, paid stands, and same-year access rules.
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Six Bridges Book Festival is listed for September · Autumn. Always re-check the official or local source close to travel.
The festival is listed in Little Rock, United States. The map coordinate is a planning reference, not a guarantee of a ticket gate or exact venue.
Autumn is the listed festival span. Add time for arrival, local transport, queues, and any route changes during the event.
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