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Explore Stories of Mental Health with the North Little Rock Public Library System Challenge The North Little Rock Public Library System continues its 2026 Digging Up the Past Challenge with May's theme: Stories of Mental Health. This month, we invite readers and viewers to explore narratives that illuminate the inner life — stories of struggle, healing, identity, and resilience. Whether you choose fiction, nonfiction, memoir, or film, May's challenge is an opportunity to connect with powerful stories about the human mind and heart. What Is the NLRPLS 2026 Challenge? The NLRPLS 2026 Challenge is a year-long program encouraging the community to explore a new theme each month through books and movies. Inspired by this year's overarching theme, Digging Up the...

The North Little Rock Public Library System continues its 2026 Digging Up the Past Challenge with April’s theme: Stories of Nature. This month, we invite readers and viewers to explore narratives that celebrate, investigate, and reflect on the natural world. Whether you choose fiction, nonfiction, memoir, essays, or films, April’s challenge is an opportunity to connect with nature through powerful storytelling.

This month, we invite readers and viewers to explore narratives that celebrate the lives, achievements, and experiences of women throughout history and in contemporary times. Whether you choose biography, historical fiction, memoir, essays, or film, March's challenge offers an opportunity to discover powerful stories of resilience, ambition, and triumph.

The North Little Rock Public Library System continues its 2026 Digging Up the Past Challenge with February’s theme: Stories of Black Americans. This month, we invite readers and viewers to explore narratives that highlight Black history, African American culture, resilience, achievement, and joy through books and films. Whether you choose historical nonfiction, contemporary fiction, memoir, biography, essays, or film, February’s challenge offers an opportunity to deepen understanding and celebrate powerful storytelling.