The City Wire

The Fort Smith Public Library will host its Annual Black Heritage Celebration at 2 p.m., Feb. 7 at the Main Branch Community Room.

Carolyn Henderson Allen (right), dean of University Libraries at the University of Arkansas, is the featured speaker. Allen was named to her position June 2000. Prior to the Arkansas job, she was the deputy director of libraries and director of support services at the University of Florida.

Maybe more impressive is that Allen studied dance with THE Eartha Kitt and performed with various jazz dance troupes around the U.S.