2nd CALS Con set for Main Library

This year’s CALS Con will include characters from Frozen, Game of Thrones, Doctor Who, the Harry Potter series and several comics and video games.

It’s the second year that the Central Arkansas Library System has put on a Comic Contype event. It is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Main Library downtown at 100 Rock St. in the River Market District.

The one-day festival starts with a superhero-themed summer reading club, Every Hero Has a Story. People are encouraged to attend dressed as their favorite character.

Also on the schedule are panel discussions on movies and television series, a social media scavenger hunt, table-top gaming, a LEGO display, a drop-in gaming area and a meet-up area. The first 700 people to register will get a free CALS Con “swag bag.”

Cosplay contests will take place across the alleyway at the Ron Robinson Theater, 100 River Market Ave. A Twitter hashtag has been set up to allow attendees to follow others’ comments by posting with #CALScon2015.