Won’t you help a neighbor? Join us for the annual Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood Sweater Drive to support Arkansans in need! From Nov. 3 to Nov. 30, you’ll have the chance to donate new or gently used sweaters at libraries that are partnering with Arkansas PBS.
Fred Rogers was famous for his closetful of sweaters, which were featured in every episode of his show. These memorable sweaters grew out of a tradition of hand-knit gifts that Rogers’ mother, Nancy, made every year. Nancy would knit 12 sweaters every year as gifts for friends and family. While not everyone has such fine-tuned knitting skills, everyone can participate in acts of kindness towards others.
“Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” emphasized the social and emotional needs of children and encouraged young people to be neighborly to those around them. Through this, Fred Rogers taught people about kindness and the importance of being part of a community that cares. You, too, can be part of a caring community this fall by taking part in the sweater drive and helping to provide for neighbors in need.
Although the show may have ended, its message still rings true. Kindness remains a timeless necessity; it's always good to be helpful in your community. Help keep your neighbors and others across the state warm this fall and winter by sharing what you’re not wearing.
The 2025 Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Sweater Drive is in honor of Sue Frueauff.
FIND A LOCATION NEAR YOU:
● Alma Public Library
● Atkins – Pope County Library System
● Batesville – Independence County Library
● Benton – Saline County Library
● Booneville – Logan County Library
● Bryant – Saline County Library
● Clinton – Can Buren County Library
● Conway – Faulkner County Library
● Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library
● Crittenden County Library Earle Branch
● Damascus Public Library
● De Queen – Sevier County Library System
● Dover – Pope County Library System
● East End Branch – Saline County Library
● El Dorado – Barton Library
● Eureka Springs Carnegie Public Library
● Farmington Public Library
● Fayetteville Public Library
● Forrest City Public Library
● Gillham – Sevier County Library System
● Hector – Pope County Library System
● Horatio – Sevier County Library System
● Huttig Library
● Jacksonville – (CALS) Esther Dixon Branch Library
● Jasper – Newton County Library
● Junction City – Harper Memorial Library
● Larry Crain Memorial Library
● Little Rock – (CALS) Adolphine F. Terry Branch Library
● Little Rock – (CALS) Dee Brown Branch Library
● Little Rock – (CALS) Hillary Rodham Clinton Children’s Library and Learning Center
● Little Rock – (CALS) John Gould Fletcher Branch Library
● Little Rock – (CALS) Main Branch Library
● Little Rock – (CALS) Maumelle Branch Library
● Little Rock – (CALS) Oley E Rooker Branch Library
● Little Rock – (CALS) Roosevelt Thompson Branch Library
● Little Rock – (CALS) Sue Cowan Williams Branch Library
● Little Rock – (CALS) Sydney Sanders McMath Branch Library
● Little Rock – The Arkansas State Library
● Lockesburg – Sevier County Library System
● Malvern – Hot Springs County Public Library
● Monticello – South Arkansas Regional Library
● Mountainburg Public Library
● Mulberry – The Ralph D. Graf Library of Mulberry
● Norphlet Library
● Ozark – Franklin County Library
● Paris – Gattis-Logan County Library
● Pea Ridge Library
● Perryville – (CALS) Max Milam Library
● Public Library of Camden and Ouachita County
● Rogers Public Library
● Russellville – Pope County Library System
● Sheridan – Grant County Library
● Sherwood – (CALS) Amy Sanders Branch Library
● Smackover Library
● St. Paul Public Library
● Strong Library
● Stuttgart Public Library
● Vilonia – Faulkner County Library
● Westside High School (Forrest City)
● Wrightsville – (CALS) Millie Brooks Library
Fred Rogers began the Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Sweater Drive in 1997 as a way to encourage the neighborly spirit, and we're proud to continue his legacy of being a caring neighbor. Every sweater collected in the 2025 Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Sweater Drive will be donated directly to individuals in need through local Arkansas charities.
GET INVOLVED:
2025 Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood Sweater Drive
Nov. 3-30
Donate your new or gently used sweaters at Arkansas PBS Headquarters or one of the many participating organizations across the state.