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'Central Arkansas Library System'

CALS will screen five Wes Anderson movies in one weekend, all for free

Screenings include "Rushmore," "Fantastic Mr. Fox," "The Darjeeling Limited," "The Royal Tenenbaums" and "The Grand Budapest Hotel."
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Arkansas librarians meet for annual conference amid censorship pressures

The conference as a whole will not focus on censorship, but the issues have impacted librarians’ morale across the state, said Carol Coffey, the Arkansas Library Association president.
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Saline County Quorum Court aims to take power from library board with vote on Monday

Two federal lawsuits alleging library censorship trudge along while the Saline County Quorum Court moves to weaken its library board's power.

CALS Main Library will close for renovations starting September 1

Though Main isn't expected to reopen until mid 2025, its operations will immediately move next door to the first floor of the Bobby L. Roberts Library of History & Art, previously home to the Galleries & Bookstore at Library Square.
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UPDATE: Federal judge blocks Arkansas’s library censorship law from taking effect

A federal judge in Fayetteville stopped Arkansas’s new book censorship law in its tracks Saturday. Dan Sullivan, sponsor of the legislation, vowed the state would appeal.

Preliminary ruling on Arkansas library law coming by week's end, judge says

In a hearing that lasted most of the day, Judge Timothy Brooks heard from lawyers representing 18 plaintiffs, including the Central Arkansas Library System, as well as the state attorney general’s office.
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Libraries ask federal judge to prevent new censorship law from taking effect

The 18 plaintiffs, including the Central Arkansas Library System, asked the judge to put the new law on hold until the case is adjudicated. The law is set to go into effect on August 1.

Give garments and gadgets a second chance at the CALS Repair Café

The Central Arkansas Library System often reminds us that libraries are more than just rooms filled with books. Library staff and a handful of volunteers will come together Sunday, June 25, at the Dee Brown Library on Baseline Road from 2-4 p.m. to offer repair services on whatever items patrons can fit through the door.
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Libraries ask federal judge to declare book law unconstitutional

The Fayetteville Public Library and the Central Arkansas Library System are among 18 plaintiffs in the case.

CALS votes to sue over censorship law, opposition fails to show

The Central Arkansas Library System will file a federal lawsuit next week over a censorship law that targets libraries. Opponents had put out a siren call on Facebook this week, but it seems not many were listening.
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CALS preparing federal lawsuit over library bill, director alleges censorship

CALS Executive Director Nate Coulter said Act 372 poses philosophical and practical problems for the library and is a "classic case of censorship."

Free name and gender marker change clinic at CALS on Saturday

From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 1, the Center for Arkansas Legal Services is offering a free, walk-in clinic to help anyone interested in changing their name or gender marker on legal documents.
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