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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.