Public Libraries

Arkansas Advocate editor Andrew DeMillo joins Ozarks at Large to discuss the Eighth Circuit's Act 372 library case and the coalition that kept PBS on Arkansas TV for another year.

Washington County Elections Director Jennifer Price discusses the "Election Saurus" program, which lets kids vote on dinosaurs using real election equipment at local libraries.

Springdale Public Library Foundation will match up to $5,000 in September donations. Funds will create an author series in 2026, with a focus on local writers and community-based programming.

An effort to fire all Arkansas State Library Board members is nearing final approval in the legislature. Senate Bill 640 advanced in a committee meeting Monday. The bill would task the governor to re-appoint all seven board members who oversee libraries in the state.

Little Rock Public Radio reporter Josie Lenora walks us through last week's legislation that were halted or forced to pivot.

Senate Bill 640 would require the governor to appoint an all-new board.

A bill to abolish the Arkansas State Library and the state library board has failed in the legislature. After roughly two hours of debate, members of the House State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee rejected Senate Bill 536.

A bill to abolish the Arkansas State Library and the State Library Board cleared an initial hurdle in the legislature yesterday. Senate Bill 536 would transfer the duties of both entities to the state Department of Education.

Little Rock Public Radio's Josie Lenora takes us through another busy week at the Arkansas legislature.

A bill loosening the job requirements for regional library system leaders gained final legislative approval yesterday. Members of the House voted 60 to 26 to send Senate Bill 181 to Gov. Sarah Sanders for a signature.