by - March 22, 2026 12:23 pm
Nate Coulter, executive director of the Central Arkansas Library System (CALS), will retire at the end of 2026 after 10 years at the helm. Since 2016, Coulter led CALS through…
by - April 10, 2024 9:02 am
The Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) Foundation announced Wednesday (April 9) it received a grant of $500,000 from the Mellon Foundation’s Public Knowledge program. The grant – one of the…
by - September 21, 2023 2:52 pm
Little Rock-based nonprofit law firm Center for Arkansas Legal Services (CALS) will receive a $394,344 grant from Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Legal Services Corp. (LSC), according to a Wednesday (Sept. 20)…
by - October 6, 2022 7:05 pm
The Winthrop Rockefeller Institute, Clinton School of Public Service at the University of Arkansas, and Central Arkansas Library System, as part of the Kettering Foundation’s Partnership for Democratic Practices in…
by - August 17, 2022 5:33 pm
The Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) announced Wednesday (Aug. 17) the 2022 Six Bridges Book Festival roster and several additional highlights. The 19th annual Festival runs October 20-30, featuring more…
by - December 5, 2021 10:37 am
The Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) is the recipient of the Jerry Kline Community Impact Prize, a national award that recognizes the public library as a vital community asset. Developed…
by - April 4, 2021 11:53 am
If you think going to the library is all about checking out books these days, think again. A report issued last fall – but lost in the COVID-19 pandemic –…
by - March 26, 2019 6:12 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced a new partnership with the Central Arkansas Library System to help Arkansas Works recipients comply with their work requirement Tuesday (March 26) – the same week…
