Library Square Parking Rates

Two off-street parking areas are available to CALS patrons. If you are visiting the Main Library ask staff to validate your parking ticket to receive an extended free parking period.

An open-air parking lot is situated on the east side of Rock St., directly opposite the Main Library. And, a multi-story parking garage is located immediately north of the Main Library on the corner of Rock St. and President Clinton Ave. In both cases, the parking rates are as follows:

0 – 30 minutes: FREE
31 – 1 hour: $2.00
1 hour 1 minute – 2 hours: $4.00
2 hours 1 minute – 3 hours: $6.00
3 hours 1 minute – 4 hours: $8.00
4 hours 1 minute – 5 hours: $10.00
5 hours 1 minute – 6 hours: $12.00
6 hours 1 minute – 7 hours: $14.00
8+ hours : $16.00

Overnight: $16.00

TODAY'S HOURS

Phone

501-918-3000

Calendar

Online

Library Manager

Joe Hudak

Hours of Operation

  • Mon 9:00AM - 6:00PM
  • Tue 9:00AM - 6:00PM
  • Wed 9:00AM - 6:00PM
  • Thu 9:00AM - 6:00PM
  • Fri 9:00AM - 6:00PM
  • Sat 9:00AM - 6:00PM
  • Sun CLOSED

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Public Transit

Route 4 Levy/Amboy Live Map
Inbound Stop #13157 Scott St. & Markham St.
Outbound Stop #12196 Scott St. & Markham St.
Saturday Service
Sunday Service
Route 10 McCain Mall Live Map
Inbound Stop #13157 Scott St. & Markham St.
Outbound Stop #12196 Scott St. & Markham St.
Saturday Service
Sunday Service
Route 18 McAlmont Live Map
Inbound Stop #13157 Scott St. & Markham St.
Outbound Stop #12196 Scott St. & Markham St.
Saturday Service
Sunday Service

** Please note: Located at 310 E Capitol Ave. in downtown Little Rock, the River City Transit Center is the central hub for the Rock Region Metro bus system. The following routes have inbound and outbound stops at the River City Transit Center: Route 1 – Pulaski Heights; Route 2 – South Main; Route 6 – Granite Mountain; Route 8 – Rodney Parham; Route 12 – Clinton Center/Airport; Route 16 – U.A.L.R.; Route 17 – Mablevale/Downtown; Route 19 – Henley Express; Route 20 – Hanger Hill/College Station; Route 21 – Riverdale; Route 23 – Baseline/Southwest.

About the Library

The Main Library, the flagship of the Central Arkansas Library System, is housed in the renovated Fones Brothers Warehouse in the historic River Market District. The third site for the library, a 132,000-square-feet facility, opened at 100 Rock Street in 1997. The Main Library offers patrons thousands of books and audiovisual items for children and adults. The five floors feature the Sturgis Center for Technology Training, a public computer lab; dedicated areas for children and teens; reading rooms on the first and fifth floors; individual and small group study areas; public meeting rooms; wireless Internet access; and an extensive reference department.

Library Square is comprised of the Main Library; the Rock It! Lab; the Ron Robinson Theater (a movie theater and performance hall with 315 seats), and the Bobby L. Roberts Library. The Roberts Library houses the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, including a genealogy and Arkansas research room; and the Galleries & Bookstore at Library Square, which features original art made by Arkansas artists and a large collection of gently used books for sale.