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Programs We Support

CALS has a large portfolio of programs designed to provide enrichment and eliminate barriers within our community. Learn more about the program supported by the CALS Foundation.  

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Thank you!

Meet some of our supporters who help make CALS such an outstanding community institution. We are grateful for their dedication to our mission!  

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Contact the CALS Foundation

Interested in exploring how you can make a difference for your library? We’d love to help you fulfill your philanthropic goals. Contact Eliza Borné, the Central Arkansas Library System’s Director of Development, at 501-320-5750 or etborne@cals.org.

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About the CALS Foundation

The CALS Foundation exists to support programs of the Central Arkansas Library System. The Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors, and donations are tax deductible for federal income tax purposes. Our Tax ID # is 27-2094612 

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MOBIUS- A world of books at your fingertips

CALS is proud to offer Interlibrary Loan (often called ILL) services to all cardholding members. ILL refers to the ability to borrow books, media and PDFs of articles from other libraries outside of our current system. As a member of MOBIUS, CALS offers the option of borrowing books from a consortium of 70+ public,


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Magazine lovers rejoice

Magazine readers, RBdigital where one of our digital magazine subscriptions is hosted, has been acquired by OverDrive and has resulted in a few changes. What does this mean for you?  In the short term, it’s a win-win for our magazine readers! The magazines you enjoy reading can be accessed in either OverDrive or Libby. 


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Changes to Unlimited Titles from RBDigital

Recently some checked-out digital audiobooks were removed from CALS patron accounts even though the due date for those titles had not passed. We want to apologize for this inconvenience if it affected you and want to let you know it came as an unpleasant surprise to us as well.

CALS purchases e-books and digital audiobooks from Overdrive.


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A Message from Deputy Director Nathan James

December is a month of giving and CALS has a small gift for all of our wonderful patrons to show how much we appreciate you. We are giving you the gift of more time. More time to finish the last few chapters. More time to watch that movie you haven’t started yet. More time to read just one more book to your child before bedtime.


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