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A capital improvement is the addition of a permanent structural change or the restoration of some aspect of a property that will either enhance the property’s overall value, prolongs its useful life, or adapt it to new uses. 

For CALS, additional funding will help us expand library services by: 

• Adding a state-of-the-art bookmobile.

When the millage was passed, we made a promise that the largest portion of the additional funds would be used on acquiring digital media. One way that we decided to do that was to reinstate a beloved application, Hoopla. Hoopla is a web and mobile library media streaming platform for comics, movies, music,

As we look ahead to 2022, CALS has some exciting things planned! But first up, we want to extend our hours to allow additional access to branch resources. Beginning on January 3, 2022, evening hours have been added at several branches, so there will be at least one branch open until 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

From December 12 through the 18th, CALS brought back the Food for Fines program. Patrons were able to donate prepackaged non-perishable items to reduce library fines. Patrons were allowed to offset up to $25 worth of fines. Arkansas ranks second in the nation in food insecurity and 17.3 percent of Arkansans are facing hunger issues.

This year across all of the CALS locations,

All branches of the Central Arkansas Library System will close at 6:00 pm Thursday, December 30, and will remain closed through Sunday, January 2. Regular hours will resume throughout the system Monday, January 3.

Please call 918-3000 for more information.

Shed unwanted library fines this holiday season. The Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) is continuing its tradition of helping those in need by holding its annual Food for Fines event from Sunday, December 12, through Saturday, December 18.

Food for Fines gives patrons an opportunity to help others in central Arkansas and to reduce fines for overdue library materials.

If you are not yet aware, I want to remind you that CALS is on the ballot in Little Rock on November 9. Early voting begins November 2. We didn’t decide where people could vote but it is a reflection of the community’s confidence in the library’s facility that the election commission once again designated six of our library branches as early voting sites.

Thanks to Big Library Read, a global virtual reading program, Five Total Strangers is now available on your OverDrive with unlimited access to the ebook and audiobook until November 15 – with no waitlists or holds. Read with friends and family and see if you can figure it out before you finish.