McMath Library

Open until 6pm

Directions 501-225-0066

Overview

Location

2100 John Barrow Rd
Little Rock, AR 72204

This Week's Hours

  • Sunday 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
  • Monday 9:00 am – 8:00 pm
  • Tuesday 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
  • Wednesday 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
  • Thursday 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
  • Friday 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
  • Saturday 9:00 am – 6:00 pm

Manager

Laura Hodo

Email
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Amenities

  • Book Lockers
  • Birdwatching kits
  • Charging station
  • Fishing poles
  • Green space
  • Meeting room with white board and AV monitor
  • Public computers
  • Story-time nook
  • Study rooms 4-person
  • Telescopes
  • Wi-fi

About McMath Library

Sidney S. McMath Library offers patrons thousands of books and audio/visual items. The 10,700 square-feet facility features a children’s area, public meeting rooms and wireless Internet access. The library’s 10-acre site features a boardwalk from John Barrow Road, a walking path, an amphitheater, and a koi pond with an observation pier.

Sidney Sanders McMath—who became a prosecuting attorney, decorated U.S. Marine officer, and governor—rose to national attention by prosecuting Hot Springs (Garland County) mayor Leo McLaughlin, and he used that exposure to launch a campaign for governor. He was a close political friend to President Harry Truman and a dedicated foe to the Dixiecrat movement that tried to control the Democratic Party in the South in the 1948 presidential campaign. Elected Governor of Arkansas in 1948, he entered office January 11, 1949 as the nation’s youngest governor. He was reelected in 1950. His administration built the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, which was financed with a two-cent tax on cigarettes.