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Legislation to remove Arkansas Library Board passes in committee hearing

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A bill to abolish the Arkansas Library Board is one step closer to passage after a Tuesday vote. Senate Bill 536 received a do-pass recommendation in the Senate State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee. If the bill becomes law, it would turn over the duties and properties of the Arkansas State Library to the state’s Department of Education. Bill filed in legislature would abolish the Arkansas State Library, put …

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Senate approves bill to abolish State Library Board, sends it to House

A bill that would transfer the duties of the Arkansas State Library and State Library Board into the Arkansas Department of Education received the state Senate's approval on Wednesday, though its emergency clause was voted down.

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Senate approves bill to abolish State Library Board, sends it to House | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

A bill that would transfer the duties of the Arkansas State Library and State Library Board into the Arkansas Department of Education received the state Senate's approval on Wednesday, though its emergency clause was voted down.

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Bill to abolish Arkansas State Library and its board advances despite librarians' opposition

Five Arkansans spoke against Senate Bill 536 before the Senate Committee on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. From left: Misty Hawkins, regional director of the Arkansas River Valley Regional Library System; Allie Gosselink, director of the Calhoun County Library; Debbie Hall, grants manager for the Arkansas State Library; John McGraw,executive director of the Faulkner-Van Buren Regional Library; and Clare Graham…

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Bill to abolish Arkansas State Library and its board advances despite librarians’ opposition

Five Arkansans spoke against Senate Bill 536 before the Senate Committee on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. From left: Misty Hawkins, regional director of the Arkansas River Valley Regional Library System; Allie Gosselink, director of the Calhoun County Library; Debbie Hall, grants manager for the Arkansas State Library; John McGraw,executive director of the Faulkner-Van Buren Regional Library; and Clare Graham…

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Legislation to remove Arkansas Library Board passes in committee hearing

A bill to abolish the Arkansas Library Board is one step closer to passage after a Tuesday vote.

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