STATE LIBRARY BOARD REGULAR MEETING First Quarter 2019-2020 Nov. 8, 2019

AGENDA

10:00 a.m.

Call to Order: Deborah Knox, Chairperson

A. Approval of Minutes [August 9, 2019]

Unfinished Business

B. Administration Report/FY2020 Agency Funding

C. State Aid and Scholarships

D. Grants and Special Projects

Other Unfinished Business

New Business

E. State Aid FY2020/Scholarships

F. Reports/Travel and Correspondence

Other New Business

G. Board Information

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STATE LIBRARY BOARD MINUTES Regular Meeting Fourth Quarter 2018-2019 August 9, 2019

The State Library Board convened on August 9, 2019, in the Bessie B. Moore conference room at the State Library. Members present were Chair Deborah Knox, Vice Chair JoAnn Cooper, George ‘Bucky’ Ellis, Donna McDonald, and Donnette Smith. Board members Deborah Kirby and JoAnn Campbell were absent. Staff members present were State Librarian Carolyn Ashcraft, Brooke Crawford, and Jennifer Chilcoat..

Chair Knox called the meeting to order at 10:05 a.m. She extended a welcome to those in attendance.

Knox asked for corrections or additions to the minutes from the May 9, 2019, meeting. Chilcoat noted one misspelled word on page 1. A motion was made by Cooper and seconded by Smith to approve the minutes as corrected. Motion carried.

Crawford presented the report from Administration in Tab B, beginning with a report that the State FY2019 was closed on June 28th. Staff are working on the Closing Book, with portions due in July and in August. The SEFA report was due on July 29. Federal closeout is expected on Sep. 30.

Actual funding levels were announced on July 19, 2019. The funding level for the agency for FY2019 includes $5,641,919 for State Aid and $3,615,572 for Operations. These are the same amounts for our FY20 Forecast.

Crawford reported the annual assessment from Legislative Audit was performed on FY18. The auditor was on site from June 10-July 3. The Draft report reflects there were no written findings and only a couple of verbal recommendations. [See B4 and B5].

As an update, the agency is currently at 40 full-time staff, 3 extra help and 12 vacant positions. Karen O’Connell started her position as Center for the Book Coordinator on July 29. The State Library Manager for Digital Services position is currently being advertised and accepting applications. Jerry Fields, Mail Clerk, has turned in his notice of retirement, effective August 30. [B6]

Annual Performance Evaluations were done in April. On May 8th a Performance Pay Increase for FY19 was approved and agencies were given a cap amount of 2.4% of their annual base salaries (not including Directors). This amount was spread based upon the scores in the performance evaluations. Our 2.4% cap = $37,407.52. The increase amount was determined by the scoring below:

Score: 2 Increase: 1.5% // Score: 3 Increase: 2.4% // Score: 4 Increase: 3%

All eligible staff received the increase. Ineligible classifications included those with written disciplinary actions, those classed as part-time/extra help or those not employed as of April 1, 2019. Agency Directors for all agencies received a 2% increase.

Crawford referred the board to the revenue reports for the state general [B2] and federal LSTA [B3] revenues and commented that the agency is in good shape financially.

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At this time, Chair Knox recognized Secretary Johnny Key with the Arkansas Department of Education. Accompanying Secretary was Gina Windle, Chief Operating Officer. Secretary Key brought greetings and provided positive remarks on the Transformation effort being undertaken across State government. The State Library is continuing under the umbrella of the ADE, and is officially a Division of ADE. Ashcraft and others have been participating in numerous meetings in an effort to facilitate the Transformation.

Secretary Key assured the Board that he has no intentions to undermine the ASL Board and their functions in overseeing the State Library. He is very open to working together to improve and strengthen the relationship, seek opportunities for collaboration, and expand our services. He stated that he has always seen libraries as an educational resource. In closing, a short video prepared by ADE staff was shown which highlights the Transformation effort.

Chair Knox thanked Secretary Key and Ms. Windle for attending the meeting and making themselves available to the board, staff and library community.

Ashcraft reviewed Tab C and the Standards for State Aid [C1], the Rules Governing Distribution of Scholarship Assistance [C2], and the Scholarship Assistance Application [C3].

Debbie Hall, Manager of Grants & Special Projects [D1] , had no report to provide for the meeting.

Ashcraft covered the items behind Tab E.

Ashcraft referred the board to the list of ‘Public Library Systems Qualifying for State Aid’ [E1]. A motion to approve the list was made by Ellis, seconded by Cooper. The motion carried.

Ashcraft presented the State Aid 2020 distribution recommendation summary [E2]. The total reflected for distribution is $5,700,000. A motion was made by Cooper, seconded by McDonald, to approve the State Aid 2020 distribution as recommended. Motion carried.

The FY2020 State Aid spreadsheet was presented [E3]. A motion to approve the first quarter payment was made by Cooper, seconded by Ellis. Motion carried.

Ashcraft presented the board with scholarship assistance applications [E4] from Central AR Library System (Jessica Butkovic, Amanda Hayes and Elizabeth Newbern), Saline County Library (Hollie Locke) and Springdale Public Library (Tammie Evans) She recommended approval of the applications. A motion to approve the applications was made by Cooper, seconded by McDonald. Motion carried.

The Recommendation for Scholarship Assistance [E5] was reviewed. A motion to approve the recommendation was made by Cooper and seconded by Smith. Motion carried.

An update on the Scholarship payments made between 1977 and 2019 was provided. [E6] Total paid out to date is $989,173.

At this time, a motion was made by McDonald, seconded by Smith, to move into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing a personnel issue. Motion carried and the board retired to Meeting Room B.

A motion to return to Regular Session was made by McDonald, seconded by Ellis. Motion carried.

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Ashcraft reported to the audience that during the Executive Session she had notified the Board of her intentions to retire in 2020, no later than Sep. 1. While that is almost a year away, the time will pass quickly and she will work with staff to see that everyone is prepared to carry the agency forward. Discussion of when to advertise will be held at the November meeting.

The board moved on to the reports and correspondence [Tab F].

Ashcraft reported [F1] on the various events in which she participated. Most of these events were tied to the Transformation efforts, with weekly meetings in July with Secretary Key and other division heads within ADE. She also reported that ASL staff Debbie Hall and Natalie Marlin are representing the agency on the Transformation Action Team (TAT) and will have a role in fostering sustainable change. Deputy Director Chilcoat is also being included in many of these meetings in order to assist Ashcraft and provide continuity of information.

Ashcraft reported she received communication from Randy Dixon at the Pryor Center for Oral and Visual History that, in September, they plan to remove the KATV tapes from the basement where they have been stored since 2010.

Diane Brownstone with the Brownstone Book Fund in New York reached out to Ashcraft to notify her that Brownstone has selected Arkansas for the next round of giving. BBF will provide funding to place 100 books (Pre-K-early readers) in 100 of the smallest public libraries in the state. Brownstone says her goal is to ‘foster an interest in and love of books and reading’. Ashcraft and staff will be working together with the Brownstone Book Fund and Brodart (book supplier) to complete this effort.

David Johnson, Director of the Fayetteville Public Library, made introductions via email between Ashcraft and Margi Conrad at Crystal Bridges. Ms. Conrad stated that Alice Walton is interested in placing a set of art books in libraries in order to infuse art into everyone’s daily life. There could possibly be some additional future programming or educational components that could be developed. Deputy Director Chilcoat will be going to NW Arkansas soon to visit with Conrad and discuss this effort in more detail.

Ashcraft also noted that Dr. Wendy Richter, director of the Arkansas State Archives, has announced her intentions to retire her position before the end of August.

Deputy Director Chilcoat presented her report [F2] and reported that the submission of Arkansas library data has been completed, submitted and certified with IMLS.

The EXCITE Transformation for Libraries Bootcamp will be held in Arkansas Oct. 8-10 at the State Library. Six teams (4 from AR and 2 from TN) will participate. Staff from the CT State Library will lead the Bootcamp.

Chilcoat is serving on the Complete Count Committee (CCC) for Arkansas, also known as Arkansas Counts, in an effort to make certain that Arkansas libraries are equipped to assist their communities with the Census 2020. If resources are available, she will be working on providing training about the census to libraries across the state, specifically in the Hard to Count (HTC) areas.

Jennifer Wann provided her report [F3] and commented that she was enjoying consulting and had found everyone very welcoming since she joined the ASL team. She is studying the Arkansas Library Law to better understand the organization of Arkansas libraries.

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The ALL-in participants will have a follow-up session on Sep. 9, consisting of mentoring sessions and a book discussion. Facilitators Sharon Morris and Kieran Hixon of the Colorado State Library will return Nov. 14 and 15 to conduct a capstone session.

Ashcraft referred the board to the rest of the reports [F4 – F12] for their review, pointing out highlights on future events/conferences. The Arkansas Center for the Book reported [F4] the 2019 Arkansas Gems poster and bookmark are currently in the design process. The poster and bookmarks will be distributed at the National Book Festival in Washington, DC, Aug. 31st. Copies of the materials will also be provided to all Arkansas public libraries.

Amber Gregory stepped up and assisted with the 2019 If All Arkansas Read the Same Book author tour, accompanying Delia Owens to events in Bentonville, Fayetteville and Little Rock. Where the Crawdads Sing was well received at each event and online.

Amber Gregory, Coordinator of E-Rate Services, reported [F5] she is now serving as chair of the E-Rate Task Force (ERTF) and participated in the ALA annual meeting in Washington, DC, in June.

Ashcraft referred the board to the report from Ruth Hyatt [F6]. Hyatt will be participating in the YALSA Cohort: Transforming Teen Services, a two year project. Partnering with her will be Dana Scott, director of the Marion County Library, and Jessica Horton, young adult staff person for the Craighead County/Jonesboro Public Library. Hyatt reported a workshop entitled “Trauma Informed Libraries” will be held at the ASL on Sep. 12, and will focus on serving young patrons who have experienced traumatic events. Several expert speakers will be offering advice and information.

The report from the Library for the Blind [F7] reflected the usage of the digital and cassette book collection. Circulation through Duplication on Demand (DoD) accounted for almost 100 percent of all direct mail circulation.

The Information Services report [F8] encouraged everyone to visit the displays on the first floor. This quarter they are celebrating college football in the Natural State.

In the Collection Management report [F9], Katie Walton reported the Arkansas Digital Library Consortium now contains 49,159 title in its shared collection. The ASL administers the ADLC and Walton is the primary contact for the effort.

Lipsey continues efforts on the next redesign of the ASL website with Information Network of Arkansas (INA).

Lipsey’s report reflected that the physical Patent collection is almost completely withdrawn. These materials are now available in digital format in the HeinOnline Intellectual Property database. Weeding projects discussed in prior board reports are now on hold as the agency’s existing weeding process has come under scrutiny by the Marketing and Redistribution Manager. We will seek clarification and consider our options.

The position of Digital Services Manager was vacated on July 1, 2019 and is currently being advertised. Walton is now the program administrator for Traveler.

Several news clippings [F10] of events and celebrations in libraries across the state were provided.

Ashcraft reminded the audience that any changes to the list of public libraries by library development districts [F11] should be sent to her. The map of the Arkansas Public Library Systems was provided [F12].

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The only change of note was the addition of the Saline County Library to the Mid-AR Regional Library System (making it a 5-county system).

Knox moved the board to Tab G, and there were no changes to the contact information for the board [G1]. Ashcraft mentioned that the term of Deborah Kirby will expire on Oct. 18th. Ashcraft updated the contact information for the ADE, the Governor’s Office and the Attorney General’s Office [G2].

The updated board by-laws were provided. [G3]

Ashcraft reminded the board of the current committee assignments [G4]. For 2019, the assignments are as follows:

Executive Committee: Chair, Knox; Vice Chair, Cooper and Ashcraft Nominating Committee: Ellis and Smith Policies & By-Laws Committee: Vice Chair, Cooper; Smith and McDonald Government Liaison Committee: Chair, Knox; Campbell and Kirby Personnel Committee: Chair, Knox; McDonald and Cooper

The November meeting is the annual meeting and the Nominating Committee is to prepare a slate of officers.

The updated staff directory was provided [G5]. It now includes email contact information.

Ashcraft reminded the board the next regular meeting will be Nov. 8. The meeting will be held at 10 a.m. at the State Library in Little Rock.

Ashcraft encouraged the audience to sign the sign-in sheet as a record of their attendance.

There being no further business to discuss, a motion was made by Smith, seconded by McDonald, to adjourn. Knox adjourned the meeting at 12:02 p.m.

______Approval Date Carolyn Ashcraft, State Librarian

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Closing: Currently closing out our Federal Funds for Grant LSTA18. Reports are due into IMLS by December 31st.

Human Resources: Authorized staff: 52 Budgeted staff: 51 Current staff @ 11/1/19: 38 Full-Time, 1 Extra Help, 14 Vacant Positions

*Due to the transformation, the hiring freeze and caps are no longer valid. Department of Education has requested that we hire the essential personnel that we have needed for so long but to make them aware of the positions prior to filling. 10/7/19 – Sharee Burns, Fiscal Support Specialist, started. She filled the position left vacant by Greg Massey that accepted a federal position. 10/9/19 – JD Hall submitted his Intent to Retire letter for Dec 31st. (See attached) 10/21/19 – Emma Stewart & Inell Stigall submitted their Intent to Retire letters for Dec 31st. (See attached) 10/21/19 – Danielle Butler has been offered the Digital Services Manager position. She is scheduled to begin on 12/2/19.

IT: Migration of the Active Directory was done on September 20, 2019. This is phase 1 of the migration of our IT infrastructure move from mostly stand alone over to DIS, which is a requirement that was initiated by DIS and Gov Hutchinson. This means a few things: 1. Our acronym has changed from ASL to ASLIB. 2. Email has changed to a format of [email protected]. (These have been updated on the Staff Directory on G5.) 3. Any connection interruptions experienced by the DIS infrastructure could affect our connection and/or speed of our email, phones, internet, etc. Office 365 migration is currently on hold for us until DIS and ADE conclude discussions regarding the cloud structure.

Training: Trish Luckadue – attended Supervisor training classes for HR purposes. 2 classes in Sept, 1 in Oct and 1 scheduled in Nov. 9/12/19: attended a Minority Vendor Event held by Arkansas Dept of Economic Development (AEDC). 10/25/19: Health Insurance Representatives (HIR) refresh webinar.

Denise Whitmore – 10/10-11/19: attended Association of Governmental Accountants (AGA) Financial Seminar, offered by DFA.

Ken Giesbrecht – 10/28/19: attended Arkansas Government Summit, offered by Dept of Information Systems (DIS).

November 1, 2019 Brooke Crawford – 10/29/19: eGMS Reach webinar, offered by Institute of Museum & Library Services (IMLS). New software for fund requests and reporting.

10/8/19 – All present staff participated in the building’s annual Fire Drill. 10/17/19 – All present staff participated in the annual Central US ShakeOut Drill.

November 1, 2019 B2

John J.D. Hall, Manager Manager, ASL BPH 7 Newbridge Ct. Little Rock, AR 72227 October 1st, 2019

Carolyn Ashcraft, State Librarian/Director Arkansas State Library 900 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 100 Little Rock, AR 72201-3108

Dear Ms Ashcraft:

It is with a heavy heart indeed that I submit my resignation. I have thoroughly enjoyed almost every minute of my 33 112 years at the Arkansas State Library, but I suddenly realized that I have been either working or going to universities for over SO years and I so want to do some travelling again while I still can.

My last day at the Arkansas State Library will be Tuesday December 3pt but I would be happy to help my successorin any way that I can, if any such help is needed.

I wish the Arkansas State Library and all its' employees every successin the coming years. ~;;;\~ \_~--JOhn J.~ Manager-----====--- Arkansas Regional Library for the Blind

B4 This page intentionally left blank. STATE GENERAL REVENUE EPA0100 BUDGET DISTRIBUTION FY2020 BY COMMITMENT ITEM OCTOBER 31, 2019

% OF COMMITMENT TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL % ITEM DESCRIPTION APPRO. BUDGETED BUDGET EXPENDED BALANCE REMAINING 501:00:00 Reg. Salaries $1,774,424 $1,766,268 48.4% $515,026 $1,251,242 71% 501:00:01 Extra Help $5,000 $5,000 0.1% $3,954 $1,046 21% 501:00:03 Pers. Svcs. Matching $600,757 $592,245 16.2% $179,392 $412,853 70% Total Salaries & Matching $2,380,181 $2,363,513 64.8% $698,372 $1,665,141 70%

502:00:02 Operating Expenses $1,128,409 $1,082,028 29.7% $380,736 $701,292 65% 505:00:09 Conf. & Travel $7,760 $7,760 0.2% $3,682 $4,078 53% 506:00:10 Prof. Fees & Services $0 $0 0.0% $0 $0 0% 512:00:11 Capital Outlay $0 $0 0.0% $0 $0 0% Total M & O $1,136,169 $1,089,788 29.9% $384,419 $705,369 65%

509:00:46 Books/Subscriptions $220,243 $195,243 5.4% $80,158 $115,085 59%

TOTALS $3,736,593 $3,648,544 100.0% $1,162,949 $2,485,595 68% M&R paid to ASL account $0 $8 $0 $8 100% FEDERAL LSTA REVENUE FEL0100 FEL0200 BUDGET DISTRIBUTION FY2020 BY COMMITMENT ITEM OCTOBER 31, 2019

% OF COMMITMENT TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL ITEM DESCRIPTION APPRO. BUDGETED BUDGET EXPENDED BALANCE % REMAINING 501:00:00 Reg. Salaries $451,471 $451,471 14.2% $100,070 $351,401 78% 501:00:01 Extra Help $14,625 $14,625 0.5% $4,359 $10,266 70% 501:00:03 Pers. Svcs. Matching $175,797 $175,381 5.5% $47,507 $127,874 73% Total Salaries & Matching $641,893 $641,477 20.1% $151,937 $489,540 76%

502:00:02 Operating Expenses $2,453,239 $2,453,239 77.0% $1,036,960 $1,416,279 58% 505:00:09 Conf. & Travel $42,161 $42,161 1.3% $10,714 $31,447 75% 506:00:10 Prof. Fees & Services $10,000 $10,000 0.3% $0 $10,000 100% 512:00:11 Capital Outlay $40,000 $40,000 1.3% $0 $40,000 100% Total M & O $2,545,400 $2,545,400 79.9% $1,047,675 $1,497,725 59%

TOTALS $3,187,293 $3,186,877 100.0% $1,199,611 $1,987,266 62% C1

ARKANSAS STATE LIBRARY 900 WEST CAPITOL, STE 100 LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201-3108

STANDARDS FOR STATE AID TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES

Authorized by Act 489, Acts of Arkansas, 1979

1.0 ORGANIZATION

1.1 All county libraries, including those in county or regional systems, shall be organized in accordance with Act 244 of 1927. All city libraries, including those in county or regional systems, shall be organized in accordance with Act 177 of 1931.

1.2 County and city libraries shall provide evidence to the State Library Board of organization and operation as a department of county or municipal government.

1.3 Public library systems composed of county and/or city libraries shall provide evidence to the State Library Board of organization and operation under the provisions of a formal interlocal agreement, as provided in Section 90, Act 742 of 1977.

2.0 GOVERNANCE

2.1 Policies for city, county, and regional library systems shall be established by legally constituted administrative boards, comprised of trustees serving designated terms, conducting regularly scheduled meetings, preferably not less than quarterly, and functioning with recorded bylaws and policies which are on file with the State Library.

2.2 The library shall comply with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and shall provide library service for all residents.

2.3 The library director shall submit quarterly, annual, and special reports as required to the State Library and to local boards.

2.4 City, county, and regional library systems shall provide the State Library with a copy of a current long range plan developed for the purpose of guiding the public library administration in the attainment of goals and future planning. 3.0 FINANCE

3.1 The State Library Board supports the concept that libraries or library systems serving populations greater than 50,000, with budgets in excess of $250,000, can render more efficient, effective library service, and preference of support shall be given to the development of such systems.

3.2 All libraries shall maintain the one mill county or city library tax on real and personal property as authorized in Amendments 30 and 38 of the Arkansas Constitution.

3.3 All cities and counties should restore the library tax to the maximum permitted by law by not later than July 1, 1991.

3.4 Libraries should receive additional local support.

3.5 The annual budget for city, county, and regional libraries shall be filed with the State Library. The budget should reflect an amount equal to the previous annual budget, plus growth, with the allocation for materials reflecting comparable growth.

4.0 PERSONNEL

4.1 City, county, and regional library systems participating in the State Aid to Public Libraries program shall be administered by a qualified librarian. A Master’s degree in Library Science awarded through a program accredited by the American Library Association is recognized as the minimum qualifying degree.

4.2 Systems employing a new head librarian or director after September 1, 1988, must provide the State Library Board with evidence of a qualifying library degree in order to continue participation in the State Aid to Public Libraries program.

4.3 Public library staff members should be well trained and qualified for their position. They should be encouraged to participate in continuing education and training programs to improve library skills.

4.4 All libraries should have adequate support staff, with no employee receiving less than the current minimum wage.

5.0 FACILITIES

5.1 The county or city government shall provide a suitable building for headquarters operation and adequate quarters for necessary branches. 6.0 RESOURCES AND RESOURCE SHARING

6.1 The library shall maintain a current collection of materials to serve all citizens.

6.2 The library shall agree to provide interlibrary loan service to other libraries in Arkansas.

6.3 The library shall coordinate services for the blind and physically handicapped with the sections of the Arkansas State Library which administer these services.

7.0 NOTIFICATION

7.1 If the State Library Board determines that a city, county, or regional library or system fails to qualify for participation in the State Aid to Public Libraries program, the State Librarian shall notify the board chairman and the library director via certified mail not later than fifteen working days following that determination.

8.0 RIGHT OF APPEAL

8.1 Upon determination by the State Library Board that a city, county, or regional library or system fails to qualify for participation in the State Aid to Public Libraries program, the library or system shall have the right to appeal that decision at the next scheduled meeting of the State Library Board. Intent to appeal must be filed in writing with the State Librarian not more than thirty days following receipt of a notice of failure to meet the standards.

8.2 All appeals shall be presented to the State Library Board in an open hearing, with the final determination to be made by the State Library Board.

8.3 The State Library Board may provisionally approve a city, county, or regional library or system for a period of time they deem sufficient to rectify deficiencies. The Board may grant additional waivers upon acceptance of satisfactory evidence of progress.

9.01.88 C2

ARKANSAS STATE LIBRARY RULES GOVERNING DISTRIBUTION OF SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE

1.00 REGULATORY AUTHORITY

1.01 These rules shall be known as Arkansas State Library Rules Governing the Distribution of Scholarship Assistance.

1.02 These rules are enacted pursuant to the Arkansas State Library’s authority under Act 489, Acts of Arkansas 1979, Arkansas Code Anno. 13-2-201 et seq.

2.0 PURPOSE

2.01 It is the purpose of these rules to formalize a process already in existence and set reasonable guidelines to make scholarship assistance available to every public library in the state of Arkansas to address the education needs of public library staff working toward the ultimate goal of obtaining a master’s degree in library and information science as defined in 3.04. These rules are specifically for the purpose of establishing standards for distributing funds available through the state aid to public library fund administered by the Arkansas State Library.

3.00 DEFINITIONS

3.01 For the purpose of these rules and regulations the applying institution must be a “public library” located in Arkansas which is duly established and recognized pursuant to Arkansas Code 13-2-401, 13-2-501, 13-2-901 and those libraries which have been determined by the Arkansas State Library to be functioning as a “public library.”

3.02 ASL refers to the Arkansas State Library.

3.03 ALA refers to the American Library Association.

3.04 A master’s degree refers to the educational award given by a library school whose program is accredited by the ALA.

3.05 State Aid refers to State Aid to Public Libraries

4.0 FOCUS AREA

4.01 To aid Arkansas public libraries in employing master’s degree librarians by providing educational opportunities for public library staff members through traditional, on-campus or distance learning.

5.0 ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS

5.01 Scholarship funds will be distributed to a public library that submits scholarship application to the ASL Board. Priority will be given as follows:

1. Public libraries eligible for State Aid whose personnel are employed as library directors. 2. Public libraries eligible for State Aid whose personnel are employed positions other than library director. 3. Public libraries not eligible for State Aid but recognized by the ASL as public libraries. 5.02 The applying institution (or its governing body) must be able to accept and administer the scholarship on behalf of the employee.

5.03 Individuals upon whose behalf the library is applying must meet the following standards:

1. Show evidence of completion of 12 semester hours toward the master’s degree. 2. Provide a copy of the agreement with the public library concerning employment in a public library for at least one year after completion of the master’s degree. 3. Furnish official transcript which shows the individual received a minimum course grade (based upon an “A-F” grading scale), of “B”, or if applicable, a “Credit” for a credit/no credit course. “Incompletes” do not qualify for reimbursement. 4. Agree to remain employed by a public library in the state of Arkansas for a duration of one year upon completion of degree.

6.0 ADMINISTRATION

6.01 The scholarship will be administered by the ASL Board.

7.0 SCHOLARSHIP PROPOSALS

7.01 The proposals shall include an application from the applicant library. The ASL Board shall review the proposals for approval. Proposals shall be consistent with Arkansas Code and existing ASL rules regarding an ALA accredited library program.

7.02 Funding may include but is not limited to tuition, materials, travel, lodging, and other items associated with educational costs.

8.0 DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS

8.01 The ASL Board will budget and distribute funds appropriated for each biennium from the Arkansas State Legislature according to the following:

1. The total amount of funds to be distributed will be determined by the ASL Board each year at a minimum of 1% of the appropriated State Aid to Public Libraries. 2. Funds may provide as many scholarships as are requested each year. All monies not disbursed shall be returned to the State Aid fund for distribution. 3. Funds may be disbursed to the applicant library at the completion of each semester. 4. Funds will be distributed via scholarship for each individual as identified by the ASL Board in accordance with eligibility. Each scholarship will include a set of assurances and provisions required in the eligibility standards.

8.02 The ASL Board reserves the right to approve and/or deny any scholarship applications.

-- Approved by the State Library Board, August 12, 2005 C3 Arkansas State Library Scholarship Assistance Application

Instructions: Complete this form to apply for State Aid funds to underwrite a scholarship award from your library to an employee who has been admitted to the graduate program in an ALA-accredited library school. Attach to this form all appropriate documentation, such as a letter of admission from the library school, a letter of agreement from the employee who will benefit from the local scholarship award, and a copy of the minutes of the meeting of the local library board at which the application was approved.

APPLICANT

State Aid grant funds are requested to underwrite a scholarship award from this public library to an employee who has been admitted to a graduate program in an accredited library school. The applicant library agrees to award the full amount of the scholarship award to the employee. The employee has agreed to provide transcripts as evidence of credits earned each semester and to remain on the job for a period of one (1) year following grant of aid. If these conditions are not met, the applicant library agrees to refund to the State Library all grant funds paid under this award.

Applicant Library Name

Mailing Address

City/State/Zip Code + 4 digit extension

Phone Number Fax Number

Name of Library Board Chair (PLEASE PRINT)

Signature of Library Board Chair or Official Designee Date

AGREEMENT

I have applied to my employer for a scholarship grant. I am enrolled in a graduate program in an accredited library school and have completed the first twelve (12) hours credit. Supporting documents are attached. I have agreed to furnish transcripts at the end of each semester as evidence of credits earned, to remain employed in an Arkansas public library for at least one year following grant of aid and to fulfill any local requirements. If I do not fulfill these agreed conditions, I understand that I must repay to the applicant library all funds paid to me from this award.

______Participant Name (PLEASE PRINT)

______Participant’s Signature Date

RECOMMENDATION

I have reviewed this application and the supporting documents. I recommend that the State Library Board ( ) approve ( ) deny this application.

______Signature of State Librarian Date

ACTION TAKEN

In a regular meeting of the State Library Board held on ______the Board voted to ( ) approve ( ) deny this application.

______Signature of State Library Board Chairman Date Grants & Special Projects

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2016 LIB. QTRLY ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT, DIRECTOR, AND AREA SERVICED: Population TAX MLS Served UNITS * AWARD LIBRARY SYSTEMS WITH TAX, SERVING 150,001 OR MORE : Central Arkansas Library System Nate Coulter 337,104 3 NO (Perry and Pulaski Counties, excluding North Little Rock) SUBTOTAL SERVED 337,104 LIBRARY SYSTEMS WITH TAX, SERVING 75,001 TO 150,000: Mid-Arkansas Regional Library Clare Graham, MLS - UNT 185,869 5 YES (Saline, Hot Spring, Grant, Dallas, and Cleveland Counties) Washington County Library System Glenda B. Audrain, MLS - U of AL 144,223 1 YES (Washington County) Faulkner-Van Buren Regional Library John McGraw, MLIS - U of AL 138,855 2 YES (Faulkner and Van Buren Counties) Crowley Ridge Regional Library David Eckert, MLS - Kent State U 129,858 4 YES (Craighead and Poinsett Counties) Garland County Library John Wells, MLS - U. of MO 97,477 1 YES (Garland County) Fort Smith Public Library Jennifer Goodson, MLIS-U of OK 88,133 1 YES (Fort Smith District of Sebastian County) Arkansas River Valley Regional Library Donna McDonald, MLIS - U of OK 87,146 4 YES (Franklin, Johnson, Logan, and Yell Counties) Fayetteville Public Library David Johnson, MLS - U of TN - Knoxville 83,826 1 YES (Fayetteville) White River Regional Library Debra Sutterfield, MLS - U. of AL 80,516 5 YES (Cleburne, Fulton, Izard, Sharp, and Stone Counties) White County Library Darla Ino, MLS - U ofTN - Knoxville 79,263 1 YES (White County) Northeast Arkansas Regional Library Mike Rogers, MLS - UNT 76,966 3 YES (Clay, Greene, and Randolph Counties) SUBTOTAL SERVED 1,192,132 LIBRARY SYSTEMS WITH TAX, SERVING 50,001 TO 75,000: Lonoke County Library Deborah Moore, MLS - LSU 72,228 1 YES (Lonoke County) Pine Bluff and Jefferson County Library Bobbie Morgan, MLS - University of Washington 70,016 2 YES (Jefferson County) Union County Library Michael O'Connell, MLIS - Catholic Univ of America 69,129 5 YES (Union County and contracted with Ouachita County and Calhoun County) Texarkana Public Library (Total Population 67,962) Jennifer Strayhorn, MSLS - UNT (Arkansas only 30,283) 30,283 1 YES (Texarkana, AR and TX) Mississippi-Crittenden Co. Regional Library Lowell Walters, MSLS - Clarion 66,786 3 YES (Mississippi and Crittenden Counties) North Little Rock Public Library Crystal Gates, MLIS - LSU 66,278 1 YES (North Little Rock) Southeast Arkansas Regional Library Judy Calhoun, MLS - Florida State U 66,173 5 YES (Bradley, Chicot, Desha, Drew and Lincoln Counties) Rogers Public Library Judy Casey, MLS - U of AL 65,021 1 YES (Rogers) Pope County Library Judy Mays, MLS - UNC/Chapel Hill 63,779 1 YES (Pope County) Crawford County Library System Eva White, MLS - TWU 62,267 1 YES (Crawford County) SUBTOTAL SERVED 631,960 November 1, 2019

Arkansas State Library Office of Administration 1 of 2 PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEMS QUALIFYING FOR STATE AID

LIBRARY SYSTEMS WITH TAX, SERVING 25,001 to 50,000: Scott-Sebastian Regional Library Rene Myers, MLIS - U of WI/Milwaukee 49,937 2 YES (Scott County and Sebastian County, South District) Carroll and Madison Library System Johnice Dominick, MLIS - LSU 43,718 2 YES (Carroll and Madison Counties) Tri-County Library System Marilyn Archer, MLS - Emporia State U. 42,738 3 YES (Howard, Little River and Sevier Counties) Baxter County Library Kim Crow-Sheaner, MLS - UNT 41,062 1 YES (Baxter County) Boone County Library Ginger Schoenenberger - MLS - Clarion Univ 37,304 1 YES (Boone County) Independence County Library Vanessa Adams, MLS - U of Missouri 37,168 1 YES (Independence County) Phillips-Lee-Monroe Regional Library VACANT 6/2002 35,454 3 NO (Phillips, Lee, and Monroe Counties) Columbia County Library Rhonda Rolen, MLIS - LSU 30,748 2 YES (Columbia County and contract with Lafayette County) Ouachita Mountains Regional Library Brenda Miner (MLS - U of OK) 29,052 2 YES (Montgomery and Polk Counties) West Memphis Public Library Rebecca Bledsoe 25,284 1 NO (West Memphis)

SUBTOTAL SERVED 372,465

LIBRARY SYSTEMS WITH TAX SERVING LESS THAN 25,000:

East Central Arkansas Regional Library John Paul Myrick, MLS - U of Alabama 23,678 2 YES (Cross and Woodruff Counties) Clark County Library Ashley Parker-Graves,MLS - TWU 22,657 1 YES (Clark County) Hempstead County Library Courtney McNiel, MLS - Florida State U. 21,974 1 YES (Hempstead County) Ashley County Library David Anderson, MLS - TWU 20,492 2 YES (Ashley County) Conway County Library Jay Carter, MLIS - USF 20,937 1 YES (Conway County) Southwest Arkansas Regional Library Courtney McNiel, MLS - Florida State U. 19,230 2 YES (Nevada and Pike Counties) Arkansas County Library Donovan Mays, MLIS - FSU 18,214 2 YES (Arkansas County) Jackson County Library Jennifer Ballard, MLIS - U of AL 17,221 1 YES (Jackson County) Lawrence County Library Ashley Burris, MLIS - U of AL 16,735 1 YES (Lawrence County) Marion County Library Dana Scott, MLS - TWU 16,325 1 YES (Marion County) Forrest City Public Library Arlisa Price, MSLS - UNT 14,480 1 YES (Forrest City) Newton County Library Kenya Windel, MLS - UNT 7,936 1 YES (Newton County)

SUBTOTAL SERVED 219,879

TOTAL POPULATION SERVED 2,753,540 Total Arkansas Population 2,988,248 November 1, 2019

Arkansas State Library Office of Administration 2 of 2 FY2020 State Aid

Per Capita $12,000/co. 2016 @ in multi-co. Total First Qtr. Second Qtr. Third Qtr. Fourth Qtr. Headquarters Lib. Tax Unit Population 1.53620430 region MLS FY2020 Payment Payment Payment Payment Arkansas Co. Lib. Arkansas Co. 18,214 27,980 18,000 45,980 11,495 11,495 11,495 11,495 Ashley Co. Lib. Ashley Co. less Crossett 15,364 23,602 Ashley Co. Lib. Crossett (city) (Ashley Co.) 5,128 7,878 Ashley Co. Lib. Total 20,492 31,480 18,000 49,480 12,370 12,370 12,370 12,370 Baxter Co. Lib. Baxter Co. 41,062 63,080 18,000 81,080 20,270 20,270 20,270 20,270 Boone Co. Lib. Boone Co. 37,304 57,307 18,000 75,307 18,827 18,827 18,827 18,826 Clark Co. Lib. Clark Co. 22,657 34,806 18,000 52,806 13,201 13,201 13,201 13,203 Columbia Co. Lib. Columbia Co. 23,901 36,717 Columbia Co. Lib. Lafayette Co. (contract) 6,847 10,518 Columbia Co. Lib. Total 30,748 47,235 18,000 65,235 16,309 16,309 16,309 16,308 Conway Co. Lib. Conway Co. 20,937 32,164 18,000 50,164 12,541 12,541 12,541 12,541 Crawford Co. Lib. System Crawford Co. 62,267 95,655 18,000 113,655 28,414 28,414 28,414 28,413 Garland Co. Lib. Garland Co. 97,477 149,745 18,000 167,745 41,936 41,936 41,936 41,937 Hempstead Co. Lib. Hempstead Co. 21,974 33,757 18,000 51,757 12,939 12,939 12,939 12,940 Independence Co. Lib Independence Co. 37,168 57,098 18,000 75,098 18,774 18,774 18,774 18,776 Jackson Co. Lib. Jackson Co. 17,221 26,455 18,000 44,455 11,114 11,114 11,114 11,113 Jefferson Co. Lib. Jefferson Co. Total less Pine Bluff 26,175 40,210 Jefferson Co. Lib. Pine Bluff (city) (Jefferson Co.) 43,841 67,349 Jefferson Co. Lib. Total 70,016 107,559 18,000 125,559 31,390 31,390 31,390 31,389 Lawrence Co. Lib. Lawrence Co. 16,735 25,708 18,000 43,708 10,927 10,927 10,927 10,927 Lonoke Co. Lib. Lonoke Co. 72,228 110,957 18,000 128,957 32,239 32,239 32,239 32,240 Marion Co. Lib. Marion Co. 16,325 25,079 18,000 43,079 10,770 10,770 10,770 10,769 Newton Co. Lib. Newton Co. 7,936 12,191 18,000 30,191 7,548 7,548 7,548 7,547 Pope Co. Lib. Pope Co. 63,779 97,978 18,000 115,978 28,994 28,994 28,994 28,996 Union Co. Lib. El Dorado (city) 18,339 28,172 Union Co. Lib. Union Co. Total less El Dorado 21,548 33,102 Union Co. Lib. Calhoun County (contract) 5,144 7,902 Union Co. Lib. Camden (city) (Ouachita Co.) 11,219 17,235 Union Co. Lib. Ouachita Co. Total less Camden (contract) 12,879 19,785 Union Co. Lib. Total 69,129 106,196 18,000 124,196 31,049 31,049 31,049 31,049

Washington Co. Lib. Washington Co. (less Fayetteville) 144,223 221,556 18,000 239,556 59,889 59,889 59,889 59,889 White Co. Reg. Lib. System White Co. 79,263 121,764 18,000 139,764 34,941 34,941 34,941 34,941 Total Single County Libraries 967,155 1,485,748 - 378,000 1,863,748 465,937 465,937 465,937 465,939 Arkansas River Valley Reg. Lib. Franklin Co. 17,626 27,077 12,000 Arkansas River Valley Reg. Lib. Johnson Co. 26,176 40,212 12,000 Arkansas River Valley Reg. Lib. Logan Co. 21,792 33,477 12,000 Arkansas River Valley Reg. Lib. Yell Co. 21,552 33,108 12,000 Arkansas River Valley Reg. Lib. Total 87,146 133,874 48,000 18,000 199,874 49,969 49,969 49,969 49,967 Carroll & Madison Co. Lib. System Carroll Co. 27,646 42,470 12,000 Carroll & Madison Co. Lib. System Madison Co. 16,072 24,690 12,000 Carroll & Madison Co. Lib. System Total 43,718 67,160 24,000 18,000 109,160 27,290 27,290 27,290 27,290 Central Arkansas Lib. System Little Rock (city) (Pulaski Co.) 198,541 305,000 Central Arkansas Lib. System Perry Co. 10,132 15,565 12,000

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Arkansas State Library State Aid Distribution FY20 Office of Administration Page 1 of 3 FY2020 State Aid

Per Capita $12,000/co. 2016 @ in multi-co. Total First Qtr. Second Qtr. Third Qtr. Fourth Qtr. Headquarters Lib. Tax Unit Population 1.53620430 region MLS FY2020 Payment Payment Payment Payment Central Arkansas Lib. System Pulaski Co. Total less LR & NLR 128,431 197,296 12,000 Central Arkansas Lib. System Total 337,104 517,861 24,000 541,861 135,465 135,465 135,465 135,466 Crowley Ridge Reg. Lib. Craighead Co. Total less Jonesboro 30,946 47,539 12,000 Crowley Ridge Reg. Lib. Jonesboro (city) (Craighead Co.) 74,889 115,045 Crowley Ridge Reg. Lib. Poinsett Co. Total less Trumann 16,894 25,953 12,000 Crowley Ridge Reg. Lib. Trumann (city) (Poinsett Co.) 7,129 10,952 Crowley Ridge Reg. Lib. Total 129,858 199,488 24,000 18,000 241,488 60,372 60,372 60,372 60,372 East Central Arkansas Reg. Lib. Cross Co. 17,037 26,172 12,000 East Central Arkansas Reg. Lib. Woodruff Co. 6,641 10,202 12,000 East Central Arkansas Reg. Lib. Total 23,678 36,374 24,000 18,000 78,374 19,594 19,594 19,594 19,592 Faulkner-Van Buren Reg. Lib. Faulkner Co. 122,227 187,766 12,000 Faulkner-Van Buren Reg. Lib. Van Buren Co. 16,628 25,544 12,000 Faulkner-Van Buren Reg. Lib. Total 138,855 213,310 24,000 18,000 255,310 63,827 63,827 63,827 63,829 Mid-Arkansas Reg. Lib. Cleveland Co. 8,241 12,660 12,000 Mid-Arkansas Reg. Lib. Dallas Co. 7,469 11,474 12,000 Mid-Arkansas Reg. Lib. Grant Co. 18,082 27,778 12,000 Mid-Arkansas Reg. Lib. Hot Spring Co. 33,374 51,269 12,000 Mid-Arkansas Reg. Lib. Saline Co. 118,703 182,352 12,000 Mid-Arkansas Reg. Lib. Total 185,869 285,533 60,000 18,000 363,533 90,883 90,883 90,883 90,884 Mississippi/Crittenden Co. Lib. Blytheville (city) (Mississippi Co.) 14,375 22,083 Mississippi/Crittenden Co. Lib. Crittenden Co. Total less West Memphis 23,951 36,794 12,000 Mississippi/Crittenden Co. Lib. Mississippi Co. Total less Blytheville 28,460 43,720 12,000 Mississippi/Crittenden Co. Lib. Total 66,786 102,597 24,000 18,000 144,597 36,149 36,149 36,149 36,150 Northeast Arkansas Reg. Lib. Clay Co. 14,920 22,920 12,000 Northeast Arkansas Reg. Lib. Greene Co. 44,598 68,512 12,000 Northeast Arkansas Reg. Lib. Randolph Co. 17,448 26,804 12,000 Northeast Arkansas Reg. Lib. Total 76,966 118,236 36,000 18,000 172,236 43,059 43,059 43,059 43,059 Ouachita Mountains Reg Lib Montgomery Co. 8,879 13,640 12,000 Ouachita Mountains Reg Lib Polk Co. 20,173 30,990 12,000 Ouachita Mountains Reg Lib Total 29,052 44,630 24,000 18,000 86,630 21,657 21,657 21,657 21,659 Phillips-Lee-Monroe Reg. Lib. Lee Co. 9,310 14,302 12,000 Phillips-Lee-Monroe Reg. Lib. Monroe Co. 7,169 11,013 12,000 Phillips-Lee-Monroe Reg. Lib. Phillips Co. 18,975 29,149 12,000 Phillips-Lee-Monroe Reg. Lib. Total 35,454 54,465 36,000 90,465 22,616 22,616 22,616 22,617 Scott-Sebastian Reg. Lib. Scott Co. 10,277 15,788 12,000 Scott-Sebastian Reg. Lib. Sebastian Co. Total less Fort Smith 39,660 60,926 12,000 Scott-Sebastian Reg. Lib. Total 49,937 76,713 24,000 18,000 118,713 29,678 29,678 29,678 29,679 Southeast Arkansas Reg. Lib. Bradley Co. 10,996 16,892 12,000 Southeast Arkansas Reg. Lib. Chicot Co. 10,945 16,814 12,000 Southeast Arkansas Reg. Lib. Desha Co. 11,876 18,244 12,000 Southeast Arkansas Reg. Lib. Drew Co. 18,651 28,652 12,000 Southeast Arkansas Reg. Lib. Lincoln Co. 13,705 21,054 12,000 Southeast Arkansas Reg. Lib. Total 66,173 101,655 60,000 18,000 179,655 44,914 44,914 44,914 44,913 Southwest Arkansas Reg. Lib. Nevada Co. 8,398 12,901 12,000 Southwest Arkansas Reg. Lib. Pike Co. 10,832 16,640 12,000

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Arkansas State Library State Aid Distribution FY20 Office of Administration Page 2 of 3 FY2020 State Aid

Per Capita $12,000/co. 2016 @ in multi-co. Total First Qtr. Second Qtr. Third Qtr. Fourth Qtr. Headquarters Lib. Tax Unit Population 1.53620430 region MLS FY2020 Payment Payment Payment Payment Southwest Arkansas Reg. Lib. Total 19,230 29,541 24,000 18,000 71,541 17,885 17,885 17,885 17,886 Tri-County Reg. Lib. Howard Co. 13,377 20,550 12,000 Tri-County Reg. Lib. Little River Co. 12,451 19,127 12,000 Tri-County Reg. Lib. Sevier Co. 16,910 25,977 12,000 Tri-County Reg. Lib. 42,738 65,654 36,000 18,000 119,654 29,914 29,914 29,914 29,912 White River Reg. Lib. Cleburne Co. 25,264 38,811 12,000 White River Reg. Lib. Fulton Co. 12,123 18,623 12,000 White River Reg. Lib. Izard Co. 13,433 20,636 12,000 White River Reg. Lib. Sharp Co. 17,157 26,357 12,000 White River Reg. Lib. Stone Co. 12,539 19,262 12,000 White River Reg. Lib. Total 80,516 123,689 60,000 18,000 201,689 50,422 50,422 50,422 50,423 Total Regional Libraries 1,413,080 2,170,780 552,000 252,000 2,974,780 743,695 743,695 743,695 743,698 Fayetteville Public Library Fayetteville (city) 83,826 128,774 18,000 146,774 36,693 36,693 36,693 36,695 Forrest City Public Lib. Forrest City (city) 14,480 22,244 18,000 40,244 10,061 10,061 10,061 10,061 Fort Smith Public Lib. Fort Smith (city) 88,133 135,390 18,000 153,390 38,348 38,348 38,348 38,346 North Little Rock Public Lib. North Little Rock (city) 66,278 101,817 18,000 119,817 29,954 29,954 29,954 29,955 Rogers Public Lib. Rogers (city) 65,021 99,886 18,000 117,886 29,471 29,471 29,471 29,473 Texarkana Public Lib. Texarkana (city) 30,283 46,521 12,000 18,000 76,521 19,130 19,130 19,130 19,131 West Memphis Public Lib. West Memphis (city) 25,284 38,841 38,841 9,710 9,710 9,710 9,711 Total City Libraries 373,305 573,473 12,000 108,000 693,473 173,368 173,368 173,368 173,372 Grand Total 2,753,540 4,230,000 564,000 738,000 5,532,000 1,383,000 1,383,000 1,383,000 1,383,009

Fifth Payment (optional) is the distribution of the remainder of the reserves held Counties Not Qualifying Total Released for FY2020 State Aid 5,700,000 s, multi-county regionals and MLS awards. (Director discretion). Prairie Reserved for Scholarships (150,000) Searcy Multi-County Regionals (564,000) Benton MLS Awards, 42 headquarters libraries* (756,000) *Includes reserve for vacancies Miller Total Designated (1,470,000) St. Francis Balance for Per Capita Distribution 4,230,000 11/1/2019 ACTUAL: State Aid: 5,700,000 Scholarships: (31,050) Amt Paid Out (1,382,998) Source: Adjustments www.census.gov 4224000/2,753,540= 1.53620430 Balance 4,285,952 Fact Finder 2 database of 2016 official census estimates

1.55652433 Per Cap #

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Arkansas State Library State Aid Distribution FY20 Office of Administration Page 3 of 3 Recommendation for Scholarship Assistance DRAFT

Cumulative Recommend number of Anticipated date of Library # of Hours Award in the hours completion/MLS Library Name Individual Name School -- Fall 2019 amount of ** completed award

Bentonville Public Library Courtney Fitzgerald UNT 3 $1,350 36 May-19

Bentonville Public Library Rebekah Lawler U KY 12 $5,400 36 Dec. 19

Bentonville Public Library Anna Sharon U KY 6 $2,700 24

Central AR Library System Nate Coulter UWM 3 $1,350 30 Dec-19

Central AR Library System Jessica Butkovic TWU 3 $1,350 19

Central AR Library System Amanda Hayes TWU 3 $1,350 18

Central AR Library System Elizabeth Newbern Simmons 6 $2,700 21

Crawford County Library Margaux Burleson USoMS 6 $2,700 19

Crawford County Library Sarah Munguia U/OK 6 $2,700 36 Dec-19

Crawford County Library Allison Harrison UNT 3 $1,350 36 Dec. 2019

Crawford County Library Robin Egerton TWU 6 $2,700 39 Dec. 2019

Saline County Library Hollie Locke SanJoseSt 12 $5,400 45 Dec. 19

Springdale Public Library Adriana Martinez UNT 3 $1,350 36 Dec-19

Springdale Public Library Tammie Evans UNT 6 $2,700 21

November 8, 2019 State Librarian – Carolyn Ashcraft

Since the August 9, 2019, board meeting I have participated in the following meetings/events:

 Planning session for AR Digital Summit at Mariott Hotel, Aug. 14  Shared Services meeting with ADE’s Sarah Linam, Aug. 23  State Agencies Training by AG’s office, Militia Hall at Camp Robinson, Aug. 27  ARSL annual conference, Burlington, VT, Sep. 3-7  Meeting with ADE Community Engagement staff, Sep. 12  AR AARP Summit on Petit Jean Mountain, Sep. 17-19  ADE Division Heads meeting, Sep. 20  Arkansas Census 2020 Complete-Count Committee initial meeting, Sep. 25 [I joined via telephone and Jennifer attended in person.  ArLA/SELA Joint Conference, Hot Springs, Sep. 27-29  Meeting with Sarah Linam, ADE Legal Counsel, Oct. 3  AR AARP Executive Council meeting, Oct. 9  Arkansas Census 2020 Complete-Count Committee conference call, Oct. 30

Governor Asa Hutchinson established the Arkansas Census 2020 Complete County Committee in August. The CCC is to promote statewide participation in the 2020 Census. Thirty (30) volunteer members were appointed by the Governor from state, municipal and county government, as well as citizen and private sector representatives. I have been appointed as a member of the Arkansas CCC. They voted to hold their routine meetings on the second Wednesday of each month. I have AR AARP meetings at that time, so Jennifer will attend the meetings in my absence. She is already a member of the Arkansas Counts initiative, so she can provide appropriate information on behalf of the library community.

Future meetings/events include:

 COSLA annual conference, Hartford, CT, Nov. 3-7

Acronyms: ALA – American Library Association; ArLA – Arkansas Library Association; ARSL – Association for Rural and Small Libraries; COSLA – Chief Officers of State Library Agencies; FDLP - Federal Depository Library Program; GPO – Government Publishing Office (formerly the Government Printing Office); IMLS – Institute of Museum and Library Services; LDD – Library Development District

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Deputy Director – Jennifer Chilcoat

On-Going Projects

EXCITE Transformation for Libraries

The EXCITE Transformation for Libraries Bootcamp, presented by the Connecticut State Library (CSL), was held October 8-10 here at ASL. Our six, four-person teams were the Saline County Library, Lonoke County Library, Rogers Library, and Laman Library from Arkansas; Rutherford County (Murfreesboro) and Kingsport from Tennessee. The teams were guided through creative exercises that trained them to rethink their usual approach to meeting community needs. Recognizing that library users are often ineffective at identifying and verbalizing what it would take for them to engage with the public library, the program empowers participants to engage in true dialogue with their patrons, leave behind what’s “always been done,” and produce programs and facilities that fulfill the needs and wishes of their users. The participants worked from 8:00 am to nearly 5:30 pm each of the three days, and remained full of good humor and enthusiasm. Each left with a program or project that they want to further explore, refine, and implement. An opportunity for the teams to compete for additional funding will be available in May 2020. Six All-Star Teams selected from around the country will be invited to Connecticut to pitch their projects to a funding panel featuring entrepreneurs, marketing experts, and librarians. The panel will award seed grants of up to $5,000 to be spent on program supplies, contractors, staff, and other project expenses. To help All-Star Teams participate in the pitch session, CT State Library will offer non- competitive grants of up to $2,000 per team to offset costs for travel, lodging, and staff coverage while participants are away. I look forward to seeing how the teams are able to build on their experience.

Census 2020

Our work continues with Arkansas Counts, a statewide Complete Count Committee (CCC) led by Arkansas Impact Philanthropy. We are a “Core Partner” with that organization. Additionally, Governor Hutchinson has formed a statewide Complete Count Committee, and has included Carolyn as a member, or her designee when Carolyn’s schedule does not allow for her participation. Both committees are making substantial inroads into addressing Arkansas’ numerous hard to count populations, the former with a grass roots approach and the latter with a more traditional structure. Both are fulfilling crucial roles in the effort to make sure Arkansas’ census count is as complete as it can possibly be.

As a result of our partnership with Arkansas Counts, we are confirming the final details on a $40,000 grant from the Beacon Fund and Arkansas Impact Philanthropy to pursue three different objectives: 1) to provide both live and remote training about the census to public library staff throughout the state so that they feel confident and prepared to assist their users, 2) to provide printed materials, such as posters and bookmarks, to all of Arkansas’ public libraries, and 3) to provide 23 libraries in the Mississippi River delta with iPad kiosks, plus any additional capacity they need to ensure reliable Internet access, so that they can effectively assist their patrons with the Census 2020 website.

I have represented the agency in two meetings of the CCC which has been charge with the purpose of producing a comprehensive set of recommendations to pass along to the Governor for approval and funding. On October 30, the committee will hold a conference call to vote on our final recommendations.

Library Manager, Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

JD Hall, who has served the Arkansas State Library for over 33 years, has announced his retirement, effective December 31, 2019. He was kind to give us some lead time, and the position has already been advertised. I hope to go through the interview process in December and have someone in place by the middle of January, 2020, to ensure that our service to the public is unaffected. I have come to know JD as a librarian who is committed to his core to provide outstanding service to his department’s audience. He will be missed.

Site Visits/Meetings/Training:

August 15 LDD I meeting, Charleston, AR

August 19-21 COSLA Continuing Education Forum, Austin, TX Jennifer Wann and I attended this national meeting of state library personnel who are charged with providing continuing education in their states. I presented briefly on the Census 2020 efforts underway in Arkansas, and we received great training about providing effective asynchronous training.

August 23 Shared Services meeting with ADE’s Sarah Linam, ASL

August 27 Attorney General’s State Agencies Training, North Little Rock

September 4-6 Association of Small and Rural Libraries Conference, Burlington VT This was my first time attending ARSL, and I was amazed by all the programs and innovation going on in our nation’s small libraries. Notable sessions included the pre-conference on serving homeless patrons, the keynote address by Sandra Boynton, Libraries and the 2020 Census, and Innovation on a Shoestring.

September 9 ALL-In Meeting, ASL We compared notes on positive happenings in the participants’ libraries and discussed the book Humble Inquiry by Edgar Schein.

September 12 ADE Introduction/Support Meeting for Community Engagement, ADE Offices Along with Carolyn, I attended this first meeting with Kim Wright, ADE’s Director for Stakeholder Communication/Family and Community Engagement, and other ADE division heads to discuss possible collaboration and synergy among divisions. ASL will host a second meeting of this group on December 5.

September 16 Arkansas Counts Beacon Fund Grant Planning Meeting, Teleconference

September 17-19 Rural Rise Summit, Pine Bluff This was Rural Rise’s second annual conference. The Summit was a chance for people and organizations from across the county to network in support of rural entrepreneurship and infrastructure. I made some great connections and was able to promote what libraries are doing, and can do, to support rural businesses and development. As a result of my attendance, Jennifer Wann and I have a conference call on October 29 with a representative from the Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative (ELI) to discuss their Ice House Entrepreneurship Program. Ice House is designed to empower learners by exposing them to entrepreneurial thinking while immersing participants in entrepreneurial experiences that will enable them to develop entrepreneurial skills. Because of his belief that public libraries are the perfect centers for engaging entrepreneurial activity, Duncan Smith, Chief Strategist at EBSCO Information Services and an Ice House Facilitator, is also going to be on the call to discuss possible Ice House implementation in Arkansas libraries.

September 20 Arkansas Counts CCC Meeting, Teleconference

September 25 State of Arkansas CCC Meeting, State Capitol

September 27-29 ArLA/SELA Joint Conference, Hot Springs The Conference was a chance to reconnect with librarians from around the state and learn a few new skills. Latina Sheard, a branch manager from the Central Arkansas Library System, and I co-presented “Go Gig or Go Home,” an exploration of what libraries can do with little or no money to encourage and support workers in the Gig Economy. The Gig Economy is defined as “a labor market characterized by the prevalence of short-term contracts of freelance work as opposed to permanent jobs.” The program was well-received, and a couple of librarians announced their plans to implement some of the suggestions in their libraries.

October 3 Meeting with Sarah Linam, ADE Legal Counsel, ASL

October 8-10 EXCITE Transformation for Libraries, ASL

October 9 State of Arkansas CCC Meeting, State Capitol

October 15 Arkansas Counts CCC Advisory Committee Meeting, Teleconference

October 17 Emergency Response Plan Training, Springdale Co-presented, with Jennifer Wann, a template for creating a written plan to address emergency situations such as fire, medical emergencies, hazardous materials incidents, etc.

October 18 Arkansas Counts CCC Meeting, Tyson International Headquarters, Springdale Meeting provided updates of current activity around the state, as well as an opportunity to brainstorm on the topic of encouraging census participation among workforces.

October 24 Arkansas Counts CCC, Census Grantee Kickoff, Video Call Instructional session on compliance with grant terms.

October 29 Ice House in Arkansas Libraries, Conference Call

October 30 State of Arkansas CCC, Conference Call

Upcoming

November 3-6 COSLA 2019 Fall Membership Meeting, Hartford CT

November 14-15 ALL-In Capstone Meeting, ASL

November 14 Issues that Matter: Census, Nixon Library, Jacksonville I will be a panelist for this program series sponsored by KUAR, Central Arkansas Library System, and the League of Women Voters of Pulaski County.

December 10-12 State Data Coordinators Conference, Albuquerque, NM

Manager of Library Development – Jennifer Wann

On-Going Projects

Library Consulting Services Consulting topics included, but were not limited to: personnel costs; building projects; having an MLS on record to receive state aid; safety and evacuation procedures; HR signage posting requirements; friends of the library fundraiser ideas; e-books; setting membership levels for friends groups; friends of the library bylaws; planning for minimum wage increases; long range planning; how to support LGBTQ patrons; patron privacy; disaster planning; how to do project management; negotiating with vendors; relationship between friends of the library and library employees; requirements for State Aid; responding to FOIA requests; unattended children policy; collaborating with other public libraries; donation policy and procedure; difference between administrative and advisory boards; voter registration in public libraries; recording public meetings; and disposal of property.

I have begun making site visits to public libraries throughout the state. Site visits are an opportunity to get to know the public library community in Arkansas. Site visits included: Clark County, Fairfield Bay, Hot Spring County, and Independence County.

Board/Trustee Orientation A new version of Arkansas Library Laws is currently in production and will be distributed to library directors and Trustees later in the fall.

ALL-In A capstone meeting for the 2nd cohort will be held on November 14 and 15. Participants from both cohorts are invited. The meeting will be facilitated by Sharon Morris and Kieran Hixon of the Colorado State Library.

Site Visits/Meetings/Training:

August 6 ADE Meeting I participated in a meeting with ASL staff and Dr. Eric Flowers, Chief Opportunity Officer, Arkansas Department of Education.

August 7 Arkansas Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission meeting I participated in a meeting with Carolyn Ashcraft and Karen O’Connell, and with Dushun Scarborough and Tiffany Pettus from the Arkansas Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission, to discuss a collaborative project in the spring of 2020.

August 14 Site visit: Clark County Library, Ashley Graves The Clark County Library consists of two branches located in Arkadelphia and Gurdon. The library in Gurdon is a small, modern building. The library in Arkadelphia is in a beautiful, but unsuitable historic building. They are badly in need of more space.

August 15 & 16 Northwest Arkansas Library Tour Jennifer Chilcoat and I visited the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art to discuss potential areas of collaboration between the library at the museum and public libraries throughout Arkansas. We visited the Prairie Grove and Farmington Public Libraries and attended the Library Development District I Meeting in Charleston.

August 19-21 Continuing Education Forum, Austin, Texas Jennifer Chilcoat and I attended the Continuing Education Forum for Continuing Education Coordinators. The Forum is sponsored by COSLA. Topics included Asynchronous Learning, Census 2020, National Library Training Center, and Trauma Awareness Training.

August 23 National Library Development Managers’ Meeting I participated in a national online meeting of Library Development Managers.

September 4-6 Association of Rural and Small Libraries, Burlington, Vermont I attended the Association of Rural and Small Libraries Annual Conference. Session topics included: Evaluating Programs and Determining Impact, Professional Development and Engagement, Community Engagement, Diversity, Space Planning, and more.

September 9 ALL-In I planned and facilitated an ALL-In follow-up meeting.

September 11 Site visit: Fairfield Bay, Karen Tangen The Fairfield Bay Library, located in Van Buren County, is a nonprofit 401c3 library. Membership costs $15 per year. The Library Board owns the building and generates income through a pharmacy tenant in one half of the building. The Board employees a full-time Director with the library being operated primarily through volunteers. As a direct outcome of this visit, the Fairfield Bay Library has joined the Arkansas Digital Library Consortium and is providing ebooks to its patrons for the first time.

September 24 Site visit: Malvern-Hot Spring County Library, Clare Graham In addition to the Malvern-Hot Spring Library, Ms. Graham and I visited the community of Bismarck to look at potential sites for a future building project. I also was able to tour the bookmobile, genealogy annex, and a new building recently acquired by the Library Board in Malvern for future use.

September 25 Office of Personnel Management: Interpersonal Communication I attended the fourth of four required classes for all State Government Managers. This class covered interpersonal communication.

September 27-29 Arkansas Library Association (ArLA) Annual Conference, Hot Springs, Arkansas I participated in the annual conference of the Arkansas Library Association.

October 8-10 Excite Transformation Bootcamp I assisted with logistics for the Excite Transformation Bootcamp.

October 11 ArLA Planning Meeting I participated in an ArLA planning meeting at the William F. Laman Public Library.

October 15 Site visit: Independence County, Vanessa Adams The Independence County Library is located in downtown Batesville in a beautifully rehabbed department store that was originally built in 1909. The library has a teen room, computer lab, and multiple meeting rooms.

October 17 & 18 Training at the Washington County Library System On Thursday, October 17, Jennifer Chilcoat and I provided a training session on how to write a Disaster or Emergency Preparedness Plan; on Friday I presented a session on how to write a Longe Range Plan.

October 21 ALL-In Planning Meeting I participated in a remote meeting to plan the ALL-In Capstone Meeting with facilitators Sharon Morris and Kieran Hixon.

October 22-25 Mississippi Library Association Annual Conference I participated at the MLA Annual Conference where I attended a Board meeting, presented a financial report at the business meeting, and attended sessions on topics including: developing a creative writing program for incarcerated veterans, and incorporating social justice into library services.

Upcoming

November 4 Site visit: Gravette Public Library, Siloam Springs Public Library November 14 & 15 ALL-In Capstone Meeting November 19 Site visit: Lonoke County Library November 22 Site visit: Crawford County Library System

Coordinator of the Arkansas Center for the Book – Karen O’Connell

On-Going Projects:

Letters About Literature

As noted in August, the Library of Congress has concluded the Letters About Literature program. The 2018-19 program was the twenty-seventh and final year. Many Center for the Book affiliates do not have the infrastructure to support a Letters About Literature program without the Library of Congress. Some Centers, however, are piloting state-only run LAL programs this fiscal year and will be reporting on sustainability at the Idea Exchange meeting in the summer.

Book Club Project

Mailings were sent to 135 book clubs in August, September, and October; with a total of 1,620 books provided. Attendance in July, August, and September totaled 838 readers. October attendance is still being tallied. In addition, new titles have been purchased for the collection and added to the LibraryThing database. Five book clubs from the waiting list are now in active status, and 2020 book club schedules are in process.

Arkansas Gems

The 2019 poster and bookmark debuted at the National Book Festival, and the 2019 title list is available on the State Library site. Posters and bookmarks were distributed at the 2019 ArLA/SELA conference in Hot Springs, AR (September 27-29, 2019) and have been mailed to the 224 Arkansas public library outlets. Arkansas Teen Book Award posters and bookmarks were included in this mailing. Title selections for 2020 Gems have commenced.

National Book Festival

Tens of thousands of people attended the National Book Festival on August 31, 2019, and the Parade of the States was the Festival’s most popular attraction. Many thanks to ASL Board member Donna McDonald for all of her hard work both with setting up the booth and working the Festival. In addition, state Center affiliates met and decided to hold bimonthly virtual meetings to begin in October.

If All Arkansas Read the Same Book

Title selection is in process for the 2020 If All Arkansas Read the Same Book project.

Other Projects

The Arkansas Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission and the Arkansas Center for the Book will collaborate in 2020 on commemorative programming in honor of Coretta Scott King. The Commission proposed an author who is interested in a brief Women’s History Month book tour in Central Arkansas. The specific dates for author events in March and other logistics are currently in discussion.

In addition, state affiliates of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress are invited to select one nominee from their state for the Library of Congress State Literacy Award program. All fifty-three affiliates may nominate a literacy program to compete for one of up to ten awards. The chosen Arkansas nominee will receive a certificate of recognition from the Arkansas Center for the Book. If the Arkansas nominee receives one of the ten possible awards from the Library of Congress, the award amount will be $2,225. The Library of Congress State Literacy Awards program is made possible through the generous support of David M. Rubenstein.

The Arkansas Center for the Book will be a supporter of the CALS Six Bridges Book Festival, which was previously known as the Arkansas Literary Festival. The festival will be held from April 23-26, 2020. In addition, the Center has purchased copies of Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried for the Book Club collection in support of the NEA Big Read grant CALS has received to bring Tim O’Brien to Arkansas.

Site Visits/Meetings/Training:

August 27 Hempstead County Library, Hope, AR Attended the grand opening of the new library facility

August 30 Library of Congress, Montpelier Room, Washington, D.C. Center for the Book affiliates meeting and National Book Festival reception

September 27-29 Hot Springs Convention Center, Hot Springs, AR ArLA/SELA joint conference

October 17 Virtual Meeting via GoToWebinar State Center for the Book Affiliates first bimonthly meeting

November 14 CALS Main Library, Darragh Center, Little Rock, AR Attend Central Arkansas Library System Adult Services in-service meeting

Upcoming Events:

November 14-15 Arkansas Literacy Association Conference (formerly AR Reading Assn)

Coordinator of E-Rate Services – Amber Gregory

E-Rate Update: Preparation is underway for the Funding Year 2020 (July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021) application filing window. Training will be held at the Arkansas State Library November 19, 2019, from 1-4 pm. A second training in Northwest Arkansas will be held at the Springdale Public Library December 5, 2019, from 1-4 pm. Sign up for E-Rate training at the continuing education calendar on the ASL website.

The Form 471 Application Filing Window dates have not yet been announced, but it is expected that the window will open in January and close in March. Applicants are waiting on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to issue an order on the future administration of Category 2 funds for internal connections equipment. This is expected before the opening of the Application Filing Window.

Amber Gregory was nominated as the representative for libraries to serve on the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) Board of Directors by the American Library Association, and her nomination is supported by the Arkansas State Library and other libraries both in the state and nationally. The nominations will be reviewed by the Honorable Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Notification regarding the nomination will be received before the January 2020 meeting of the USAC Board of Directors to be held in Washington, DC.

Adobe Connect Online E-Rate Meetings with Arkansas Public Libraries: Between July 25, 2019 and October 24, 2019, 18 Adobe Connect meetings were held with 14 Arkansas public libraries. Assistance was given with E-Rate Forms 472, 486, 498, application review questions, and invoice deadline extension requests.

Arkansas River Valley Regional Library Mississippi County Library Columbia County Library Newton County Library Dallas County Library Pope County Library Desha County Library Prescott/Nevada County Library Forrest City Public Library Public Library of Pine Bluff/Jefferson County Iva Jane Peek Public Library Rogers Public Library Marion County Library Van Buren County Library

Meetings, Trainings & Conferences: August 27 Hempstead County Library Grand Opening, Hope, AR I attended the grand opening of the new Hempstead County Library to see the new building and visit with library staff, board members, and community members.

September 23-24 Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) Annual Training, Dallas, TX I attended E-Rate Applicant Training led by USAC to learn about changes to the program FY 2020. Particular attention was paid to cost effectiveness, document retention, and transitioning services from one technology to another.

October 16-18 Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition (SHLB) Annual Conference, Washington, DC I attended the SHLB conference to learn from states and consortia who have successfully leveraged the E- Rate program to increase broadband internet access to anchor institutions. FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks’ keynote address highlighted the important role libraries play in connecting citizens in the digital age. FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr spoke about the importance of job training for the workforce tasked with deployment of the 5G network. The session Broadband for All in the 2020’s featured former FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn and Tips for Preparing E-Rate RFPs was particularly insightful because it brought together USAC staff, E-Rate consultants, state E-Rate coordinators, and service providers.

October 18 E-Rate Task Force Telecomm Meeting, Washington, DC Immediately following the SHLB conference, the ERTF members who attended the conference and ALA Washington Office staff and telecomm advisors met to discuss priorities for future broadband and telecommunications policy work for the upcoming year.

Conference Calls & Webinars: July 31 Webinar: Mapping the Way to Better Broadband, SHLB This webinar discussed the inaccuracies of the current FCC broadband maps, and three guests discussed their own projects that are working to solve this problem.

Aug 13, Sept 10 & Oct 8 E-Rate calls with Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) I led three E-Rate calls with state E-Rate coordinators, representatives from ALA’s Washington Office, and USAC. The calls addressed transitioning services, the Form 498 business type update, square footage updates and Category 2 funding and Invoice Deadline Extension Requests.

Sept 12 & Oct 10 E-Rate Task Force (ERTF) Monthly Calls The E-Rate Task Force focused on gathering Category 2 success stories for FCC meetings and comments in response to the FCC Form 470 drop-down menu Public Notice. We also discussed the ERTF roster and strategies to make the most of our monthly calls with USAC. We planned the ERTF and ALA Washington Office meeting immediately following the SHLB conference.

October 24 Webinar: The Future in Your Face: VR & AR in Libraries, Texas State Library and Archives Commission Henry Stokes, Technology Coordinator at the Texas State Library and Archives Commission presented a webinar on how Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality are currently being used in libraries and possibilities for future programming.

Upcoming Events: November 19 E-Rate Training at Arkansas State Library, Little Rock, AR December 5 E-Rate Training at Springdale Public Library, Springdale, AR January 23-27 American Library Association Midwinter Meeting, Philadelphia, PA

Arkansas State Library 900 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 100, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-3108 (501) 682-8576

October 24, 2019

The Honorable Ajit Pai, Chairman Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, SW Washington, DC 20554

Re: In the Matter of: Nomination for Universal Service Administrative Company Board of Directors, CC Docket Nos. 97-21 and 96-45

Dear Chairman Pai:

The Arkansas State Library, a Division of the Arkansas Department of Education, supports the nomination of Amber Gregory to the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) Board of Directors as the representative for libraries. Ms. Gregory has held the position of Manager of E-Rate Services at the Arkansas State Library since 2010. Ms. Gregory provides vital and direct E-rate assistance to the public libraries of Arkansas by providing statewide training, filing aid from application submission through invoicing, and support with post-commitment proceedings. Ms. Gregory is a member of the Library Development department at the Arkansas State Library, where she also works on statewide library projects that include youth and technology, digital inclusion, and guidance on the Children’s Internet Protection Act and state library laws.

With Ms. Gregory’s assistance Arkansas’s public libraries have reaped the rewards of more robust connections, as evidenced by the growth of funding requests from $357,000 to $1 million and participation levels that have increased from 47% up to a high of 66%.

In addition to offering statewide E-rate support, Ms. Gregory chairs the American Library Association’s E-Rate Task Force, on which she has served since 2014. Working directly with public libraries allows Ms. Gregory to communicate the applicant experience to other state E-rate coordinators and partner organizations with the goal of ensuring applicants have positive experiences and funding outcomes.

Ms. Gregory’s direct experience with libraries and the E-rate program makes her an ideal candidate for the position of library representative on the Universal Service Administrative Company Board of Directors.

Sincerely,

Carolyn Ashcraft State Librarian

Coordinator of Children’s and Young Adult Services – Ruth Hyatt

Ongoing projects

Children’s and YA Services Committee I have received a few applications from public library staff and will be mapping out the locations of the applicants. If I do not have volunteers from each Library Development District, I will send out a second call for applications. Our first meeting will be held at the Arkansas State Library on November 18th at 1pm.

Children’s Services Workshop The workshop will be held on Friday, March 13 2020 at the Ferndale 4H Center. Registration information will be sent out earlier than in the past and may be available as early as November. Sherry Norfolk will join us again this year. Her professional focus is using storytelling with children of all ages and developmental abilities. She worked wonders with last year’s theme of Universe of Stories because she used the CSLP manual and brought activities and program suggestions to life in her presentations! I have already send her a copy of the new manual on a CSLP flash drive and I am very excited to see what she will have for us in the spring. Breakout sessions are under development and there are so many possibilities with this theme.

Cooperative Summer Library Program The CSLP manuals for next summer are in. Libraries may choose to receive their manuals in print, via flash drive, or online. We are in the process of sending manuals out to libraries in their preferred formats.

CSLP has undergone several changes in the last year. They are no longer working with UPSTART as they have changed to an independent system of materials creation, purchase, and distribution. Carol Moore and Jessica Mansker, of the Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, and I have volunteered for the Vendor Committee, along with Ellen Samples from the Central Arkansas Library System. Deidre Fears, also of CALS has volunteered for the manual committee.

I will be offering everyone who has already started preparing for next summer the opportunity to get together and work with the manual to pull out the most useful content and ideas. On November 20th from 10am to 4pm we host an idea sharing program.

Charlie May Simon and Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Awards Both committees are working through the booklists distributed this summer. Reading and eliminations will continue monthly through January. The lists for student voting will be posted to the Arkansas State Library website March 13th and lists will be distributed that same day at the Children’s Services Workshop.

We have become aware that there may be several open positions on the Charlie May Simon committee. There are 25 member organizations that can put forth a candidate and not all of them are represented. Both committees are now reviewing their members and we will be contacting those institutions that may put someone forward to fill their open position. The next meeting will be held on November 16th.

2020 is the 50th anniversary of the Charlie May Simon award. I have proposed celebrating the award by offering people the chance to record a minute long video on their favorite of the 50 winners of the award. These videos could be shared via social media, on websites, and in a variety of other ways.

Arkansas Teen Book Award I would like to thank Gayle Morris from the Arkansas Department of Education for her work promoting the Arkansas Teen Book Award in the final days of voting this August. The exposure provided by her image design and social media posts gave the votes a strong final push. Posters for the current nominees have been distributed to all of our public libraries in the mailing with the Arkansas Gems posters. Posters will also be sent to as many High Schools as possible. The forms for a book cover re-design contest proposed by the committee are with the legal department of the Arkansas Department of Education.

YALSA Cohort: Transforming Teen Services Dana Scott of Marion County, and Jessica Horton from the Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library will join me in participating the Transforming Teen Services program. I am very excited to be part of this training and look forward to working with my partners to create and present hours of informative training on computational thinking and YA programs! Watch the Arkansas State Library Continuing Education Calendar for events!

Arkansas Literacy Association Conference I will be representing the Arkansas Teen Book Award committee as a vendor at the conference on November 14 & 15. We will be providing information on all three of the awards—Arkansas Teen Book Award, The Charlie May Simon Award, and the Arkansas Diamond Primary Award---and the programs of the Arkansas Center for the Book at the Arkansas State Library. I hope to make professional connections with members of the association that will help me take full advantage of their involvement with the Charlie May Simon Award and other literacy efforts.

The Mr. Rogers Sweater Drive Jamie Walters of AETN has taken over the organization of the annual sweater drive from Katie Culpepper. She has contacted libraries that have previously participated in the program. This year, the libraries will need to make arrangements for item pick up and distribution with a local center. Win Gates has printed 40 of the posters for the program and I will be distributing the posters to all participants and boxes purchased by AETN to the libraries that need them for collection. I am hopeful that the changes to pick up and materials distribution will lead to an opportunity to increase participation by Arkansas public libraries. The drive will run the month of November. The Arkansas State Library’s collection box will be placed in an approved position on the first floor for easy public access. Information about the drive and a list of the 33 public libraries participating this year can be found on the AETN website. https://www.aetn.org/engage/sweaterdrive

Association of Rural and Small Libraries This conference was held in Burlington, Vermont in early September. I enjoyed excellent sessions and networking opportunities. One of the most interesting involved teen services. The focus of the session was general teen programming when teens can’t walk to your library but a side discussion brought out some very interesting thoughts about LGBTQ teens. Sandra Boynton spoke at a lunch session. I have always enjoyed her humor and have been reading her books to toddlers and babies since my own daughter was born 19 years ago.

ArLA/SELA I enjoyed the combined conference. Several sessions were very interesting this year. I attended the meeting of the Children’s Services roundtable and offered to chair it in the coming year. A half a dozen people attended the meeting at conference. We will need 15 confirmed members of the round table to maintain our status with the Arkansas Library Association.

Manager of Arkansas Library for the Blind – J.D. Hall

CIRCULATION

In the Federal fiscal year, from October 1st, 2018 through September 30th, 2019 the Arkansas State Library’s Library for the Blind program circulated a total of 201,597 books. Of this figure, 170,438 were by direct mail circulation of digital audio books, 910 were direct mail circulation of Braille books, 31,072 were patron downloads from the Braille and Audio Reading program (BARD), and 87 were interlibrary loans. Patron downloads accounted for 15.4 percent of total circulation. Circulation of audio books through Duplication on Demand accounted for 100 percent of all direct mail circulation.

DUPLICATION ON DEMAND

Duplication on Demand (DoD) is a mode of operation in which copies of requested books are created as required and the media (USB flash memory cartridges) are reused when the circulation completes. This gives patrons immediate access to the National Library Service for the Blind’s entire collection of current and retrospective book titles. There are never any waiting lists for even the most popular best sellers, and the library can put an entire series of books in order on a cartridge for a patron. New books are added to the National Library Service for the Blind’s BARD database each day, and each night those are downloaded to the State Library’s Library for the Blind database. As more libraries circulate books this way, the National Library service for the Blind can produce fewer and fewer copies for the shelves of library collections and use the money they save to add more titles. In 2018, the National Library Service for the Blind added just over 4,000 titles.

BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) READERSHIP

There are 875 Library for the Blind readers registered with the National Library Service for the Blind (NLS) BARD program. Only 425 of those patrons actively download digital audio and braille books and magazines. In the FY 2018 they downloaded 31,072 BARD books and read them on 1,127 registered Apple and Android mobile devices. The free Apple App enables BARD books to be downloaded easily to an Apple iPhone, iPad, or other mobile Apple device. The free Android App enables users to download books directly to any Android device with an OS of 4.1 or higher.

OUTSOURCING BRAILLE

On July 1st of 2018 the Library entered into a contract with the Utah State Library for the Blind in Salt Lake City Utah to provide circulation of Braille books to Arkansas patrons. The Library continues to provide limited Braille service directly from Arkansas as available, with 910 Braille books circulated in FY 2018. The library is currently in the process of excessing the first half of the 36,000 volume Braille collection.

TRAVEL

Sept. 28 and 29 J.D. Hall exhibited at the Arkansas Library Association Conference in Hot Springs Manager of Information Services – Michael Strickland

On-Going Projects:

Updating Patent/Trademark and Copyright Packets

Natalie Marlin, Ava Conway and I have been reviewing and updating the information we distribute in our patent/trademark and copyright packets.

Facebook/Social Media

The number of persons who “liked” or “friended” the Arkansas State Library, Information Services Facebook page continued to increase. The page has now been liked by 1,380 people and is followed by 1,552 others.

Meetings/Training:

6 September 2019 ALPS Meeting

Sherry Chastain and Judi King participated in the ALPS meeting in Benton, Arkansas.

27-29 September 2019 Arkansas Library Association Annual Conference Natalie Marlin, Sherry Chastain and Judi King attended the joint Arkansas Library Association/Southeast Library Association Meeting held at Hot Springs, Arkansas.

14 October 2019 Potential Inventor’s Club Meeting

Natalie Marlin and I met with Robert Bahn with the Northeast Arkansas Inventors Club and discussed the best ways to possibly create an inventor’s club in Central Arkansas.

17 October 2019 Secretary of State Benefits Fair

Michael Strickland and Natalie Marlin staffed a table at the State Capitol rotunda providing information about the variety of services that the State Library offers to both state employees and the public.

26 October 2019 USPTO Online Training

Natalie Marlin trained on the use of the USPTO’s EAST research database.

Collection Management – Sarah Lipsey

On-Going Projects:

Personnel Changes

Emma Stewart and Inell Stigall have announced their plans to retire from ASL’s Cataloging and Digital Services departments effective December 31, 2019. Between them, Ms. Stewart and Ms. Stigall have almost 100 years of service dedicated to the State of Arkansas. They have witnessed much of our agency’s history, and the value of their service cannot be overstated. They will be sorely missed, but we wish them many long years of well-deserved retirement!

The position of the Digital Services Manager has been offered to and accepted by Danielle Butler, who will come to us from the Central Arkansas Library System’s Butler Center. Ms. Butler will begin her employ at ASL on December 2, 2019. She brings an impressive technical skill set that will greatly benefit the Digital Services department, as will her professionalism and interpersonal skills.

JeanAnn Slavings has been transferred to the Digital Services department under Wendy Briley’s supervision. JeanAnn Slavings has worked exclusively with the federal documents program for many years, so this is a more efficient arrangement now that we have a dedicated Library Coordinator to oversee ASL’s participation in the FDLP.

We are preparing to advertise two positions which have been vacant due to the previous hiring cap. The Digital Service’s Senior Librarian position will be advertised, vacated by Kathy Seymour upon retirement. The Librarian position in Cataloging, vacated several years ago by Stephanie Carter upon accepting a new job opportunity, will also be advertised.

Arkansas Digital Library Consortium

The Arkansas Digital Library Consortium celebrated its one year anniversary in September. There are currently 57,767 titles in the shared collection- 45,443 eBooks, 12,225 audiobooks, and 99 magazines. There have been 142,498 checkouts during the last quarter by 11,982 users.

50 digital magazines titles were added to the collection in September. The State Library paid the first year’s subscription cost; ADLC members will evaluate whether to continue the subscription in subsequent years and how the cost will be distributed. The magazines have been checked out 2,730 times since becoming available.

Five libraries joined ADLC the past quarter: Union County Library System, Public Library of Camden and Ouachita County, Ouachita Mountains Regional Library, Jonesboro-Craighead County Library and Fairfield Bay Library. ADLC now boasts a total of 31 members encompassing 94 library branches. Cleburne County Library’s recently Board approved Director Zac Cothren’s proposal to join ADLC; the library system is scheduled to join the consortium in December of 2019.

Despite significant evidence to the contrary, Macmillan CEO John Sargent believes libraries are a threat to publishers’ profitability, depress author payments, and generally decrease the overall monetary value of books. Macmillan recently established a publishing embargo and pricing model that targets and penalizes libraries. Libraries are now restricted to purchasing one single-user, perpetual access copy of a new Macmillan titles for 8 weeks. Consortiums like ADLC are not distinguished from independent libraries – only one shared copy can be purchased. After that period, libraries can no longer purchase the single- user, perpetual access copy. Multiple copies may be purchased after the initial embargo, but the format is restricted to metered-access copies which expire after a set number of checkouts or a period of 24 months.

The embargo effectively cripples libraries’ ability to offer timely and equitable access to Macmillan titles, and punishes our citizens of limited means who cannot afford to purchase their own eBooks and are reliant on libraries. While libraries ensure free access to their collections, those materials provided are certainly not free, and to offset the free access model, libraries pay a premium compared to individual consumers. Macmillan’s restrictions imply that library money, despite the significantly higher prices paid, is somehow inferior to private sales.

In light of Sargent’s cretinous business practices and medieval attitude toward libraries, ADLC unanimously voted to boycott Macmillan titles. Acquisitions Manager Katie Walton drafted a letter on behalf of ADLC, signed by all members, to be sent to Macmillan CEO John Sargent. The move to boycott Macmillan mirrors the response of many other libraries across the nation, and the American Library Association is currently hosting a petition, #eBooksForAll, to bring public pressure on the company.

ASL Website

We have signed our contract for the website design with INA. To keep costs down, INA will build a shell of the new website according to our proposed site structure. After the shell is built, I will migrate all content – this will reduce the number of INA’s billable hours. While we wait for INA to complete the build, I will continue working with the various department heads to ensure I understand their needs and have all the information prepared to effectively develop the initial content. I will also be working with the Executive Committee to develop uniform content creation conventions, and to generally standardize procedures and workflows as related to the website. A more structured approach should reduce or eliminate many of the problems which plague our current practices.

All contact information for ASL staff and programs has been updated on the website following our migration to DIS’ email system.

Collection Development

As previously reported, weeding and shifting projects were stalled indefinitely pending clarification from DFA regarding changes to our discard process. While a few internal details still need settled, most of the uncertainty has been dissolved. We will be allowed to offer discarded books to other Arkansas libraries, but will still have to dispose of unwanted items through M&R.

Some of the changes are to our advantage. After consulting with other libraries subject to state procurement laws, we discovered ASL was the only library assigning asset numbers to materials. After bringing this to the attention of DFA, we will no longer be required to assign asset numbers to future book purchases or gifts – this will greatly facilitate the workflows for both Collection Management and Administration staff for both acquisitions and discards. Items with asset numbers must be individually listed on M&R’s disposal forms, whereas items with no asset number may be listed as a single line item of an approximate quantity. Unfortunately, this only applies to future purchases so existing assets in our collections must still be individually listed by asset number if discarded. To reflect these changes, Acquisitions Manager Katie is updating the procedures for the Acquisitions and Cataloging departments. We will coordinate with Administration to ensure our procedures align with any developed by Administrative Services Manager Brooke Crawford for her staff.

Once the final details are settled, we are hopeful space will be allocated in the basement to store materials weeded by Acquisitions staff to await final processing by Administration staff. After space for weeded materials can be allotted, whether in the basement or elsewhere, weeding activities can resume full pace. The current plan is to weed the Circulating and Reference collections, to free up floor space to shift other collections, pending approval by the State Librarian. After weeding and shifting activities are completed, inventory projects will be coordinated to ensure our catalog accurately reflects the materials in our collection. Inventorying the collections will identify both missing and incorrectly shelved materials. Missing items from our non-depository collections: Library Science, Circulation, Reference, will have their records removed from the catalog. Missing depository items from Arkansas, Arkansas Rules and Arkansas Documents collections will not have their records removed from the catalog, but those records will be suppressed from public view.

OCLC FirstSearch Consortium

The Arkansas State Library is terminating the FirstSearch/WorldCat Discovery consortium contract effective August 1, 2020.

There is a lot of misunderstanding about what FirstSearch does. It is merely a subscription based alternative to OCLC’s public WorldCat database website available at https://www.worldcat.org/. It is strictly a search tool, and is in no way related to any of OCLC’s other cataloging services and subscriptions. A separate subscription to OCLC’s cataloging services is required to copy catalog bibliographic records from WorldCat, or to update library holdings so your collections are discoverable in WorldCat. FirstSearch only searches WorldCat.

Incongruent pricing for members, poor usage, and the inability to sustain the portion of the cost shouldered by ASL are major factors in this decision. All members were notified of the decision in August; we explored the possibility of negotiating a new consortium, but there was almost no interest – this itself is a good indication the consortium has run its course.

Former ASL employee Sally Hawkes devised the current pricing formula from 2011 usage statistics gathered when FirstSearch was still provided by the Traveler program. Over time, cumulative annual increases have amplified significant disparities in the amounts each member contributes. That formula no longer reflects current usage, service population, or FTE.

OCLC prohibits us from changing or renegotiating the existing contract; this includes the inability to add new members. OCLC does not reduce the overall cost of the contract when members drop the program. Historically, the State Library absorbed any excess from lost members in order to sustain prices for remaining libraries.

Previously, any cost disparity among members was excusable so long as everyone paid significantly below list price. However, OCLC recently made significant reductions in list price and we discovered that some of our members would now be expected to pay well over the new rate. The State Library opted to absorb that excess so that no member paid more than list price, yet this increases our annual cost to over $60,000.

Since the usage was poor, the costs are ballooning, and there is a free alternative in the form of WorldCat’s public interface, we are confident in our decision to terminate the contract.

State Documents Depository

OCLC has terminated the Connexion Digital Import, a feature in CONTENTdm which allowed it to import bibliographic records created by our Cataloging department in the Connexion cataloging client. We will no longer be able to create original catalog records for digital materials in CONTENTdm using our OCLC cataloging subscription. All records must now be created in CONTENTdm, or its Project Manager application, then exposed for harvest by WorldCat using a tool called Digital Connection Gateway, before finally be assigned an OCLC accession number. Resultant records would then have to be imported singly into SirsiDynix Symphony. To further complicate the situation, CONTENTdm exclusively uses Dublin Core, whereas Connexion uses RDA with MARC format that our cataloging is familiar with.

We are experimenting with our options, but this has essentially upended our entire procedure, and processing of digital documents has ceased until we decide on the most efficient new work flow.

Digitization Projects

Acquisitions Senior Librarian Elizabeth Clements and Digital Services Librarian Jennifer Razer will undergo training in order to participate in in-house digitization efforts. Razer will participate in the ongoing Digital Services project to digitize historical Arkansas documents for inclusion in ASL’s digital online repository.

Clements will begin a new project in which materials in the Arkansas Collection are digitized. Historical materials in the public domain will be identified as potential digitization candidates, then checked to ensure no publicly accessible digitized copy currently exists. Eventually a new collection in the digital depository will be created to showcase the resulting products.

Site Visits/Meetings/Training:

August 6 Meeting with Dr. Eric Flowers, ADE Chief Opportunity Officer, Little Rock, AR. Discussion with various ASL staff members to explore the relationship between ADE and ASL during the Transformation. Participants: Division Manager Sarah Lipsey and Acquisitions Manager Katie Walton.

August 6 Baker and Taylor Conference Call. Participants: Louis Bacon of Baker and Taylor and Acquisitions Manager Katie Walton.

August 7 INA Website Redesign Review Meeting, Little Rock, AR. Meeting with INA to review and negotiate proposed site redesign contract. Participants: Amy Rodriguez of INA, State Librarian Carolyn Ashcraft, Deputy Director Jennifer Chilcoat, Division Manager Sarah Lipsey.

August 14 Traveler Statewide Database Program planning meeting, Little Rock, AR. Discussion exploring how the Traveler program can better serve Arkansas school libraries and teachers, including possible professional development opportunities, potential partnerships, and effective training methods. Participants: Arkansas Department of Education Library Media Specialist Cassandra Barnett, Division Manager Sarah Lipsey, and Acquisitions Manager Katie Walton

August 15 World Book Conference Call. Vendor training for ASL staff to support administration of the Traveler program. Participants: Jeff Williamson of World Book and Acquisitions Manager Katie Walton.

August 19 Mango Languages Conference Call. Discussed authentication, training, and marketing services available to support the Traveler program. Participants: Sabrina Richardson of Mango Languages and Acquisitions Manager Katie Walton.

August 28 OverDrive Conference Call. Discussed procedures for onboarding new ADLC members. Participants: Ty Sugick of OverDrive and Acquisitions Manager Katie Walton.

August 28 OverDrive Conference Call. Scheduled vendor consultation. Participants: Andy Bucher of OverDrive and Acquisitions Manager Katie Walton.

September 5 OverDrive Conference Call. Vendor consultation regarding Advantage Plus sharing plans for ADLC members and targeted areas for improvement. Participants: Hillary Brown of OverDrive and Acquisitions Manager Katie Walton.

September 9-17 OverDrive Marketplace training for ADLC member libraries, Conference calls. Training provided over the phone to nine ADLC member libraries to guide libraries through the technical process of sharing individual eBook collections with the ADLC consortium in OverDrive’s Marketplace interface. Training conducted by Acquisitions Manager Katie Walton.

September 13 OverDrive Conference Call. Vendor training in how to purchase and manage digital magazines in Marketplace. Participants: Andy Bucher of OverDrive and Acquisitions Manager Katie Walton.

September 17 ASL Website Planning Meeting, Little Rock, AR. Participants: Deputy Director Jennifer Chilcoat, Division Manager Sarah Lipsey.

September 18 ASL Website Planning Meeting, Little Rock, AR. Participants: Division Manager Sarah Lipsey, Library Coordinator Karen O’Connell.

September 26 TeachingBooks Conference Call. Discussed the RFP process for the Arkansas Traveler Database Program. Participants: Nick Glass of TeachingBooks and Acquisitions Manager Katie Walton.

September 26 OCLC Conference Call Discussed the future of the First Search/WorldCat Discovery consortium and next steps in preparation for its dissolution. Participants: Suzanne Butte of OCLC, UCA Library Director Renee LeBeau-Ford, Division Manager Sarah Lipsey, and Acquisitions Manager Katie Walton.

September 28-29 Arkansas Library Association Conference, Hot Springs, AR. Participants: Acquisitions Manager Katie Walton, Digital Services Librarian Jennifer Razer.

September 28 Arkansas Digital Library Consortium Meeting, Hot Springs, AR. Conducted by Katie Walton with ADLC members attending ArLA.

October 1 ProQuest Conference Call. Discussed the State Library’s current ProQuest database subscriptions that are not part of Traveler. Participants: ProQuest account representative Shelley Geisenfeld, Acquisitions Manager Katie Walton, and Senior Librarian Elizabeth Clements.

October 1 IMLS State Plan Report Training, Little Rock, AR. Training for new staff on inputting data into the SPR conducted by Debbie Hall. Participants: Acquisitions Manager Katie Walton.

October 3 Meeting with ADE Legal Counsel, Little Rock, AR. Discussion of patron policies. State Librarian Carolyn Ashcraft, Deputy Director Jennifer Chilcoat, Division Manager Sarah Lipsey.

October 3 SirsiDynix Conference Call. Quarterly phone call with SirsiDynix. Participants: Kirby Gill of SirsiDynix, Division Manager Sarah Lipsey, and Acquisitions Manager Katie Walton.

October 9 ProQuest Conference Call. WebEx training on navigating ProQuest’s Alexander Street- the newest AR Traveler database. Participants: ProQuest Trainer Sarah Brennan, Acquisitions Manager Katie Walton.

October 14 McGraw-Hill Conference Call. Discussed the RFP process for the Arkansas Traveler Database Program. Participants: Erin Kimm of McGraw-Hill and Acquisitions Manager Katie Walton.

October 21-23 Federal Depository Library Program Virtual Conference. Virtual access to GPO’s annual FDLP conference. Participants Division Manager Sarah Lipsey and Library Coordinator Wendy Briley.

October 21 WorldBook Conference Call. Discussed training tools available through WorldBook and possible training opportunities at state conferences. Participants: Megan Crowley and Acquisitions Manager Katie Walton.

October 21 ProQuest Administration Webinar. WebEx training on the Administrative Portal in ProQuest as well as a discussion as to best practices for updating and maintaining libraries’ information in ProQuest. Participants: ProQuest Trainer Wendell Butler, Acquisitions Manager Katie Walton, and Senior Librarian Elizabeth Clements.

October 23 OverDrive Conference Call. Participants: Andy Bucher of OverDrive and Acquisitions Manager Katie Walton.

Upcoming Events:

October 28 Arkansas Digital Government Summit, State House Convention Center, Little Rock. Attended an annual conference on trends in government technologies. Participants: Division Manager Sarah Lipsey, and Acquisitions Manager Katie Walton.

Arkansas State Library 900 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 100, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-3108 (501) 682-1527

October 18, 2019

Mr. John Sargent, CEO Macmillan Publishers 120 Broadway Street New York, NY 10271

Dear Mr. Sargent,

The Arkansas Digital Library Consortium, a program administered by the Arkansas State Library, strongly believes that libraries are places where everyone has equal access to the same information and resources regardless of format. Your recent decision to embargo new eBook titles for 8 weeks limits access to library users and is in direct opposition to that mission of equality. Your pricing model creates a dichotomy where non-library users who purchase your eBooks directly are “worthy” of reading your books immediately and library users who read titles purchased by their library will be forced to wait. Those negatively impacted by your embargo include patrons with visual impairments who require adjustable text size and fonts, patrons with physical disabilities who depend on light-weight eReaders, and patrons without the personal means to purchase their own books.

This embargo will put a huge burden on Collection Development staff. Library staff generally preorder upcoming bestsellers and then gauge the books’ holds to determine if more copies need to be purchased. Your pricing model will disrupt that workflow because staff will be forced to manage the embargo dates for several different titles at one time. If staff purchase the one allotted one copy/one user title, this will lead to long holds lists and disappointed patrons. However, if they don’t purchase a copy of the eBook after the embargo is over, there will be no holds to gauge patrons’ interest in the title after the initial popularity. Therefore, you are setting up a situation where only your bestselling authors’ titles are purchased. This decision will hinder new or lesser known authors from getting their books into the hands of readers and ironically reduce sales for your company- not because libraries take sales away from publishing companies but because you are actively hindering libraries from purchasing your books.

While we had hoped that appeals from the American Library Association and the library community at large would lead you to change your mind, it has become apparent that you are resolute in your decision. Therefore, the Arkansas Digital Library Consortium will no longer purchase Macmillan eBook titles. To quote Andrew Medlar with the New York Public Library, “Libraries and publishers are key members of any community’s reading ecosystem, with the latter of course providing the content, and with libraries providing not only sales, through the copies we buy to make available to our neighbors, but also discoverability, exposure, and access to a wider audience than any one publisher could reach on their own.” Our hope is that one day you will recognize the truth in that statement. Until then, we will spend our money with publishers that already appreciate this mutually beneficial relationship.

Sincerely,

Arkansas Digital Library Consortium Arkansas State Library Ash Flat Library Ashley County Library Calhoun County Library Public Library of Camden & Ouachita County Clark County Library Columbia County Library Conway County Library Craighead County/Jonesboro Public Library Crittenden County Library Crossett Public Library East Central Arkansas Regional Library Fairfield Bay Library Faulkner - Van Buren Regional Forrest City Public Library Independence County Library Jackson County Library Lawrence County Library Lonoke County Library System Malvern/Hot Spring County Library Mississippi County Library System Ouachita Mountains Regional Library System Pea Ridge Community Library Pine Bluff/Jefferson County Library System Prescott/Nevada County Library and Educational Facility Saline County Library Southeast Arkansas Regional Library West Memphis Public Library White County Regional Library System William F. Laman Public Library Union County Public Library System

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Benton Carroll Boone Marion Baxter Fulton Randolph Clay * Sharp Madison Izard Greene Washington Newton Lawrence Searcy Stone Craighead Mississippi * Independence Jackson Franklin Crawford Johnson Pope Van Buren Cleburne Poinsett

Conway Crittenden Sebastian Logan White Cross

Yell Faulkner Woodruff St. Francis * Perry * Scott Lonoke Prairie * Monroe Lee Saline Garland *Pulaski Polk Montgomery Phillips

Jefferson Arkansas Grant Hot Spring Howard Pike Clark Sevier

Lincoln Dallas Hempstead Cleveland Desha LittleRiver Ouachita Nevada Calhoun Drew Miller Bradley Lafayette Union Ashley * Columbia Chicot

26 One-County System 1 Four-County System

9 Two-County System 3 Five-County System

3 Three-County System 3 No Countywide Library Tax

7 - Independent City Library * Arkansas State Library LSTA Administration July 1, 2019

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Library Name Mailing Address City Zip Code LDD I Arkansas River Valley Regional Library 501 North Front Street Dardanelle 72834-3507 Donald W. Reynolds Library 300 Library Hill Mountain Home 72653 Bella Vista Public Library 11 Dickens Place Bella Vista 72714-4603 Bentonville Public Library 125 West Central Bentonville 72712-5298 Boone County Library 221 West Stephenson Avenue Harrison 72601-4225 Carroll & Madison Library System 106 Spring Street Berryville 72616-3846 Crawford County Library 1409 Main Street Van Buren 72956-4503 Fayetteville Public Library 401 West Mountain Street Fayetteville 72701-5819 Fort Smith Public Library 3201 Rogers Avenue Fort Smith 72903-2953 Gentry Public Library 105 East Main Street Gentry 72734-0803 Gravette Public Library 119 Main Street NE Gravette 72736-9363 Iva Jane Peek Public Library P. O. Box 247 Decatur 72722-0247 Marion County Library P. O.Box 554 Yellville 72687-0554 Newton County Library HCR 31, Box 8 Jasper 72641-9401 Pea Ridge Library P. O. Box 9 Pea Ridge 72751-0009 Pope County Library 116 East Third Street Russellville 72801-5198 Rogers Public Library 711 South Dixieland Road Rogers 72758-4513 Scott-Sebastian Regional Library P. O. Box 400 Greenwood 72936-0400 Searcy County Library 202 East Main Marshall 72950-9502 Siloam Springs Public Library 205 East Jefferson Street Siloam Springs 72761-2677 Sulphur Springs Public Library P. O. Box 275 Sulphur Springs 72768-0275 Washington County Library System 1080 West Clydesdale Drive Fayetteville 72701-8211

LDD II Crowley Ridge Regional Library 315 West Oak Avenue Jonesboro 72401-3594 East Central Arkansas Regional Library 410 East Merriman Wynne 72396-2947 Forrest City Public Library 421 South Washington Forrest City 72335-3839 Independence County Library 267 East Main Street Batesville 72501-5605 Jackson County Library P. O. Box 748 Newport 72112-0748 Lawrence County Library 115 West Walnut Street Walnut Ridge 72476 Mississippi/Crittenden County Library 200 North Fifth Street Blytheville 72315-2712 Northeast Arkansas Regional Library 120 North Twelfth Street Paragould 72450-4103 Trumann Public Library P. O. Box 73 Trumann 72472-0073 West Memphis Public Library 213 North Avalon West Memphis 72301-2995 White River Regional Library P. O. Box 1107 Mountain View 72560 Woolfolk Library 100 North Currie Street Marion 72364-1858

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Library Name Mailing Address City Zip Code LDD III Central Arkansas Library System 100 Rock Street Little Rock 72201-1624 Conway County Library 101 West Church Morrilton 72110-3399 Faulkner-Van Buren Regional Library 1900 Tyler Conway 72032-3240 Lonoke County Library 204 East 2nd Street Lonoke 72086-2858 Mid-Arkansas Regional Library 202 East Third Street Malvern 72104-3910 Prairie County Library P. O. Box 428 Hazen 72064-0423 Saline County Library 1800 Smithers Drive Benton 72015-3108 White County Library System 113 East Pleasure Avenue Searcy 72143-7709 William F. Laman Public Library 2801 Orange North Little Rock 72114-2296

LDD IV Barton Library 200 East Fifth El Dorado 71730-3897 Calhoun County Library P. O. Box 1162 Hampton 71744-1162 Clark County Library 609 Caddo Street Arkadelphia 71923-0609 Columbia County Library 2057 North Jackson Street Magnolia 71753 Garland County Library 1427 Malvern Avenue Hot Springs 71901-6316 Hempstead County Library 500 South Elm Street Hope 71801-5222 Lafayette County Library 219 East 3rd Street Lewisville 71845-8075 Montgomery County Library P. O. Box 189 Mount Ida 71957-0189 Ouachita Mountains Regional Library Polk County Library 410 8th Street Mena 71953 Public Library of Camden & Ouachita County 120 Harrison Avenue Camden 71701-3968 Southwest Arkansas Regional Library 129 Meadow Ridge Lane Hope 71801 Texarkana Public Library 600 West Third Street Texarkana, TX 75501-5054 Tri-County Regional Library System 200 W. Stillwell DeQueen 71832 LDD V Arkansas County Library 2002 South Buerkle Street Stuttgart 72160-6508 Ashley County Library 211 East Lincoln Hamburg 71646-3217 Crossett Public Library 1700 Main Street Crossett 71635-2962 DeWitt Public Library 205 West Maxwell Street DeWitt 72042-1942 Phillips-Lee-Monroe Regional Library 702 Porter Helena 72342-3142 Public Library of Pine Bluff & Jefferson County 200 East Eighth Avenue Pine Bluff 71601-5092 Southeast Arkansas Regional Library System 114 West Jefferson Monticello 71655-4933

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Phone Fax E-Mail address Librarian Library Name LDD I 479-229-4418 479-229-2595 [email protected] Donna McDonald Arkansas River Valley Regional Library 870-580-0987 870-580-0935 [email protected] Kim Crow Sheaner Donald W. Reynolds Library 479-855-1753 479-855-4475 [email protected] Suzanne Adams Bella Vista Public Library 479-271-3192 479-271-9051 [email protected] Hadi Dudley Bentonville Public Library 870-741-5913 870-741-5913 [email protected] Ginger Schoenenberger Boone County Library 870-423-5300 870-423-7117 [email protected] Johnice Dominick Carroll & Madison Library System 479-471-3226 479-471-3226 [email protected] Eva White Crawford County Library 479-856-7000 479-571-0222 [email protected] David Johnson Fayetteville Public Library 479-783-0229 479-782-8571 [email protected] Jennifer Goodson Fort Smith Public Library 479-736-2054 479-736-8567 [email protected] Linda Crume Gentry Public Library 479-787-6955 479-787-6955 [email protected] Karen Benson Gravette Public Library 479-752-7323 479-752-8366 [email protected] June Walls Iva Jane Peek Public Library 870-449-6015 870-449-5808 [email protected] Dana Scott Marion County Library 870-446-2983 870-446-2983 [email protected] Kenya Windel Newton County Library 479-451-8442 [email protected] Alex Wright Pea Ridge Library 479-968-4368 479-968-3222 [email protected] Sherry Simpson, interim Pope County Library 479-621-1152 479-621-1165 [email protected] Judy Casey Rogers Public Library 479-996-2856 479-996-2236 [email protected] Rene Myers Scott-Sebastian Regional Library 870-448-2420 870-448-5453 [email protected] Pat Halsted Jim G. Ferguson/Searcy County Library 479-524-4236 479-524-3908 [email protected] Dolores Deuel Siloam Springs Public Library 479-298-3753 479-298-3515 [email protected] Sulphur Springs Public Library 479-442-6253 479-442-6812 [email protected] Glenda Audrain Washington County Library System

LDD II 870-935-5133 870-935-7987 [email protected] David Eckert Crowley Ridge Regional Library 870-238-3850 870-238-5434 [email protected] John Paul Myrick East Central Arkansas Regional Library 870-633-5646 870-633-5647 [email protected] Arlisa Price Harris Forrest City Public Library 870-793-8814 870-793-8896 [email protected] Vanessa Adams Independence County Library 870-523-2952 870-523-5218 [email protected] Jennifer Ballard Jackson County Library 870-886-3222 870-886-9520 [email protected] Ashley Burris Lawrence County Library 870-762-2431 870-762-2442 [email protected] Lowell Walters Mississippi/Crittenden County Library 870-236-8711 870-236-1442 [email protected] Mike Rogers Northeast Arkansas Regional Library 870-483-7744 870-483-6833 [email protected] Janie Teague Trumann Public Library 870-732-7590 870-732-7636 [email protected] Rebecca Bledsoe West Memphis Public Library 870-269-4682 [email protected] Debra Sutterfield White River Regional Library 870-739-3238 870-739-4624 [email protected] Cassey Clayman Woolfolk Library

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Phone Fax E-Mail address Librarian Library Name LDD III 501-918-3000 501-375-7451 [email protected] Nate Coulter Central Arkansas Library System 501-354-5204 501-354-5206 [email protected] Jay Carter Conway County Library 501-327-7482 501-327-9098 [email protected] John McGraw Faulkner-Van Buren Regional Library 855-572-6657 501-676-0557 [email protected] Deborah Moore Lonoke County Library 501-332-5441 501-332-6679 [email protected] Clare Graham Mid-Arkansas Regional Library 870-255-3576 870-255-1212 [email protected] April Highfill Prairie County Library 501-778-4766 501-778-0536 [email protected] Patty Hector Saline County Library 501-279-2870 501-268-5682 [email protected] Darla Ino White County Library System 501-758-1720 501-753-0524 [email protected] Crystal Gates William F. Laman Public Library

LDD IV 870-863-5447 870-862-3944 [email protected] Michael O'Connell Barton Library 870-798-4492 870-798-4492 [email protected] Allie Stevens Calhoun County Library 870-246-2271 870-246-4189 [email protected] Ashley Parker-Graves Clark County Library 870-234-1991 870-234-5077 [email protected] Rhonda Rolen Columbia County Library 501-623-4161 501-623-5647 [email protected] John Wells Garland County Library 870-777-4564 870-777-2915 [email protected] Courtney McNiel Hempstead County Library 870-921-4757 870-921-4756 [email protected] Rosey Byrd Lafayette County Library 870-867-3812 870-867-3812 [email protected] Phyllis Davis Montgomery County Library 870-867-3812 870-867-3812 [email protected] Brenda Miner Ouachita Mountains Regional Library 479-394-2314 479-394-2314 [email protected] Mary Renick Polk County Library 870-836-5083 870-836-0163 [email protected] Lisa Pickett Public Library of Camden & Ouachita County [email protected] Courtney McNiel Southwest Arkansas Regional Library 903-794-2149 903-794-2139 [email protected] Jennifer Strayhorn Texarkana Public Library 870-584-4364 870-642-8319 [email protected] Marilyn Archer Tri-County Regional Library System LDD V 870-673-1966 870-673-4295 [email protected] Donovan Mays Arkansas County Library 870-853-2078 870-853-2079 [email protected] Holly Gillum Ashley County Library 870-364-2230 870-364-2231 [email protected] David Anderson Crossett Public Library 870-946-1151 870-946-1151 [email protected] Sarah Beth Cole DeWitt Public Library 870-338-7732 870-338-8855 [email protected] vacant / Linda Bennett,staff Phillips-Lee-Monroe Regional Library 870-534-4802 870-534-8707 [email protected] Bobbie Morgan Public Library of Pine Bluff & Jefferson County 870-367-8584 870-367-5166 [email protected] Judy Calhoun Southeast Arkansas Regional Library System updated Oct. 25, 2019

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Donna McDonald Deborah Kirby 10020 Highway 217 24803 Colonel Glenn Road Charleston, AR 72933 Little Rock, AR 72210 Home Phone: (479) 965-6124 Home Phone: (501) 821-4711 Work Phone: (479) 229-4418 Work Phone: Home Fax: Home Fax: Work Fax: (479) 229-2595 Work Fax: E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Home E-mail: Home E-mail: Cell Phone: Cell Phone: Term: 10/18/2023 Term: 10/18/2019 Congressional District: 4 Congressional District: 2

Donnette Smith Deborah Knox* P.O. Box 205 519 Driftwood Drive Harrison, AR 72602 Mountain Home, AR 72653 Home Phone: (870) 429-5617 Home Phone: (870) 424-3776 Work Phone: Work Phone: (870) 424-3400 Home Fax: Home Fax: Work Fax: Work Fax: E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Home E-mail: Home E-mail: Cell Phone: (870) 704-9561 Cell Phone: 870-404-1470 Term: 10/18/2024 Term: 10/18/2020 Congressional District: 3 Congressional District: 1

Jo Ann Campbell Jo Ann Cooper** 2711 Reeder 16 Algonquin Court Fort Smith, AR 72901 Cabot, AR 72023- Home Phone: (479)782-7314 Home Phone: (501) 286-7200 Work Phone: Work Phone: Home Fax: Home Fax: Work Fax: Work Fax: E-mail: E-mail: [email protected]

Home E-mail: [email protected] Home E-mail:

Cell Phone: Cell Phone:

Term: 10/18/2025 Term: 10/18/2021 Congressional District: 3 Congressional District: 1 George (Bucky) Ellis 1725 Cedarhurst Drive Benton, AR 72015 Mail to: 126 North Main Street Benton, AR 72015 Home Phone: (501) 315-3396 * Chairman 11/2018 - 11/2019 Work Phone: (501) 315-1000 **Vice Chairman 11/2018 –11/2019 Home Fax: Work Fax: (501) 315-4222 Rev January 28, 2019 E-mail: [email protected] Home E-mail: Cell Phone: Term: 10/18/2022 Congressional District: 2 Arkansas Department of Education Johnny Key, Secretary of the Arkansas Department of Education Division of Elementary and Secondary Education Four Capitol Mall, Room 304-A Little Rock, AR 72201 Phone: 501-682-4203 [email protected]

Gina Windle, Chief Operating Officer [email protected] 501-682-0205

Greg Rogers, Chief Fiscal Officer [email protected] 501-682-4476

Alisha Lewis, Chief Communications Director [email protected]

Sarah Linam, Chief Legal Counsel [email protected]

Erin Franks, Chief Legislative Affairs Director [email protected] 501-804-3648

Dr. Eric Flowers, Chief Opportunity Officer [email protected] 501-682-4251

Governor’s Office: Attorney General’s Office: Allison Roberts, Ed.D. Lacie Kirchner Education Liaison Assistant Attorney General Office of Governor Asa Hutchinson Arkansas Office of Attorney General State Capitol, Room 120 323 Center Street, Suite 200 Little Rock, AR 72201 Little Rock, AR 72201 Office: 501.683.6434 Phone: 501.682.1089 [email protected] Fax: 501.682.7371 Email: [email protected] ARKANSAS STATE LIBRARY BOARD BYLAWS

ARTICLE I NAME Section 1. The name of this organization shall be the ARKANSAS STATE LIBRARY BOARD as created by Act 489, Acts of Arkansas, 1979. Section 2. The organization shall hereinafter be referred to as the “Board.”

ARTICLE II PURPOSE Section 1. The Board shall name the State Librarian. Section 2. The Board shall act as the policy-making and responsible body for the Arkansas State Library and its functions as defined by Act 489 of 1979.

ARTICLE III MEMBERSHIP Section 1. The Board shall be composed of seven members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Arkansas Senate, for their interest in libraries and statewide library development. Section 2. Appointments made from congressional districts and at-large shall be made in accordance with Ark. Code Ann §13-2-205 (3) or other controlling statutes. **

** Approved 02-09-2018 by Arkansas State Library Board

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ARTICLE IV OFFICERS Section 1. Officers of the Board shall consist of a Chairman and Vice Chairman. The State Librarian shall serve as executive secretary. Section 2. Nomination and election of officers, with the exception of executive secretary, shall take place at the annual meeting. Section 2a. Officers shall be nominated by a Nominating Committee of members named by the Chairman. Opportunity shall be given for additional nominations to be made from the floor. Section 2b. Consent of all nominees shall be procured prior to nomination. Section 2c. Officers shall be elected at the annual meeting for a term of one year. No officer shall serve for more than two consecutive terms. Section 2d. Election of officers shall be by written ballot, show of hands, voice vote, or acclamation and counted by the executive secretary. ** Section 3. Duties of the officers shall be defined by members as need arises. Section 3a. The Chairman shall preside at all meetings and perform the duties generally assigned to this office. Section 3b. The Vice Chairman, in the absence of the Chairman, shall preside over meetings and perform other duties as assigned. Section 3c. The State Librarian, serving as executive secretary, shall keep the minutes of the Board meetings, attend all committee meetings, and perform duties generally assigned to this office. The executive secretary shall serve without vote in meetings of the Board or committees. Section 4. Absences of officers or vacancies of office shall be filled by members as need arises. Section 4a. In the absence of the Chairman, the Vice Chairman shall preside over the meeting and perform other duties as assigned. Section 4b. In the absence of the Chairman and Vice Chairman, when a quorum is present, the members shall elect a temporary chairman to preside at the meeting and perform other duties as assigned.

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Section 4c. When the office of Chairman is vacated during the year, the Vice Chairman shall serve as Chairman for the remainder of the unexpired term. Section 4d. When the office of Vice Chairman is vacated during the year, the Nominating Committee shall nominate a replacement who shall be duly elected to serve the remainder of the unexpired term.

ARTICLE V COMMITTEES Section 1. The Chairman shall name members of the following STANDING COMMITTEES at the annual meeting. Section 1a. The EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE shall consist of the Chairman, the Vice Chairman, and the executive secretary. This committee shall prepare the agenda for all meetings, call special meetings when deemed necessary, and perform interim duties as assigned by the Board. Section 1b. The NOMINATING COMMITTEE shall be composed of two members appointed by the Chairman by September 1 each year. (The Chairman shall be excluded from membership.) The Committee shall prepare a slate of officers who have consented to serve if elected. ** *Section 1c. the POLICIES AND BYLAWS COMMITTEE shall be composed of the Vice Chairman and two members named by the Chairman. This Committee shall review all policies and bylaws each year and recommend changes or additions where needed. Section 1d. The GOVERNMENTAL LIASON COMMITTEE shall be composed of the Chairman and two members named by the Chairman. The duty of this Committee shall be to work with the State Librarian on all matters concerning local, state, and federal legislation and funding.

*Approved 02-01-80 by Arkansas State Library Board

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Section 1e. The PERSONNEL COMMITTEE shall be composed of two members named by the Chairman to serve with the Chairman to solicit and review applications and make recommendations to the Board for consideration for the position of State Librarian when a vacancy exists and to serve with the State Librarian to solicit and review applications and make recommendations to the Board for consideration for the managerial positions of associate or deputy directors when a vacancy exists. Section 2. The Chairman shall name such AD HOC COMMITTEES as needed to carry out the functions of the Board.

ARTICLE VI MEETINGS Section 1. Regular meetings of the Arkansas State Library Board shall be held on the second Friday of February, May, August, and November. Section 2. The annual meeting of the Board for organizational purposes shall be held at the time of the regular meeting in November. Section 3. Special meetings of the Board may be called by the Executive Committee. Upon written request from three members of the Board, the Executive Committee shall be required to call a special meeting. The notices of such special meetings shall state the specific business to be transacted and no business shall be transacted except that stated in the call. Section 4. Notices of all regular meetings and special meetings, when possible, shall be mailed by the State Librarian at least ten days prior to the date of the meeting. Section 5. The order of business for regular meetings shall be: 1. Call to order 2. Reading of the minutes 3. Unfinished business 4. New business 5. Reports 6. Adjournment

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ARTICLE VII QUORUM, VOTE Section 1. A majority (four) of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The Chairman shall count as a member for quorum. Section 2. All business transacted by the Board shall be by majority vote of its members. The Chairman shall vote to confirm unanimity, in case of tie vote or when needed for quorum.

ARTICLE VIII AMENDMENTS Section 1. These bylaws may be amended by majority vote of the members at any regular meeting of the Board provided the amendment was stated in the call for the meeting or had been presented in writing at the previous regular meeting.

ARTICLE IX POLICIES, CONTRACTS, AGREEMENTS Section 1. The Board shall establish by majority vote such policies as may be necessary to carry out the functions of the state library agency and to promote statewide library development. Section 2. Proposed policies or policy changes must be submitted in writing to the members and discussed at a meeting prior to the regular meeting when the vote on the question is to be recorded. Section 3. The Arkansas State Library through majority vote of the Board shall enter into such contracts and agreements with other libraries, institutions, and agencies as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of Act 489 of 1979.

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ARTICLE X STATE LIBRARIAN The State Librarian shall be responsible to the Arkansas State Library Board for the proper management of the Arkansas State Library, for the administration of the policies to carry out the functions of the agency, for the preservation and care of its properties, and for the efficiency of its services.

ARTICLE XI PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE AND AUTHORITY Section 1. Except when in conflict with the provisions of Act 489 of 1979 or these Bylaws, Roberts Rules of Order, Revised, shall govern the proceedings of this Board. Section 2. Act 489 of 1979, is the authority for these bylaws. “Section 1. … The State Librarian shall serve as executive secretary of the State Library Board, but without vote thereon, and shall attend all of the Board meetings and keep records thereof. The State Librarian shall have charge of the work of the State Library, and shall perform such other duties as the State Library Board may prescribe…” “Section 2. (a) There is hereby created the State Library Board, hereinafter referred to as the “Board”, to consist of seven (7.) members to be appointed by the Governor subject to confirmation by the Arkansas Senate … (b) The members of the Board shall be appointed by the Governor for reason of their interest in libraries and statewide library development.” “Section 3. … The Board shall meet at such place or places and shall keep such records as it may deem to be appropriate. The Board shall select annually a Chairman and such other officers as it deems necessary and shall adopt policies and bylaws governing its meetings, the conduct of its business, and the business of the State Library. A majority of its members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and all business transacted by the Board shall be by majority vote of its members.”

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Arkansas State Library -- Staff Directory 11/1/2019 First Name Last Name Title Phone/Fax Email Office of the State Librarian 501-682-1526 / 501-682-1899 FAX CAROLYN ASHCRAFT STATE LIBRARIAN [email protected] BRANDY BRYANT ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III VACANT DEBORAH HALL MANAGER OF GRANTS & SPECIAL PROJECTS [email protected] DANNY KOONCE PUBLIC INFORMATION SPECIALIST [email protected] Deputy Director 501-682-2863 / 501-682-1531 FAX JENNIFER CHILCOAT DEPUTY DIRECTOR [email protected] Library for the Blind 501-682-1155 / 501-682-1529 FAX JOHN (J.D.) HALL MANAGER OF LIBRARY FOR THE BLIND 1-866-660-0885 Toll Free [email protected] JEFFERY KERSEY SENIOR LIBRARIAN [email protected] NORMAN VANDERBILT LIBRARY SUPPORT ASSISTANT [email protected] SEARCY EWELL LIBRARY SUPPORT ASSISTANT [email protected] KELLY SMITH SENIOR LIBRARIAN [email protected] THOMAS SEPE LIBRARY TECHNICAL ASSISTANT [email protected] KRISTINA WALTERMIRE SENIOR LIBRARIAN [email protected] MAIL CLERK VACANT LIBRARY SUPPORT ASSISTANT VACANT LIBRARY SUPPORT ASSISTANT VACANT Library Development 501-682-1693 FAX JENNIFER WANN MANAGER OF LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT 501-682-5288 [email protected] RUTH HYATT COORDINATOR OF CHILDREN'S & INSTITUTIONAL PROGRAMS 501-682-2860 [email protected] KAREN O'CONNELL COORDINATOR OF THE ARKANSAS CENTER FOR THE BOOK 501-682-2874 [email protected] AMBER GREGORY MANAGER OF E-RATE SERVICES 501-682-8576 [email protected] MANAGER OF TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT VACANT ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II VACANT Information Services 501-682-2053 / 501-682-1531 FAX MICHAEL STRICKLAND MANAGER OF INFORMATION SERVICES [email protected] NATALIE MARLIN SENIOR LIBRARIAN [email protected] AVA CONWAY LIBRARY TECHNICAL ASSISTANT [email protected] WIN GATES LIBRARY TECHNICIAN [email protected] SHERRY CHASTAIN LIBRARY SUPPORT ASSISTANT [email protected] JUDI KING LIBRARY TECHNICIAN [email protected] SENIOR LIBRARIAN - OUTREACH SERVICES VACANT Collection Management 501-682-1899 FAX Arkansas State Library -- Staff Directory 11/1/2019 First Name Last Name Title Phone/Fax Email SARAH LIPSEY DIVISION MANAGER OF COLLECTION MANAGEMENT 501-682-2862 [email protected] MANAGER OF DIGITAL SERVICES VACANT KATIE WALTON MANAGER OF COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT/CATALOGING 501-682-2266 [email protected] JEAN ANN SLAVINGS LIBRARY TECHNICIAN [email protected] INELL STIGALL LIBRARY TECHNICIAN [email protected] EMMA STEWART LIBRARY TECHNICIAN [email protected] WENDY BRILEY LIBRARY COORDINATOR - DIGITAL SERVICES [email protected] REBA DRIVER LIBRARIAN [email protected] TINA YOUNGBLOOD LIBRARIAN [email protected] JENNIFER RAZER LIBRARIAN - DIGITAL SERVICES [email protected] ELIZABETH CLEMENTS SENIOR LIBRARIAN [email protected] CHERIE MADARASH-HILL SENIOR LIBRARIAN [email protected] LIBRARY TECHNICIAN - DIGITAL SERVICES VACANT SENIOR LIBRARIAN VACANT LIBRARY COORDINATOR - DIGITAL SERVICES VACANT LIBRARY COORDINATOR - DIGITAL SERVICES VACANT MANAGER OF NETWORK SERVICES VACANT Administration 501-682-1527/ 501-682-1533 FAX BROOKE CRAWFORD ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES MANAGER [email protected] TRISH LUCKADUE ADMIN SPEC III/FISCAL SUPPORT ANALYST [email protected] DENISE WHITMORE FISCAL SUPPORT SUPERVISOR [email protected] FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST VACANT TOSHONA CARTER FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST [email protected] KEN GIESBRECHT INFORMATION SYSTEMS COORDINATOR [email protected] COMPUTER SUPPORT ANALYST VACANT 2020

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State Library Board Meetings, as scheduled State Observed Holidays

Jan 1 - New Year’s Day; Jan 20 - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert E. Lee’s Birthdays (Observed); Feb 17 -George Washington’s Birthday and Daisy Gatson Bates Day (Observed); May 25 - Memorial Day (Observed); July 3 - Independence Day (Observed); Sept 7 - Labor Day; Nov 11- Veterans Day; Nov 26 - Thanksgiving Day; Dec 24 - Christmas Eve; Dec. 25 - Christmas Day