MAKE A CALL: Save the Arkansas State Library

Arkansas Library Supporters – we urgently need your voices to put a stop to the attack on libraries in the state of Arkansas. 

SB 536, which would abolish the entire Arkansas State Library agency and Arkansas State Library Board will move to the House State Agencies and Govt'l Affairs Committee soon. This expensive, unnecessary change could cause severe disruptions to vital library services for rural Arkansas communities and put the continued existence of some of Arkansas's rural public libraries in jeopardy, not to mention costing Arkansans *millions* of dollars in lost shared resources. You can read more here. 

Contact the members of the House State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee below today and ask them to put a stop to this politicization of Arkansas's libraries. To make your voice heard, call 501-682-6211 TODAY.

You will want to have the following information at hand:

• The name of the Representative you are calling for
  • Find yours here: https://arkansashouse.org/ (but if yours isn’t on the committee, call the nearest ones to you)
• Your name
• Your phone number
• The town you live in
• Personal library story, important service to you, or concern about the bill
• You are strongly opposed to SB536 and urge the rep to vote no

Remember to keep it simple and be kind to the person on the phone. 

Please make your voices heard. Arkansas libraries need you.

House State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee Members: