Arkansas Libraries

A judge ruled that books containing LGBTQ+ themes placed in a restricted section of the library have to be relocated.

A judge threw out a proposal that would have majorly cut funding for the library.

The county's chief executive says a decision will come later in the week.

Supporters filed 108 valid signatures from registered voters in favor of the measure.

At his third meeting as a member of the Arkansas State Library Board, former lawmaker Jason Rapert unsuccessfully attempted to withhold funding from certain libraries and the American Library Association.

Garland County residents await a decision from county officials on whether they’ll get to vote in November to reduce the property tax that funds the local library, a supporter of the measure said Monday.

The law, which was halted by a judge last year, would criminalize librarians for having certain material in their collections.

Rapert made several unsuccessful motions to remove funding from state libraries holding books with which he disagreed.

Former state Sen. Jason Rapert was unable to secure a second for his motion to withhold funding from libraries currently suing the state.

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