Holiday Closings at ASL

The various winter holidays are upon us once again, and that means that all state government agencies, including the Arkansas State Library, will be closed for several days in the next few weeks. We will be closed Friday December 23rd, Monday December 26th, and Monday, January 2nd.  The Central Arkansas Library will also be closed December 23rd-December 26th, and January 1st-2nd.

Any reference questions sent to us via email, phone, or snail mail during those times will not be answered until the next business day - Tuesday the 27th or Tuesday the 3rd. Thank you for your patience.

Remembering Pearl Harbor

As you no doubt know by now, today marks the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. There are many, many good resources out there about the attacks, its consequences for the United States and the war. Here are a few available on the web:

• From the History Channel: 5 Facts About Pearl Harbor. For instance, did you know that oil is still leaking from the U.S.S. Arizona?
• An blog post/article on NPR with links to stories by survivors.
• From NewsOne, an article with some facts about African-American soldiers at Pearl Harbor, and the response of the African-American community to the bombings.
• President Obama's 2010 Presidential Proclamation for Pearl Harbor Day.

 And of course, you can always visit your local library for books and articles.

New Books Feature in our Catalog

Thanks to the work of our Circulation Librarian, Jeff Kersey, we now have a feature in our catalog that provides a list of the new books that have been added to our circulating collection.  To access this list, visit our catalog, which can be reached from the Online Catalog link on Arkansas State Library home page.  Once on the catalog main page (which you can also use to find the books and government documents  in our collection), look for the New Book list in the menu (it is in the middle of the page).

 

The list will be automatically updated approximately once a month, so check back occasionally to see what is new.