After more than a decade of leadership, Central Arkansas Library System Executive Director Nate Coulter has announced he will retire at the end of the year. Coulter has served as executive director since March 2016, guiding the system through a …
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Photos by Jamie Lee Nate Coulter stood on the new rooftop terrace of the Central Arkansas Library System Main Library building during a preview day of its much-anticipated renovation. He said the rooftop space, which overlooks downtown Little Rock and …
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Living Rooms of the Community: CALS-Boulevard Partnership a Response to Patrons’ Changing Needs
Feature image above: A rendering of the new Boulevard Bread location. (Rendering courtesy of CALS) The new reopening celebration will take place on Saturday, Oct. 4, just in time to celebrate the return of the Six Bridges Book Festival to its home at …
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Rock It! Lab Helps ‘Underestimated’ Entrepreneurs
A wall in the Rock It! Lab space in downtown Little Rock’s River Market District reads, “If you want to travel fast, travel alone. If you want to travel far, travel together.” The saying is the genesis of the work …
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Crowds Gather for CALS Main Library Wall-Breaking
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffEarlier this week, the Central Arkansas Library System hosted a ceremonial wall-breaking event for the flagship Main Library. Key members of CALS staff, project leads from Polk Stanley Wilcox, WER Architects, Stocks-Mann Architects, and CDI Contractors, as well as Mayor …
On Sept. 14, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) broke ground on a $10 million Child Development Center in Little Rock set to open in 2024. The 20,000-square-foot center will inhabit four acres at the intersection of 11th …
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2022 AMP Fifty Over 50: Nate Coulter
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffNate Coulter Executive Director Central Arkansas Library System Nate Coulter has served as the executive director of the Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) since 2016. CALS consists of 15 branches throughout Pulaski and Perry counties in Central Arkansas, as well …
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Central Arkansas Library System Receives $225,000 Grant from Windgate Foundation
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) Foundation announced Tuesday that it received a $225,000 grant from the Windgate Foundation. The grant will support the expansion of the library’s community outreach program, the hiring of two digital literacy coaches, and fund …
