Uncertainty surrounding Arkansas library funding undermines state’s literacy efforts

By: Andrew DeMillo

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: February 22, 2026

Words: 623

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Two recent headlines in Arkansas related to reading seem completely at odds with each other. The state Library Board earlier this month tabled a vote on more than $1 million worth of quarterly funding for libraries, a delay that jeopardizes a number of programs.

The board’s action — or lack of action, that is — came the same week that the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported that thousands of third graders are at risk of …

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