Carolyn Ashcraft
State Librarian
(501) 682-1526 ; fax (501) 682-1899
cashcraft@asl.lib.ar.us
The STATE LIBRARIAN serves as the chief executive officer of the agency, and has responsibility for overall planning and development of improved statewide library services, for directing the programs of a multifaceted "Library for Libraries," and for communicating the need for adequate support for library programs and activities to meet the reading, information and knowledge needs of Arkansas citizens.
Related Pages: Recent State Legislation Himmel and Wilson Report Inventing the Future of Library Service in Arkansas
Grants and Research Services
Debbie
Hall
(501) 682-2836; fax (501) 682 - 1899 dhall@asl.lib.ar.us
Grants and Research Services oversees the daily administration of the LSTA program, assists with program development for the utilization of federal library aid and other grant funds, and provides the analysis and reports of data to meet federal library program administration needs.
Related pages:
What is LSTA?
LSTA Five Year Plan
Grants and Funding Sources
Library Services and Development
Associate Director for Library
Services and Development
Dwain Gordon dgordon@asl.lib.ar.us
(501) 682-2159; fax (501) 682-1529
LIBRARY SERVICES AND DEVELOPMENT is responsible for
the provision of library service to citizens, libraries and state government through
personnel and program services and participation in various resource-sharing networks from
international to local levels.
Related Pages:
Himmel and Wilson Report Inventing
the Future of Library Service in Arkansas
Ruth Hyatt rhyatt@asl.lib.ar.us
(501) 682-5288; fax (501) 682- 1693
Program Advisors:
Cathy Howser chowser@asl.lib.ar.us
vacant Center
for the Book
Extension Services provides leadership and direction in the development of public library services and public library programs through consultant services to trustees and staff members on all aspects of library service to citizens.
Related pages: Children's: Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award Charlie May Simon Awards Summer Reading Program
Programs: Arkansas Center for the Book; Gates Library Initiative; Letters for Literature
Sally Hawkes, Coordinator
(501) 682-6052 Fax (501) 682-1531
shawkes@asl.lib.ar.us
Related pages: Traveler Database Trials Networks
Darrell Fitts, System Administrator
Phone (501) 682-1849 Fax (501)
682-1531 dfitts@asl.lib.ar.us
Library Network Services assists with the
development and coordination of library networks in Arkansas through multitype library
resource sharing, and is responsible for the
implementation and service to all in-house automation.
J. D. Hall, Coordinator
(501) 682-1155 ; fax (501) 682-1529
jhall@asl.lib.ar.us
Library Services For The Blind and Physically
Handicapped provides special materials and services in cooperation with the Library of
Congress to meet the needs of visually impaired and handicapped clients.
Michael
Strickland, Coordinator
(501) 682-2053 central phone; fax (501) 682-1529
mstrickland@asl.lib.ar.us ;
aslref@asl.lib.ar.us
State Library Services is responsible for library services to state government and libraries which use the resources of the State Library and for operation of the Arkansas Reference and Inter-Library Loan Network.
Related pages: Loan Policies Patents and Trademarks Reference Request Form ILL Request Forms
Reference Librarians: 
Elizabeth Danley Sarah Lipsey Hope Rider
Interlibrary Loan:
Judi King; 
Sherry
Chastain
Deputy Director for Information Resources
Mary Brewer mbrewer@asl.lib.ar.us
(501) 682-2550 ; fax (501) 682-1532
INFORMATION RESOURCES provides professional library
technical assistance and services for the Arkansas State Library and other
libraries.
Cataloging Services
(501) 682-2303 ; fax (501) 682-1532
Cataloging Services provides access to library materials through the preparation, classification and cataloging of said materials according to national standards.
Collection Development Services
Jenelle Stephens, Coordinator
(501) 682-2550; fax (501) 682-1532
jstephens@asl.lib.ar.us
Collection Development Services is responsible for
the development of the Arkansas State Library reference collections.
vacant
Coordinator
(501) 682-2326; fax (501) 682-1532
mbrewer@asl.lib.ar.us
Documents Services is responsible for the
organization and maintenance of the official Arkansas state documents depository
collection, the State Publications Clearinghouse and the regional depository for federal
documents.
Deputy Director for Administration
Kathryn M. Smith, Deputy
Director
(501) 682-1527; fax (501) 682-1533
kmsmith@asl.lib.ar.us
ADMINISTRATION is responsible for agency
administrative functions and oversees three sections: Fiscal Services provides
accounting, budget monitoring and payroll services for the agency, including statutory and
in-house reporting for these services. Internal Services provides purchasing and
personnel services, incoming and outgoing mail distribution, and custodial services for
the agency.
Information Dissemination
Services
Danny Koonce, Information Officer
(501) 682-2837 dkoonce@asl.lib.ar.us
Information Dissemination Services develops and
maintains a statewide information program, including coordination of agency publications,
assistance to public libraries with information dissemination activities, and the
provision of graphics, photography, duplication, and word processing services for the
agency.
Related pages: the news
bi-monthly newsletter
