Libraries changing hours on Sundays
Two of the Central Arkansas Library System's Little Rock locations will no longer be open on Sundays, but other branches have added Sunday hours, the system announced this month.
The Main Library at 100 Rock St. and Hillary Rodham Clinton Children's Library & Learning Center at 4800 W. 10th St. will cease offering Sunday hours.
Four other system libraries will be open from 1-5 p.m. on Sundays. They are:
• Dee Brown Library at 6325 Baseline Road in Little Rock.
• Sidney S. McMath Library at 2100 John Barrow Road in Little Rock.
• Adolphine Fletcher Terry Library at 2015 Napa Valley Drive in Little Rock.
• Amy Sanders Library at 10200 Johnson Drive in Sherwood.
The system collected community feedback through a series of surveys and meetings before making the scheduling changes, according to a news release.
"We're hopeful these changes mean visiting the library is more convenient for our patrons," Lisa Donovan, the system's deputy executive director of library operations, said in a news release.
Donovan said the changes will increase the number of public computers and meeting rooms available on the weekend.
Panel on Capitol zoning to relocate
The Capitol Zoning District Commission will move from its headquarters on 410 S. Battery St. in Little Rock into the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism building in the new year.
As part of Gov. Asa Hutchinson's transformation of state government agencies, the commission is now under the Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism. The transformation is the reason for the move, department communications director Melissa Whitfield said Friday.
In 2018, Hutchinson announced a plan to consolidate the number of Cabinet-level state agencies, going from 42 to 15. The plan was signed into law in April.
The future of the old headquarters, also known as the Davidson House, is unclear. The building is under the jurisdiction of the Arkansas Division of Building Authority and is in the National Register of Historic Places as an example of 1950s contemporary architecture.
The commission's new home is at 1100 North St. The commission is a special planning and historic preservation group that oversees the area around the state Capitol and Governor's Mansion.
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