Craighead County-Jonesboro Public Library

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An ordinance to approve an interlocal agreement between the City of Jonesboro and Craighead County passed its third and final reading at Tuesday's Jonesboro City Council meeting after council debate.

Craighead County and Jonesboro update library agreement and financial management.

Representatives for and against proposals on the Nov. ballot to reduce property tax income for the Craighead County-Jonesboro Public Library debated at the NEA Political Animals club meeting. The debate was also presented by content partners KAIT-TV.

Two groups on opposite ends of proposed ordinances to reduce the Craighead County-Jonesboro Public Library's funding will discuss the topic at the NEA Political Animals club meeting on Oct. 28.

Craighead County voters will go to the polls in November that could decide the future of the Craighead County-Jonesboro Public Library. You will hear both interviews KASU's Johnathan Reaves conducted with director of the Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library Vanessa Adams and State Senator Dan Sullivan.

The Craighead County-Jonesboro Public Library is preparing for another shipment of COVID home test kits after quickly running out earlier this week.

The Craighead County-Jonesboro Public Library Board is expected to discuss and finalize how to move forward with selecting a new library director. David Eckert currently fills the role, in which he has held for just under 10 years. On November 11, Eckert submitted his resignation from the library, which is set to go into effect on January 1, 2022.

Craighead County-Jonesboro Library Director David Eckert is resigning to take a position at another library. Eckert has served as the library's director since 2013.

The library board voted on Monday night to not adopt a policy that would have board members approve sensitive materials before being allowed in the collection.