What do you know about BASE?
BASE, Books for Arkansas Students’ Education, is an innovative program to provide free books about Arkansas’ natural, cultural, and political history to public high schools across the state. The Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) and the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies developed BASE for media specialists and teachers in all Arkansas public high schools. Schools have been allotted points, based on their school district’s economic need, with which to buy BASE books. When the purchaser has chosen his or her volumes CALS will ship them to the school. The school pays no money for this service, which is funded by donations to BASE.
How can you help?
Donate! CALS and the Butler Center need donations of new and used Arkansas history and culture books. To donate, mark your books “BASE donation” and drop them off at any CALS branch or at River Market Books & Gifts on the Main Library campus in downtown Little Rock. Books may also be mailed to: 100 Rock St., Little Rock, AR 72201. Click here to see our book wish list.
Have you visited us in our new building yet? Do you have questions about what exactly is going on with our new partnerships? Here are some FAQ that might help.
What is the Arkansas Studies Institute (ASI)?
The ASI is both a repository for books, records and papers relating to the history of Arkansas and the offices for the Butler Center, the UALR Special Collections, the UALR Urban Policy Forum, the Clinton School of Public Service, and the Arkansas Humanities Council.
Why have UALR and the Butler Center teamed up?
The ASI was built to promote research in the archival collections of the Butler Center and of UALR. Our aim is to assist all visitors in gaining an increased understanding of the depths of the archival holdings and genealogy resources available from the two collections. We are especially pleased to be an enhanced history resource for scholars and students of UALR and of the Clinton School of Public Service.
What is in the ASI collections?
All aspects of Arkansas history for the entire state are represented in the combined collections of the ASI in all types of media, including books, periodicals, manuscripts, microfilmed administrative and military records, and digital resources. Staff members can assist researchers in using indexes to locate resources for all Arkansas localities and events. Visitors also have access to the CALS online databases, Ancestry.com and Heritage Quest, for which staff assistance is available.
Where is the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies?
The administrative offices of the Butler Center are located on the 3rd floor of the Geyer & Adams building (for Butler Center information call 501-320-5754).
Butler Center staff members work on all floors of the Geyer & Adams building, for example, processing manuscript collections on the basement floor, curating the CALS art galleries on the 1st floor, and assisting researchers on the 2nd floor.
The browsable book collection of the Butler Center is in the Research Room on the 2nd floor of the Geyer & Adams building, and the archival holdings of the Butler Center are housed on the 2nd and 3rd floors of the ASI Manuscript and Rare Book Repository.
Where are the UALR Special Collections?
The offices of the UALR Special Collections & Archives staff are in two locations, on the 2nd floor of the Porbeck & Bowman building (501-320-5770), and on campus in the Ottenheimer Library (501-749-9810.) Finding aids for the UALR Archives collection are in the Research Room on the 2nd floor of the Geyer & Adams building. The UALR Archives are housed on the 3rd floor mezzanine level of the ASI Manuscript and Rare Book Repository. Books from the UALR Special Collections are located in the Ottenheimer Library on the UALR campus.
How do I use the collections?
In the Research Room on the 2nd floor of the Geyer & Adams building, visitors may access books, manuscripts, microfilm, and online databases. Staff members from UALR and the Butler Center are ready to assist with any questions about genealogy (including “How do I begin my family tree?”) and with any research related to the archival holdings.
Do your holdings circulate?
All materials in all the ASI collections are non-circulating. A copier ($0.15 per copy) is available in the research room, and material can be scanned digitally upon request.
Can I book any of your meeting rooms?
Meeting rooms and classrooms are available for scheduled events. Please view our meeting room policies on the meeting room registration form. To schedule use of a meeting room or classroom, contact Holly Mathisen at (501) 320-5712.
Can I take a guided tour of the facility?
Guided tours are available and free of charge for all visitors. Tours must be scheduled beforehand. To schedule a tour, contact Holly Mathisen at(501) 320-5712.
On September 19, 2009 authors Ray and Steven Hanley were scheduled to discuss their book Main Street Arkansas: The Hearts of Arkansas Cities and Towns—As Portrayed in Postcards and Photographs. This event has been cancelled.
Instead, they will be signing copies of their book on October 9th during 2nd Friday Art Night.
Contact Kathryn Heller at kheller@cals.org or 501-320-5717 for more information.
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The Butler Center for Arkansas Studies invites you to a discussion and book signing with Terrence Roberts for his new memoir, Lessons from Little Rock.
This intimate and powerful account of the integration of Little Rock Central High School relates the inner struggles of one of the nine students who subjected themselves to the wrath of a mob in their quest for an equal education.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009, 6:30 p.m.
Darragh Center, Main Library
A reception will follow the discussion, and the book will be available for purchase.
Lessons from Little Rock is available from local and national book sellers, including River Market Books & Gifts, and through the University of Arkansas Press, the distributer for Butler Center Books. Visit www.butlercenter.org and follow the publications link for more information.
This event is free and open to the public. Space is limited and reservations are recommended. RSVP to Kathryn Heller by September 14 at 501-320-5717 or kheller@cals.org.
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