
News & Updates


Arkansas Digital Library Consortium Reaches Record-Breaking One Million Digital Book Checkouts in 2022

FOL-Monticello Annual Membership Meeting
Annual Membership Meeting
Monday--January 23rd at 6pm--Monticello Branch Library Meeting Room

Southeast Arkansas Regional Library Celebrates 75 years!

Halloween Scavenger Hunt for Kids Now Available!
Can you find all of the Halloween monsters? Stop in during the month of October and participate in the Halloween Hunter scavenger hunt! Kids have to find all of the Halloween monsters to solve the riddle; completed hunts can be turned in for a small prize at the Main Desk.

October Take & Makes Launch October 3rd @ 1 PM
A new month means new Take & Make kits! Stop by the Dumas Library during operating hours and choose from 3 different kits! Kids and teens can create Halloween-inspired bookmarks, hanging upside-down bats, or spooky-silhouette luminaries.

Dumas Branch Renovations Almost Complete

Summer Reading Starts in June!

Star City Branch Library Receives Grant for Summer Reading
Star City Branch Library was recently the recipient of a mini-grant from the Simmons First Foundation. Manager Simone Kirk accepted this grant to fund the upcoming Summer Reading Program at her branch.

Dermott & Dumas Branches Get New Roofing

Arkansas State Library Announces Grant to SEARLibrary
MONTICELLO – The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded $2,660,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to the Arkansas State Library (ASL); $2.4 million of the funds were set aside for direct aid to public libraries.

New Year, New Possiblities

The Polar Express!

New Year, New Beginnings: Start 2022 with a Bullet Journal!
