Early voting to decide whether to increase North Little Rock’s library system millage rate from 3 to 5 mills will begin on Tuesday.
The ballot for the Feb. 14 election states that money from the increased millage will “be used for the maintenance and operation of the public libraries in the city of North Little Rock.”
This is the first request in 20 years for an increase in the amount of taxpayer funding the library receives.
The city’s library system has two branches — the William F. Laman Public Library main branch at 2801 S. Orange St. and the Argenta Branch Library at 420 Main St. The main branch includes a genealogy room, a full-service passport facility and an art gallery, according to the North Little Rock Public Library System website.
Crystal Gates, executive director of William F. Laman Public Library, said that the library will receive half a penny on $1 of taxable home…
