Radio Cals

Selections from an interview with Bobby Roberts, who retired as director of the Central Arkansas Library System on March 4, 2016, after leading the system for almost 27 years; in this segment, Roberts discusses bond campaigns, the amount of funding approved by voters for public libraries, the growth and future of digital activity in the library system, changes in community use of library services, the increase in yearly income needed for the library to continue operating at its current levels, Roberts' plans for retirement, rural libraries in Arkansas, Roberts' work with prison systems, the positive and negative effects of term limits on the Arkansas General Assembly, and more; an interview with Laura Neale, teen programmer at CALS McMath Library and coordinator of CALS Con 2016, a free family-friendly celebration of pop culture fandom; interview conducted by Laura Hodo, manager of CALS McMath Library; they discuss this year's expansion of the event and what self-professed nerds and geeks can expect to enjoy