A two-week Internet shutdown at the Central Arkansas Library System has officially ended, a library spokesperson confirmed Tuesday afternoon.
The Internet disruption — created by a possible cyberattack affecting all of its 13 open branches — started on Feb. 6 when “unexpected activity” shut down the network. CALS chose to keep the Internet shut off as a precaution and to “determine what the course of action needs to be” to resolve it.
Since then, CALS visitors have been able to still check in and out materials, but the system’s catalogue hasn’t been updated.
Also, visitors have been unable to use the 205 public desktop computers at its branches — which includes those at the Main and Williams branches that are closed for renovation. The computers are now accessible to visitors.
“I don’t think this is caused by our internet service provider,” Executive Director Nate Coulter said last week. “And I’m confident it wasn’t a failure on our part. So the only possibilities are some external force or agents.”
Tameka Lee, the director of communications for CALS, said the investigation into the cause of the disruption is “ongoing” and could take “several…
