See all the upcoming library events below or visit the main events page at www.mysaline.com/events
Sensory Hour: Low-Key Storytime
Date: Monday, March 3, 2025
Time: 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Location: Storytime Room
A low-key storytime perfect for children with sensory needs, but everyone is welcome!
Storyland: A Magical Adventure
Date: Monday, March 3, 2025
Time: 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Presenter: Amanda Ball
Location: Meeting Room- Bryant
Branch: Mabel Boswell Memorial Library- Bryant
Come join Ms. Amanda for a magical fairytale story time. We will have storytime with music and crafts. Come in your most magical outfits for a wonderful fun time!
Monday Morning Book Club
Date: Monday, March 3, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Presenter: East End Staff
Location: Meeting Room- East End
Branch: East End Branch
Discuss a different book each month. Book themes will vary, so if one book isn’t for you, maybe the next one will be!
Chair Yoga
Date: Monday, March 3, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Presenter: Susan Buntin
Location: Meeting Room- Benton
Branch: Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library – Benton
Kick off your week with a Mindful Monday Chair Yoga session. Come as you are and enjoy a low-impact, low-stress, and accessible workout. No equipment needed. No prior experience needed.
Monday Afternoon Book Club
Date: Monday, March 3, 2025
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Location: Meeting Room- Benton
Branch: Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library – Benton
Join us on the first Monday of every month to discuss the selected title of the month. Interested participants can pick up a copy of the next title to be discussed at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library’s circulation desk in Benton. No registration required and walk-ins welcome! If you like to read, and you like to talk about what you read, this book club is for you!
Makerspace Open Hours
Date: Monday, March 3, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Location: Makerspace- Benton
Branch: Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library – Benton
Drop by the Makerspace to explore our amazing array of materials and equipment. Work on a project or learn something new! During Open Hours, the Makerspace serves as an open workspace filled with various tools, materials, and equipment for independent creative work. Bring a project you’re working on, or come with your imagination and create to your heart’s content. Take home what you make!
For a full list of Makerspace equipment and rules, visit our Makerspace page on our website.
Children ages 5-12 must have an adult supervising them at all times in the Makerspace. No children under 5 years are permitted in the Makerspace.
Monday Hangouts
Date: Monday, March 3, 2025
Time: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Location: Teen Area
Branch: Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library – Benton
Hangout with other teens and our teen programmer, Ms. Chelsea, every Monday in the Teen Area. We’ll have board games, snacks, and good vibes.
CANCELLED: American Sign Language Class
Date: Monday, March 3, 2025
Time: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Presenter: Amanda Ball
Location: Meeting Room- Bryant
Branch: Mabel Boswell Memorial Library- Bryant
THIS EVENT ON MONDAY, MARCH 3RD IS CANCELLED. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE.
Come join Ms.Amanda for an all ages welcome Beginner Sign Language class.
Book Besties Book Club
Date: Monday, March 3, 2025
Time: 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Presenter: East End Staff
Location: Meeting Room- East End
Branch: East End Branch
Read a different Teen or New Adult book each month and find new Book Besties! Book genres will vary, so if this one isn’t for you, maybe the next one will be! Books are selected by participants, so book club kits might not be available.
ESOL – English for Speakers of Other Languages – Inglés para hablantes de otros idiomas
Date: Monday, March 3, 2025
Time: 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Presenter: Mely Lozano
Location: Meeting Room- Benton
Branch: Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library – Benton
Do you want to improve your English communication skills? Join us each week for lessons and conversations with other English language learners in a comfortable, stress-free environment.
¿Quieres mejorar tus habilidades de comunicación en inglés? Te invitamos cada semana para recibir clases y conversar con otros estudiantes de inglés en un ambiente cómodo y sin estrés.
Morning Makers
Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Time: 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Location: Makerspace- Benton
Branch: Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library – Benton
Start your day with creativity! Join us for an adults only, fun, easy craft session for all skill levels. All supplies are provided, and you’ll take home your creation!
Toddler Storytime
Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Time: 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Presenter: Wendy Christy
Location: Storytime Room
Branch: Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library – Benton
Join Mrs. Wendy for this fun, active storytime designed just for toddlers. We will enjoy rhymes, flannel stories, songs, books, and instruments. After storytime, we will enjoy some play time together.
This storytime is designed for children 3 & under, but all children are welcome.
Toddler Storytime
Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Presenter: Wendy Christy
Location: Storytime Room
Branch: Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library – Benton
Join Mrs. Wendy for this fun, active storytime designed just for toddlers. We will enjoy rhymes, flannel stories, songs, books, and instruments. After storytime, we will enjoy some play time together.
This storytime is designed for children 3 & under, but all children are welcome.
Canasta Club
Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Location: Meeting Room- Benton
Branch: Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library – Benton
Learn to play Canasta, a classic card game that mixes all the fun parts of Bridge and Rummy. Bring some friends along or just come and make some new ones. No prior gameplay experience needed.
Makerspace Open Hours
Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Location: Makerspace- Benton
Branch: Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library – Benton
Drop by the Makerspace to explore our amazing array of materials and equipment. Work on a project or learn something new! During Open Hours, the Makerspace serves as an open workspace filled with various tools, materials, and equipment for independent creative work. Bring a project you’re working on, or come with your imagination and create to your heart’s content. Take home what you make!
Check out all of the equipment available on our website!
Children ages 5-12 must have an adult supervising them at all times in the Makerspace. No children under 5 years are permitted in the Makerspace.
Makerspace Open Hours
Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Location: Makerspace- Bryant
Branch: Mabel Boswell Memorial Library- Bryant
Drop by the Makerspace to utilize our amazing array of materials and equipment. Work on a project or learn something new! During Open Hours, Makerspace functions as an open workspace stocked with numerous tools, materials and equipment for independent creative time. Bring a project you’re working on or come with your imagination and create to your heart’s content. Take home what you make!
For a full list of Makerspace equipment and rules, visit our Makerspace page on our website.
D&D Campaign A – Table Closed
Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Time: 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Location: Teen Area
Branch: Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library – Benton
This table is a continuation of our Fall 2024 campaign and is closed.
Tween D&D — Registration Full
Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Time: 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Presenter: Jordan Sandlin
Location: Lower Commons
Branch: Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library – Benton
Registration is now full! Check back next semester for more Tween D&D opportunities!
Welcome to our ongoing Town of Tumbledowns campaign. The boarding house has vanished! Time to get to the bottom of this new mystery.
This group of D&D will meet every other week. It’s designed for kids that have either played with Ms. Jordan as a GM before, or have played many home games with their family or friends. We’ll be useing D&D 5E (2014). The players are welcome to create their own character sheet to bring to the game, or use any of the pregenerated character sheets I’ll have on hand. We look forward to adventuring with you!
Accessibility
The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.
Cancelling/Rescheduling Events
Staff reserve the right to modify, postpone and/or cancel events due to safety concerns. If an event is cancelled, notices will be on our Facebook, website, and doors (if if is in-person). Registrants will be notified if it is a registration required event
Photographing/Recording
By being at the Saline County Library and participating in public programs, you are granting our staff permission to photograph or video record you and/or your child. These photographs and videos may be used for social media such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, on our website, or on marketing or promotional materials.
Anime Club
Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Time: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Presenter: Callie Graham
Location: Meeting Room- Bryant
Branch: Mabel Boswell Memorial Library- Bryant
Love anime? Join the club!
Join us every Tuesday to watch anime, discuss our favorite manga, and maybe do a themed craft or two! (And sometimes there are snacks.)
This club is aimed at ages 13-18, and the teens decide what we watch from a list of screened episodes. We typically watch the first two episodes of a new anime each week. But if there is enough interest, we might watch more episodes of a show. If you would like to recommend an anime to watch, please do! The first two episodes will be screened and, if it passes reviews, added to the watch list.
Please note: most content we watch will be rated 14+ or younger (using the age ratings on Crunchyroll).
Teenage Kindergarten
Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Time: 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Location: Meeting Room- East End
Branch: East End Branch
Pretend you’re back in kindergarten and enjoy storytime, crafts, show and tell and other fun, silly activities with your favorite library staff! We’ll do something different each week and have plenty of time set aside for getting to know new friends, planning new projects, creating new events and more!
Homeschool Hour
Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Time: 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Presenter: Amanda Ball, Dana Bloch, Jordan Sandlin & Chelsea Simon
Location: Lower Commons, Makerspace- Benton, Storytime Room, Teen Area
Branch: Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library – Benton
Join us as we learn through art, music, STEAM activities, problem solving, team building, and more. This will be a fun, supplemental, social event for ages 4 – 18. The age groups will be divided up as follows: 4-6, 7-9, 10-12, and 13-18.
Accessibility
The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.
Cancelling/Rescheduling Events
Staff reserve the right to modify, postpone and/or cancel events due to safety concerns. If an event is cancelled, notices will be on our Facebook, website, and doors (if if is in-person). Registrants will be notified if it is a registration required event
Photographing/Recording
By being at the Saline County Library and participating in public programs, you are granting our staff permission to photograph or video record you and/or your child. These photographs and videos may be used for social media such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, on our website, or on marketing or promotional materials.
Storytime Fun!
Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Time: 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Location: Storytime Area East End
Branch: East End Branch
Storytime Fun is a storytime program intended for ages 3-5, though all are welcome. It will include stories, songs, some puppets and a craft or gross motor activity to prepare preschool friends for kindergarten. Storytime Fun will help with developing children’s social, emotional, cognitive, creative and physical skills and get them ready for school!
Makerspace Open Hours
Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Location: Makerspace- Benton
Branch: Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library – Benton
Drop by the Makerspace to explore our amazing array of materials and equipment. Work on a project or learn something new! During Open Hours, the Makerspace serves as an open workspace filled with various tools, materials, and equipment for independent creative work. Bring a project you’re working on, or come with your imagination and create to your heart’s content. Take home what you make!
For a full list of Makerspace equipment and rules, visit our Makerspace page on our website.
Children ages 5-12 must have an adult supervising them at all times in the Makerspace. No children under 5 years are permitted in the Makerspace.
LEt’s GO Build!
Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Time: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Presenter: Chloe Bridges
Location: Meeting Room- Bryant
Branch: Mabel Boswell Memorial Library- Bryant
Take on a new LEGO® challenge each week! All ages welcome.
Tummy Time Tots
Date: Thursday, March 6, 2025
Time: 9:30 AM – 10:15 AM
Location: Storytime Room
Branch: Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library – Benton
This is a lapsit program for infants. Join us for songs, books and bonding!
Tech Thursday
Date: Thursday, March 6, 2025
Time: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Location:
Branch: Mabel Boswell Memorial Library- Bryant
Drop in or set up a personal 30 minute appointment for help with anything involving tech: printing, scanning, downloading eBooks, using your tablet, formatting documents, etc! Appointments available from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Email chloeb@salinecountylibrary.org for questions or to set up an appointment!
3D Printer Certification Class
Date: Thursday, March 6, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM
Location: Makerspace- Benton
Branch: Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library – Benton
Curious about the Makerspace’s 3D printers? Join us to learn how to operate the Bambu X1 Carbon 3D printer and slice files using Bambu Studio software. After completing this course, you’ll be certified to reserve and use the printer independently at the library! Please note that this class focuses on operating the printer and preparing files, not on designing 3D files from scratch.
Patrons only need to attend one class to become certified. Patrons must have a Saline County Library card in good standing to participate and make reservations, which can be done on the library’s website.
For more information, including our 3D print policy and procedures, visit our website or contact the Makerspace directly at (501) 778-4766 ext. 1007.
Preschool Storytime
Date: Thursday, March 6, 2025
Time: 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Presenter: Jordan Sandlin
Location: Storytime Room
Branch: Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library – Benton
Join Ms. Jordan for Preschool Storytime, designed for ages 3-5. Every week you can expect fun books, songs, and an activity.
We’ll sing songs, read stories, and have a fun activity each week that focuses on early literacy skills/fine motor skills. We look forward to seeing you!
Accessibility
The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.
Accompanying Adults
Children younger than five (5) years of age such as those attending the Lapsit, Toddler Time or Storytimes must be accompanied by an adult at all times and throughout all programs.
Cancelling/Rescheduling Events
Staff reserve the right to modify, postpone and/or cancel events due to safety concerns. If an event is cancelled, notices will be on our Facebook, website, and doors (if if is in-person). Registrants will be notified if it is a registration required event
Photographing/Recording
By being at the Saline County Library and participating in public programs, you are granting our staff permission to photograph or video record you and/or your child. These photographs and videos may be used for social media such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, on our website, or on marketing or promotional materials.
Oh Baby! Storytime
Date: Thursday, March 6, 2025
Time: 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Location: Storytime Area East End
Branch: East End Branch
Oh Baby! Storytime is meant for our littlest library friends. It will include stories, songs, bouncing rhymes, finger plays, shakers and scarves, plus free play time where parents and caregivers can chat and make new friends outside of the house while their little ones play in a safe and welcoming environment.
Little Dragons Storytime
Date: Thursday, March 6, 2025
Time: 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Presenter: Amanda Ball
Location: Meeting Room- Bryant
Branch: Mabel Boswell Memorial Library- Bryant
Come join Ms.Amanda for a Little Dragons Storytime for children who need a smaller setting. We will have storytime with music and crafts. Come in your most magical outfits and have a wonderful time!
Makerspace Open Hours
Date: Thursday, March 6, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Location: Makerspace- Bryant
Branch: Mabel Boswell Memorial Library- Bryant
Drop by the Makerspace to utilize our amazing array of materials and equipment. Work on a project or learn something new! During Open Hours, Makerspace functions as an open workspace stocked with numerous tools, materials and equipment for independent creative time. Bring a project you’re working on or come with your imagination and create to your heart’s content. Take home what you make!
For a full list of Makerspace equipment and rules, visit our Makerspace page on our website.
The Pencil Pack
Date: Thursday, March 6, 2025
Time: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Presenter: Rebecca Griffin & Jordan Sandlin
Location: Makerspace- Benton
Branch: Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library – Benton
Kids 4th – 7th grade can learn about journalism and help create content for our very own tween library newspaper.
Interested in journalism, writing, drawing, or photography? Come join the Pencil Pack! Add your spark to our monthly library newspaper at this journalism club for beginners. We’ll learn the basics of writing a good article and create content to be published in our monthly library newspaper just for kids.
We’ll sing songs, read stories, and have a fun activity each week that focuses on early literacy skills/fine motor skills. We look forward to seeing you!
Accessibility
The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.
Cancelling/Rescheduling Events
Staff reserve the right to modify, postpone and/or cancel events due to safety concerns. If an event is cancelled, notices will be on our Facebook, website, and doors (if if is in-person). Registrants will be notified if it is a registration required event
Photographing/Recording
By being at the Saline County Library and participating in public programs, you are granting our staff permission to photograph or video record you and/or your child. These photographs and videos may be used for social media such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, on our website, or on marketing or promotional materials.
Craft Corner
Date: Thursday, March 6, 2025
Time: 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Presenter: East End Staff
Location: Meeting Room- East End
Branch: East End Branch
Teens and adults, make crafts with your favorite library staff! We’ll make something different every week!
Wings of Fire Book Club
Date: Thursday, March 6, 2025
Time: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Location: Meeting Room- Bryant
Branch: Mabel Boswell Memorial Library- Bryant
Join us for all things Wings of Fire! Whether you are a new fan, have read every Arc, or are waiting for the next graphic novel to come out, this club is for you! We meet every other week to discuss our favorite dragons while making a themed craft.
This week we are continuing to read through of Arc 3, The Lost Continent Prohpecy, with book #15, The Flames of Hope.
Adventures in Making
Date: Thursday, March 6, 2025
Time: 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Location: Makerspace- Benton
Branch: Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library – Benton
Join us as we AIM to add a bit of creativity to your week! Adults 18+ will experience new mediums, techniques, and general artistic fun with a weekly guided craft. This is a laid-back program, so leave all your inhibitions at the door, grab that glue gun, and come create! Materials will be provided.
Music and Movement
Date: Friday, March 7, 2025
Time: 9:30 AM – 10:15 AM
Presenter: Amanda Ball
Location: Meeting Room- Bryant
Branch: Mabel Boswell Memorial Library- Bryant
Join Ms. Amanda for music and instruments with a fun toddler craft. There will also be more activities to engage in.
Rising Stars
Date: Friday, March 7, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Presenter: Mason Newberry
Location: Meeting Room- Benton
Branch: Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library – Benton
Does your child love to act or want to start acting but does not know where to begin? The Saline County Library is hosting an acting course. We will go over everything your child needs to learn to start acting. We will also put on a play at the end of the programming year in May. The class will be held weekly from 10-11 at the main library in Benton. Registration is required for this event.
Homeschool Hangout
Date: Friday, March 7, 2025
Time: 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Location: East End Branch Library
Branch: East End Branch
Hang out with other Homeschool Families! Each week, we’ll do an activity together as a group and follow it up with time for socializing with new friends.
The Sweetest Storytime
Date: Friday, March 7, 2025
Time: 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Location: Storytime Room
Join us for a sweet storytime filled with songs and books about…CANDY!
Tai Chi
Date: Friday, March 7, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Presenter: Jo Tabor
Location: Meeting Room- Benton
Branch: Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library – Benton
Connect your mind, body, and breath in this low-impact, meditative movement session. All levels welcome. No equipment needed.
Pilates
Date: Friday, March 7, 2025
Time: 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Location: Meeting Room- Benton
Branch: Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library – Benton
Join us for a mat-based Pilates class with a Yoga twist. All levels are welcome. Bring your own yoga mat if desired, but all equipment will be available.
Saturday Storytime
Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025
Time: 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Presenter: Youth Services
Location: Storytime Room
Join us every Saturday at 10:30 for a storytime for catered towards ages 3-5! Come to library for a fun Saturday afternoon for a short storytime with a different Youth Service librarian every week. We’ll sing songs and read stories starting at 10:30 in the storytime room. We can’t wait to see you there!
Makerspace Open Hours
Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025
Time: 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Location: Makerspace- Bryant
Branch: Mabel Boswell Memorial Library- Bryant
Drop by the Makerspace to utilize our amazing array of materials and equipment. Work on a project or learn something new! During Open Hours, Makerspace functions as an open workspace stocked with numerous tools, materials and equipment for independent creative time. Bring a project you’re working on or come with your imagination and create to your heart’s content. Take home what you make!
For a full list of Makerspace equipment and rules, visit our Makerspace page on our website.
Sensory Hour: Low-Key Storytime
Date: Monday, March 10, 2025
Time: 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Location: Storytime Room
A low-key storytime perfect for children with sensory needs, but everyone is welcome!
Storyland: A Magical Adventure
Date: Monday, March 10, 2025
Time: 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Presenter: Amanda Ball
Location: Meeting Room- Bryant
Branch: Mabel Boswell Memorial Library- Bryant
Come join Ms. Amanda for a magical fairytale story time. We will have storytime with music and crafts. Come in your most magical outfits for a wonderful fun time!
See the main events page for all of the Saline County events listings: www.mysaline.com/events
