See all the upcoming library events below or visit the main events page at www.mysaline.com/events
Spring Break Makerspace Open Hours
Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Location: Makerspace- Bryant
Branch: Mabel Boswell Memorial Library- Bryant
Celebrate Spring Break in the Makerspace with our extended, all-day hours! We will have open hours all day on Tuesday, March 25 and Friday, March 28.
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.
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Morning Makers
Date: Tuesday, March 25, 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!
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Toddler Storytime
Date: Tuesday, March 25, 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.
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Toddler Storytime
Date: Tuesday, March 25, 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.
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Canasta Club
Date: Tuesday, March 25, 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.
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Spring Break Game Week
Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Time: 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Location: Meeting Room- Bryant
Branch: Mabel Boswell Memorial Library- Bryant
Stop by the Bryant library for Game Week! We’ll have a new game everyday.
Monday will be board game day! There will be a selection to choose from. But if there is enough interest, we’ll play our recently-added game Flamecraft together.
On Tuesday, we’ll break out Guitar Hero: World Tour on the Wii!
For Wednesday and Thursday, we’ll set up the Xbox to play LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga and Madden NFL 24, respectively.
And we’ll close out Game Week on Friday with some classic card games. Uno, playing cards, and Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza will all be available.
Hope to see you there!
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Makerspace Open Hours
Date: Tuesday, March 25, 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.
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D&D Campaign C – Table Closed
Date: Tuesday, March 25, 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.
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Dungeon Academy — Registration Full
Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Time: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Presenter: Jordan Sandlin
Location: Lower Commons
Branch: Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library – Benton
Registration Full. Check back next semester for more D&D opportunities.
Have you heard of Dungeons & Dragons? Have you wanted to learn how to play or join a group? Now’s your chance! Designed for kids that have played one session or less of D&D, Dungeon Academy will be the perfect opportunity to learn about the game and begin playing in a safe, consistent environment with other kids your age and your Tween Librarian and Game Master, Ms. Jordan. No preparation required!
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.
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Anime Club
Date: Tuesday, March 25, 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).
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Teenage Kindergarten
Date: Tuesday, March 25, 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!
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Homeschool Hour
Date: Wednesday, March 26, 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.
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Storytime Fun!
Date: Wednesday, March 26, 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!
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Makerspace Adult Showcase
Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Time: 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Location: Makerspace- Bryant
Branch: Mabel Boswell Memorial Library- Bryant
Explore the tools in our Makerspace at our Makerspace Adult Showcase. Join us for a guided project that you can bring home with you! For this month’s project, we will learn how to make custom tote bags with heat press vinyl and our Silhouette. After you learn how to use these Makerspace tools, feel free to come make more during our Makerspace open hours! We will have open hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:00 pm – 5:30 pm and on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month from 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm.
Note: This Wednesday session is one of two Makerspace Adult Showcase sessions featuring the same project, so you can pick which time is most convienent for you; the second session will take place on the 3rd Saturday of the month.
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Spring Break Game Week
Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Time: 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Location: Meeting Room- Bryant
Branch: Mabel Boswell Memorial Library- Bryant
Stop by the Bryant library for Game Week! We’ll have a new game everyday.
Monday will be board game day! There will be a selection to choose from. But if there is enough interest, we’ll play our recently-added game Flamecraft together.
On Tuesday, we’ll break out Guitar Hero: World Tour on the Wii!
For Wednesday and Thursday, we’ll set up the Xbox to play LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga and Madden NFL 24, respectively.
And we’ll close out Game Week on Friday with some classic card games. Uno, playing cards, and Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza will all be available.
Hope to see you there!
Learn More
Makerspace Open Hours
Date: Wednesday, March 26, 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.
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LEt’s GO Build!
Date: Wednesday, March 26, 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.
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Inklings Writer’s Group
Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Time: 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Location: Meeting Room- Benton
Branch: Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library – Benton
Do you enjoy writing? Would you like to meet other writers for fellowship, discussions about the writing life, and peer feedback? If so, the Inklings Writer’s Group is for you!
Come early at 5:00 PM for general chit chat, but stay for sharing, discussion, and writing-fun starting around 5:30 PM.
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Tummy Time Tots
Date: Thursday, March 27, 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!
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Tech Thursday
Date: Thursday, March 27, 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!
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Preschool Storytime
Date: Thursday, March 27, 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.
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Oh Baby! Storytime
Date: Thursday, March 27, 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.
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Little Dragons Storytime
Date: Thursday, March 27, 2025
Time: 10:30 AM – 11:45 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!
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Spring Break Game Week
Date: Thursday, March 27, 2025
Time: 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Location: Meeting Room- Bryant
Branch: Mabel Boswell Memorial Library- Bryant
Stop by the Bryant library for Game Week! We’ll have a new game everyday.
Monday will be board game day! There will be a selection to choose from. But if there is enough interest, we’ll play our recently-added game Flamecraft together.
On Tuesday, we’ll break out Guitar Hero: World Tour on the Wii!
For Wednesday and Thursday, we’ll set up the Xbox to play LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga and Madden NFL 24, respectively.
And we’ll close out Game Week on Friday with some classic card games. Uno, playing cards, and Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza will all be available.
Hope to see you there!
Learn More
Makerspace Open Hours
Date: Thursday, March 27, 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.
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Bookmobile Stop – Haskell City Hall
Date: Thursday, March 27, 2025
Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Location: Haskell City Hall
Pop by the Bookmobile to check out items, receive holds, and return items anytime between 3:00 PM- 4:00 PM!
If you don’t have a library card, you can get signed up right there.
Haskell City Hall: 2520 AR-229, Benton, AR 72015
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The Pencil Pack
Date: Thursday, March 27, 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.
Learn More
D&D Campaign D – Table Closed
Date: Thursday, March 27, 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.
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Craft Corner
Date: Thursday, March 27, 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!
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Adventures in Making
Date: Thursday, March 27, 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.
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Spring Break Makerspace Open Hours
Date: Friday, March 28, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Location: Makerspace- Bryant
Branch: Mabel Boswell Memorial Library- Bryant
Celebrate Spring Break in the Makerspace with our extended, all-day hours! We will have all-day open hours Tuesday, March 25 and Friday, March 28.
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.
Learn More
Music and Movement
Date: Friday, March 28, 2025
Time: 9:30 AM – 10:20 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.
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Rising Stars
Date: Friday, March 28, 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.
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Homeschool Hangout
Date: Friday, March 28, 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.
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Children’s Classics Books Club
Date: Friday, March 28, 2025
Time: 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Presenter: Wendy Christy
Location: Storytime Room
Branch: Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library – Benton
Join us for a fun read-aloud from a classic children’s book. We will read from a different book each week, and enjoy a craft or activity based on our reading.
Ages 4-8
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Tai Chi
Date: Friday, March 28, 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.
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See the main events page for all of the Saline County events listings: www.mysaline.com/events
