See all the upcoming library events below or visit the main events page at www.mysaline.com/events
Dive In Ocean Storytime
Date: Monday, July 29, 2024
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 story about ocean animals. There will be music and movement, and a craft towards the end of the storytime. Let’s dive on in!
Monday Hangouts: Summer Edition
Date: Monday, July 29, 2024
Time: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Presenter: Callie Graham
Location: Teen Area
Branch: Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library – Benton
Just like the days, Monday Hangouts are longer during the summer! Come play a game that takes a while like Risk, Monopoly, Ticket to Ride and more. Drop-in (or out) whenever.
Makerspace Open Hours
Date: Monday, July 29, 2024
Time: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Location: Makerspace- Benton
Branch: Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library – Benton
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!
First come, fist serve on all equipment, including 3-D printer, Glowforge, Cricut, and Silhouette. For a full list of Makerspace equipment and rules, visit our Makerspace page on our website.
Makerspace Open Hours
Date: Monday, July 29, 2024
Time: 2:00 PM – 5:00 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.
Tech Tuesday
Date: Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location:
Branch: Mabel Boswell Memorial Library- Bryant
Drop-in anytime 10am-12pm on Tech Tuesdays for personal help with everything involving tech: printing, scanning, downloading eBooks, using your tablet, formatting documents, etc!
Celebrate Dia: Bilingual Storytime
Date: Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Time: 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Presenter: Amanda Ball
Location: Meeting Room- Bryant
Branch: Mabel Boswell Memorial Library- Bryant
Come join Ms. Amanda and Ms.Charlie for Bilinigual Storytime!
Jurassic Adventure: Dungeons & Dinosaurs
Date: Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Time: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Location: Meeting Room- Bryant
Branch: Mabel Boswell Memorial Library- Bryant
Come trek through the jungles in a new Jurassic Adventure one-shot each week played using the TTRPG, Dungeons & Dragons 5e.
This series of one-shots will be full of dinosaurs and each week you will get to play a different level character to defeat the challenging fight ahead. Players are encouraged to bring their own character, or Ms. Chelsea will have a limited number of pre-made characters for you to use.
Players must be ages 13 – 18 and finished with 7th grade, but no older than graduated high school in 2024.
Makerspace Open Hours
Date: Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Time: 2:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Location: Makerspace- Benton
Branch: Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library – Benton
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!
First come, fist serve on all equipment, including 3-D printer, Glowforge, Cricut, and Silhouette. For a full list of Makerspace equipment and rules, visit our Makerspace page on our website.
Makerspace Open Hours
Date: Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Time: 2:00 PM – 5:00 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 complete list of Makerspace equipment and rules, visit our Makerspace page on our website.
Frogs! with Lake Catherine State Park
Date: Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Time: 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Location: Lower Commons
Learn about frogs with our friends from Lake Catherine State Park!
Makerspace Open Hours
Date: Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Time: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Location: Makerspace- Benton
Branch: Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library – Benton
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!
First come, fist serve on all equipment, including 3-D printer, Glowforge, Cricut, and Silhouette. For a full list of Makerspace equipment and rules, visit our Makerspace page on our website.
Makerspace Open Hours
Date: Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Time: 2:00 PM – 5:00 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 complete list of Makerspace equipment and rules, visit our Makerspace page on our website.
Tummy Time Tots
Date: Thursday, August 1, 2024
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!
The Pencil Pack
Date: Thursday, August 1, 2024
Time: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Location: Makerspace- Benton
Branch: Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library – Benton
Calling all 8 to 12-year old writers, artists, and photographers! The Pencil Pack needs your voice!
The Pencil Pack is a weekly club that produces a monthly library newspaper, created entirely by our tween contributors. Kids will learn beginning journalism skills and get a creative outlet writing articles, comics, poetry, and more.
Sheridan Flashback Jazz Orchestra
Date: Thursday, August 1, 2024
Time: 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Location: Meeting Room- East End
Branch: East End Branch
Enjoy some jazz music performed by local hit group Sheridan Flashback Jazz Orchestra, led by Josh Harvison.
Back to School Bingo and Swap Night
Date: Thursday, August 1, 2024
Time: 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Presenter: Dana Bloch & Jordan Sandlin
Location: Lower Commons, Storytime Room
Branch: Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library – Benton
Bingo! Books! Backpacks! Swap!
If you are or you have children starting school in August swing by the Benton Library for Back to School Night. In the Lower Commons at the bottom of the stairs we’ll host rounds of bingo with a chance to win books or school supplies! There will be a wide range of school supplies for all ages up for giveaway, so all ages are welcome.
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Caregivers, if you have any hand-me-downs that you’d like to pass on to the next person, toys or clothes, stop by the storytime room to drop them off and browse what others have brought to the swap. Any swap items left at the end of the evening will be donated.
Music and Movement
Date: Friday, August 2, 2024
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.
Tai Chi
Date: Friday, August 2, 2024
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.
Makerspace Open Hours
Date: Saturday, August 3, 2024
Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Makerspace- Benton
Branch: Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library – Benton
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!
First come, fist serve on all equipment, including 3-D printer, Glowforge, Cricut, and Silhouette. For a full list of Makerspace equipment and rules, visit our Makerspace page on our website.
Saturday Storytime
Date: Saturday, August 3, 2024
Time: 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Presenter: Dana Bloch, Wendy Christy, Jordan Sandlin & Chelsea Simon
Location: Storytime Room
Branch: Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library – Benton
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!
Dungeons & Dragons One-Shot
Date: Saturday, August 3, 2024
Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Location: Teen Area
Branch: Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library – Benton
Join us for a one-shot Dungeons and Dragons 5e (2014) adventure. Either bring your own level 3 character, or we will have pre-made characters for you to play.
See the main events page for all of the Saline County events listings: www.mysaline.com/events