The Saline County Library hosts lots of activities and learning opportunities every week. See below for the current schedule and links to more info: Around the World in 8 Games – Canasta Date: Monday, June 3, 2024 Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Location: Meeting Room- Benton Branch: Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library – Benton Come explore the traditional gaming […]
Adventure begins at the Saline County Library – See the list of all the Summer activities
Summer Reading at the Saline County Library starts on Monday, June 3rd. All ages can enjoy age-specific programs weekly each library branch: Bob Herzfeld in Benton, Mabel Boswell in Bryant, and the East End branch. It’s easy to participate and so much fun! To register, visit www.SalineCountyLibrary.org/SummerReading and click the big yellow button. The challenge does […]
Kids and adults can register for Library’s Summer Reading Challenge beginning June 3rd
School’s out, and Summer Reading Challenge with the Saline County Library is here. Get rewarded for reading. Set your own goals and read what you want – 5 minutes or 5 hours. It could be a book, a comic, your emails, or the cereal box! HOW IT WORKS: 1. Register for Summer Reading at the […]
Saline County Library to open new branch on April 1st
UPDATE MARCH 15, 2024 We’ve been telling you about the new library branch coming. Well the Saline County Library has been working hard and has finally set a date to open the doors. On Monday, April 1, the East End branch will finally be open to the public. The East End branch is located at […]
Paper ballots is the subject of Senator Hammer’s letter to the editor
Arkansas Senator Kim Hammer of District 16 writes on Feb 27, 2024 — If Your Vote Hasn’t Been Stolen Then Why? There is a movement to take Saline County voting away from our current secure voting system to a total paper ballot system. In Saline County, let alone the rest of the state, there is […]
Silent Book Club meets Sept 14th for Blind Date with a Book
The “Silent Book Club” in Benton will host a time for a “Blind Date Book Exchange.” Come on Thursday, September 14 from 6 – 9 p.m. Admission is free. The organizers wanted to have a book club but without the “scramble to finish the assigned book, and the pressure to have something smart to say.” […]
Library Con 2023 on July 29th to feature prizes, trivia, costume contest & more
The Saline County Library will host Library Con 2023 on Saturday, July 29, from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. This event will take place at the Benton branch, located at 1800 Smithers Drive, Benton, AR 72015. This event is free of charge and open to all ages. Library Con marks the end of the 2023 […]
Letters to the Editor: Bryant man donates Satanic book for children to Library
LeeWood Thomas of Bryant writes on June 6, 2023: At 6pm today [Tuesday] the following letter was included with the donation of a book to each branch of the Saline County Library system. Dear Librarians, Recent news has inspired me to donate this book to your shelves. Apparently, a group of people, who don’t work […]
Library book rift is the subject of Davis’ letter to the editor
Brent Davis of Benton, Arkansas writes on May 23, 2023— STOP That’s my last word in all the commotion about books in our libraries. STOP all the name-calling, the labeling of individuals with slanderous, criminal tags like pedophile without proof, the hateful tones in all the rhetoric. STOP the billboards. All of them. Imagine what […]
Take it or Leave it: Benton Girl Scout wins highest award by creating system of Lending Libraries
A young Benton resident is making it easier for the community to read, and earned “The Gold” for doing so. Benton High Junior Samantha Hartung has done something only 5.4% of Girl Scouts ever do. She earned the highest award – the Girl Scout Gold. This requires at least 80 hours of service work and […]