See all the upcoming library events below or visit the main events page at www.mysaline.com/events
Illustrator’s Workshop
Date: Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Time: 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Presenter: Laura Martin
Location: Makerspace- Benton
Branch: Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library – Benton
Did you know that Saline County Library has their very own in-house comic expert? Join our Marketing Coordinator, Laura Martin, to pick her brain and learn all her trade secrets. Laura’s worked on graphic novels such as The Curie Society, Moonbound, and Took. Over the summer Laura will guide you on your journey to create a comic of your own!
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Toddler Storytime
Date: Tuesday, July 15, 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, July 15, 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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Library Card Shufflers
Date: Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Location: Upper Commons
Branch: Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library – Benton
Come play cards with us. We play all kinds of card games like Canasta, Hand and Foot, Hearts, Spades, Rummy, and more. Bring some friends along or just come and make new ones. No prior gameplay experience needed – we are always happy to teach a new player.
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Cooking Club: First Hour
Date: Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Presenter: Jordan Sandlin
Location: Meeting Room- Benton
Branch: Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library – Benton
Sample a new color every week in our Color You World Cooking Club! We’ll focus on a different color of the rainbow each session to broaden our palettes and learn to cook new things. This program is registration only for ages 9 -12. We will be making a different recipe every week so if there are allergy concerns, please contact Ms. Jordan at [email protected].
Food Allergies
We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.
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Tween Crafters Club
Date: Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Location: Meeting Room- Bryant
Branch: Mabel Boswell Memorial Library- Bryant
Calling all crafters! Join us every week for a new craft: rock painting, macramé, DIY fake plants, sand art, and more!
Today we’ll be making acrylic bookmarks!
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Makerspace Open Hours- Benton
Date: Tuesday, July 15, 2025
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!
For a full list of Makerspace equipment and rules, visit our Makerspace page on our website.
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Makerspace Open Hours
Date: Tuesday, July 15, 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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Furry Friend Read Along at Bryant Animal Control and Adoption Center
Date: Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Presenter: Amanda Ball
Location:
Come join us at the Bryant Animal Control and Adoption Center to read with your Librarians to our furry friends. Please register each child individually, limited spots available. We will be meeting at the Bryant Animal Control and Adoption Center at 2pm-3pm.
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Cooking Club: Second Hour
Date: Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Time: 3:05 PM – 4:00 PM
Presenter: Jordan Sandlin
Location: Meeting Room- Benton
Sample a new color every week in our Color You World Cooking Club! We’ll go focus on a different color of the rainbow each session to broaden our palettes and learn to cook new things. This program is registration only for ages 9 -12. We will be making a different recipe every week so if there are allergy concerns, please contact Ms. Jordan at [email protected].
Food Allergies
We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.
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Teenage Kindergarten: Summer Vacation
Date: Tuesday, July 15, 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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Adult Art Studio
Date: Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Location: Makerspace- Bryant
Branch: Mabel Boswell Memorial Library- Bryant
Start your morning with a guided creation to take home with you! All supplies will be provided.
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Fancyful’s Bat Detective Visit
Date: Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Time: 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Location: Storytime Area East End
Branch: East End Branch
Attention all crime fighters! Fancyful’s Bat Detective will be following the bat signal to East End for a storytime and meet and greet.
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Singing Stories with Arkansas Learning Through the Arts
Date: Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Time: 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Location: Lower Commons
Branch: Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library – Benton
Arkansas Learning Through the Arts offers art programs to engage kids in learning.
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Silent Book Club
Date: Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Location: Teen Area
Branch: Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library – Benton
Want to take advantage of Summer Vacation and the relative quiet of the library to dwindle down your never-ending TBR List? Silent Book Club is a low-key and no pressure book club. During the first hour, we’ll all gather in the Teen Area and read whatever book we want – that means you can grab a book off the shelf, read on your e-reader or phone, or pick up a copy of whatever book Ms. Chelsea is reading that day. Then in the last 30-minutes we’ll all talk about the books we were reading, no useless book club questions here, just some people getting together to read and talk books!
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Makerspace Open Hours- Benton
Date: Wednesday, July 16, 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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Singing Stories with Arkansas Learning Through the Arts
Date: Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Location: Meeting Room- Bryant
Branch: Mabel Boswell Memorial Library- Bryant
Arkansas Learning Through the Arts offers art programs to engage kids in learning.
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Tech Thursday
Date: Thursday, July 17, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Location:
Branch: Mabel Boswell Memorial Library- Bryant
Are you in need of help of with your technology? 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. Call 501-847-2166 or email [email protected] for questions or to set up an appointment!
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Tummy Time Tots
Date: Thursday, July 17, 2025
Time: 9:30 AM – 10:30 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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Twinkle Tots
Date: Thursday, July 17, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Presenter: Amanda Ball
Location: Meeting Room- Bryant
Branch: Mabel Boswell Memorial Library- Bryant
Come dressed in your magical fairytale costumes! This storytime is for children needing a smaller storytime setting.
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Glowforge Certification Class
Date: Thursday, July 17, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM
Location: Makerspace- Benton
Branch: Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library – Benton
Glowforge Basics: Learn & Create!
Curious about laser engraving? Join us for a hands-on class where you’ll learn how to use the Makerspace’s Glowforge, a powerful laser cutter and engraver that can create stunning designs on wood, acrylic, leather, and more!
In this beginner-friendly session, we’ll cover:
✨ What the Glowforge is and how it works
✨ Safety and setup basics
✨ How to create and engrave your own simple design
After completing the class, you’ll be certified to reserve the Glowforge for personal projects—so you can bring your creative ideas to life!
No prior experience needed—just bring your curiosity. Sign up today and start engraving!
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Twinkle Tots
Date: Thursday, July 17, 2025
Time: 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Presenter: Amanda Ball
Location: Meeting Room- Bryant
Branch: Mabel Boswell Memorial Library- Bryant
Come dressed in your magical fairytale costumes! This storytime is for children needing a smaller storytime setting.
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Oh Baby! Storytime
Date: Thursday, July 17, 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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Summer Storytime
Date: Thursday, July 17, 2025
Time: 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Location: Storytime Room
Branch: Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library – Benton
Come get your wiggles out with us at the library with fun songs and silly stories!
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D&D.I.Y: First Hour
Date: Thursday, July 17, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Presenter: Jordan Sandlin & Chelsea Simon
Location: Makerspace- Benton
Branch: Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library – Benton
Thanks to high demand, a second hour has now been added! Register here: https://salinecountylibrary.libcal.com/event/14615804
Have a love of crafting and D&D? So do Ms. Chelsea and Ms. Jordan! Each week we will meet to create a different D&D inspired craft. Gelatinous cube soap, mini-figure painting, and potion bottles are just a few of the adventures that we will conquer together! Leave your dice at home, but be sure to bring your imagination!
Registration is required. Due to the complexity of some of our crafts, all registrants must be 10 – 18 years old.
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The Art Garage
Date: Thursday, July 17, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Location: Meeting Room- Bryant
Branch: Mabel Boswell Memorial Library- Bryant
Love art history? Or want to try your hand at remaking some famous artwork? Join us each week to learn about a new artist and recreate one of their masterpieces!
This week, we’ll learn about The Scream by Edvard Munch.
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Out of the Box Art
Date: Thursday, July 17, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Location: Storytime Room
Branch: Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library – Benton
Art is more than just crayons and paint! Join Ms Dana for a summer of arts and crafts, ages 6-8
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Makerspace Open Hours
Date: Thursday, July 17, 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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D&D.I.Y: Second Hour
Date: Thursday, July 17, 2025
Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Presenter: Jordan Sandlin & Chelsea Simon
Location: Makerspace- Benton
Branch: Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library – Benton
Have a love of crafting and D&D? So do Ms. Chelsea and Ms. Jordan! Each week we will meet to create a different D&D inspired craft. Gelatinous cube soap, mini-figure painting, and potion bottles are just a few of the adventures that we will conquer together! Leave your dice at home, but be sure to bring your imagination!
Registration is required. Due to the complexity of some of our crafts, all registrants must be 10 – 18 years old.
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Craft Corner
Date: Thursday, July 17, 2025
Time: 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Presenter: East End Staff
Location:
Branch: East End Branch
Teens and adults, make crafts with your favorite library staff! We’ll make something different every week!
This week, we’re creating art with buttons!
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Adventures in Making
Date: Thursday, July 17, 2025
Time: 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Location: Makerspace- Benton
Branch: Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library – Benton
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Music and Movement
Date: Friday, July 18, 2025
Time: 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Presenter: Amanda Ball
Location: Meeting Room- Bryant
Branch: Mabel Boswell Memorial Library- Bryant
Come dressed in your magical fairytale costumes! This storytime is for children needing a smaller storytime setting.
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Music and Movement
Date: Friday, July 18, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Presenter: Amanda Ball
Location: Meeting Room- Bryant
Branch: Mabel Boswell Memorial Library- Bryant
Music! Instruments! And fun crafts! Stop by on Friday mornings for plenty of fun! Ages 1-4
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Color, Craft, Create
Date: Friday, July 18, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: East End Branch Library
Branch: East End Branch
Drop in for simple, unguided arts and crafts activities, perfect for kids of all ages.
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See the main events page for all of the Saline County events listings: www.mysaline.com/events
