See all the upcoming library events below or visit the main events page at www.mysaline.com/events
Illustrator’s WorkshopDate: Tuesday, July 29, 2025 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!
Toddler StorytimeDate: Tuesday, July 29, 2025 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 StorytimeDate: Tuesday, July 29, 2025 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.
Library Card ShufflersDate: Tuesday, July 29, 2025 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.
Tween Crafters ClubDate: Tuesday, July 29, 2025 It’s our last meeting of the crafters for the summer and we’re celebrating with a craft extravaganza! Did you miss a craft you really wanted to make? Or want to make another of your favorite craft? Or maybe you want to make something completely new! We’ll have lots of different options and materials. Come by and see what you can make!
Makerspace Open Hours- BentonDate: Tuesday, July 29, 2025 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.
Makerspace Open HoursDate: Tuesday, July 29, 2025 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.
Teenage Kindergarten: Summer VacationDate: Tuesday, July 29, 2025 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!
Sheridan Flashback OrchestraDate: Tuesday, July 29, 2025 Enjoy a jazz concert by local musical group Sheridan Flashback Orchestra!
Big Poppa BubbleDate: Wednesday, July 30, 2025 POP over to experience Arkansas’ premier soap bubble artist!
Instrument Petting Zoo with the Saline County SymphonyDate: Wednesday, July 30, 2025 Our friends from the Saline County Symphony will be at our East End branch to teach us about music and instruments!
Silent Book ClubDate: Wednesday, July 30, 2025 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!
Makerspace Open Hours- BentonDate: Wednesday, July 30, 2025 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.
Big Poppa BubbleDate: Wednesday, July 30, 2025 POP over to experience Arkansas’ premier soap bubble artist!
Tech ThursdayDate: Thursday, July 31, 2025 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!
Tummy Time TotsDate: Thursday, July 31, 2025 This is a lapsit program for infants. Join us for songs, books and bonding!
Twinkle TotsDate: Thursday, July 31, 2025 Come dressed in your magical fairytale costumes! This storytime is for children needing a smaller storytime setting.
Twinkle TotsDate: Thursday, July 31, 2025 Come dressed in your magical fairytale costumes! This storytime is for children needing a smaller storytime setting.
Oh Baby! StorytimeDate: Thursday, July 31, 2025 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.
Summer StorytimeDate: Thursday, July 31, 2025 Come get your wiggles out with us at the library with fun songs and silly stories!
D&D.I.Y: First HourDate: Thursday, July 31, 2025 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.
The Art GarageDate: Thursday, July 31, 2025 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 recreate a piece of abstract art using Jackson Pollock’s “drip technique.”
Out of the Box ArtDate: Thursday, July 31, 2025 Art is more than just crayons and paint! Join Ms Dana for a summer of arts and crafts, ages 6-8
Makerspace Open HoursDate: Thursday, July 31, 2025 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.I.Y: Second HourDate: Thursday, July 31, 2025 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.
Craft CornerDate: Thursday, July 31, 2025 Teens and adults, make crafts with your favorite library staff! We’ll make something different every week! This week, we’re bedazzling books! YOU MUST BRING YOUR OWN BOOK FOR THIS PROGRAM!
Back to School Bingo and BooksDate: Thursday, July 31, 2025 Bingo! Books! Backpacks! If you are or you have children starting school in August swing by the Benton Library for Back to School Bingo and Books. 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.
Adventures in MakingDate: Thursday, July 31, 2025 Color, Craft, CreateDate: Friday, August 1, 2025 Drop in for simple, unguided arts and crafts activities, perfect for kids of all ages.
Tai ChiDate: Friday, August 1, 2025 Connect your mind, body, and breath in this low-impact, meditative movement session. All levels welcome. No equipment needed.
PilatesDate: Friday, August 1, 2025 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.
Makerspace Open HoursDate: Saturday, August 2, 2025 Drop by the Makerspace to explore our amazing array of craft supplies 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.
Saturday StorytimeDate: Saturday, August 2, 2025 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 HoursDate: Monday, August 4, 2025 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.
Chair YogaDate: Monday, August 4, 2025 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 Morning Book ClubDate: Monday, August 4, 2025 Discuss a different book on the first Monday of each month! This month is a BYOB adventure. Bring Your Own Book and convince everyone else to read it!
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See the main events page for all of the Saline County events listings: www.mysaline.com/events
