See all the upcoming library events below or visit the main events page at www.mysaline.com/events
Morning MakersDate: Tuesday, January 21, 2025 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!
Learn MoreToddler StorytimeDate: Tuesday, January 21, 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.
Learn MoreToddler StorytimeDate: Tuesday, January 21, 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.
Learn MoreCanasta ClubDate: Tuesday, January 21, 2025 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.
Learn MoreMakerspace Open HoursDate: Tuesday, January 21, 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! 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.
Learn MoreD&D Campaign A – Table ClosedDate: Tuesday, January 21, 2025 This table is a continuation of our Fall 2024 campaign and is closed.
Learn MoreTween D&D — Registration FullDate: Tuesday, January 21, 2025 Registration is now full! Check back next semester for more Tween D&D opportunities! Welcome to our ongoing Town of Tumbledowns campaign. The boarding house has vanished! Time to get to the bottom of this new mystery. This group of D&D will meet every other week. It’s designed for kids that have either played with Ms. Jordan as a GM before, or have played many home games with their family or friends. We’ll be useing D&D 5E (2014). The players are welcome to create their own character sheet to bring to the game, or use any of the pregenerated character sheets I’ll have on hand. We look forward to adventuring with you! Accessibility Cancelling/Rescheduling Events Photographing/Recording
Learn MoreAnime ClubDate: Tuesday, January 21, 2025
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).
Learn MoreHomeschool HourDate: Wednesday, January 22, 2025 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 Cancelling/Rescheduling Events Photographing/Recording
Learn MoreStorytime Fun!Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2025 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!
Learn MoreMakerspace Open HoursDate: Wednesday, January 22, 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.
Learn MoreLEt’s GO Build!Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2025 Take on a new LEGO® challenge each week! All ages welcome.
Learn MoreQuill and ChillDate: Wednesday, January 22, 2025 We’ve set up the Meeting Room to be a safe, quiet place for you to come write, chat, and excel at our Winter Writing Challenge! Grab you Quills (or laptops….or pencils!) and Chill with a cup of tea, some background music, and the company of other writers. Remember us when that novel gets published!
Learn MoreTech ThursdayDate: Thursday, January 23, 2025 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 [email protected] for questions or to set up an appointment!
Learn MoreTummy Time TotsDate: Thursday, January 23, 2025 This is a lapsit program for infants. Join us for songs, books and bonding!
Learn MorePreschool StorytimeDate: Thursday, January 23, 2025 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 Accompanying Adults Cancelling/Rescheduling Events Photographing/Recording
Learn MoreOh Baby! StorytimeDate: Thursday, January 23, 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.
Learn MoreLittle Dragons StorytimeDate: Thursday, January 23, 2025 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!
Learn MoreThe Pencil PackDate: Thursday, January 23, 2025 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 Cancelling/Rescheduling Events Photographing/Recording
Learn MoreWings of Fire Book ClubDate: Thursday, January 23, 2025 Join us for all things Wings of Fire! Whether you are a new fan, have read every Arc, or are waiting for the next graphic novel to come out, this club is for you! We meet every other week to discuss our favorite dragons while making a themed craft. This week we are continuing to read through Arc 3, The Lost Continent Prohpecy, with book #12, The Hive Queen.
Learn MoreCraft CornerDate: Thursday, January 23, 2025 Teens and adults, make crafts with your favorite library staff! We’ll make something different every week! This week, we’re making suprise mosaics.
Learn MoreAdventures in MakingDate: Thursday, January 23, 2025 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.
Learn MoreMusic and MovementDate: Friday, January 24, 2025 Join Ms. Amanda for music and instruments with a fun toddler craft. There will also be more activities to engage in.
Learn MoreRising StarsDate: Friday, January 24, 2025 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.
Learn MoreHomeschool HangoutDate: Friday, January 24, 2025 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.
Learn MoreChildren’s Classics Books ClubDate: Friday, January 24, 2025 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
Learn MoreTai ChiDate: Friday, January 24, 2025 Connect your mind, body, and breath in this low-impact, meditative movement session. All levels welcome. No equipment needed.
Learn MorePilatesDate: Friday, January 24, 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.
Learn MoreQuill and ChillDate: Saturday, January 25, 2025 We’ve set up the Meeting Room to be a safe, quiet place for you to come write, chat, and excel at our Winter Writing Challenge! Grab you Quills (or laptops….or pencils!) and Chill with a cup of tea, some background music, and the company of other writers. Remember us when that novel gets published!
Learn MoreSaturday StorytimeDate: Saturday, January 25, 2025 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!
Learn MoreThis Book Club Is My AlibiDate: Saturday, January 25, 2025 Avid readers and amateur detectives gather to discuss this month’s selected cozy mystery title. This month we’re reading Six Feet Deep Dish and author Mindy Quigley will be joining us on zoom for an exciting discussion!
Learn MoreAdultish Book ClubDate: Saturday, January 25, 2025 The Adultish Book Club is a group of bookish people who meet regularly to discuss the latest book pick at the Saline County Library. The Adultish Book Club is a fun group of bookish people who meet regularly in person in the Upper Reading Area (near the Adult Non-Fiction section) at the Benton location of the Saline County Library. For updates, please join our Facebook group, which you can find through the Saline County Library’s Facebook page. Facebook Group Link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2136251013308783
Learn MoreSensory Hour: Low-Key StorytimeDate: Monday, January 27, 2025 A low-key storytime perfect for children with sensory needs, but everyone is welcome!
Learn MoreStoryland: A Magical AdventureDate: Monday, January 27, 2025 Come join Ms. Amanda for a magical fairytale story time. We will have storytime with music and crafts. Come in your most magical outfits for a wonderful fun time!
Learn MoreMakerspace Open HoursDate: Monday, January 27, 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.
Learn MoreMonday HangoutsDate: Monday, January 27, 2025 Hangout with other teens and our teen programmer, Ms. Chelsea, every Monday in the Teen Area. We’ll have board games, snacks, and good vibes.
Learn MoreAmerican Sign Language ClassDate: Monday, January 27, 2025 Come join Ms.Amanda for an all ages welcome Beginner Sign Language class.
Learn MoreEast End: Record Your StoryDate: Monday, January 27, 2025 Did you grow up in East End? Do you have stories from back in the day? Help us document our local history and share your story! Our first meeting will provide details on our project and audio recording dates will be set.
Learn MoreMorning MakersDate: Tuesday, January 28, 2025 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!
Learn MoreToddler StorytimeDate: Tuesday, January 28, 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.
Learn MoreToddler StorytimeDate: Tuesday, January 28, 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.
Learn MoreCanasta ClubDate: Tuesday, January 28, 2025 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.
Learn MoreMakerspace Open HoursDate: Tuesday, January 28, 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! 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.
Learn MoreD&D Campaign C – Table ClosedDate: Tuesday, January 28, 2025 This table is a continuation of our Fall 2024 campaign and is closed.
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See the main events page for all of the Saline County events listings: www.mysaline.com/events