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 […]
Mara Leveritt and Jason Baldwin to Headline Author Talk in Benton on April 5th
The Saline County Library will be hosting a live author event with author Mara Leveritt and Jason Baldwin on Tuesday, April 5th from 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM at the Benton Event Center. Baldwin was one of the three who were implicated in the West Memphis Three murders. Leveritt will be joining Community Librarian, Alan Robinette, once […]
See authors Dr. Sam Taggart & Ashlyn Ohm speak about their books – Dec 9th and 13th
The Saline County Library is hosting two author events in December. 1. The first event features Dr. Sam Taggart. On December 9th at 7:00 p.m., he will be at Saline Memorial Hospital in their conference room, discussing his book Country Doctors of Arkansas. The Library describes it as “a fascinating look into the lives of […]
Library to stop taking in-person browsing appointments temporarily
Due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases and the upcoming holidays, the Saline County Library board has made the decision to suspend browsing appointments until January 11th. Browsing appointments made before December 15th will still be honored, but no more appointments will be accepted after. Alternative services are being offered so patrons can still […]