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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Saline County Library Youth Services department now has a StoryWalk® at both locations. They will be featuring a different book each month. A StoryWalk® is a great way for families to get out of the house and safely social-distance while practicing literacy skills and healthy exercise. The StoryWalk® is a free activity that you […]
