¡Feliz Cinco de Mayo!
¡Feliz Cinco de Mayo! 🪅 On the fifth of May, we celebrate Mexican heritage and culture and how it’s shaped America – Everything from the humble taco, to arts and media like Disney’s “Encanto!” We hope you have a wonderful Cinco de Mayo holiday. 💚🤍❤️ We’d love to share some amazing Spanish and bilingual books … Continued
Free Halloween Programs for All Ages
Free Halloween events are wicked this way comes! 🎃 We’ve got a SPOOKY amount of fun for all ages headed your way! You don’t need a library card to attend, but don’t you know you can check out the scariest books, movies, and more with your library card!? If you don’t have a library card, … Continued
Costume Closet Opens October 1!
➡️ Our costume closet is running low on costumes. The costume closet is asking for donations for all ages and sizes. Donate your unused costumes today to help everyone find a free Halloween fit. Thank you for helping keep the costume closet stocked! Saline County Library’s annual Costume Closet is open for business! 🎃 🎉 … Continued
National Library Week 2023
The Saline County Library encourages the public to participate in National Library Week! National Library Week 2023 will be the week of April 23. The citizens of Saline County can participate in library dress-up days and special events the entire week at either the Benton or Bryant Branch. The theme for National Library Week 2023 … Continued
The Tiniest Arts Show
“All art has this characteristic––it unites people.” After last year’s incredible turnout, the Tiniest Art Show returns for the second year, on exhibit at both branches from March 6th – 31st! Embracing the 2023 summer’s reading program theme –– “All Together Now” –– this miniature art exhibit is bringing together patrons of all ages and talents … Continued
Santa Claus is Coming to Town!
Santa is coming to the library! This is a busy time of year for Santa with last minute sleigh checks, checking his list not once but twice, and getting ready for the big day. But luckily your favorite children’s librarians are definitely on the nice list, and have talked Santa into coming to visit. He’ll … Continued
The benefit of audiobooks
We love books here at the library. We love them all from ebooks to traditional print, classic literature to modern graphic novels. We believe books of all forms have their benefits. Audiobooks are a medium that can be overlooked by children and parents alike, with some detractors saying that they don’t really count as reading. … Continued
Storytime at Home
Storytimes are a big part of our week at the library. We’d like to give you some ideas for storytimes you can do on your own at home. Our goal is to give you the tools to do stories, songs, and rhymes at home with your children just like the ones you enjoy when you … Continued
Introducing Children’s Book Bundles!
If you are having trouble finding books for your kids, let us help you! Book bundles will contain 5 handpicked books from the collection of your choice. We will try to include a new book or two when possible! You may search the catalog with the term “book bundle” to see a list of all … Continued