Visit Saline County Library’s digital archives to view local history photographs. Check back from time to time to see what’s new.

Our obituary index lists the name, date of death, date of obituary and microfilm roll or page number for the Saline Courier.

Computer labs at both locations close 15 minutes before the library closes.

Benton:

• • Mondays 9:00 AM – 6:45 PM

• • Tuesdays 9:00 AM – 6:45 PM

• • Wednesdays 9:00 AM – 6:45 PM

• • Thursdays 9:00 AM – 6:45 PM

• • Fridays 9:00 AM – 3:45 PM

• • Saturdays 9:00 AM – 3:45 PM

Bryant:

• • Mondays 9:00 AM – 5:15 PM

• • Tuesdays 9:00 AM – 6:45 PM

• • Wednesdays 9:00 AM – 5:15 PM

• • Thursdays 9:00 AM – 6:45 PM

• • Fridays 9:00 AM – 3:45 PM

• • Saturdays 9:00 AM – 3:45 PM

Borrow eBooks from Overdrive. You will now select “Mid-Ark Regional Library System” as your library. When you log in, it will ask for your library card number and PIN, which is the last 4 digits of your phone number or your 4 digit birth year. Search for the title you are looking for, tap or click the cover, and choose “Borrow.”

With the Libby App, open the app and select the Libby icon in the top right corner. Then select “Add A Library” and enter “Arkansas” in the search bar. Next, select “Saline County Library” and click “Sign In With My Library Card.”  From here, you will follow steps similar to the Overdrive App. Click the drop down arrow and select “Mid-Ark Regional Library System” and enter your library card number and PIN. Now click “Enter The Library” to begin searching through all of the eLibrary materials.

If you need help, see the Overdrive help page.

We have both Office 2010 and 2013 on our computers with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher.

It costs 10 cents to print a black and white page, or 25 cents for a color page.

Print money can be added to your account after you have printed a few pages with a new library card. See the help desk to add money, it must be in your account before you print.

Your PIN is set to your 4-digit year of birth (newer cards) or if you have an older card, the last 4 digits of your phone number.

If you need assistance with your library card or PIN, please call (501) 778-4766.

OR

Click “Forgot your password or pin number” from the MY ACCOUNT page.

Visit our computer lab for our all-in-one scanner. Scanning is free.

If you are just visiting Saline County, you can still use one of our library computers without a library card. Simply bring your driver’s license to a help desk and we will give you a complimentary guest pass to use a computer.

For many people, making something can be both a difficult and rewarding experience. While we might have the motivation and all the lofty ideas of what we would love to create, finding the time, space, and available tools can be a whole other barrier – unless you have access to a makerspace.

Physically-speaking, a makerspace is a communal space that contains tools, equipment, and materials that allow for people to come in with an idea and leave with a completed project. It is the physical representation of all things STE(A)M – Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics.

As part of the maker movement, Makerspaces emphasize and encourage hands-on discovery, natural creativity, and innovation in ALL users, regardless of age, gender, or “talent.” You do not have to be an artist to utilize Makerspace. They are environments made specifically for exploring, challenging your imagination, finding inspiration, embracing mistakes, and creating new things (or even just enhancing what already exists).

Here at Saline County Library, Makerspace – in conjunction with our Library of Things – fully encompasses the idea that “We Are More.” We are “rewriting tradition” by providing our community with tools, materials, and invaluable educational experiences with which they normally would not interact. Whether crafting or tinkering, the possibilities are as vast as your imagination!

Makerspace equipment available for patrons to use includes:

• • 3D printer (print jobs made by request)

• • 3D printing pens

• • computers with full Adobe Creative Suite software

• • HD video camera + audio equipment

• • green screen

• • sewing machines

• • die cut machine + variety of dies

• • knitting + crocheting supplies (including yarn swift +

• • embroidery supplies

• • table loom

• • jewelry making tools + supplies

• • leather working tools

• • wood burning tools

• • laser engraver (engraves wood, cardboard, plastic, and leather)

• • Cricut machine (Benton)

• • Silhouette machine (Bryant)

• • heat press machine

• • polymer clay + tools

• • Perler bead supplies

• • heat foiling

• • general art supplies (pastels, crayons, markers, scissors, glue, etc.)

• • acrylic, tempura, and watercolor paint supplies

• • scrapbook, origami, and quilling paper supplies

• • guillotine paper cutter

• • light tables

• • label maker

• • small laminator

• • grommet tools

Our list of available tools and supplies is continually growing and we’d love to know how we can better our serve our community, as well! Have interest in a specific craft or tool? You can submit suggestions for things you’d love to see in our Makerspace! Have tools or materials you’d like to donate? Shoot an email to ashlynw@salinecountylibrary.com to arrange a donation!

The Makerspace in Benton is open for one-hour appointments only on Tuesdays from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Thursdays from 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM, and the second Saturday of the month from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.

If any of those days fall on a holiday that the library is closed, the Makerspace will also be closed.

For safety and supply limitations, Makerspace users must abide by the following rules:

• • Patrons age 12 and under may only use the Makerspace if supervised by an adult at all times.

• • No children under the age of 5 are allowed in the Makerspace.

• • Do not remove supplies from the Makerspace.

• • Patrons will not modify the Makerspace’s hardware or software, or install new programs onto the computers.

• • Computers are for projects only.

• • Patrons are limited to one-hour time slot reservations. This hour includes set-up and clean-up time. Time will not be extended and new reservations must be made if more time is needed to complete a project.

• • All 3D prints will be printed at the discretion of the library.

• • Patrons may be granted one 3D print per month.

• • If Makerspace equipment is found to be damaged or missing when a patron is finished, the patron may be subject to a fee.

• • All equipment is used at the patron’s own risk. The library is not responsible for any injuries caused by Makerspace equipment.

• • Patron is responsible for any personal belongings brought into the Makerspace.

• • No food or drinks allowed in the Makerspace.

• • The library reserves the right to deny Makerspace access if a patron violates any part of the Makerspace policy.