Early Voting Polling Space

Stop In and Cast Your Vote!

Staff Training

Come enjoy a free cup of coffee to start your week on a good note. While sipping your cuppa Joe, connect with other community members and start a conversation!

Click here for a printable flyer. 

Early Voting Setup

Fun free bingo games for small prizes

Enjoy a story read aloud, sing songs, and make a craft or do an activity!

This event is a school field trip to the library.

It is closed to the general public.

Baby Laptime is a story time enhanced by music, movement, crafts, and other activities. It is geared towards children 0-2 years old.  Guardians MUST stay in the program room.

The story time is approximately 45 minutes.

Preschool Story Time is designed for children ages 3 - 5 years old and their parents, every Friday morning. There will be stories, songs, crafts, and hands on activities with the demographic in mind.

A class that builds self esteem, self confidence and self worth.

Do you love to cook, but struggle to find a recipe that serves less than four? In this class, you will learn a new recipe for two (or one) with Abigail McAlister of LSU AgCenter!

The book for discussion this month is, 'All the Light We Cannot See', by Anthony Doerr.

Please pick up a copy of the book at the Circulation desk.

Refreshments will be served.

Join the Children's Department for a more traditional storytime, full of reading, songs, and a craft.  

All books read count towards your 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten log!

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COHAB GROUP WILL TEACH ON SMALL SCALE EXERCISES FOR STARTING YOUR BUSINESS

Stories, songs and crafts

Tots & Tales is a story time designed for children ages 0 - 2 years & their parents! These sessions will feature stories, songs, and other activities to encourage early literacy, in addition to encouraging level appropriate development.

Bring the kids to the library to shake their sillies out at our music and movement storytime!

All ages welcome! 

Join the E80 Adult Book Club! 

The club meets on the second Saturday of each month at 11 AM. 

This will be a hands on demonstration of gardening and composting.

Seed packets will be available for participants to plant in a cup to take home to their own gardens.

Preschool Story Time is geared towards children 3-5 years old.  Age-appropriate book selections are enhanced by music, movement, crafts, and other activities. Guardians are not required to stay in the program room.

Side By Side Saturdays are story times designed for the family. They will take place on Saturday mornings.

Please come and be a part of our low impact exercise class. This is a fun, energetic experience for all women and men who attend.

There will be refreshments and door prizes.

KIDS COMPETE TO SEE WHO CAN MAKE THE MOST APPEALING LOOKING CUPCAKE

Movie - "Ralph breaks the internet"

Popcorn and drinks

Please check out our COME & GO craft/activity time!  A Library Staff member will host this event in the Children's Area.

Painting with Friends is for adults 18 years and older.  Supplies and light refreshments are provided.

Advanced sign-up is required.  Space is limited.

Step One: Come to the library. Step Two: Play a board game. Step Three: Have fun!
 

Click here for a printable flyer.

Please check out our COME & GO craft/activity time!  A Library Staff memeber will host this event in the Children's Area.

Enjoy popcorn and a movie with us as we explore Marvel's Cinematic Universe!

Staff Training

Please come and participate in STEM projects about designing, building, experimenting, and much more!

A book club, just for teens! Instead of having everyone read the same book, we pick a theme for each month. 

This month's theme: Horror. 

THE WRITE STUFF- A WRITING GROUP THAT WILL SHARE SHORT STORIES OR POETRY MONTHLY.

WE WILL DISCUSS STORY IDEAS, SHARE WRITING TIPS, AND CREATE!

We will be making windsocks out of recycled materials.

All supplies provided.

Join us at 4pm on the third Friday of the month for Fun Friday, an arts and crafts program for children age 5-10 and their families.

Sign up early to avoid disappointment!

Click link for printable flyer.

For this session of Health & Beauty Basics, we will focus on nail care and health! Join us as we make a DIY cuticle oil and hand cream.

 Bossier Parish Libraries History Center would like to welcome back

The R&R Reading Series

A 5 Week Series Led by La. Tech. University scholar Dr.

This month we will be discussing "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini.

Snacks served

Take advantage of these job help resources to learn:

• • Simple steps on how to create better resume
• • Job and Interview preparation
• • Switching or seeking new careers

Games and snacks and fun, oh my! If you need a place to unwind and let go of life's incessant stressors, the Game Night Cafe at Benton Library is the place to be.

Take advantage of these job help resources to learn:

• • Simple steps on how to create better resume
• • Job and Interview preparation
• • Switching or seeking new careers

Food, Games, Movies

Lock in will start after the library closes at 6:00pm.  Signed parental permission required. 

Teens will need to be picked up by 11:00pm.