About

Our mission is to engage our community, to encourage discovery and promote literacy by offering lifelong learning opportunities.

We value Community, Diversity, Education and Intellectual Freedom.

Bentonville Public Library is a department of the City of Bentonville, governed by City Council and the Mayor. The Library Director reports to City Council, the Mayor, and a volunteer Library Advisory Board composed of Bentonville citizens. 

Bentonville Library's budget is primarily funded by the City of Bentonville general operating fund. BPL's annual budget of nearly $2 million supports library personnel, operational expenditures, and capital purchases. Revenue resources include overdue fines, basic cost-recovery fees, donations, grants, rental income, and impact fees, as well as supplemental funds from Friends of the Bentonville Library and Bentonville Library Foundation. 

Bentonville Public Library patrons benefit from several Arkansas State Library programs funded with grants from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and distributed under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). Programs include summer reading initiatives, book club support, the Mockingbird inter-library loan platform, professional development, and educational resources through the Arkansas Traveler Database Program.