Educators

All field trips to the Library are free of charge and designed to meet grade-appropriate curriculum frameworks for grades K-12.   All field trips will include a tour with a behind the scenes look at the circulation process. If you would like to schedule a field trip, please connect with us here.

BPL is happy to visit your daycare, preschool, or K-12 school. All librarian visits are free of charge and designed to meet age-appropriate curriculum standards.

Planning a public event for students and parents?  BPL will gladly host an information booth to promote our services to local families when scheduling allows. Submit a request here.

Submit requests to library staff for items for use in the classroom.  Library staff members carefully select classroom-appropriate materials matching the criteria given by the teacher, such as specific titles or subject areas, grade or reading level and type of material.

Bentonville Public Library's Meeting Spaces are available for a variety of purposes including professional development, group work, team  appreciation and meetings, presentations, and even student meetings and events. 

All Bentonville Schools students have access to BPL Tech Cards, which allows them to access our digital resources found in our Student Portal. For more information, check out this video by Bentonville West librarian, Andrea Thompson or visit our Tech Card Info page.  Connect with us for more information on how to get your students Tech Cards.

The Sora reading app gives K-12 students one-tap access to ebooks, audiobooks, Read-Alongs, magazines and more on any device, at any time, using their school credentials. Through Bentonville Public Library Tech Card program or students’ student ID#, Bentonville Schools students have access to SORA.