Bentonville Public Library

 NWACC Spring Arts & Culture Festival

March 7 - 11, 2022

• Visit the Website
• Link to the Schedule

About: The NWACC Spring Arts and Culture Festival (SACF) is a multi-day, interdisciplinary festival that brings together artists, academics, intellectuals and other members of the NWA and NWACC community to reflect on an annual theme. The festival offers in-person, streaming and recorded events that are FREE and open to the public, unless otherwise noted on the schedule.

2022 Theme - Interdependence

This spring, SACF will explore the theme of interdependence. We do not exist in a vacuum. Every action we take, no matter how small, leaves an imprint on us, our community, and our world. Essentially, every system within and outside of us impacts or relies on something or someone else, which raises questions. Do we ever truly stand alone? What influence do we have on each other and on the broader world? Join us in exploring the connections that reveal cultural, economic, social, scientific, political and artistic interdependence.

 BPL Teens Speak!

Book reviews by teen readers!

• Karina - Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
• Adelaide & Penny - Michael Vey by Richard Paul Evens & Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
• Bryce - I am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
• Eekshita - Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein
• Himani - A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
• Anish - Scooby Doo and the Witch Doctor and summary of The Hound of the Baskervilles
• Lulú - A Curse so Dark and Lonely by Bridgid Kemmerer
• Pranav - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
• Megan - Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

 Stories Online with BPL

Virtual storytime videos presented by BPL staff and NWACC Partners.  Links will be posted when each video goes live.

• Monday, 3/7: Christina Clark, BPL Children's Librarian
• Tuesday, 3/8: Tobie Taylor Jones, BPL Volunteer
• Wednesday, 3/9: Asele Mack, BPL Library Specialist
• Thursday, 3/10: Brenda DePew: NWACC Work Study Student
• Friday, 3/11: Rachel Ackerman, Associate Professor of English at NWACC

 Mayor's Book Club

All are invited to visit with Bentonville Mayor Stephanie Orman about books!
Selection: Change Your World: How Anyone, Anywhere Can Make a Difference by John C. Maxwell. Readers and participants are encouraged to explore and identify the changes that they can make in their lives and community in order to make a difference.

• Wednesday, 3/9: 9am - 10:15am
• Zoom Link - Register to Participate

Books sponsored by the Bentonville Library Foundation

 Screen-Free Family Night @ BPL

Children (and their caregivers!) are encouraged to turn off their phones, tablets, and other devices for a night of low-tech fun and meaningful connection. Play a board game, create some art, or snuggle up in a reading nook, all without the distraction of a screen! Drop in at Bentonville Public Library, located at 405 South Main Street, for screen-free fun. Despite living in an increasingly connected world, it seems that people are becoming more and more disconnected. By turning off their screens, we hope that friends, families, and neighbors will learn more about each other, form and/or deepen relationships, and make lasting memories.

• Tuesday, 3/8: 5pm - 7pm Drop-in