Exploring Our Digital Research Tools: June

We have a lot of fantastic digital resources, many of them courtesy of the Arkansas State Library. Because we’re a library in Arkansas, we have access to their Traveler Database. For this entire year, every month, we’re going to look at the different features available on these databases. For this month, we’re going to focus on the art and literature resources.

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Mark Your Calendars–Next Book Tasting on June 30!

The book tasting we hosted back in February, pictured above, was a big hit. We had 11 people attend our first adult book tasting at the library (we had previously hosted one for teens several years ago), and since it was so popular, we are bringing it back for the summer!

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Celebrate Berryville: June

The year 2025 promises to be a historic one for the Berryville Public library and, by extension, for the town of Berryville. We broke ground on the new library in April, so the library should be finished in the spring of 2026. Preparation for the new building has made us at the Berryville Library nostalgic and reflective, not just about the library’s history but also about the town’s history. Other seminal moments in Berryville Library history occurred in 1938 and 1978, so we’ll be looking back this year on what Berryville was like then, as well as what it is like now, as we also look to the future.

For June, we’re looking at what Berryville wears in the past and the present.

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Book Buzz: Beach and Summer Reads

Every month, we’re profiling new-ish releases that are getting critical and commercial buzz. For June, we’re looking at the perfect read for summer, whether you’ll be at the beach or on a staycation.

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