405 S. Main Street
Bentonville, AR 72712
Mon-Thu
Fri-Sat
Sun
9am – 8pm
9am – 5pm
Closed
405 S. Main Street
Bentonville, AR 72712
Mon-Thu
Fri-Sat
Sun
9am – 8pm
9am – 5pm
Closed
Join Roland Smith as he talks about his work with exotic animals, his travels around the world, and his writing technique, featuring the second adventure novel in The Wildes series: The Vaquita.
New York Times Bestselling author, Roland Smith, is the author of more than 50 books for young people. Prior to becoming a fulltime writer, he spent over twenty years working with wildlife all over the world. In this capacity, he was a zookeeper, zoo curator, assistant zoo director, and research biologist. He was instrumental in reintroducing the red wolf back into the wild, and a consultant on the Yellowstone National Park gray wolf translocation. He has written over 50 books. Among his books are the I,Q series, Peak, Beneath, Above Zach’s Lie, The Cryptid Hunters series, the Storm Runners series, Elephant Run, The Switch, Beneath, Above, The Wildes series, and They Are Here! He and his wife, Marie, live Bentonville. A bit of The Vaquita (The Wildes series) was written at Bentonville Public Library.
Roland Smith will visit BPL for an intimate Q&A session and book talk. Some of his many books will be available for purchase. After, Smith will sit down for a book signing in the Walmart Room. A portion of book sale proceeds benefits BPL.
Book sales by Two Friends Books with a portion of the proceeds supporting Bentonville Public Library. Author event sponsored by Friends of the Bentonville Library.
Bentonville Public Library is located just 3 blocks south of the Downtown Square, at 405 S. Main Street in Bentonville, Arkansas. Facility amenities include an engaging adult collection with private study rooms, vibrant children's and teen spaces, community meeting rooms, genealogy research center and café.
