Join us online each Thursday in January at 7:30 p.m. for discussions with Kansas Notable Book authors. The Kansas Center for the Book identifies up to 20 notable books annually by Kansans or about Kansas. Titles have been published in the previous year. For a list of the 2007 titles browse, the Kansas Notable Books booklist.

• Jan. 3: Jim Hoy, Flint Hills Cowboys
  Listen to the Archive.
• Jan. 10: Susanna Pitzer, Not Afraid of Dogs
  Listen to the Archive.
• Jan. 17: Lois Ruby, Shanghai Shadows
  Please note: The Lois Ruby program has been rescheduled for Monday, March 24, 2008; 5 p.m.
• Jan. 24: Steven Hind, The Loose Change of Wonder
  Listen to the Archive.
• Jan. 31: George Brandsberg, Afoot a tale of the Great Dakota Turkey Drive

Please note: As of April 2008, this group no longer holds an online discussion. Please contact us if you have questions about this or any of our book discussions.

Once a month, the Johnson County Library will announce the selection of the core reading group. This group is comprised of emerging business leaders currently part of the FastTrac® program. The core group will select books that will contribute to their growth as business leaders in the community.

You can read and learn along with the core reading group. The library will have extra copies of the selected book on hand and will provide helpful background materials and discussion guides to help you get the most out of your reading.

Visit www.jocobusiness.net/bookclub for details on the Business Book Club.

 Listen to the archives of past discussions.

Miss the online event? We recorded it!

Please visit our archives for online events, or check out some other recordings we have available:

• Online Events archives
• Online Book Chat, The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett (Friday, Apr. 11, 2008)
• Online Book Chat, In My Father's House with Bob Shands (Monday, Feb. 4, 2008) Please note: The archive is in MP3 format only. To view the PowerPoint slide show, click here.
• Finding Quality Child Care (Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008)
• Susanna Bair (Friday, October 19, 2007)
• Connie Fairbanks (Friday, October 12, 2007)
• Richard Jennings (Friday, September 28, 2007)
• Milton Katz (Friday, September 14, 2007)
• Robert Morgan (Friday, September 7, 2007)
• Kate DiCamillo (Saturday, September 16, 2006) also available as WMA (8.5MB)
• Podcasts
• Writer's Place Poetry Reading Series (podcast archive)
• I'm a Scientist
• Storytime Readings