Since 2015, Johnson County Library’s Black & Veatch MakerSpace has provided the latest technology, equipment and training for community members to make an incredible array of arts, crafts and other creative products to enrich their lives, all at no additional cost to patrons. Between 1,400 and 1,900 patrons visit every month. To meet growing demand…
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We love local authors! In support of our home-grown talent, we invite submissions of poetry, fiction, and essays. Visit our Read Local Submittable page to to fi
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New Equipment — Embroidery Machine!
Introducing the Baby Lock Flare: Embroidery Made Easy-ish at the Library We’re excited to announce a new addition to the MakerSpace: the Baby Lock Flare embroidery machine! The Flare makes it (mostly) easy to add custom embroidery to your projects. The Baby Lock Flare combines the creativity of embroidery with the automation of a CNC—no…
MakerSpace Programs for Summer 2025
Are you ready to start making? Our Summer 2025 program lineup is out and we are excited to be hosting a variety of classes for makers of all ages. Check out the library event calendar to learn more about individual classes and register to attend. Gelli Printing Workshop for Tweens Wednesday, June 4 • 1-3 p.m…
Library Resources for Juneteenth
Juneteenth, a celebration of the day enslaved people in Texas finally learned they were free, happens annually on June 19. The Emancipation Proclamation, dated January 1, 1863, declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free." Despite that sweeping language, there were limitations that kept it from…
June is Pride Month
LGBTQ Pride Month is celebrated across the globe each June. Pride Month began on June 28, 1970, one year to the day after the beginning of the Stonewall Uprising: a series of protests by the LGBTQ community, led primarily by Black and Brown trans and queer people. On that first anniversary, parades were held in New York, Los Angeles…
2025 “Humanity” Writing Contest Winner: Ashley Huber
Johnson County Library is pleased to announce that Ashley Huber has won our writing contest on the theme Humanity with her story "Irreverence Justified." Ashley Huber grew up in a small Kansas town and spent several years in different parts of the country pursuing higher education and surviving practicums. All of her family eventually moved…
2025 “Humanity” Writing Contest Winner: Natalie Wolf
Johnson County Library is pleased to announce that Natalie Wolf has won our writing contest on the theme Humanity with her story "A Study on the Nature of Companionship." Natalie Wolf is a writer from the Kansas City area and currently pursuing an MFA in fiction writing at the University of Kansas. She is an…
2025 “Humanity” Writing Contest Winner: Boyd Bauman
Johnson County Library is pleased to announce that Boyd Bauman has won our writing contest in the open category on the theme Humanity with his poem "Tasks I Hope A.I. Can Never Accomplish, #117." Boyd Bauman grew up on a small ranch south of Bern, Kansas, his dad the storyteller and mom the family scribe…
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