From joyful moments in 2025 to new services and spaces ahead, see how Johnson County Library grew, connected and is planning for a more welcoming 2026.
Mary Lee’s (and her toddler’s!) Favorite Board Books Read in 2025
After you’ve swept all the crumbs off the kitchen floor and picked up the toys strewn all over the house for the 10 millionth time, if your toddler is anything like mine, you might get lucky enough that they will actually sit down for longer than one minute to read a book with you. We all know how…
Gregg’s Top 10 Books of 2025! Possibly! Maybe!
Picking a top ten list of books I read at the end of the year is always a tough decision - I feel strongly about the books I loved, however there's the realization that there were SO MANY great books that came out this year that I never got around to reading. I encourage everyone…
Preserving family stories at the Memory Lab
Charlie Crim opened a box he’d never seen before. Inside were photographs, film reels and videotapes his parents had saved, quietly documenting their lives long before he realized how much they had recorded. There were trips taken before he was born, moments from retirement, everyday scenes that once felt ordinary and now felt rare. At…
Spring 2026 Guide is here
Johnson County Library is happy to share that the Spring 2026 Guide is now available at all branches, and online! This Guide is designed to be your easy, reliable source for everything happening at the Library from January through April. It helps you see what’s coming up, find what interests you and make the most…
12 days of access for a better holiday season
On the first day of access, my Library gave to me... The holidays can feel busy, but your Johnson County Library card gives you 12 easy, accessible ways to enjoy the season, slow down and make meaningful memories. Day 1: Music that sets the tone Stream classic carols and holiday tracks with Naxos Music Library…
Toddler visits 204 libraries, including every Johnson County branch
Most toddlers ask for snacks or cartoons. Freya asks for libraries. At just 2 years old, she has visited 204 of them, including every Johnson County Library branch, considering Storytime part of her routine. Her mother, Hannah, originally set a goal of visiting 150 libraries by Freya’s birthday over the summer. They reached it. Now…
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