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Find a New Holiday Favorite to Stream on Kanopy
Find something to watch this holiday that you haven't already seen a dozen times in the Festive Favorites collection from Kanopy. You could hear the story of Charles Dickens' creation of A Christmas Carol, follow young dancers as they prepare to perform in The Nutcracker, or watch classic silent films celebrating the yuletide season. Log in to Kanopy to explore »
2022 Spring Guide Now Available!
The intriguing cover art by mixed-media artist Kathy Liao on the Spring 2022 edition of The Guide is an indication of the compelling content you'll find on the pages within.
You'll find articles about:
- Library Services for Incarcerated Patrons
- Return of Art Exhibitions
- Library Master Plan Update
Event listings for:
- Birth to Six Programs
- Kids Online Book Groups
- Teen Programs
- Book Discussions
- Exhibitions
- Career & Finance
- Community Matters
Updates about:
- Library OnDemand
- Language Learners
- MakerSpace
Information for:
- Writers
- Genealogists
Catch up on:
- Volunteer News
- Friends News
- Foundation News
The Guide is produced each trimester and released in January, May and September. It features Library articles, event listings, updates and news. Corrections and changes are noted at jocolibrary.org/events.
Throwback Thursday: Donate that Dodge, Datsun or DeLorean
As you very well know, December is National Car Donation Month. What do you do? Donate a car to your favorite cause at MyRideMyCause.org or participate in the social media events to support your favorite charity. Follow #NationalCarDonationMonth and #MyRideMyCause on Twitter to see how folks are participating.
If you'd like to look at some old cars, remember, JoCoHistory is the place to time travel through local history. Search automobile for a fun adventure.
Happy Throwback Thursday! Some call it the best day of the week.
You Didn't Hear?
Just in case you did not have a chance to listen to the latest Did you hear? podcast episode, we present this encore. Our show on the collection was the seventh offering of our seven-part Discover Your Library series. In those behind-the-scenes episodes we covered a lot: discovering your Library, patrons, Librarians, arts, community matters, events and the collection. You can find all of these in this embedded player!
Listen for the first time or listen again.
Interlibrary Loan is getting a new look on Monday, Dec. 13
Interlibrary Loan Down for Maintenance on Monday, Dec. 13.
We are upgrading Interlibrary Loan!
As part of the upgrade,
- The site will now be mobile-friendly, allowing you to interact with the site on a wider variety of devices.
- The new mobile-friendly interface will look much different but will have the same great functionality for requesting materials.
- You will be able to view details of active requests.
- And since Interlibrary Loans are not allowed to be renewed, we've removed that option.
The transition to the new interface will begin Monday, Dec. 13 and we expect the work to be complete before end of the day. During this time, the login button to Interlibrary Loan will be temporarily removed. Patrons will automatically see the new interface after logging back into Interlibrary Loan.
This Week at the Library
This week at the Library, you can join us at:
Library OnDemand – Available anytime you like
Your doorway into live and archived programs. Arts & Culture, Career & Finance, Community Matters, Writers and more!
Online Bilingual Storytime – Monday, Dec. 13, 10 – 10:30 a.m.
The whole family will enjoy this flexible Storytime. Hearing stories is a great way to spend time with your kids and help them foster a love of reading. Stories, songs, fingerplays and movement activities foster pre-reading skills. Fun for the whole family.
Virtual City Bicycling – Thursday, Dec. 16, Noon – 1:30 p.m.
Learn the rules of the road and cycling confidence in this FREE class from Johnson County Library and BikeWalkKC! Our instructors will encourage you to ride farther and explore our region on bikes.
Facebook Live Book Party – Thursday, Dec. 16, 7 – 8 p.m.
Facebook Live Book Parties are live events where this week, Josh, a member of the library will booktalk on Space Opera. This Book Party will be held on Facebook live. Visit JoCoLibrary on Facebook and be sure to ‘follow’ us to get notifications when we go Live if you have a Facebook account. You do not need a Facebook account to watch our Book Party.
Young Adult Literary Council – Sunday, Dec. 19, 2 – 3 p.m.
Teens are invited to join the Young Adult Literary Council to share favorite books, review titles for the Library website and participate in fun activities. You can meet new people and receive volunteer credit hours for your time with us.
And much more happening this week …