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Throwback Thursday: November is National American Indian Heritage Month
JoCoHistory expands the public's sense of community through an understanding of Johnson County's history and its place in American society. November is National American Indian Heritage Month and there may not be a better time to explore the JoCoHistory collection for images and articles that shed light on the experience of Native Americans through history in our area.
JoCoHistory is a collaborative presentation of the history from the Johnson County Museum, Johnson County Library and partners. Explore historical photographs and documents about the people, places and organizations of Johnson County, Kansas, from the 19th century to the present.
Happy Thanksgiving and celebrate Throwback Thursday as well. Remember, JoCoHistory is the place to time travel through local history. Be sure to follow our hashtag on Twitter!
Flip-worthy eMagazines
Have you met Flipster? No?! Let us introduce you to one of the newest members of Johnson County Library's family. This eMagazine miracle is a curated selection of popular newsstand magazines. You get unlimited access: no checkouts are required. It includes favorites for all ages, from People and TIME to Cricket and Zoobooks and many more. You'll flip for Flipster because Flipster is your source for Flip-worthy eMagazines.
- Current and back issues
- Unlimited access, no checkouts required
- View online or download in the app
- Downloads last 2 days (weekly titles) or 7 days (monthly titles)
- Search and print within a magazine
Special Feature Storytime with Sherry Norfolk: Hear the Beat
Join award-winning storyteller Sherry Norfolk for Hear the Beat, a rollicking storytelling program filled with tales of rhythm, rhyme and music! Listen to stories, engage in rhyming activities (a crucial early literacy skill), and move and groove to the music with your kids in this highly participatory and fun program!
Special Feature Storytime with Sherry Norfolk: Hear the Beat
Friday, Dec. 3
10 a.m.
Register now »
This Week at the Library
This week at the Library, join us discovering eLibrary, available anytime!
Our largest eBook collection! Find great reads for kids, teens and adults including fiction and nonfiction.
Download or stream audiobooks for everyone, whenever and wherever you want.
Newsstand favorites and hard-to-find publications with something for everybody.
Stream classical, jazz, world and folk music from then to now.
Award-winning features, documentaries, rare finds and kid-approved content.
And much more happening this week ….
Also, check out our always-available programs OnDemand.
Throwback Thursday: History's Mysteries
Over at our partner site jocohistory.org, we sometimes get historic photographs with little or no information. That's right! These photos are History's Mysteries. Clues? Culprits? Cover ups? Probably not. But, you can help solve the mystery behind the 1,524 photos that are cold cases. Not a gumshoe? No worries. You can just have a whole lot of fun perusing random photos that only have one connection: they're mysteries. Don't forget to follow our hashtag on Twitter.
One-on-One Genealogy Help via Zoom
Basic Genealogy and DNA one-on-one help are now being held online via Zoom specific to your questions and research. Visit the Johnson County Genealogical Society at www.jcgsks.org to schedule an appointment. A volunteer will email a personal Zoom meeting link to you prior to the scheduled date.
Tuesday, Nov. 16
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Online event
This Week at the Library
Online Bilingual Storytime – Monday, Nov 15 , 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.
One-on-One Genealogy Help – Tuesday, Nov 16 , 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Basic Genealogy and DNA one-on-one help are now being held online via Zoom specific to your questions and research. Visit the Johnson County Genealogical Society at www.jcgsks.org to schedule an appointment. A volunteer will email a personal Zoom meeting link to you prior to the scheduled date.
Facebook Live Book Party – Thursday, Nov 18, 7 – 8 p.m.
Facebook Live Book Parties are live events where library staff members will booktalk a short list of titles around a certain genre or theme and staff will interact with patrons in real time. This week we’ll be talking about great historical fiction. 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, Nov 21, 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…
Also, check out our always-available programs OnDemand.