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This Week at the Library

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This week at the Library, you can join us for:

Poetry Reading with Traci Brimhall – Tuesday, May 11, 6:30 – 7:30 PM

Traci Brimhall’s fourth collection Come the Slumberless to the Land of Nod weaves between essays and poems to explore becoming a new mother during the trial for her friend's murder. She will read both nonfiction and poetry that came from this time in her life and talk about the ways love and grief are related in poems. She will also discuss the writing process for both nonfiction and poetry, and the ways they inform each other and diverge.

Craft Talk with Traci Brimhall– Wednesday, May 12, 6:30 – 7:30 PM

Love is more than the ecstatic--it is in the daily actions and affections. Grief happens far beyond the focal point of a funeral. Two of our major experiences as humans happen to us again and again, yet so often poems focus on the falling in love or the moment of loss rather than how those we love and lose endure across so many moments in a single day. In this lecture, we will examine poetry that uses repetition for both love poems and elegies.

Walk and Read – Thursday, May 13, All Day

“Take a walk and read a book.” Not normally sound advice, but that is exactly what Johnson County Library is suggesting families do this week at Antioch Park, 6501 Antioch Rd.  Walk and Read creates a family reading experience in the great outdoors! Families who participate will read two stories posted around the path, one going each direction. When you finish one story, you can flip around to the other side of the sign and begin the next story, which will lead you back around the path. 

One-On-One Genealogy Help – Friday, May 14, 9 AM – 1 PM

Basic Genealogy and DNA one-on-one help are now being held online via Zoom specific to your questions and research. Visit Johnson County Genealogical Society to schedule an appointment. A volunteer will email a personal Zoom meeting link to you prior to the scheduled date.

The Poetry Episode

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It's another Did you hear? podcast episode with Shannon, Jack, Charles and Dave!

In this episode, we offer closure to poetry month and suggest poetry should not be confined to a single month. We crammed this episode full—like an over-stuffed el grande burrito—with flavorful content from all kinds of tasty angles. (OK, we're not poets, but we love poetry!)

  • Hear poets featured in elementia
  • A look back at our Poetry Walk and how it lives on digitally
  • Exciting upcoming poetry writing programs and a visit from an impressive author
  • Physical art as poetry
  • What happened to KCUR's New Letters on the Air?
  • Our haikus!
  • Your haikus!
  • And the latest installment of In Search of Paul Rudd

All this and more! It's the Poetry episode and it's not to be missed. When is this delightful episode available? Right now! 

Meet the Author: Traci Brimhall

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We are so excited to welcome award-winning poet, essayist, and children's book author Traci Brimhall to Johnson County Library for three virtual events next week! Join us for one or all of the following:

  • May 11th at 6:30 pm: Poetry Reading: Eros and Thanatos: A Conversation on Love and Elegy in Poems
  • May 12th at 6:30 pm: They Come Back: Memory in the Love Poem and Elegy
  • May 15th at 9 am: Workshop: They Come Back: Memory in the Love Poem and Elegy

See more detailed descriptions and register »

 

Walk and Read

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"Take a walk and read a book." Not normally sound advice, but that is exactly what Johnson County Library is suggesting families do at various locations throughout Johnson County.  

Walk and Read creates a family reading experience in the great outdoors! Families who participate will read two stories posted around the path, one going each direction. When you finish one story, you can flip around to the other side of the sign and begin the next story, which will lead you back around the path.

Walk and Read is a program encouraging physical activity, literacy and family time, while allowing for social distancing. The paths are stroller and wheelchair friendly, allowing for members of all ages to join in the fun! Dates are subject to adjustment due to weather conditions.

TBT: Let's Dance!

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As you very well know, April 29th is International Dance Day! You also know that nobody loves to dance more than a Librarian. Do you know who else likes to cut a rug? Johnson Countians! Want proof? Check out this jocohistory photo of a 1960s barn party sock hop! 

Twist, Bunny-hop or Two-step yourself over to jocohistory.org. It is the place to dance through local history. Be sure to follow our hashtag on Twitter!

Happy Throwback Thursday! Some call it the best day of the week.

The Summer Guide is Here

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Be sure to pick up a copy of the Summer 2021 Library Guide at your favorite Library branch.

In addition to listing our online programs and events, the Summer Guide includes information on:

  • Library Connections to Space and Music
  • Library Master Plan Update 
  • Summer Reading 
  • Community Resources 
  • Foundation News

The Guide is your source for ideas and inspiration for Summer fun for the entire family!

Take and Make with the JoCoLibrary MakerSpace

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Come build something cool and flex your creative muscles every week with the Black and Veatch MakerSpace team!

Register for a new project every week, pick up your supplies kit at your favorite library, grab some tools you probably already have lying around your home and hop online for a build-along video, complete instructions, advanced projects, shopping lists and more!

Register now:
Wednesday, April 28, 2 -3 pm: Paracord Bracelets
Wednesday, May 5, 2 - 3 pm: LED Paper Lantern
Wednesday, May 12, 2 - 3 pm Embroidery