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!
Walk and Read at Thompson Park – Saturday, Sept. 10 - Sept. 17, Anytime
Johnson County Library and Overland Park Parks and Recreation Department invite you to visit the Walk and Read program at Thompson Park. “We the Kids” and “Frog on a Log?” will be posted.
In-Person Storytimes are Back! – Mondays, Starting Sept. 12.
Check the list of locations and times for details. 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. Siblings are welcome.
The Past is Prologue: Iconic Kansas City Restaurants – Tuesday, Sept. 13, 7 - 8 p.m.
The Past is Prologue is a bimonthly program that highlights topics often left out, glossed over, or misrepresented in our history books. For our September program, we will discuss iconic restaurants in Kansas City with author Andrea Broomfield. The program will take place virtually via Library OnDemand, and the recording will be available following the program on the library's website.
Food Writing Methodology with Andrea Broomfield – Wednesday, Sept. 14, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Whether you dream about starting a food blog or submitting to Cook's Illustrated, learn about food writing with Andrea Broomfield, professor of English at JCCC and author of "Iconic Restaurants of Kansas City." Broomfield will discuss her approach to writing and her work as a food historian. This program is being held at the Central Resource Library but if you aren’t able to attend in-person, you can register to watch virtually OnDemand.
Blood Pressure Clinic – Wednesday, Sept. 14, 10 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Drop in event each month at Central Resource Library and a nurse from the Johnson County Department of Health and Environment will test your blood pressure.