This Week at the Library

Library OnDemand – Available anytime you like.

Two Chapters Book Club – Tuesdays, Oct. 3, Nov. 7 & Dec. 5, 4 – 5 p.m.

Join us at the Central Resource Library to hear a librarian read aloud the first two chapters of a favorite book and then decide to check out a copy if you like it. If the chapters are short, we might sample more. Snacks and activities related to the book will be provided. Ages 7-11.

Candidate Forum: Leawood Mayoral and City Council Candidates – Tuesday, Oct. 3, 6 – 8 p.m.

Join us at the Leawood Pioneer Library with the Mayoral candidates at 6 p.m. and the City Council candidates at 7 p.m. The Shawnee Mission and Blue Valley Post will be hosting 11 nights of local candidate forums ahead of the Nov. 7 general election, giving Johnson County voters a chance to hear directly from the candidates who want to represent them in city government and on school boards. The full list of events is here.

Taking the Mystery Out of Retirement Planning – Tuesday, Oct. 3, 6:30 – 8 p.m.

Do you know how much money you need in order to retire? Taking the Mystery Out of Retirement Planning is an online tool that can give you an idea of how financially prepared you are for retirement and what additional planning you may need to do. Sarah Guerricagotia and Grace Williams, Benefit Advisors with the US Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), will explain how to use this planning tool to help you better secure your future. This program will be hosted using the meeting software Zoom. A Johnson County Library staff member will contact registrants via email the day before the meeting with instructions on how to access the Zoom meeting. You do not need to download any software or create an account.

Candidate Forum: Lenexa Mayoral and City Council Candidates – Thursday, Oct. 5, 6 – 8 p.m.

Join us at the Lenexa City Center Library with the Mayoral candidates at 6 p.m. and the City Council candidates at 7 p.m. The Shawnee Mission and Blue Valley Post will be hosting 11 nights of local candidate forums ahead of the Nov. 7 general election, giving Johnson County voters a chance to hear directly from the candidates who want to represent them in city government and on school boards. The full list of events is here.

Read Under the Stars – Saturday, Oct. 7, 2 – 4 p.m.

Elementary aged kids and their families, please join us at the Corinth Library for a low-sensory personal reading experience. We invite you to bring your own book (or borrow one of ours!), curl up and read in our quiet starlit Library space.

And much more happening this week