This Week at the Library

Walk and Read Daily, All Week

“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 Shawnee Mission Park, (7900 Renner Rd, Lenexa, KS)  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. 

Table Top Games – Wednesday, Aug 4, 6 –  8 pm

Board games have brought family and friends together for years, and we are now in a golden age of game choices! Join us online to enjoy virtual games, meet new friends and have new adventures. You can feed a hungry panda in Takenoko, build a dinosaur zoo in Draftosaurus or compete for the best collection of chameleons in Coloretto. All ages welcome.

The Past is Prologue: “Sumner High School: The Best Kept Secret” A Documentary Film – Thursday,  Aug 5, 7 – 8 pm

The Past is Prologue is a bimonthly program that highlights topics often left out, glossed over, or misrepresented in our history books. This month, we will host a Q&A with filmmaker Kamiasha Moses-Tyner about her documentary film "Sumner High School: The Best Kept Secret." This film focuses on a crime in 1904 that instantly created a racial barrier in the Kansas City, Kansas High Schools. These compelling recollections of true stories and events demonstrate the power a single act of negligence can have over a community and a state.

One-On-One Genealogy HelpFriday, Aug 6, 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.

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