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De Soto READ Poster Winner

Each of our locations draws a name from the pool of kids who participated in Summer Reading to win a READ poster photoshoot. Here is De Soto Library's winner! You can enjoy the adorable-ness of current and past READ poster winners at each of our Libraries.

De Soto Library hosts kids events, book groups, and more. Check their calendar »

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Summer Program Preview Pleases Patrons!

We devote this entire podcast episode to preview our summer programs! Customer Experience Communication team members help you navigate the universe of events we're offering! Amy Field, Ben Oglesby, and Christopher Leitch join host Dave Carson to explore all things fun!

From Summer Reading, to an astronaut visit, to movies under the stars, to book sales, to a not-to-be-missed party ... it's a total blast!

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A is for Astronaut

This year’s Summer Reading art is from a series of illustrations by artists Kevin and Kristen Howdeshell. Enjoy their artwork, including their series called "Space Alphabet," on our website and in the Guide this summer. The Howdeshells have actually graced our Guide cover before – the Summer 2016 issue borrowed images from their book, The Night the World Turned Royal Blue. The Howdeshells are a wife and husband illustration team in Kansas City. Their collaboration was launched some 10 years ago in college. They have started a studio and taken on the freelance world of illustration for a broad range of products such as magazines, packaging, T-shirts, music albums and their “absolute love,” children’s books. The Howdeshells love telling stories, at work and especially at home. A nightly routine of bedtime stories for their three kids is a time of bonding, sharing and family affection. They share this family and community journey through well-crafted imagery, products geared for families and with authors who have meaningful stories to tell. For more on the Howdeshells’ creations, check out their website.

Join our crew and explore the universe of Summer Reading with us »

 

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Throwback Thursday: All Business

National Small Business Week is coming up, May 5 - 11!

While we focus on putting the finishing touches on the new Lenexa City Center Library, we're fascinated by this image. These planning proposals for business development circa 1980 remind us that all buildings first live on as paper before they exist as steel and brick.

Discover the details behind this image and find more photographs of Johnson County business and industry through the ages at jocohistory.org It's your place for Johnson County, Kansas History! Follow our hashtag on Twitter.   

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Refugees in our Community, Dark Psychological Fiction, and Baby Storytime

We dedicated this episode of Did you hear? To Baby Storytime. Stories read by babies? No. Baby Storytime is for babies!

In today’s episode, Ashley Fick, Diane Haner, and Amanda Wahlmeier visit with Dave Carson about our Refugees in our Community event. Then, Meghan and Gregg recommend Dark Psychological Fiction!  

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Friday Featured Artist

Bill Abernathy is a Kansas City-based country and folk artist from whose earnest style has been compared to Joe Cocker and Bob Seger. Abernathy's new album, Crossing Willow Creek, has garnered rave reviews. In this interview, Abernathy discusses his new album, his creative process and what's ahead for him in 2019.

Please introduce yourself. Describe your music for new listeners.

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Throwback Thursday

Thursday, April 25, is National Telephone Day! 

Where would we be without the telephone? Enjoy these photos of switchboard operators, business people, technicians and regular folks. Which photo is your favorite? Discover the story behind these images and details at jocohistory.org It's your place for Johnson County, Kansas History! Follow our hashtag on Twitter.   

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Lackman Library Through the Years

Today is the last day Lackman Library will be open to the public. Our new location, Lenexa City Center Library, will open its doors for the first time on June 2, from 1 -5 pm.

In 2018, Lackman patrons' favorite sections were:

  • Travel Books
  • CD Audio
  • Picture Books
  • Juvenile Chapter Books
  • Adult Fiction- with a high number of Mystery readers
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