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Last Day of Sale!
Don't miss the last day of the Cabin Fever Book Sale!
Saturday, March 24 is your last chance to score some amazing deals and build your home Library! The sale will continue at the Central Resource Library from 9:30 am – 3 pm.
Can't make it tomorrow? Don't worry, we have more sales for you to add to your calendar. Also, there are plenty of treasures to be found with our online sales options!
Fashion + able = fashionable
Morgan,
Rachel Zoe once said, "Style is a way to say who you are without having to speak." Fashion is your language. It's how you express your creative side. It's a process though. It's a technical art and a challenging craft. But you have help! That's right, we know your secret, Morgan. Don't "shush" us. Your secret is safe with us (with the exception of us posting this on the front page of our website!) ;) The Library is your fashion resource. We won't tell!
March 25 - 31 is Kansas City Fashion Week. Obviously it's better than those others in New York, Seoul, Paris, Tokyo, Berlin, etc. And you, Morgan, are ready. Why? You have access to all the best fashion magazines in a digital format thanks to eMagazines from RBdigital! With your Library Card, you can always peruse:
- allure
- Cosmopolitan
- Elle
- Glamour
- Harper's Bazaar
- Lucky
- Marie Claire
- O
- Redbook
- Vanidades USA
- Vogue
Books? Your familiarity with the Dewey Decimal system serves you well. You know the 646 shelves (sewing, clothing and fashion) intimately. You memorized the runway rules!
Once you are inspired, how do you "make it work?" How do your ideas become reality? You don't just dream it, you do it! And the place you get things done is the MakerSpace! Sure, there's a world class sewing machine and space for you to work. But, it's the 3D Printer, the vinyl cutter and the laser etching that you use to transform mere clothing into moving art!
Morgan, you move us! Well done!!!
"I yam what I yam and tha's all what I yam!"
"Well blow me down!" Throwback Thursday takes us back to 1990. This photo of contestants from the Popeye and Olive Oyl "look-a-Like" contest screams "Spinach Festival!" Thanks Lenexa Historical Society.
These kids are just so darn cute it makes us exclaim, "That's all we can stands, cuz we can't stands n'more!"
See more local history at jocohistory.org or follow our hashtag on Twitter.
Our Favorite March Picture Books
Take a peek at some of our Youth Librarians' March favorites for the birth-to-six crowd »
Music Monday! Get your Schwervon!
What is Schwervon!? Nothing less than Shawnee, Kansas's contribution to the world of ultra-catchy indie rock. Formed by Matt Roth and Nan Turner in New York City, Schwervon! are a prolific musical force with a catalog chock full of albums, EPs and singles, not to mention their own side projects and national and international touring schedules. They have worked with such indie luminaries as Belle and Sebastian, Guided by Voices and Speedy Ortiz. We are excited to share an interview with the couple about their recent European tour and other subjects.
This Week at the Library
This week at the Library, you can make a budget, get your Make on, and enlighten your mind with both poetry and science!
Microsoft Excel to Manage Your Finances (register here) Monday, March 19, 10 am - 12 pm @ Central Resource Library
MakerSpace Beginner's Night Monday, March 19, 6 - 8 pm @ Central Resource Library
Poetry and Prose Tuesday, March 20, 6 - 7 pm @ Central Resource Library
Science Cafe - Climate Change Thursday, March 22, 6:30 - 7:30 pm, Lackman Library
What Would Celebrities Check Out?
Our Librarian Edward visited with some of the celebrity guests at Planet Comicon (2018) to see what they might check out from the Johnson County Library Catalog. Check out the celebrities he chatted with and their Library favorites »
Cabin Fever Book Sale
It’s Book Sale Time!
Did you know more than 7 million books, DVDs and CDs circulate through the Johnson County Library system annually. So what does the Library do to make room on the shelves for the 150,000 new titles which will be purchased this year? Hold a big sale, of course!
For more than 30 years, the Friends of Johnson County Library have been supporting the Library’s collections and programming through sales of gently used items that have been “weeded” from circulation. Our Cabin Fever Book Sale is your chance to purchase the best sellers you’ve been meaning to get your hands on!
Come browse our Cabin Fever sale at the Central Resource Library March 21 to 24. You’ll find great deals on a broad selection of books, music and movies. Most items priced $2 to $5 and cash, check and credit cards are accepted. All proceeds from the sale go to the Friends, which support the Library’s early literacy programs, staff professional development and special events.
Public sale hours are:
Wednesday, March 21, 4 to 7:30 pm
Thursday, March 22, 9:30 am to 7:30 pm
Friday, March 23, 9:30 am to 5:30 pm
Saturday, March 24, 9:30 am to 3 pm
Learn more about the Friends and find out about future Friends sales.