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16 Civil War veterans - 1905

16 Civil War veterans - 1905

Museum Memories

It’s another grand Throwback Thursday when we encourage you to time travel through Johnson County's history. JoCoHistory is a collaborative presentation of the history from the Johnson County Museum, Johnson County Library and many JoCoHistory partners. Explore historical photographs and documents about the people, places and organizations of Johnson County, Kansas, from the 19th century to the present.

Collection spotlight: Johnson County Museum

About this collection: The Johnson County Museum has a wide range of images dating from the late 19th century to the current day. A major focus of the collection centers on individuals and groups of people in domestic, recreational, scholarly and business settings.

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JCL-lists

Access to over 400 staff-created booklists is as easy as 1-2-3!

Toolkit Tuesday - Librarian Lists You'll Love

With our Tuesday Toolkit, we share Library tools you might not know about! This week's tool: How to search for staff-generated booklists in the catalog!

You will find a search bar near the top of every page of our website, just under the navigation menu bar. Select the options to Search the "Catalog" by "List" from the dropdown menus. Then, type "JCL" in the search box. 

That's how easy it is to search for staff-generated booklists in the catalog!

You'll find booklists for book groups, leadership, suggested genres and sub-genres, books for language learners, early literacy picks, most wanted titles, recommended teen titles and more! There are well over 400 staff-generated booklists in the catalog!

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This Week at the Library

Johnson County Library locations are closed Monday, Jan. 1 for New Year’s observance. 

Look what’s coming in the new year!

  • New Merriam Plaza Library is opening in Spring 2024 with approximately 15,000 square feet and will pay homage to some of Antioch’s most beloved features such as reading nooks in the kids section. Community input sessions held by the Library and architects led to features such as a convenient drive-thru, a large meeting room with updated technology to host storytimes and other events, plus two well-equipped study rooms and a variety of seating options across the branch. 
  • Local art exhibitions will be continuing as Johnson County Library partners with InterUrban ArtHouse to curate a diverse selection of artwork to display in the Library’s physical and digital spaces. While you view these exhibitions at the Library you can also scan the QR codes at each and listen to the artist’s audio commentaries and read their bios. 

And the tradition at Johnson County of offering a variety of resources for writers of all levels of experiences will still include lectures, workshops, contests and opportunities to share work with our community.

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This Week at the Library

Our holiday wishes for you: May all the joys of the season be yours.

We look forward to sharing more story times, more book discussions and more incredible programs like the annual Writers Conference in the coming year.

The Johnson County Library locations are closed Sunday, Dec. 24 and Monday, Dec. 25 for Christmas.

Libraries will also be closed Sunday, Dec. 31 and Monday, Jan. 1, for New Year’s observance.  

Johnson County Libraries will re-open for regular service hours Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024.

Rain or snow, sleet or dark of night: our eLibrary and Library OnDemand are always open and available anytime you like. 

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