Events
Walk and Read at Strang Park
In ProgressAll day,The Walk and Read at Strang Park is posted year round! In partnership with Johnson County Library, Johnson County Health and Environment Services and the City of Overland Park, this initiative features two stories displayed along a paved…
Memory Lab Sessions
In Progress,Digitize and preserve your family photos, slides, 8mm movies, VHS tapes and documents in the JCGS Memory Lab, located in the Genealogy area of Central Resource Library. Equipment and volunteers are available to help you convert your family…
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Nov. 14, 2023, marked the first annual Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day in Kansas, as proclaimed by Governor Kelly. Johnson County Library and the City of Mission invite you to visit the Walk and Read at Waterworks Park (5810 W. 53rd St.,…
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Local artists from Ampersand Design Studio and Tia Curtis Quilts have created the iconic RaisingKC Quilt, depicting moments and people who contribute to our safe, stable, nurturing community. Join us for a reception to meet the creative…
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Nov. 14, 2023, marked the first annual Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day in Kansas, as proclaimed by Governor Kelly. Johnson County Library and the City of Mission invite you to visit the Walk and Read at Waterworks Park (5810 W. 53rd St.,…
Do you want to learn English in a comfortable, non-competitive environment? We offer beginner, intermediate and advanced classes with no testing or attendance requirement. You are welcome to join as many or as few classes as you like.…
The whole family will enjoy this flexible Storytime. Hearing stories is a great way to spend time with your kids and help them foster a love of reading. Stories, songs, fingerplays and movement activities foster pre-reading skills. Fun for…
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The Reading Education Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D.) program enhances children’s reading and communication skills by allowing them to read to a registered therapy dog or cat alongside their owner/handlers. Get a ticket when you arrive and wait…
An active program of songs, classic rhymes and fingerplays to introduce your little one to the sounds of rhymes and music to give them a head start on language learning. Designed for ages 12 months to 24 months and a caregiver. Siblings…
Toddlers will enjoy this Storytime with short stories, songs, fingerplays and movement activities to reinforce early language learning. Designed for ages 18 months-3 years and a caregiver. Siblings welcome.
Space is limited. Pick up a free…
An active program of songs, classic rhymes and fingerplays to introduce your little one to the sounds of rhymes and music to give them a head start on language learning. Designed for ages 12 months to 24 months and a caregiver. Siblings…
The whole family will enjoy this flexible Storytime. Hearing stories is a great way to spend time with your kids and help them foster a love of reading. Stories, songs, fingerplays and movement activities foster pre-reading skills. Fun for…
Preschoolers will enjoy this longer Storytime with stories, songs, fingerplays and movement activities to encourage pre-reading skills. Designed for ages 3-6 years and a caregiver. Siblings welcome.
Space is limited. Pick up a free ticket…
An active program of songs, classic rhymes and fingerplays to introduce your little one to the sounds of rhymes and music to give them a head start on language learning. Designed for ages 12 months to 24 months and a caregiver. Siblings…
Toddlers will enjoy this Storytime with short stories, songs, fingerplays and movement activities to reinforce early language learning. Designed for ages 18 months-3 years and a caregiver. Siblings welcome.
Space is limited. Pick up a free…
Preschoolers will enjoy this longer Storytime with stories, songs, fingerplays and movement activities to encourage pre-reading skills. Designed for ages 3-6 years and a caregiver. Siblings welcome.
Space is limited. Pick up a free ticket…
Meet new friends, plan exciting events, recommend awesome books and engage in interesting activities. This is a great opportunity to share your ideas and help shape what happens at your Library. Whether you're passionate about reading or…
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Long Division by Kiese Laymon
A brilliant mix of time travel, humor and social commentary, “Long Division” explores race, language and history through the eyes of a sharp-witted teenager navigating two versions of Mississippi. Need a copy…
Toddlers will enjoy this Storytime with short stories, songs, fingerplays and movement activities to reinforce early language learning. Designed for ages 18 months-3 years and a caregiver. Siblings welcome.
Space is limited. Pick up a free…
A lapsit program of songs, rhymes and movement for babies. Introduce your little one to the sounds and rhythms of the spoken word and give them a head start on language learning. Designed for birth to 18 months and a caregiver. Siblings…