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As you very well know, it’s Romance Awareness Month!

What is love? Sometimes it’s just having someone to carry you across that stream!

Remember, jocohistory.org is the place to time travel through local history. Be sure to follow our hashtag on Twitter!

Happy Throwback Thursday! Some call it the best day of the week.

The Library recently initiated Curbside Holds Pickup service at the Leawood Pioneer branch. While you are always welcome to pick up your materials inside the Leawood branch, you now have the option for contactless holds pickup from the comfort of your vehicle!



To use the service:

1. Follow the yellow arrow signs in the South parking lot. In the southeast corner of the lot, you will see stalls with blue Curbside Pickup signs.
   
    
2. To initiate the pickup, text the word HOLD to the number listed on the sign. Please follow the prompts -- you'll be asked to enter your first and last name, Library card number and the make, model and color of your vehicle. Please note you must be present at the Library to initiate pickup.
   
    
3. When your hold has been located and checked out to you, you'll receive a message asking you to drive around to the orange cone at the Library's front entrance.
   
    
4. Pop your trunk or roll down a passenger side window so a Library staff member can place your hold in your car.
   
    

With the success of the Curbside pickup service at our Leawood location, we are expanding this option to our Gardner branch  beginning August 24, and Cedar Roe beginning August 31. 

Hours for Curbside Holds Pickup will follow branch hours of operation, but the service will end 15 minutes prior to the close of the building at all three locations.

While visitors are always welcome to go into the branches to pick up their holds, browse the shelves, or use public computers (one hour per day limit), the Library anticipates that Curbside Holds Pickup service will continue well into the future due to positive feedback from patrons, especially those with mobility issues and families with small children.

Join Honorary Hosts Cindy Wallis-Lage and Kent Lage, on September 12 for the Johnson County Library Foundation's signature fundraising event, Library Lets Loose!



Library lovers everywhere can enjoy this festive, family-friendly online event. Guests will enjoy a brief, fun program then move on to choose from a variety of virtual rooms for unique experience like storytelling, trivia, and music performances — and more!

In celebration, we proudly present the first of an 8-part video series of our “celebrity guests” sharing a Library story special to them. We hope you enjoy their stories, and join us online September 12 for more great fun!

Today’s special guest is Nate Bukaty, 810 WHB, Sporting Kansas City announcer, reading The Sneetches by Dr. Suess.

What is happiness?

Sometimes happiness is a nice hat, just the right stump to stand on for speech-making, and eating green onions. We wonder just what this little tyke had to say about those onions.

Remember, jocohistory.org is the place to time travel through local history. Be sure to follow our hashtag on Twitter!

Happy Throwback Thursday! Some call it the best day of the week.

Great news, genealogy fans. The Genealogy Desk at the Central Resource Library has reopened in a limited capacity for your research needs. 



Some of the changes you'll see include:

• Volunteers are not available for one-on-one assistance; however one-on-one help is available via Zoom:

  Basic Genealogy Research is offered on most Tuesday mornings. It’s for help in getting started with your genealogy. Schedule a one-on-one online session.

  DNA & Genetic Genealogy help is offered on most Friday mornings. This one is great for people who are interested in taking a genetic DNA test or for people struggling to read the results of a DNA test. Schedule a one-on-one online session (new sessions opening up soon).

• Patrons can use the computer or microfilm for up to 70 minutes in one day
• Books and microfilm items will  be quarantined for 72 hours before being returned to the shelf
• A sneeze guard has been installed in front of the desk
• Face masks are required to enter the Library and must be worn at all times while in the Library
• The Genealogy Desk hours are the same as Central Resource Library hours; except the desk will close at 5 p.m. each day

Please contact us with any questions.

Brainfuse HelpNow has launched two special services:

FAFSA Live Help – Just like online tutoring, students and parents can chat with a live tutor to assist at any stage of filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Available Mon-Thurs, 1 – 10 p.m. CDT.

Summer Camp – Elementary through High School students can overcome the “summer slide” to keep key skills fresh in their minds with short lessons, activities, and games. Available 24/7.

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