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This Week at the Library
This week at the Library, you can learn how to tend and nurture your very own book group, learn more about pit bulls, and even meet the new love of your life at our Pet Adoptions!
The Care and Feeding of Your Book Group Thursday, Feb 8 @ 6:30 pm, Shawnee Library
Pet a Bull Saturday, Feb 10 @ 11 am, Leawood Pioneer Library
Pet Adoptions Saturday, Feb 10 @ 12:30 pm, Leawood Pioneer Library
Take Better Photos Saturday, Feb 10 @ 3 pm, Leawood Pioneer Library
Teens! Join our Young Adult Advisory Club at Blue Valley Library and Leawood Pioneer Library this week to earn volunteer credit and have some fun (and snacks)!
See all of our events »
This Week at the Library
This week at the Library, you can learn how to tend and nurture your very own book group, learn more about pit bulls, and even meet the new love of your life at our Pet Adoptions!
The Care and Feeding of Your Book Group Thursday, Feb 8 @ 6:30 pm, Shawnee Library
Pet a Bull Saturday, Feb 10 @ 11 am, Leawood Pioneer Library
Pet Adoptions Saturday, Feb 10 @ 12:30 pm, Leawood Pioneer Library
Take Better Photos Saturday, Feb 10 @ 3 pm, Leawood Pioneer Library
Teens! Join our Young Adult Advisory Club at Blue Valley Library and Leawood Pioneer Library this week to earn volunteer credit and have some fun (and snacks)!
See all of our events »
Kiss Throwback Thursday Hello!
With tomorrow being Valentine's Day, we've got love on the brain. How about you? Are you looking for love? Other than our extensive collection filled with romance novels, self-help books and more, we can't really help you there. You can, however, travel through local history at jocohistory.org and try to find love ... or at least really old pictures of lovers. Be sure to follow our hashtag on Twitter!
Makers: Erika and Warren
Erika and Warren have found that the MakerSpace can be so much more of a rewarding date night than just dinner and a movie. Check out some of their projects. Oh, and be sure to listen to them tell their story on our podcast.
Throwback watch party?
Do your San Francisco relatives think you live in the "wild west?" We say, just play along. Please feel free to share this photo with them from jocohistory.org and tell them this was the spot for the watch party you attended last Sunday.
Remember, jocohistory.org is the place to time travel through local history. Be sure to follow our hashtag on Twitter!
Carlsen Center Writing Contest
Share a response to the prompt, “How do your friends, family, and community use food to connect?” 1000 word limit, deadline: Feb. 26. Submit your entry »
Enjoy others' responses »
Your response might win you two free tickets to Seeds, a show presented this Spring at the Carlsen Center at Johnson County Community College. Seeds is a dramatic reenactment of the seven-year battle between a Saskatchewan farmer and biotech corporation Monsanto Inc. This documentary play leads us through a suspenseful labyrinth of legal conflicts around patent rights, scientific debates about genetically modified food, and property clashes between farmers and the biotech industry.
Leawood Pioneer Library Display
Fifth graders from Leawood Elementary School and Brookwood Elementary School submitted Arbor Day-inspired drawings until 6 finalists were chosen. The winning entry was sent on to Topeka to compete against other Kansas schools until a final winner will be chosen. A historic lithograph titled "Tree Planting Group," dated 1937, is showcased in our Leawood Pioneer display case. It is signed by the artist, Grant Wood.
There will be a ceremony held on March 2nd at Leawood City Hall for all 6 finalists. This exhibit will be available for viewing here at Leawood through the second week in March.
If any young patrons are interested in displaying their collections in our brand new display case, they are encouraged to ask Leawood Youth Services staff for a Youth Display Case Application. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, and patrons across Johnson County are welcome to apply!
Friday Featured Artist: Heads or Heads
Heads or Heads is the musical brainchild of 22 year-old Alex Harbolt, who describes his project as "simultaneously avant-garde and easy-listening." Harbolt is also an actor, filmmaker and writer, seeing the intersection of these practices as something "to be ingested as nothing more than a part of the story that is being told; I don't want anything to feel out of place or not within the vision." His new album, Low Angles, due in April, was inspired by his first-ever trip to Los Angeles.
In case you missed it
It's an encore presentation of our Branch Manager episode! If you've never listened to our podcast, this is a good one to sample. You'll hear about what makes our locations unique and how we tailor our services to you. Give Did you hear? a try and please consider subscribing.
A new episode debuts next week. And, it's a great topic: Everything eLibrary!