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Dan Jones

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It's a pleasure to welcome Dan Jones to Local Music. A prolific songwriter and performer whose power-pop gems sport titles like "Tequila Grapefruit Soda", "Beach, Please" and "A Pickle and Two Pearl Onions", Jones's work is all kinds of entertaining and creative, alive with classic melodies, guitar punch and a childlike spirit. He and his band The Squids are gearing up for a brand-new album, We Live in a World That Is Out of This World. Fans of Guided By Voices and The Minutemen take note.

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Did you miss the latest episode?

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In our latest episode of the Did you hear? podcast we explore K-Drama. What the heck is that? Tune in to find out. Librarian Rachel Novotny talks about its history and answers some questions about the artists and explains the how and why this genre has become so popular. Get ready, we’re going inside K-Drama! 

Historic Hats Throwback Thursday

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How many hats can you find in the collections at jocohistory.org? Discover the story behind these images and get all the details. It's your place for Johnson County, Kansas history! Follow our hashtag on Twitter.

Did you miss our latest podcast episode?

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In this episode of Did you hear?, our librarians Scott and Bryan talk with Melissa and Dave about the questions we receive most often from patrons. When Google stumps you, we’re here to help you search for those tricky answers. Also, cookies!

***PLEASE BE ADVISED*** Warning: culinary content. Cookies are mentioned numerous times in this podcast. Listener discretion is advised.

Table Top Games

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Learn the Game of Go or join us for one of our regularly scheduled Table Top Games events!

Shawnee Library's READ Poster Winner

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Each of our locations draws a name from the pool of kids who participated in Summer Reading to win a READ poster photoshoot. Here are Shawnee Library's winners from 2018! You can enjoy the adorable-ness of current and past READ poster winners at each of our Libraries.

Shawnee Library hosts Monday Needlers, storytimes, an American Girl Book Club and more »

Tell Stories About Everything!

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We’re celebrating 10 years of 6 by 6: Six Skills by Six Years, our award-winning early literacy program. Today's skill is "Tell Stories About Everything!"

Tomorrow at the Library

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Johnson County Genealogical Society Meeting (10 am) DNA and Genetic Genealogy: Bringing it All Together (1 pm) Saturday, Sept 21 @ Central Resource Library

Unlocking Em-PAW-thy Saturday, Sept 21, 1 pm @ Leawood Pioneer Library

Talk Talk Talk!

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We’re celebrating 10 years of 6 by 6: Six Skills by Six Years, our award-winning early literacy program. Today's skill is "Talk Talk Talk!"