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Throwback Thursday: Deaf History Month
Join Johnson County Library in celebrating National Deaf History Month: March 13 - April 15. Why the curious date-range? March 13, 1988 marks the date of the Deaf President Now protest. April 15, 1817 the first permanent public school for the deaf was established.
We invite you to explore the Kansas School for the Deaf photography collection at jocohistory.org. Sports, camping, campus, amazing aerial photos ... it's all there! Explore. Follow our hashtag on Twitter.
Volunteering is Living
Karen and Earl, you're golden! You know you'll catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. You're such cutups — you're the bee's knees! Your enthusiasm is infectious and you brighten the day of just about everyone you encounter. But, you can't do that sitting on your duff at home, right?! A rolling stone gathers no moss. Your duffs have no moss! You volunteer!!!
OK, let's not put the cart before the horse. Speaking of horses, we never look a gift horse in the mouth. A hearty THANK YOU is due to you both during this volunteer appreciation week! Volunteers like you help your Library with 60,000 hours each year! You understand that many hands make light work. We'd be in a pickle without you and all of the volunteers who help with:
- Processing Book Donations
- Book & Media Sorting Volunteer
- Children’s Book Sorting Volunteer
- Children’s Book Sorting Volunteer Assistant
- Box Building Volunteer
- Shelving Books
- Book Distribution Volunteer
- Circulation/Shelving Volunteer
- Monticello Library Volunteer
- Supporting Sales of Used Books
- Online Sales Research Volunteer
- Online Sales Inventory Volunteer
- Online Sales Listing Volunteer
- Online Sales Shipping Volunteer
- Bookstore Unpacking Volunteer
- Bookstore Stocking Volunteer
- Bookstore Cashier
- Bookstore Cashier—Substitute
- Used Book Sale Sign In Desk Volunteer
- Used Book Sale Door Ambassador/Greeter
- Used Book Sale Section Supervisor
- Used Book Sale Merchandiser
- Used Book Sale Cashier
- Used Book Sale Counter/ Dolly Runner Crew
- Used Book Sale Box Builder
- Used Book Sale Non-Profit Clerk
- Used Book Sale Packer/Unpacker
- Assisting with Library Programs
- Civic Engagement Events Volunteer
- English Language Learning Volunteer
- Maker’s Space Volunteer
- Reference Librarian Volunteer
- Summer Teen Volunteer
- Tech Thursday Volunteer
- Young Adult Advisory Council Volunteer
- Youth Services Materials Cleaning Volunteer
- Helping in Library Offices
- Creative Services Volunteer
- Data Entry Volunteer
- Genealogy Research Volunteer
- Library Foundation Volunteer
- VS Team Volunteer
We don’t judge a book by Its cover! Karen and Earl, we know you're young at heart and still plenty spry. Do any of your friends want to help? They can view Volunteer Information and Services on our new web portal. For full descriptions of each position, please contact Volunteer Coordinator and then hit the early-bird special!
Thanks again!
“Only a life lived for others is worth living.” — Albert Einstein
National Library Workers Day
We're celebrating our amazing staff today on this #NationalLibraryWorkersDay! Follow along as we share throughout the day on Facebook or Twitter.
Music Monday Local Artist Spotlight
Kat King has been writing and recording her music since the age of 14, a natural result of being part of a musical family. Her ten plus years experience as a songwriter have led to several accomplished singles and EPs, culminating in the recent "Song From Spain." In this interview with King, we learn among other things how "Song From Spain" came about, the importance of sleep to her creative process and what music she's been raving about lately. Enjoy!
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Conference Rooms Conference Rooms are free and may be reserved up to three months in advance, on a first-come, first served basis by students and study groups. - Spherical Image - RICOH THETA
Conference rooms?
Let's say you've got a group of 10 - 18 people getting together to exchange porridge recipes. A meeting room that hosts up to 150 people is just too big! What about a 6 person study room? Well, there are fire codes! And, what if somebody forgets to wear their deodorant?! Don't worry! We have the solution: The conference room! Not too big. Not too small. Just right.
"I found the size of the conference room to be just right!"
~Goldilocks
(Our conference rooms are 100% free to use and free of bears.)
Throwback Thursday: Deaf History Month
Join Johnson County Library in celebrating National Deaf History Month: March 13 - April 15. Why the curious date-range? March 13, 1988 marks the date of the Deaf President Now protest. April 15, 1817 the first permanent public school for the deaf was established.
We invite you to explore the Kansas School for the Deaf photography collection at jocohistory.org. Sports, camping, campus, amazing aerial photos ... it's all there! Explore. Follow our hashtag on Twitter.
Best of April Fool's
Here on Johnson County Library website, we always have a great time on April Fool's Day. This past Monday we ran a whopping six April Fool's posts, and brought a little extra laughter to our coworkers, our followers on social media, and our community.
Here are a few of our favorite comments from our posts this year on social media:
- Today’s homepage at @jocolibrary does not disappoint, and now I’m sad I missed out on the Home Delivery Via Dragon Service!
- I always look forward to what the @jocolibrary crew cooks up for today. They didn't disappoint this year!
- Battin' 1000 today, library folks!
- I died and then remembered it's April 1st!
- JoCo Librarians are killing it today!
- NOW THAT IS REALLY FUNNY! Bravo, JCL! #AprilFools #NicelyPlayed
- I hate this holiday... I believed for a hot second.
- Love that my local library system has such a great sense of humor!
- Got me! Good one, whew!
Browse through a few of our favorite April Fool's posts from this year and previous years »
Cedar Roe's READ Poster Winner
Each of our locations draws a name from the pool of kids who participated in Summer Reading to win a READ poster photoshoot. Here is Cedar Roe Library's winner! You can enjoy the adorable-ness of current and past READ poster winners at each of our Libraries.
Cedar Roe Library hosts some wonderful events including a Homeschool Meetup and the Great Books Discussion group. There's also a couple more weeks of Spring storytimes on Wednesdays! Check out their calendar »