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A Special Jocohistory Halloween Slideshow!
Halloween costumes are always so much fun! The creativity, the jokes, the craft of it all. Year after year, Johnson County folks have dressed up for Halloween. See over 60 years of costumes! Which is your favorite? Discover the story behind these images and details at jocohistory.org It's your place for Johnson County, Kansas History!
Music Monday: Danielle Hennerberg
Overland Park, Kansas, resident Danielle Hennerberg is a musician, composer and sound engineer whose love for jazz runs deep. Her music turns elements of jazz, rock and R&B into a musical expression that's entirely her own. In this interview, Hennerberg describes how jazz continues to inform her work, especially the works of Herbie Hancock and Clifford Brown, as well as how she's learned to overcome creative blocks by listening. Enjoy!
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MakerSpace Closed Tuesday, Oct. 30
rack • et 1
- a loud noise or clamor, esp. of a disturbing or confusing kind; din; uproar.
- social excitement, gaiety, or dissipation.
If you've been in the MakerSpace, you know that all that machinery - and human enthusiasm! - can create quite a racket (we prefer definition #2). On Oct 30, we'll be installing new acoustical panels similar to those pictured to dampen sound waves bouncing around the MakerSpace. The MakerSpace will be closed all day, Oct 30, for this installation.
Did you hear? Ep. 19: Scary Reads!
In this fantastic episode of Did You Hear? It's members of our Reader's Advisory committee Gregg and Tyler talking SCARY READS just in the nick of time for Halloween!
Why do we read what we read? Find out why Tyler prefers spooky comics and graphic novels. Hear what he recommends.
Best of elementia!
We are proud to have just released our 15th issue of elementia, the library's teen literary magazine! Since 2005, we have published over 700 teen authors and artists from around the Kansas City metro area and around the world. And it is time to celebrate that accomplishment and look back at the magazine's humble roots.
So this Fall, we will release a Best-of special edition of the magazine. Over the summer, our teen editors will be looking at the past 13 years of writing and art and selecting the best of each issue! Follow elementia on Facebook and Instagram to keep up to date with the project and stay tuned for reception for this very special issue.
JoCoHistory: the Shawnee Indian Cemetery
It might be hard to spot – plenty of local residents may not even realize it exists – but nestled in an unassuming Shawnee neighborhood is a significant piece of Johnson County history. The Shawnee Indian cemetery, located near 59th and Nieman, houses the remains of a few dozen members of the Shawnee Indian Tribe – some of Shawnee’s earliest founders. The cemetery is small, easily mistaken for a backyard or vacant lot, but its story tells us much about the county’s origins and the people who made it what it is today.
Head on over to JoCoHistory to read more »