Libraries

An early concept for a new Corinth Library branch at the Prairie Village municipal complex along Mission Road may be more thoroughly vetted. During a committee meeting on Monday, the Prairie Village City Council signaled support for a memorandum of...

If you’ve never been to Library Lets Loose, this is your year. For one night only, Johnson County Library transforms into an after-hours celebration unlike anything else in our community. On Saturday, September 19th, you’ll experience the Library in a whole...

Three Johnson County libraries will have temporary closures this fall for maintenance that ranges from roof replacement to routine maintenance on air handling systems. County library board members authorized the repairs without comment during recent board meetings. Gardner Library —...

The live feed from exterior surveillance cameras at Johnson County Library branches is being made available to county emergency management during the World Cup, a decision that gave some on the Johnson County Library Board pause when it was...

The oldest branch in the Johnson County Library system may relocate to the city of Prairie Village’s civic campus. On Monday, County Librarian Tricia Suellentrop with the Johnson County Library pitched a plan to the Prairie Village City Council that calls...

Children and adults alike carried armfuls of books to the self-checkout stations at Spring Hill’s recently renovated library on its opening day earlier this month. More than 1,000 people came through the new-look Spring Hill Library branch on its opening...

As federal immigration enforcement activity has increased around the city, another Olathe institution has clarified its policy for interacting with ICE agents. The Post obtained a memo the Olathe Public Library sent to employees this week, outlining protocols for if...

A Johnson County Library branch in Overland Park is now back open after a months-long closure. Oak Park Library, 9500 Bluejacket Dr., reopened to the public on Dec. 18, according to a Johnson County Library Facebook post. That branch just east...

Spring Hill Councilmember Wendy North has been on a mission to Johnson County Library officials this fall. Her message: Don’t spend $4 million next year to upgrade the tiny Spring Hill library branch. Save the money to build a...

The free tampons and pads that have been put in Johnson County Library restrooms since late August have been enthusiastically welcomed by most of the public, library officials say. But the fact that the period products are also on...

By Laura Ziegler Franny Zender, 7, wore a pink summer dress and matching pink headband to pull back her unbrushed blond hair, hair that tumbled down her back as if it had just dried after a day at the pool. Folding...

The $13.68 million project to build a new library branch in Merriam — a replacement for the historic founding branch of Johnson County Library — is well underway. Dubbed Merriam Plaza Library, which will replace the Antioch branch nearby on...