Library provides means for escape

Whether you're traveling this Thanksgiving or staying home, gathering with family or dining alone, it may be wise to think ahead and bring a plan for escape. There is so much planning and preparation for a big feast day, and even the most delightful of family get togethers can bring a special kind of stress. But-aha!- the library has something for each and everyone of you that is guaranteed to diminish the stress of the holiday season- books! They're the instant escape hatch, providing everything you need to disappear into a world with no dirty dishes. And we've got tons of them, from page-turning mysteries to literary memoirs and everything in between. We stay very up to date on the latest installment of all the best selling authors (James Patterson, John Grisham, Jodi Picoult, Louise Penny, Janet Evanovich, Liane Moriarty, Sandra Brown and more), as well as those winning awards and gaining accolades from Kirkus, NPR, and Booklist. So hurry up and pop into the library for a last minute escape option- because our holiday hours will be limited!

Thanksgiving Holiday Hours at the Library:
Wednesday, 11/23: Open from 11-2pm (no storytime in the morning)
Thursday, 11/24: Closed
Friday 11/25: Closed
Saturday 11/26 open 10-1pm

And a little dash of magic...

Kids who love SUSHI

TODAY WE LEARNED HOW TO MAKE OUR OWN NORI ROLLS IN THE CRAFT-ROOM-TURNED-KITCHEN, RIGHT HERE AT THE JOHNSON PUBLIC LIBRARY. 

The kids were PUMPED.

We brought the sushi outside to eat (upon the pottery they made for just such an occasion), drank hot tea, and had a little party in the golden leaves and sunshine. 

Deeelish.

So many wonderful new titles on the Middle Grade and Young Adult shelves from August and September!

SO MANY NEW BOOKS! Check out the amazing lineup of new picture books from August and September!

The Fall Calendar of Fun and Free Youth Programs!

Storytime Calendar for September and October!

Storytime is coming back, Storytime is coming back- Hip Hip Hooray!
Well folks, next week will be the start of a new era of Storytimes at the library. As we bid farewell to the dearest dear Ms. Pam, and wished our preschool and kindergarten friends good luck as they move up in the world, we will start our new era of storytimes with some serious MOVIN' & SHAKIN' & WILD ADVENTURING with Ms. Becca! Check out the new Storytime calendar for September and October above, and prepare yourselves for a fun-filled hour next week with the theme JOURNEY: Run, Walk, Skip, Hop, Fly, Row- LET'S GO! We we journey far and wide through a few amazing books and across all kinds of terrain, using our bodies to balance across fallen logs, roll down squishy hills, weave through tall grasses, crawl through dark tunnels- and we might even see a bear- all without leaving the library! Becca will use her years of experience teaching gymnastics- plus a few key pieces of equipment- to start the fall storytimes with a bang!

**and PS: stay tuned for the calendar of after school youth programs soon!**