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Did you hear? This is Johnson County Library's podcast where we give you the inside story and share what we recommend!

Spring into collection suggestions and recommendations! Guest Librarians Piepie and Charles join host Dave to talk about the best titles, ge...

Warm up to recommendations that we know you'll love so much! Charles continues as host while Dave continues working with his team to build a...

We have recommendations to help make your fall more cozy! Charles takes the host seat and is joined by Librarians Piepie Baltz and Allie Gib...

Wanna get away? We've got your passport to podcast pleasure. Join Charles, Gregg and Dave for beach-reads, summer audiobooks and the Library...

Subgenre Deep-Dive: Momoirs What’s a Momoir you ask? Well, a Memoir, as you know, is essentially a personal account of memories—it’s narrati...

There is a lot of good in Johnson County. Our schools, libraries, parks, cultural diversity and community. Those things don't happen without...

Let's Cozy Up to the Romance Genre Did you know that Romance is the most popular fiction genre out there? It's true! According to WordsRated...

“Libreria” vs “Biblioteca” Have you ever been confused by a word that looked like another word? You know, like bear and bare or idol and idl...

Creative Nonfiction In his writing blog, Find Your Creative Muse , Dave Hood provides a great summary definition of Creative Nonfiction: “A...

It’s National Preparedness Month which is an observance each September to raise awareness about the importance of preparing for disasters an...

In honor of Labor Day, we invited five staff members with very different behind-the-scenes jobs to answer three simple questions. You’ve hea...

"Like most cities during Prohibition, Kansas City had illegal alcohol, bootleggers, speakeasies, cops on the take, corrupt politicians and m...

What is the difference between thrillers and mysteries? What are good recommendations in each of these genres? Readers Advisory Librarian Gr...

Bonus Episode! In June of 2020, we produced a podcast episode about J. Robert Oppenheimer. It was part of a series we called "Author Researc...

What is a hobby? Some say it's any activity you might engage in during your leisure time for pleasure. We disagree. Vehemently! We say it ha...

July is National Anti-boredom Month. We combat boredom with fun! If you listen to public or community radio, or you watch PBS, you are very...

“Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tune without the words and never stops at all.” – Emily Dickinson If...

Individuals faced with temporary detention at the Adult Residential Center (ARC) in New Century, KS, rely on access to Johnson County Librar...

Acclaimed author Jacqueline Woodson—who will join Johnson County Library to launch the All Together Now 2023 Summer Reading program —talks a...

Our librarians are back and this time Gregg Winsor brought a couple friends along—librarians Caitlin Perkins and Wendy Gish—to talk in-depth...

It’s almost time for Summer Reading and who better to recommend kids titles than kids?! We attached googly eyes to our mighty handheld recor...

Welcome to our first collection deep dive episode! We begin with a genre selected by our readers advisory librarian Gregg Winsor, “Books abo...

In this episode of JOCOLIBRARY UNCOVERED, it's a deep dive into the Library's relationship with the arts. Johnson County Library supports th...

A Kaleidoscope brings to life an endless variety of shapes and patterns. What would a kaleidoscope of sound be like? We dedicate this episod...

We are thankful for you our listening audience and for the many good people, ideas and things that fill our lives with coziness and "comfort...

Our eighth annual Writers Conference will be Thursday, Nov. 17 - Sunday, Nov. 20. In this episode, Readers' Advisory Librarian Helen Hokanso...

Our tribute to game shows continues with Library Jeopardy and Wheel of Fiction! Whad'ya know about the Library? Join former Jeopardy auditio...

We love quiz podcasts and radio programs like “Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!” We also live for getting to know everything there is to know abo...

Extra! Extra! Hear all about it! Did you know the Johnson County Library has a podcast? If not, this special episode is the perfect place to...

Are the kids headed back to school? We have resource for them, for the little ones who aren't quite old enough yet, for you and for anyone w...

Do you make? We at the Library encourage you embrace the creative process in some way by making something. What? Well, anything you want! Ne...

This kid-friendly family episode explores Summer Reading 2022 in the most fun way possible. We interviewed snow cone-loving Narwhals, a dolp...

Today on the Did you hear? podcast, we explore MESMERIZING MEMES AND MORE (supply your own echo effect) We give you some history, the behind...

April - Silver and Gold We asked the same 10 questions of an employee who just began her career at Johnson County Library and of an employee...

Well, we've done it! We've reached the last episode in our seven-part series we've called "Discover Your Library." We saved the best for las...

We have arrived at part seven of our eight-part Discover your Library series. In this Did you hear? episode, we give you a behind the scenes...

Some call it Civic Engagement. We call it Community Matters! The Library has a plethora of programs, events, services and resources for you,...

We're back again for your monthly Library Insider. it's the Did you hear? podcast and we are on part 4 of our Discover Your Library special....

We wanted to hear our Librarians' journeys. We were especially interested in stories from Librarians who’ve: had multiple positions at Johns...

"Our Patrons" is the second in a series of seven episodes we're devoting to the theme: Discover You Library! here on the Did you hear? podca...

Exciting news! We were able to record in-person for the first time since the onset of the pandemic. Not-so-exciting news...the audio isn't p...

It's another Did you hear? podcast episode with Shannon, Jack, Charles and Dave! In this episode, we offer closure to poetry month and sugge...

What do we mean by "Parents as Teachers"? Well, parents as teachers can mean being involved in your child's K-12 education--COVID distance l...

The Did you hear? podcast makes its triumphant 2021 return. It's been a while since you last heard from your Library insider, but we're back...

Did you hear? host Dave presented on podcasting--specifically for Libraries and nonprofits--at the Kansas Library Association's annual confe...

Cash Bail. What is it and why are we talking about it on the Did you hear? podcast? The Library has always been engaged in the community and...

It's another 5 for 5 episode. We talk to another 5 groups of people about 5 topics for 5 minutes at a time. This time around: Instagram Make...

We go around the Library to hear from 5 different voices for 5 topics 5 minutes at a time! We call it Five for Five. In this episode: Census...

In this episode of Did you hear? we present the winners of our Youth Fantasy Writing contest this summer. We talk about this amazing contest...

We’ve got another “Author Research in Action” episode for you! Just a reminder--we take an award-winning author, and let them dive-into conv...