Community Calendar

2:30 pm to 3:30 pm at Edgerton Neighborhood Library - Join us the second Tuesday of the month for our book discussions.
This month - Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls. Registration is not necessary. 

Wishing for something to do during your vacation? Come into the library anytime this week for mazes, puzzles, trivia, brain teasers, and more. Remember, we have books, magazines, movies, music, and computers, too! Ages 7 and up. Registration is not necessary.  

Wishing for something to do during your vacation? Come into the library anytime this week for mazes, puzzles, trivia, brain teasers, and more. Remember, we have books, magazines, movies, music, and computers, too! Ages 7 and up. Registration is not necessary.
 

2:00 20 3:00 pm at Oak Park Library, 9500 Bluejacket, Overland Park (near Oak Park Mall) - Whether you have read the books or seen the movies, come by this afternoon to talk about why you loved or hated these vampire romances! Trivia,snacks and fun discussion for ages 12-18. Registration is not necessary. 

10:30 am to 11:00 am at Edgerton Library - We'll listen to stories, sing songs, learn rhymes and do fingerplays. For ages 3-5; children must be accompanied by an adult. Registration is not necessary.
 

10:15 am to 10:45 am at Gardner Library Meeting Room - We'll listen to stories, sing songs, learn rhymes and do fingerplays. For ages 3-5; children must be accompanied by an adult. Registration is not necessary. 

4:00 pm to 5:00 pm at Edgerton Library - Want to hang out, win prizes and eat as we discuss Shug by Jenny Han? Also, find out new titles, share your favorites and rant about ones you've hated! Snacks provided. Ages 11-14. Registration is not necessary. 

5:30 pm to 6:30 pm - The library is the perfect family place on Wednesday nights. Drop by and join us as we watch a movie and offer occasional art activities. Registration is not necessary. 

4:00 pm to 5:00 pm - A read-aloud experience! Enjoy an after-school snack as the librarian shares some of her favorite books! Ages 10-14 welcome. Registration is not necessary. 

6:00 pm at Spring Hill Library - Multi-published writer and artist Andre Parks will talk about writing and drawing for this very popular and fast growing genre. He will have samples of his work and answer questions. Books will be available for purchase, or bring your own for Ande to sign. Everyone is welcome. Registration is not necessary. 

4:00 pm to 7:00 at Gardner Library Meeting Room - Drop in and test your skills. Wii Sports and a variety of other games will be available for play. Ages 11-18. Registration is not necessary. 

5:00 pm to 6:00 pm at Gardner Library Meeting Room - Calling all teens! Know a good book? Looking for a good book? Want to discuss a good book? Come join us for our monthly discussion. Various genres and authors will be selected and titles will be chosen by the group. Registration is not necessary. 

4:00 pm to 5:30 at Gardner Library Meeting Room - Folktales, history, science, art and so much more; come explore a world of information! Ages 7 and up. 

1:30 pm to 2:30 pm in Gardner Library Meeting Room - Book discussion of Home Safe by Elizabeth Berg. Registration is not necessary. 

2:30 pm to 3:30 pm at Edgerton Library - Do not miss the visit of the nationally known Kansas novelist Laura Moriarty. She will talk about her latest novel, While I’m Falling. Books will be available for purchase or bring your own for Laura to sign. Everyone is welcome. Registration is not necessary. 

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm at Gardner Library meeting room. Play Battleship and learn tons of other games you can play just about anywhere. Ages 11-18 welcome. Registration is not necessary. 

10:30 am to 11:30 am at Gardner Library - Draw with colorful chalk on the library courtyard or paint with water and watch your picture magically disappear. Wear clothes suitable for water play. Program cancelled if raining. Registration is not necessary. 

10:00 am to 9:00 pm at Gardner Library. Drop in each Wednesday for a different activity inspired by a watery book. We might be popping bubbles while Audrey Wood's King Bidgood's in the Bathtub, swimming with Leo Lionni's Swimmy or floating with Eric Carle's 10 Little Rubber Ducks. Jump in and join the fun! Ages 4-8. Registration is not necessary. 

10:30 am to 11:30 am and 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm at Gardner Library Meeting Room - Eco-Troubadour Stan Slaughter and singer/educator Linda Chubbuck combine voices, guitar, and a bit of drums and story for a fun and fantastic session about Water! From the science of water to stories of water from far away, you will never look at a glass of water in the same way again. Family program best for ages 3 and up, but everyone is welcome. Registration online or call (913) 856-7223. 

10:00 am to 9:00 pm at Gardner Library. Drop in each Wednesday for a different activity inspired by a watery book. We might be popping bubbles while Audrey Wood's King Bidgood's in the Bathtub, swimming with Leo Lionni's Swimmy or floating with Eric Carle's 10 Little Rubber Ducks. Jump in and join the fun! Ages 4-8. Registration is not necessary. 

5:00 pm to 6:00 pm at Gardner Library Meeting Room - Calling all teens! Know a good book? Looking for a good book? What to discuss a good book? Come join us for our monthly discussion. Various genres and authors will be selected and titles will be chosen by the group. Registration is not necessary. 

2:30 pm to 3:30 pm at Edgerton Library - Make an artistic splash with watercolors, paints and your imagination. Wear clothes suitable for painting in. Ages 4-11. Register online or call (913)893-6720. Please register all attendees.
 

10:00 am to 9:00 pm at Gardner Library. Drop in each Wednesday for a different activity inspired by a watery book. We might be popping bubbles while Audrey Wood's King Bidgood's in the Bathtub, swimming with Leo Lionni's Swimmy or floating with Eric Carle's 10 Little Rubber Ducks. Jump in and join the fun! Ages 4-8. Registration is not necessary. 

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm at Edgerton Library - Want to hang out, win prizes and eat as we discuss Wild Things by Clay Carmichael. Also, find out new titles, share your favorites, and rant about ones you've hated! Snacks provided. Ages 11-14. Registration is not necessary. 

2:00 pm to 7:00 pm - Drop in and test your skills. Wii Sports and a variety of other games will be available for play. Ages 7-18. Registration is not necessary. 

Drop in each Wednesday for a different activity inspired by a watery book. We might be popping bubbles while Audrey Wood's King Bidgood's in the Bathtub, swimming with Leo Lionni's Swimmy or floating with Eric Carle's 10 Little Rubber Ducks. Jump in and join the fun! Ages 4-8. Registration is not necessary. 

10:30 am to 11:10 am at Gardner Library Meeting Room - Blue Fish explores the underwater world of a little fish so blue that his “room” is so messy. How can he fix it? Will his friends help? Numbers, colors, personal space and safety combine to create a spashingly good time! Interactive, core valued and entertaining for the smallest of our friends. Recommended for ages 4 and up. Register online or call (913) 856-7223. Please register all attendees. 

2:30 pm to 3:30 pm at Edgerton Library - Book discussion of
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne. Registration is not necessary. 

Bring a favorite stuffed animal for a sleepover at the library on July 20th and then come back the next day for a storytime! (Only the animals will spend the night.) Your friend will listen to stories, play games, and probably stay up very late. Come back for storytime, where we'll show you pictures of their fun.
July 20 3-5 p.m. Drop off your stuffed animal.
July 21 1:30 p.m. Make a Splash Storytime with your animal buddies. Ages 3-8 welcome. Children under 7 must be accompanied by an adult. Registration is not necessary. 

2:00 pm to 5:00 pm - Wii Sports and a variety of other games will be available for play. Ages 11-18. Registration is not necessary. 

2:00 pm to 2:30 pm at Gardner Library Meeting Room - What does a weather balloon look like? How do you stay safe in a storm? Learn the answers to these and more weather questions from a meteorologist from the National Weather Service. Registration is not necessary. 

1:30 pm to 2:30 pm at Gardner Library Meeting Room - Book discussion of Three Weeks with My Brother by Nicholas Sparks.
Registration is not necessary. 

2:30 pm to 3:30 pm at Edgerton Library - This month's book discussion is on Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling. Everyone is welcome.  

1:30 pm to 2:30 pm at Gardner Library Meeting Room - Book discussion this month is on Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout. Everyone is welcome. 

5:00 pm to 6:00 pm at Gardner Library Meeting Room - Calling all teens! Know a good book? Looking for a good book? What to discuss a good book? Come join us for our monthly discussion. Various genres and authors will be selected and titles will be chosen by the group. Registration is not necessary.