Children's News

• Halloween Thrills and Chills @ JCPL

  Published Saturday, October 22, 2011

  The Johnson County Public Library’s Clark Pleasant Branch is gearing up for the frightful season with its Halloween Frights program on Monday, October 24 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. Prepare to get goosebumps as we share stories and superstitions about ghosts, haints, and other creepy things that go bump in the night. Then, enjoy activities that will get… Read More

• Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore."

  Published Saturday, October 22, 2011

  Few artists have captured the intense emotion of fear like immortal poet and short story author, Edgar Allan Poe. His work has been turned into dozens of films and plays since his death 162 years ago and he has penned some of the memorable lines in English-language literature. The Johnson County Public Library, in celebration of Halloween, would like to… Read More

• Heroism in the Skies!

  Published Monday, October 17, 2011

  In partnership with the Indiana Humanities Council, the Johnson County Public Library would like to invite you to a very special book discussion on Wednesday, October 19 at 7:00 p.m. Ray Boomhower will be at the Franklin Branch to discuss his book Fighter Pilot: The World War II Career of Alex Vraciu. Lieutenant Vraciu, a Depauw University graduate, was a… Read More

• "Learning Ain't Always Been Easy"

  Published Thursday, October 13, 2011

  Today we consider education a matter of course. Public schools are open to everyone, not to mention the vast resources in U.S. libraries and on the Internet. But there was a time when the very idea of education was a distant and foreign concept for many people. The Johnson County Public Library in partnership with the Johnson County Museum of History… Read More

• Llama Llama Red Pajama

  Published Monday, October 3, 2011

  Baby Llama wants his mama! And the Johnson County Public Library wants your help to fight illiteracy! Read for the Record is an initiative of the Reading is Fundamental Foundation that seeks to set a record for the number of kids that read the same story on the same day. Corporate sponsors across the nation will donate money to the Foundation and their many… Read More

• Our Hearts on a String

  Published Sunday, October 2, 2011

  Prepare to be dazzled on Wednesday, October 5 at the Johnson County Public Library’s Franklin Branch! Heidi Pearson-Shackleford of Melchior Marionettes will visit at 6:30 p.m. to perform an amazing show with beautiful, hand-crafted and costumed marionettes. You don’t want to miss this show! Open to all ages. To register, please call 738-2098 or visit… Read More

• A Night of Stories, Laughs, and Literacy

  Published Monday, September 26, 2011

  As part of International Literacy Month 2011, the Johnson County Public Library is pleased to announce the return of storyteller, Stephanie Holman, as a featured performer in September. Stephanie will use language, puppets, and props to illustrate how thinking, listening, speaking, writing, and reading create literacy. The result is a hilarious,… Read More

• Stop, in the Name of the Library!

  Published Saturday, September 24, 2011

  Nothing is more important than your child’s safety. Join Johnson County Public Library staff and patrons at our Safety with the Sheriff program on Tuesday, September 27 at 4:30 p.m. The Johnson County Sheriff’s Department will be on the premises to teach us about safety. As a special treat, Search and Rescue dog, Ruger, may bound in for a visit as well! … Read More