KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A new library just opened in Johnson County and it pays homage to a family that fought to desegregate its schools. The Webb Family room at the Merriam Plaza Library is now ...

Johnson County will add 27 new full-time positions if the board of county commissioners passes the 2027 proposed budget.

MERRIAM, Kan. — The Johnson County Library is opening up a new library branch in Merriam. Merriam Plaza Library will open to the public Wednesday, March 20, after breaking ground in late 2022. The new ...

OLATHE, Kan. — The Johnson County Library is eliminating overdue fines in a push to remove barriers and improve access, it says. In a release, Johnson County Library said the move is part of a ...

MERRIAM, Kan. — Johnson County is preparing to close its first and oldest branch this month before opening a brand new one a few blocks away. The last day of services at Johnson County Library’s ...

Romance novels and romance-fantasy titles topped the check-out charts in Kansas' most populous county. Among kid readers, authors Mo Willems and Jeff Kinney cleaned up. Romance novelists and the ...

Jane Bingham, left, and her granddaughter Charlotte pose in front of the JCPL on Wheels bookmobile, which features a photograph of them on side during an event Nov. 4 at Kephart Park in Bargersville.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Johnson County libraries are following a nationwide trend by eliminating overdue fines on library materials. Patrons who have checked out books, games, movies or other materials and ...