You can now access JPL’s catalog online!

Would you like to access JPL’s catalog from the comfort of your own home? Just click on the Library Catalog link on the right side of our homepage. You can search for a title, find out what you have checked out, or view your fine. To access your account, click on My Items and enter your library barcode number, followed by your pin (the last four digits of your barcode number). Questions? Please call us at (620)856-5591.

JPL is in bloom!

Come by the library and see our new flowers! We have new lilies at the Nez Perce monument, as well as a beautiful, new bed at the Veterans’ Memorial. A big thanks goes out to our Tuesday Morning Story Time Group!

Join the Johnston Public Library Book Club!

Our pick for May: The Great Santini by Pat Conroy

Book discussion: Monday, May 7, 10 a.m.

Interested in joining the club? Call us today at (620)856-5591.

Spring Fest @ the Library!

Come to our egg hunt on Thursday, April 12th! Ages 0-5th grade are welcome. All egg hunters should line up on the front steps at 5:30 p.m.

Join the Johnston Public Library Book Club!

Our pick for April- Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
Book Discussion: Monday, April 2nd, 10:00 a.m.
Call 620-856-5591 to reserve a copy.

Come to Library Lovers’ Night!

Where: Johnston Public Library
210 West 10th
Baxter Springs, KS
620-856-5591
When: Thursday, February 23rd
7:00-8:00 p.m.

All ages welcome!

Join the JPL Book Club!

Our pick for March: Midwives by Chris Bohjalian
Book discussion: Monday, March 5, 10:00 a.m.

“On an icy winter night in an isolated house in rural Vermont, a seasoned midwife named Sibyl Danforth takes desperate measures to save a baby’s life. She performs an emergency cesarean section on a mother she believes has died of a stroke. But what if Sibyl’s patient wasn’t dead—and Sybil inadvertently killed her?” -www.chrisbohjalian.com

Happy Library Lovers’ Month!

Come help us celebrate!
February 23rd, 7:00-8:00 p.m.
A festive night for all ages!
More info coming soon!

Holiday Closings:

Closed for Christmas: December 23-December 27.
Closed for New Year’s Day: January 2.

Happy Holidays!

Join the JPL Book Club!

Our pick for January: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Book discussion: Monday, January 9th, at 10:00 a.m.