Month of July- Come to the Library to pick up your copy of the July “Johnson City Reads” book, Good Old Boys by Elmer Kelton. Enjoy this story of Texas cowboys and join us for the book discussion!!

Tuesday, July 15^th 9am to 3pm – Join us for the next Museum Tour to see the McNay Fine Art Musuem in San Antonio. Reserve your place on this free tour by calling the Library at 868-4469 or stop by to sign-up.

Tuesday, July 22^nd  @ 9:30am & 7:00pm – Join us for the next “JC Reads” book discussion of Good Old Boys by Elmer Kelton.  Join the morning book discussion or come to the 7:00pm evening discussion, BOTH at Chantilly Lace. Please come enjoy a lively discussion whether you’ve read the book or not!!

Silent Auction of Antiques - New items available for bid at the Johnson City Library:  A beautiful Victorian Bishop & Stonier Flow Blue Turkey plate accented with motifs of flowers and plants.  It is marked with the pattern name of "Lincoln" and "Bistro England".   It is estimated to be 128 years old and is in mint condition.

Month of June - Come to the Library to pick up your copy of the June “ Johnson City Reads” book, I’ll Gather My Geese by Halli Stillwell. Enjoy this autobiography of a Hallie Stillwell (1897–1997) described as a "rancher and a Texas legend” as she shares about her life as a teacher, wife, and rancher in West Texas, and be looking for a date for  this book discussion to be announced shortly.

Tuesday, June 17^th @ 9:30am & 7:00pm: Join us for the next “JC Reads” book discussion of I’ll Gather My Geese by Halli Stillwell. Join the morning book discussion at the 1^st Methodist Church Activity Center or come to the 7:00pm evening discussion at Chantilly Lace. Please come enjoy a lively discussion whether you’ve read the book or not!!

June 10th, 9-3pm: Museum Tour: Cowboy Artists Museum of America, Kerrville, no cost.

June 2nd – 5th, 8:30 – 12:30pm, Discovery Camp: Incoming grades 3-6; sign up at Library – be looking for registration forms to be available at the Library after May 10th.

Tuesday, May 20th, 9:30am & 7:00pm, Johnson City Reads: Captured, by Scott & Zesch, of Mason County, said to be the Story of the White Indians; books are $5 at Library. Come join us for either the day or evening book discussion of Captured by Scott Zesch. The morning book discussion group will meet at the 1st Methodist Church Activity Center and the evening book discussion will meet at Chantilly Lace…..see y’all there.           

Saturday, May 10^th @ 9am to 1pm, The Discovery Academy:  We are hosting a family oriented event for 3rd and 4th grade students at the LBJ National Historic Park in Stonewall. Students and their families are invited to come participate in hands-on activities in the area of Aquatic Ecology taught by staff from the Texas Tech Outdoor School. Please pick up a registration form at the Library for more information and to confirm your spot for this free program. For more details, click on Press Release .

The "Johnson City Reads" book for April: The book of the month for Johnson City Reads is a historical account of the relationship between Martin Luther King, Jr. and Lyndon B. Johnson called Judgment Days by Nick Kotz. This book is co-sponsored by the LBJ National Historic Park in celebration of LBJ’s 100th birthday celebration.

Friday, April 11: @ 7:30pm. Come join author Nick Kotz in a discussion of his book Judgment Days, a historical account of the relationship and interactions between Martin Luther King, Jr. and Lyndon B. Johnson. The book discussion will take place at the LBJ National Historic Park Visitor’s Center.

Sat, April 12th, 9-4pm: LBJ National Park, Book Festival, Authors Nick Kotz, Gen. James Cross, Richard Holland, Harry Middleton---all discussing LBJ and the 1960’s.

Tuesday, April 22^nd: Sign up for the next museum tour sponsored by the Library which will be traveling to the Witte Museum in San Antonio to see the much talked about Human Body: The Universe Within exhibit. The tour will leave at 9am by tour bus and return to Johnson City at 3pm. The cost of this tour is $20 per person and is open on a first come, first serve basis. Participants are asked to bring a sack lunch. To reserve your spot on this tour please stop by the Library or call 868-4469.

Tuesday, March 25, Johnson City Library Reads Book Discussion: @ the Methodist Church Activity Center at 9:30 a, light refreshments will be served.  Ruby and the Stargazers is the book, and is available at the Library for $5. Author Marci Henna will be at the discussion. 

The "Johnson City Reads" book for February: THREE CUPS OF TEA  by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. The book is available at the library for $5. It is about one man's mission to fight terrorism and build nations, one school at a time. The discussion will be Feb. 28th, 7:00, at Chantilly Lace. Frana Keith will lead the discussion and refreshments will be served.

Revised Itinerary. See Below.   Tuesday, February 5th - Museum Tour to the McNay Fine Art Museum in San Antonio. Participants will travel by tour bus to San Antonio and tour the museum returning to JC by 3pm. We will leave from the Library at 9am, please bring a sack lunch. Please contact Chris Voron by call 868-7515 to confirm your spot on this tour or respond to this email.

Tuesday, February 5th @ 8:45am -  The next Library sponsored museum tour will leave from the Library heading to San Antonio to the Institute of Texan Cultures. Our initial plan to tour the McNay Art Museum had to be changed due to their renovations, which will be completed in June. The charter bus will leave the Library at 9am and return at 3pm. This tour is free of charge to the community and participants are asked to bring a sack lunch. Please call Chris Voron to reserve a spot on this tour @ 868-7515.

Thursday, January 31^st:  Book discussion evening, led by Bill Voron, will held for the January “JC Reads” book on William Shakespeare at 7pm at Chantilly Lace. Please come enjoy a fun evening of discussion and socializing and enjoy some great desserts.

The “Johnson City Reads” book for January:  William Shakespeare: The World as a Stage by Bill Bryson. This accessible biography of the great historical playwright discussed the life and times of Shakespeare and his contribution to the world of literature. Please stop by the Library to pick up your copy for $5. See Book Reviews

Tuesday, January 15^th:  The Discovery Academy will begin its Spring Semester which targets science and math instruction for 3^rd and 4^th grade students. The Discovery Academy meets Tuesday and Thursday afternoons after school until 5:15pm through May 15^th. Families interested in enrolling their 3^rd or 4^th grade student in the Discovery Academy should go to the Johnson City Library for the registration form prior to January 11^th.

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Tuesday, December 4^th: @ 7pm, Join us for the last book discussion of the year at Chantilly Lace, and enjoy a stimulating conversation sparked by the November “Johnson City Reads” novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns.

Monday, December 3^rd: Registration for the Spring semester of Discovery Academy will be open to all 3^rd and 4^th grade students. A supply fee of $25 will be charged and the Spring curriculum will focus on Electricity/Circuitry, Ecology/Conservation, & Flight/Rocketry. All forms and fees should be turned into the Library by Friday, Dec. 9^th at 7pm.

The “Johnson City Reads” book for November:   A Thousand Splendid Suns by Klaled Hosseini. This book, by the same author of NY Best Seller, The Kite Runner, is an incredible chronicle of a 30 year history of an Afgan family and the friendships, faith, and salvation found in love. Please stop by the Library to pick up your copy for $5 and be looking for more information on a book discussion night later in the month. > A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini Born a generation apart in war torn Afghanistan and with very different ideas about love and family, Mariam and Laila are two women brought jarringly together by war, by loss and by fate. As they endure the ever escalating dangers around them-in their home as well as in the streets of Kabul-they come to form a bond that makes them both sisters and mother-daughter to each other, and that will ultimately alter the course not just of their own lives but of the next generation. With heart-wrenching power and suspense, Hosseini shows how a woman's love for her family can move her to shocking and heroic acts of self-sacrifice, and that in the end it is love, or even the memory of love, that is often the key to survival.

Rescheduled from Thursday, Oct 25th to Monday, Nov 5, @ 9am – Come join the next Library Museum Tour series as we travel to San Antonio to tour the San Antonio Missions National Historic Park. We will be taking a tour bus to San Antonio leaving at 9am and returning at 3pm. Please contact Chris Voron to reserve your spot on this tour. Please contact Chris is you have already confirmed your reservation on this tour and can not make it on November 5^th, otherwise your reservation will automatically be transferred to the new date.

The “Johnson City Reads” book for October: "Frankenstein ” by Mary Shelley. You may think you know this story, but you’ll be surprised by the real Frankenstein story of human nature and our relationships with the ones we love. Please stop by the Library to pick up your copy for $5 and be looking for more information on a book discussion night later in the month.

Tuesday, October 30th at 7pm at Chantilly Lace: Book discussion night on our October Book of the Month, Frankenstein. Please join us for what will prove to be a stimulating and slightly "spooky" discussion of this 19th century gothic novel.

Thursday, October 4th: A book discussion night for the September "Johnson City Reads" book will be held at LBJ Visitors Center at 7pm. Dessert and coffee will be served. Please join us for what will be a stimulating discussion regarding this work of non-fiction and hear some personal accounts of how this storm affected the lives of some folks we know.

Month of September: Our next "Johnson City Reads" book for the month of September will be "Hurricane Audrey" by Cathy Post which chronicles one of the most devastating storms to strike the Texas coast in 1957. Be looking in the Record Courier for a review of this wonderfully written account of this natural disaster and the effect it had on the people of the Gulf Coast. Come by the Library to pick up your copy of "Hurricane Audrey" by Cathy Post for $5. This historical look at the 1957 hurricane that struck the Texas coast is a great read and you won't want to miss your opportunity to me the author at the book discussion night.

Tuesday, Sept. 18^th @ 3:30pm– The first Discovery Academy session will start after school on Tuesday, September 18^th. 3^rd and 4^th grade students who have registered for this after school enrichment program will stay after school and participate in science and math fun until 5:15pm.  

Tuesday, September 11th @ 6pm: Informational meeting for Discovery Academy will be held at the First Methodist Church Activity Center. Any parents of 3rd and 4th grade students who have registered for the Discovery Academy are invited to come meet the teachers and here more detailed information about the curriculum that will be offered this fall semester in the area of math and science.

Tuesday, September 4th @ 7pm:  (REVISED DATE!!) A book discussion night for our August "Johnson City Reads" book will be held at Chantilly Lace at 7pm. Dessert and coffee will be served at this event. Please join us for a lively discussion of the mystery novel "Promise Me" by Harlan Coben.

"Johnson City Reads" Book for the Month:  August will be "Promise Me" by Harlan Coben. This psychological thriller is a New York Times best seller and Mr. Coben's latest release. Please be looking in the paper for a review of this novel. "Promise Me" will be available at the Library for a cost of $5 later next week. The Library has seven, now eight titles from Harlan Coben; and this may well be the best.  In true Coben fashion, the good guys are not all good, nor the bad all they appear to be.  Furthermore, there’s no sense reading the ending first---you can’t figure it out. All you know is, when you start, allow yourself a few hours of leisure, for you won’t put it down.  Is Myron Bolitar a good guy?  You will spend enough time with him to judge.  It’s 487 pages of suspense, intrigue, clarity and obfuscation. High school, hospitals, police, parents, teenagers, weirdo’s, romance,  suspense, the story takes more turns than a barrel racer at the Blanco County Fair; yet it is tightly woven.  Set post 9/11 in a New Jersey High School and its neighborhoods, the fast-paced tale reaches a very believable, almost understandable ending.  And stops, completely unexpectedly.  You’ll enjoy it!

Week of August 27^th:  Come to the Library to pick up a registration form for the new Discovery Academy program which will provide after-school enrichment in the areas of math and science to 3^rd and 4^th graders from 3:30pm to 5:15pm. Classes will begin on September 18^th – contact Chris Voron for more information.

Tuesday, July 24th, Witte Museum Tour: The Library's next museum tour will take place on Tuesday the 24th and will leave the Library @ 9am and travel to San Antonio to visit the Witte Museum of Natural History. The adult tour is free to the community and traveling by charter bus to and from the museum. Participants will be asked to bring a sack lunch as the group will be eating lunch together in Breckenridge Park after visiting the museum. Due to limited space, please RSVP for this tour by calling or emailing Chris Voron, 868-7515.

Month of June:   Our "Johnson City Reads" book for the month of June will be "Our Town" by Thornton Wilder. Please see a review of this book in tomorrow's Record Courier for more information. You can pick up your copy of this classic play at the Library for $5.

Rescheduled: June 11th: Summer Reading Program for children will begin today and continue through the month of July. Children can come to the Library to register and pick up their reading logs. Incentives will be given to children as they turn in their reading logs throughout the summer

Sat, May 19th, Kick-off for the JC Library Summer Reading Program: 10am-12pm @ Methodist Church Activity Center. Students from Kindergarten to 5th grade are encouraged to come to this fun-filled event that will launch the Library's Summer Reading Program. Come enjoy storytelling, face-painting, crafts and hear about the exciting prizes available through this year's reading program.

Wed, May 16, JC Library Book Signing:  Author Jeffery Greene will be signing WATER FROM STONE, illustrated by Margaret Bamberger, about David Bamberger and Selah. The event will be at 6:30pm at the LBJ National Park Headquarters, light refreshments will be served. Web: www.JohnsonCityLibrary.org .  See details @ Non-Profits.

Sat, May 5, JC Library Book Signing:  @ 2p-5p at the JC Library.  Texas author Suzanne Morris will talk about the writing of the CLEARHARBOUR TRILOGY, her latest work of fiction. Set in England and the United States between 1914 and 1962, the CLEARHARBOUR TRILOGY is one continuous story with many intriguing twists and turns as the plot unfolds over four decades and two world wars.  LOOK BACK WITH LONGING, the first volume, is the story of Geneva Sterling and Tony Selby, two talented dancers who team up on the vaudeville stage in WWI.  The pair seemed destined for success, yet both have made mistakes in the past that threaten to destroy both their stage career and their personal lives.  ELIZABETH'S LEGACY, the second volume, carries the story through love, loss and political intrigue in WWII. Suzanne Morris's first novel GALVESTON was published to wide acclaim in 1976, and was followed by KEEPING SECRETS (1979), SKYCHILD (1981), and WIVES AND MISTRESSES (1986). Copies of the first two volumes of the trilogy will be available for sale during the event.  Her presentation will begin at 2p, and will include time for answering questions from the audience.  A book signing will follow.  Light refreshments will be served.  Proceeds from the book sale will benefit the Johnson City Library Building Fund.   www.SuzannePageMorris.com.  Web: www.JohnsonCityLibrary.org .  See details @ Non-Profits.  Click on Event Flyer.

Fri, May 4, Reception & Ceremony for the Opening the Texas Tejano Exhibit: @ 6:30pm at the Old Blanco Courthouse. Come see a museum quality exhibit celebrating the history of Tejano's contribution to Texas History. Exhibit will be open two weeks. 

Mon, Apr 30, JC Library Storytelling Program: @ 9am @ 1^st Methodist Church Activity Center.

Mon, Apr 23, JC Library Storytelling Program: @ 9am @ 1^st Methodist Church Activity Center.

Mon, Apr 23, Texas Tejano Book Discussion: @ 7pm @ the Blanco Library. Come participate in a book discussion of our April "Johnson City Reads" book "A Tejano Son of Texas" facilitated by the book's editor, Rudi Rodriguez. Book available at the JC Library for $5.  This autobiography of Jose "Polly" Rodriguez's life in central Texas in the 1800's and early 1900's is fascinating portrait of a life in frontier times in our area.

Mon, Apr 9, JC Library Storytelling Program: @ 9am @ 1^st Methodist Church Activity Center.

Mon, Apr 2, JC Library Storytelling Program: @ 9am @ 1^st Methodist Church Activity Center. Come enjoy a spirited telling of the Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly!!

Mon, Mar 26, JC Library Storytelling Program: @ 9am @ 1st Methodist Church Activity Center. Come join us for a special presentation of storytelling featuring Blanco storyteller, Maggie Goodman.

Thu, Mar 22, "Companions of the Blest" Book Discussion:@ 6:30pm at Chantilly Lace. Please join us for coffee and dessert and a great discussion of this Texas Hill Country novel.

Mon, Mar 19, JC Library Board Meeting: @ 5pm at the Johnson City Library.

Mon, Mar 5, JC Library Storytelling Program:@ 9am @ Methodist Church Activity Center. Come join us for a special presentation of the Pied Piper.

Sat, Mar 3, Johnson City Women's Club Annual Bingo & Spaghetti Dinner: @ Methodist Church Activity Center. Serving will start at 5p & bingo at 6:45p. There will be a spaghetti dinner, bingo, and cake auction. Proceeds go to the Johnson City Library.

Mon, Feb 26, JC Library Storytelling Program: @ 9am @ The Hope School (off of Hwy 290W). Come join us at the Hope School for a special presentation of the Cat in the Hat and Green Eggs & Ham in honor of Dr. Suess' birthday. Contact Chris Voron @ 830-868-7515 for further information and directions.

Mon, Feb 19, JC Library Storytelling Program: @ 9am @ 1^st Methodist Church Activity Center. Storytelling this week will be presented by the LBJ National Park with a park ranger giving stories about the pioneer days. Boys and girls will be able to dress up in pioneer clothes provided by the Park Service.

Mon, Feb 12, JC Library Board Meeting: @ 1pm at the Johnson City Library.

Mon, Feb 12, JC Library Storytelling Program: @ 9am @ 1^st Methodist Church Activity Center.

Mon, Feb 5, JC Library Dreamer's Committee: @ 7pm at Chantilly Lace. Dessert and coffee will be served. Anyone interested in joining this committee to develop and implement new Library programs please contact Chris Voron @ 868-7515.

Mon, Feb 5, JC Library Storytelling Program: @ 9am @ 1^st Methodist Church Activity Center.

Mon, Jan 29, JC Library Storytelling Program: @ 9am @ 1^st Methodist Church Activity Center.

Mon, Jan 29, JC Library Board Meeting & Annual Business Meeting: @ 5pm for Board meeting, and @ 6pm for Business Meeting @ JC Library. Annual business meeting is open to the public.  Rescheduled from Jan 15 due to weather.

Mon, Jan 8, JC Library Storytelling Program: @ 9am @ 1^st Methodist Church Activity Center.

Fri, Jan 12, Johnson City Woman's Civic Club Raffle Drawing:  @ 5p @ JC Library. Just a few tickets remaining @ $5 ea. Sold by the JC Women's Civic Club.  Proceeds to the JC Public Library. Super Bowl Package Prize includes a 32" flat screen TV, snacks & soft drinks.  You do not need to be present to win.  Tickets available @ Lights Spectacular Bake Sale Booth, and from Club members.

Mon, Jan 15, JC Library Storytelling Program: @ 9am @ 1^st Methodist Church Activity Center.

Mon, Jan 15, JC Library Board Meeting & Annual Business Meeting: @ 5pm for Board meeting, and @ 6pm for Business Meeting @ JC Library. Annual business meeting is open to the public. Board members will be elected. Rescheduled to Jan 30 due to weather.

Sat, Jan 20, JC Library Movie Night: @ 6:30pm in the 1^st Methodist Church Activity Center. The classic movie “To Kill A Mockingbird” starring Gregory Peck will be showing. A short discussion of the book will be held prior to the movie and door prizes will be awarded.

Mon, Jan 22, JC Library Storytelling Program: @ 9am @ 1^st Methodist Church Activity Center.

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Month of December: The Library will be sponsoring a Johnson City Reads for the month of December. We are asking the community to read To Kill a Mockingbird this month. Copies of this paperback will be made available at the library for a cost of $2. Be looking for the Library to be lit up like never before during Light’s Spectacular. A big thank you goes out to Myron Felps for donating his time to decorate the Library this year.

Mon, Dec 18, JC Library Storytelling Program: @ 9:30am @ 1st Methodist Church Activity Center.  Mrs. Claus will follow her husband to Johnson City and share Christmas stories with all. We are expecting up to 90 kids there.

Mon, Dec 11, JC Library Storytelling Program: @ 9a @ 1st Methodist Church Activity Center: Featuring Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

Mon, Dec 4, JC Library Storytelling Program: @ 9a @ 1st Methodist Church Activity Center. Featuring stories about animals.

Fri, Dec 1, Johnson City Woman's Civic Club Raffle Drawing:  @ 5p @ JC Library.  Prize: Kawasaki MULE all terrain vehicle. Tickets are $20 and may be purchased at the JC Library, ReMax on 281, JC Bank on the Square, Cattleman's Bank (JC & RM). Moursund Abstract Company, & Century 21. One does not have to be present to win. Proceeds to benefit the JC Library.  Info: Betty McNallen.

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