
New! Friends Merch
We now have shirts and sweatshirts for sale that declare your support for public libraries, intellectual freedom, and Friends of Johnson County Library.
New designs coming soon!
Car Donations
Are those car repair bills piling up? 🚗💸 Don’t let them give you the chills and donate your vehicle to support the Friends of Johnson County Library! We make it easy: free pick-up, tax-deductible, and zero hassle. We accept cars, trucks, boats, RVs, and more. Start your donation today!

Book Donations
Do you have gently used books to donate to the Friends?
We hold Drive-up Donation Events every Saturday (except during inclement weather).
Volunteers will be available to accept your donations on Saturdays from 9:00 am to 11:00 am at Friends Headquarters – 8279 Melrose Dr., Lenexa, KS 66214.


We celebrated National Friends of Libraries Week (October 20 – 26) by presenting the winners of our annual Bookmark Design Contest! The winning illustrations will be printed as bookmarks and distributed during the year at the 14 branches of the Johnson County Library and at Friends book sales. This yearly competition celebrating the love of reading and the talent of our community has been going strong for over 30 years.

Shop our Online Used Book Stores!
Need to shop online – but still want to support the Friends? Check out our selections on Amazon, Ebay, or Abe Books!

Amazon
Shop our Amazon storefront!

Ebay
Over 3,500 items available to browse on Ebay!

abe Books
Do you love vintage books? Shop our specialty selection!
WE ARE SO EXCITED WE HAVE TO USE ALL CAPS!! Join us this 𝑺𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒅𝒂𝒚, 𝑭𝒆𝒃𝒓𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒚 15, for the soft opening of our new – and larger – Friends Used Book Sale Space!! (We`re thinking about calling it the Book Nook…what do you think?)
Our new space is right next door to the Friends Sorting Center – so we promise it is easy to find. PLUS we`ve added hours on Sundays! 🥳
🌟𝑵𝑬𝑾🌟 𝗨𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀:
Saturdays, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Sundays, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
at 8281 Melrose Dr., Lenexa, KS
Book donations will continue to be received at 8279 Melrose Dr., between 9:00 am and 11:00 am every Saturday.
We`ll see you soon! 🥰
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Join the Friends on March 20 from 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm for Banned Books Book Club!
Our Executive Director Shanta Dickerson will lead a discussion of 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗘𝘆𝗲 by Toni Morrison, which is #10 on the American Library Association`s list of Top 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books: 2010-2019.
Banned Books Book Club will be hosted by our Community Friends, Serendipity Labs, located in the Creative Planning building at 5440 West 110th Street, Suite 300, Overland Park, KS, 66221.
Registration is not required!
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Meet Friends of Johnson County Library board member Andrea Artist! We asked her some questions about why she loves the Library – and why it`s important to her to volunteer.
📚Why did you volunteer for the board?
"I love the Johnson County Library, and I have been in constant awe of learning of all the programs and services it provides to the community. Whether it`s providing a venue for people to exercise their rights to vote to serving as a safe place to study to offering storytime to littles to giving access to information and media to all members of the community, the list of benefits that the library provides is endless."
📚What do you love about the Library?
"The opportunities and accessibility it provides to all members of the community. There aren`t many places in the world where every person can feel like they belong, and I believe the library is one of few harbors that has a place for and welcomes everyone. Libraries can be any number of things: an escape, an opportunity, an outlet for creativity. There are programs, media, and services for all members of the community, and a significant majority of these offerings are free to the public."
📚What was your favorite childhood book and why?
"`Shiloh` by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor; I love dogs!"
📚What are you reading right now?
"`The Life We Bury` by Allen Eskens and `The Friend Zone` by Abby Jiminez, two wildly different books!"
📚What are three books you recommend?
"`Beartown` by Fredrik Backman, `The Book Thief` by Markus Zusak, and `Remarkably Bright Creatures` by Shelby van Pelt."
📚What are some reasons that you think someone should become a Friend of the Library?
"In Johnson County, we are incredibly fortunate to have the quality and number of programs and services our library offers. I have a daughter, and I want our libraries to continue to provide her the same or more opportunities to safety, information, and entertainment. With the scrutiny that libraries are faced with on a daily basis, our libraries need their friends to stand up and continue to advocate for them. …Plus, the discount at the weekly book sales is a huge perk." 🙂
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