The Johnson County Library system is great and this location is massive. We recently visited with…read moreour five year old and she loved the kids area. It's filled with kid sized shelves, tons of picture books, chapter books, and kids DVDs. The librarian was so kind and got her all set up with her own library card, we checked out her items, and she's been loving exploring all of her recent finds.

I visited the central library today with my grandson and mostly in the children's area. Because…read morethis library is the central library it has a great variety of books and resources. My grandson who is currently 14 months enjoyed the activity center on the wall. I went through the collection of board books for toddlers and selected some to check out for him. The library was clean and quiet and has many excellent resources. I do wish they would have a more balanced approach to their selection of materials though.,

I went to this library for the first time and it's a newer library with bright colors and modern…read moredesign. The librarian was helpful and pleasant and of course I like their check out scanner that can take a stack of books and check them at one time. Some libraries do not have the newer scanner. They had a good selection of children's books, which is where I was at primarily. They have some activity tables for children as well. I also liked the family restroom for when a diaper needs to be changed. There is parking that is covered next to it.

This customer service at this library deserves 5 stars by itself. We are always greeted and made to…read morefeel welcome here and I really appreciate that. The architectural design and all of the features included just makes the experience even better! The area for children has everything you could ever think of. From a large coloring table, to books for all ages & ethnicities. Regular tables and chairs to innovative reading nooks and huge lounging chairs. Whoever took on this project creating this library should be declared an artist if they aren't already. It is as if they are trying to prove a point that libraries don't have to be boring or just a place for books, but truly a spot to spend time with your family and everyone can find something to enjoy. These 5 star reviews tell no lies and I just had to add my 33 cents, since only 2 would just not be enough. Catch me at the library how about that?!

Public libraries are amazing, and this is a particularly wonderful branch of our own JCL system…read more The ease of holding books/DVDs (and as long as you avoid placing a hold right before/during the weekend, JCL is really impressive at transferring items from branch to branch promptly) and checking out/returning items (with the self-service checkout stations and automated return slots) makes borrowing library content a delightful, hassle-free experience. The JCL system's catalog is pretty expansive too. It's also just a nice, relaxing place to study/read when you need to kill a couple hours or get out of the house for some reason (and unlike with coffee shops, you don't have to buy anything to justify your presence there). I really can't sing JCL/Leawood Pioneer's praises highly enough.

I had never tried this particular library out before so I decided to bring my grandson and try out…read morethe children's area. I was disappointed as the smaller children's area was quite small in comparison to other libraries. They did have some nice toddler board books and the children's area in general had the normal amount of books that the other libraries typically have. The teen area is in the youth/kids area. As you enter the library, it's to the right in a separate room. I think what I find disappointing is that I have visited almost all of the libraries in Johnson County except two, which I plan to visit soon. And I find that the children's librarians tend not to be very friendly. They're usually sitting behind their desk often with a scowl on their face or hiding their face and really never offer any help. If they're approached, they seem irritated. The 95th St. library in Overland Park tends to be the better and more welcoming library for children. The adult section was typical of an adult section. So I would say this library is fine for adults or probably teens that want to study as they have steady areas, but there are better libraries for smaller children.

I tried out this library for the first time today. What a wonderful, Modern, fun, and interesting…read morelibrary! The kids area is perfect and fun for small children. They have a great selection of books and play items. I love all the places to enjoy reading a book throughout the whole library and the huge wall fireplace and all the windows for natural sunlight. I was glad to see a bookstore and also a coffee shop with snacks available and lunch items. Will definitely go back! The staff was also nice that I interacted with.

We visited public library to meet up some healthcare workers will basically we were trying to find…read morea conference room where we can have a private conversation and we had a bunch of friends who also wanted to take advantage of the place to have their kids play around and also have their teenager kids spend time reading some interesting books. Guess what this place has it all there's a kids area where they can play outdoors if the weather permits and there is an amazing collection of books, Internet, and conference room for private conversations if you have something to talk about with a business related or something more private, this place is extremely neat well organized and has an amazing ambience. There's also a mini coffee bar inside where you can buy beverages there is Internet for a very cheap price. If people are looking for any of these options from what I've mentioned, you deserve to visit this place.

Libraries are great. I think most people have fond memories of visiting as kids and if you're like…read moreme, those memories are very suburban. The libraries I grew up visiting had 90s flair, and while amazing spaces that kept me entertained all summer long, they didn't have the grandeur of an iconic inner city library - like this one. The first time I stepped foot in here as a young adult I was in awe. It's just a gorgeous building, and incredible atmosphere to sit and read. The parking garage is set up to look like a bookshelf which I think is cute, and I love how you can just get lost in here and enjoy the space. It just FEELS like a library which sounds dumb but is true. What pushes this into five star territory for me though is the rooftop terrace. On a nice day there really isn't a better spot for an urban picnic.

I've never seen (or smelled) quite so many homeless people in one spot before. They were at every…read moreopen table, bench, chair and study room. It really smelled awful. In addition, the carpet smelled really dusty or moldy... The huge vault in the basement and the building's architecture were really the only things worth going for.

I brought my 18 m old grandson to this library to check out the kids section. I haven't been to…read morethis location in many years. It's an older library but homey and I actually like their children's section better than all the updated libraries! It has a nice array of learning areas and toys. It is peaceful and has a good selection of books. He really enjoyed trying out all the various learning areas. I wish the newer libraries would keep this in mind and have more to offer.

Really sweet small library. Great kids section! Always very clean and library employees are helpful.read more

I haven't been to this library for many years and it's an older library but I love that the kids…read moresection it downstairs and it's large. The library is clean, quiet and relaxing and has a good selection of items to check out. The staff was pleasant also.

The only reason I'm not going 5 stars is because this library branch is a bit old and dated looking…read moreand is in desperate need of a facelift. Its not dirty though- in fact it's very clean and well-maintained, it's just old. It has everything you could possibly want in a library. Super nice, helpful staff, easy to navigate, huge children's area, 3 easy self-checkout areas, and 2 return areas. I do wish there was a drive thru return, though, for bad weather days or when the parking lot is at capacity. The parking lot is pretty small. I love using the JoCoLibrary app on my phone and requesting/holding books/audiobooks/DVDs, etc. Most items arrive shockingly quickly, and the app lets you know when they've arrived, how long they'll be held, etc. DVDs, even brand new releases, have at least a week for checkout time- so much nicer than going to Redbox and paying per day, or waiting for stuff to be added to Netflix.

I visited the Hermetheus coffee shop that is located in this downtown library and I decided to…read moreperuse the library itself since I hadn't been here before. The entrance has the coffee shop and a librarian to help direct people to the various floors. The books are on the second floor, and that is the floor that I went to. All of the people that worked there were very nice and helpful. I had a great experience with the various librarians. The second floor if you get out of the elevator and turn right is the adult/teen section with nonfiction and fiction. If you turn to the left, it is the children's section. I visited both areas and checked out books in both. This is a smaller library, but nicely updated. They have a play section in the middle of the kids section for smaller kids. I checked out some toddler books for my grandson as well.

This is a BEAUTIFUL library. However, there is not nearly enough seating for people to work at…read more There are only a few study rooms, and most are dedicated to specific activities only. I would love to be able to do my work and study in this beautiful library, but there is just not enough room. I think adding more study rooms and seating should be taken into consideration.

So far I've been very impressed with how KU has set up the BEST building to support people that…read morework full time. The classes are able to accommodate students attending in person when work allows, attending and interacting with the professor and other students when they need to remote into class and providing full audio and video playback for when life and work don't allow you to participate until later.

From the owner: The University of Kansas Edwards Campus is an institution of higher education, located in Overland…read morePark, Kan., that offers a variety of undergraduate degree-completion and graduate programs. A branch campus of the University of Kansas, the 20-year-old Edwards Campus sits on 30 acres and consists of four buildings. Features of the campus include convenient and free parking, WiFi, computer labs, a full-service library, and on-site writing center and stats tutoring. The mission of the KU Edwards Campus is to serve the workforce, economic and community development needs of the region by bringing high-quality academic programs, research and public service of the University of Kansas to the greater Kansas City community. In accordance with this mission, the campus strives to cater to the adult learner and design programs to fit the lifestyles of working adults. KU Edwards has late afternoon and evening classes available to help students balance the responsibilities of work and family.

Linda Hall Library's community open house today has been a wonderful way to spend a blue sky sunny…read moreday! It's all free, including tacos from Taco Cacao. The day started at 9 AM with a bird hike around the Arboretum with a guide from Burroughs Audubon Society. And there have been outdoor programs from the Anita B Gorman conservation center, another all about bugs that included a hike around the grounds, and one from the Swope Park nature Center. Mow they're showing the movie the Lorax inside and there's still more going on outside. Even when there's not a special event going on, of which there are many all the time, you can find them online. They're well worth signing up for, usually free, with interesting subject matter from astronauts and outer space to well-known speakers, and small concerts on the lawn. It is a fascinating place with beautiful grounds on the UMKC campus.

What a fantastic library!…read more I've been wanting to come to the Life Beyond Earth exhibition since it opened in October 2024. I got here near the end of April in 2025. It closes in June. Glad I made it! This exhibition does a great job of covering a lot about outer space, including, but not limited to, aliens, exoplanets, UFOs, astrobiology and exobiology. There are various displays throughout the rooms covering astronomy, the history of observation of space from the Renaissance, all the way up to the Tic Tac and Gimble UAPs. There's also a very nice display about historical cookbooks and different recipes used early in the 20th century and by various branches of the US military to feed their troops. Everyone working here was very kind and welcoming. There is free parking directly in front of the library for patrons, not for students. Just FYI, the Linda Hall Library is on the campus of UMKC.