http://www.jocolibraryfoundation.org/ JoCoFoundation RSS feed. EN http://www.jocolibraryfoundation.org/templates/JCL_NewsListItem.aspx?id=16160 The Johnson County Library Foundation has named four outstanding individuals as winners of the annual 2010 Pinnacle Award: Angel Mercier, Mark Schweizer, Carol J. Carroll and Kathleen Sloan.  The 2010 Pinnacle Award honorees were selected because they demonstrate excellence in their professional fields or philanthropic pursuits. The Johnson County Library Foundation will host the Pinnacle... Johnson County Library Foundation 2010-08-25T10:28:34-05:00 http://www.jocolibraryfoundation.org/templates/JCL_NewsListItem.aspx?id=16057 The Johnson County Library recognized four Triple Crown Champion volunteers at the July 21 Library Board Meeting and thanked them for their volunteer leadership and support of the library. Each of the four has served on the three boards associated with the Johnson County Library: the Library Board, the Friends of the Library Board and the Johnson County Library Foundation Board. Pictured here... Marsha B. 2010-07-22T15:25:00-05:00 http://www.jocolibraryfoundation.org/templates/JCL_NewsListItem.aspx?id=15619 The Johnson County Library Foundation is seeking public nominations for the 2010 Pinnacle Awards. The Pinnacle Award was launched in 2002 by the Johnson County Library Foundation to recognize excellence in the arts. The award is presented annually to a significant artist or arts supporter whose work has influenced the cultural well-being of the community. Beginning in 2008, the Foundation... Scott Z. 2010-03-31T16:13:09-05:00 http://www.jocolibraryfoundation.org/templates/JCL_NewsListItem.aspx?id=15013 The Johnson County Library Foundation’s new Give a Gift, Give a Book program offers library-lovers the opportunity to honor friends and family while supporting the Library’s collection in today’s difficult economy. The public is invited to participate by donating funds for books or audio visual materials honoring family members, friends, hard-to-buy-for relatives, favorite teachers or someone... Marsha B. 2009-12-17T16:52:02-06:00 http://www.jocolibraryfoundation.org/templates/JCL_NewsListItem.aspx?id=14985 The New Year is almost here! Don’t miss your opportunity to give to the Johnson County Library Foundation in 2009. Online gifts must be received by Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009 and gifts sent by mail must be postmarked Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009.  Give online to the Library Foundation via our online partners, the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation. Scott Z. 2009-12-11T10:29:56-06:00 http://www.jocolibraryfoundation.org/templates/JCL_NewsListItem.aspx?id=14906 Are you looking for a gift for that hard-to-buy-for relative? Do you need a special way to honor a best friend’s birthday or pay tribute to a favorite teacher? How about something distinctive to recognize your Employee of the Month, or Volunteer of the Year? Are you looking for a unique gift that will make someone sit up and smile? Here’s your chance to give someone all that and more. Donate a... Scott Z. 2009-11-12T13:40:23-06:00 http://www.jocolibraryfoundation.org/templates/JCL_NewsListItem.aspx?id=14873 Congratulations to the winners of the 2009 Pinnacle Awards! Many thanks to all attendees, sponsors and donors for making the recognition dinner an enjoyable evening! Scott Z. 2009-10-30T08:19:52-05:00 http://www.jocolibraryfoundation.org/templates/JCL_NewsListItem.aspx?id=14791 The Sprint Foundation has generously awarded the Johnson County Library Foundation a $10, 000 grant supporting the Library’s Homework Help Coaches program. This is Sprint Foundation’s fifth grant, totaling $105, 000 since 2005, in support of the Library’s homework assistance program.  Homework Help Coaches assist area students with their academic assignments utilizing library resources at three... Scott Z. 2009-09-28T15:23:36-05:00 http://www.jocolibraryfoundation.org/templates/JCL_NewsListItem.aspx?id=14777 Pinnacle Awards Recognition Dinner Pinnacle Award winners will be recognized at the 2009 Pinnacle Award Recognition Dinner on Thursday, Oct. 29; 7 p. m. at the Regnier Center, Johnson County Community College. All proceeds from sponsorships and ticket sales will support the mission of the Johnson County Library Foundation, building an endowment for the Library’s collection and supporting for... Scott Z. 2009-09-23T15:31:25-05:00 http://www.jocolibraryfoundation.org/templates/JCL_NewsListItem.aspx?id=14855 Photo: Foundation board members Caroline McKnight, Doris Royals, Patricia Sanders-Hall and executive director, Scott Zerger, along with jazz band A Touch of Class, enjoying A Jazzy Afternoon. Foundation board member, Patricia Sanders-Hall, and her husband, Steven W. Hall, hosted friends and colleagues at their home on Saturday, July 25, 2009 raising over $2, 000 for Library programs. Guests were... Scott Z. 2009-10-21T14:44:05-05:00 http://www.jocolibraryfoundation.org/templates/JCL_NewsListItem.aspx?id=13994 This year's Pinnacle Award Winners are: Excellence in the Arts: Doug Talley, Shawnee Mission School DistrictExcellence in Advocacy & Public Engagement:  Myra J. Christopher, Center for Practical BioethicsExcellence in Business & Entrepreneurship:  Phillip Spencer, Aplus. Net Internet ServicesExcellence in Literacy & Education: Gaylon Umbarger, Literacy Kansas City Pinnacle Award winners will be... Scott Z. 2009-07-24T13:18:37-05:00 http://www.jocolibraryfoundation.org/templates/JCL_NewsListItem.aspx?id=13855 With a $25, 000 grant from the Johnson County Library Foundation, the Johnson County Library will convert part of its extensive print literary criticism collection to a Web-based format. This grant represents the Foundation’s first Collection Enrichment Project, an annual effort to provide additional depth and breadth to the Library’s collection of materials and databases. Scott Z. 2009-07-08T10:46:26-05:00 http://www.jocolibraryfoundation.org/templates/JCL_NewsListItem.aspx?id=13854 The Kansas Health Foundation has awarded a $25, 000 recognition grant to the Johnson County Library Foundation to fund the Johnson County Library’s new 6 By 6, Ready to Read: Six Skills by Six Years early childhood literacy program. The program will inform parents and caregivers of preschool-aged children about early literacy research and how they can help prepare children to be ready to read. Scott Z. 2009-07-08T10:39:01-05:00 http://www.jocolibraryfoundation.org/templates/JCL_NewsListItem.aspx?id=13785 The Kansas Health Foundation has awarded a $25, 000 Recognition Grant to the Johnson County Library Foundation to fund the Library’s soon to be announced 6 By 6 Ready to Read: Six Skills by Six Years early childhood literacy program. The grant will provide vital funding for the new program which will inform parents and caregivers of preschool-aged children about early literacy research and how... Scott Z. 2009-06-17T15:51:11-05:00 http://www.jocolibraryfoundation.org/templates/JCL_NewsListItem.aspx?id=13643 Court Assisted Reading Encouragement (CARE), a partnership between Johnson County Library Foundation and Johnson County District Courts, has received a generous $2, 000 grant from the Johnson County Bar Foundation. The program, founded by Judge Kathleen L. Sloan and youth librarians at Johnson County Library, offers at-risk children and youth the opportunity to select and keep a free... Scott Z., Executive Director 2009-06-04T14:59:05-05:00 http://www.jocolibraryfoundation.org/templates/JCL_NewsListItem.aspx?id=13412 You can now join the Johnson County Library Foundation cause on Facebook. More details... JCLF 2009-04-27T14:36:42-05:00 http://www.jocolibraryfoundation.org/templates/JCL_NewsListItem.aspx?id=13391 The Johnson County Library Foundation is seeking public nominations for the 2009 Pinnacle Awards. The Pinnacle Award was launched in 2002 by the Johnson County Library Foundation to recognize excellence in the arts. The award is presented annually to a significant artist or arts supporter whose work has influenced the cultural well-being of the community. Beginning in 2008, the Foundation... Marsha B. 2009-04-23T09:45:50-05:00 http://www.jocolibraryfoundation.org/templates/JCL_NewsListItem.aspx?id=13362 The Johnson County Library Foundation is seeking public nominations for the 2009 Pinnacle Awards. Nominations may be submitted online until Friday, June 19, 2009. Visit the Pinnacle Awards Web page for details. Scott Z. 2009-04-17T11:08:15-05:00 http://www.jocolibraryfoundation.org/templates/JCL_NewsListItem.aspx?id=13361 Follow @jclf for updates on Foundation events. Scott Z. 2009-04-13T12:41:05-05:00 http://www.jocolibraryfoundation.org/templates/JCL_NewsListItem.aspx?id=13377 Like all organizations and individuals with stock market investments, our endowment has experienced losses in 2008. Fortunately, our Board of Directors is committed to a long-term investment strategy, which makes short-term volatility less troubling. Supporting the Foundation’s endowment is a investment in the Johnson County Library’s future. Gifts to the endowment enrich the depth and breadth of... Scott Z. 2009-04-17T11:09:25-05:00 http://www.jocolibraryfoundation.org/templates/JCL_NewsListItem.aspx?id=13378 The Johnson County Library Foundation has awarded four outstanding individuals as winners of the annual 2008 Pinnacle Awards: David Hughes, Jr., John Burgess, Vivien L. Jennings and Dr. Robert W. Fry. The Pinnacle Award was launched in 2002 by the Johnson County Library Foundation to recognize Excellence in the Arts. This year, the Foundation expanded the Pinnacle Award to include three... Scott Z. 2009-04-17T13:39:36-05:00