The Johnson County Library is an essential service that allows everyone in our community the ability to learn and grow. It opens windows of opportunity, promotes lifelong learning, and helps our communities stay connected.
Each year, the Johnson County Library Foundation accepts private donations that support over 20 programs at the Library that expand learning and fun for people of all ages. All of the donations we receive enhance the Johnson County Library, but do not replace publicly funded services.
In 2024, donor support made the following possible:
- Purchasing over $139,000 in physical books, e-books and e-audiobooks, large print books, DVDs, for the 14 branch libraries.
- Acquiring additional equipment and supplies for the Black & Veatch MakerSpace located at the Central Resource Library.
- Empowering the Race Project KC’s Advisory Board to explore future options for programming and educating with a $125,000 grant from the Kauffman Foundation.
- Gaining access to Brainfuse, the online, one-on-one tutoring hub for children K-12. The service is free and has no limits on use. Children can get one-on-one tutoring for free every day.
- Producing elementia, the literary arts magazine published to represent and uplift young adults. Works include original poetry, fiction, nonfiction, graphic stories, photography and illustrations.
- Working with the Johnson County Department of Corrections to serve people at the Adult Residential Center with books, classes, and access to information.
- And so much more including supporting summer reading, early literacy, and English Language Learners.
As you can imagine, there is so much more we can do in 2025 and beyond. What other dreams can we accomplish? How do we make Johnson County an even better place for people to live and grow? By supporting the Johnson County Library Foundation, you ensure that our 14 branch libraries can offer opportunities like these and many more to everyone.
Thank you to all of our 2024 Donors
$10,000 or more
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Ann K. Baum, G. Kenneth & Ann Baum Philanthropic Fund
Barton P. and Mary D. Cohen Charitable Trust/Midwest Trust, Trustee
Carol & Fred Logan
Anne & Bill Blessing
Louis & Elizabeth Nave Flarsheim Charitable Foundation
$5,000 – $9,999
Ian Donahoe
Drake Development
Hope & Tyler Harms
Michael & Julie Kirk, The Kirk Foundation
Ann & Bob Regnier, Regnier Family Foundations
Susanne Shutz
Vickie & Dale Trott
Walmart – Multiple stores in Johnson County
David Westbrook
$2,500 – $4,999
Chris Anderson & Lyn Buckley
Jon & Sarah Baum
Lisa Larson-Bunnell & Nicholas Bunnell
Michael & Karmel Carothers
EBSCO Information Services
Evergy
Henderson Engineers, Inc.
J. Rieger & Co.
Johnson County Bar Association
Johnson County Community College Foundation
Johnson County Post
Menorah Medical Center
R.A. Long Foundation
Stepp & Rothwell, Inc.
Village Presbyterian Church
$1,000 – $2,499
Michael & Renana Abrams
Erwin & Phyllis Abrams
William & Maureen Berkley
Judie Black Becker
Blue Heron Foundation
Mary & Don Bush
Campbell Family Foundation
Mark & Sue Carlson
CBRE
William Chase & Betse Gage
Charles & Virginia Clark
Clark & Enersen
James & Carolyn Clemons, The Cornyn Family Charitable Foundation
Country Club Bank
Creative Planning, Inc.
Dake Wells Architecture, Inc.
Dee & Dave Dillon
Randall & Helen Duncan
Dysart Taylor McMonigle Brumitt & Wilcox, P.C.
Janet Filkel
Josephine Foote
Rachel Krantz & Edward Goldstein
Patti Greenbaum & Jordan Jurcyk
Zack & Susan Hangauer
Steve & Kristen Hansen
Robyn & Kelly Hart
John & Elizabeth Hjalmarson
Lundy & Steven Joyce
Kansas Family Dental
Brad Korris & Missy Bruhn
Audrey Langworthy
Lathrop GPM
Pam & Scott Logan
Bill & Peggy Lyons
Shamita & Rajiv Mahajan
McCownGordon
Rick & Denise Mills
Marc & Janise Naughton
Leigh Anne & Bill Neal
Shelley R. O’Brien
Kate O’Hara Gasper
Sarah Page & Drue Kennedy
Anjali & Prashant Pandya
Mike & Janice Perkins
Ann Renne
Kathleen & Michael Riordan
Nathan & Rachelle Schmachtenberger
Chuck & Kay Sipple
Burton & Barbara Smoliar
Julie Steiner
Greg & Stephanie Stollsteimer
Tricia Suellentrop & Shaun Gregory
Nora & Terry Super — Super Family Foundation
Amanda Vega-Mavec & Ethan Mavec
Craig & Liz Wakeman
Debbie & Terry Westlund
$500 – $999
Commissioner Shirley Allenbrand
Jennifer Ancell
Erik & Heather Anderson
D. Janice Angers
Matthew Bauer
Emily Berkley
Kris & Harry Campbell
Cynthia Chandler
Dave & Sandy Dess
Douglas & Chris Fain
Friends of the Johnson County Library
Mark & Nancy Gilman
Mel & Alice Hawk
Pat Jacobs
Bryan & Linda Johnson
Jennifer & Jamie Kappeler
Don & Diane Kehres
Adrienne Kilbride
Chris & Bonnie Limbird
Andy & Erica Logan
Daniel and Carol McCartney
Caroline McKnight
Fiske Miles
Richard E. Moore
Chris & Barbara Nichols
Carolyn Pitts
Kinsley & Dan Riggs
John & Fern Rosenberg
Jackie & James Rudolph
Warren Samms & Erica Bakota Samms
Randell L. Sedlacek
Mike & Beth Sherry
Stephanie Smith
Jim Staley
Jill Steinberg
Daniel & Lara Steinel
Ben & Shannon Sunds
Claude & Bertina Thau
Patrick and Kathy Townsend
Joe & Nancy Waters
$200 – $499
Karen Abdou
Betty Anderson
Angela Antequera
Janet Arensberg
Ajay Arora
Arrowhead Liquors
Jim & Ann Balquist
Amy & Kyle Barclay
Peter & Allison Barth
Nancy Baum
Renee Bernhardt
Erin Billingsley
Boulevard Brewing Company
Amber Bourek Slater
Commissioner Julie Brewer
Rebecca Bruce
Laurel & Aaron Burchfield
Joan Cabell
Eric Casaert
John & Deidre Conley
Joe Connor
Rachel Cornejo
Ide Curtin
Marsha Daley
Mary Daniels
Vicki & Anthony Denk
Ed & Janice Eilert
Meggin Emert
Julie Enlow
Erik & Allie Erdman
Chris Evans
Christine Evans Hands
David & Jean Fehling
Lisa and Jon Fewins
Linda Filby-Fisher
Valinda Fisher-Hobson
Sydney Fraley
Shannon Grabbe
Lewis & Laura Gregory
Erin & Gavin Guest
Jennifer & Mike Gunter
Alton Hagen
Gerald & Wendy Hardy
Kay Harold
Steph Hatfield
Stacy Higgins
Meg & John Holloway
Shelby Hopkins
Chrysalyn & Jeffery Huff
Darren Jenkins
Bryan & Linda Johnson
Pat & Rhonda Johnston
Coco Johnston
Cynthia Jones
Lisa Jones
Kate Jones
David Jones
Patti & Tony Kangethe
KC Bier Company
Kelly Kilgore
Cassie Klein
Paul & Suzanne Koontz
Jacqueline & Jon Jackson Landahl
Beth Lee
David & Beverly Lewis
Ann & Steve Lund
Doug & Jennifer Mahnken
Kenneth Mann
Jill McCarthy
Mary McCoy
Sarah McGinnity
Doug Miller
Todd Mills
Angela Mitchell
Christopher Moore
Paige Mulvihill
Ronald Nelson
Nam Nguyen
Devon Oder
Karen & Mike O’Mara
David & Cathleen Ostermeyer
Gregory Owens
Chris Paez
Michael & Jamie Paget
Heather Pena
Michael & Usha Rafferty
Rainy Day Books
Dan & Sherri Robeson
John & Amy Ruo
John & Cynthia Schenken
Servaes Brewery
John Siceloff
Leonard & Jill Singer
Melinda Speak
Susan Stando
Kathy Stawarz
Lisa Janati & Earle J Stemm
Stanley Stern
Katie & Alex Stramel
Connie Strand & Donald Skinner
Roger & Mitra Templin
Steve & Lori Tesdahl
Jennifer Tsiames
Michelle Uria
Nathan Vallette
Bryan & Erica Voell
David Vratny
Ken Werne
Stephen Werts
Wild Child
Amy Wright
Yard House