Johnson County’s Central Resource Library in Overland Park is set to re-open Tuesday after being partially closed for a year. When the library closed for renovations last February, the staff walled off a small portion of the building and called it Little Central to keep patrons safe from construction. Little Central closed on Feb. 14 of this year so workers could finish final touches and knock down the partition wall. Librarians at Central said they are excited to welcome patrons back to a space that’s nature-themed in staff spaces and throughout, which Johnson County head librarian Sean Casserley said connects employees and patrons to the larger, overarching goal of the library. “Having a connection to nature was really important in the sense that it was calming, relaxing,” said Casserley. “And I think that’s the thing, the role the public library plays, which is we have no agenda. We’re not trying to sell you something. There aren’t any politics. We are completely neutral, and our goal is to find something that interests you.”
Source: KCUR News
