MERRIAM, Kan. — The Johnson County Library is opening up a new library branch in Merriam.
Merriam Plaza Librarywill open to the public Wednesday, March 20, after breaking ground in late 2022. The new branch is replacing the Antioch Library, which first opened in 1956.
Johnson County's new library features a room dedicated to the Webb family, who was responsible for integrating schools in Merriam in the 1940s and helped found the Johnson County Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
The branch will also feature several world language materials to cater to the county's diverse demographic.
As a "thank you," the library will hand out totes while supplies last to patrons visiting the branch within its opening day.
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