29 Nov, 2023

Handmade for the Holidays, Part 2

Why not delve into handmaking decorations or food this holiday season? First, check out the previous post in this series, where we focus on handmade gifts. In this post, we’ll go over some library resources to get your home and kitchen ready for the holidays – whether you’re hosting family and friends, love a cozy […]

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Just In: New Money STEAM Kits

STEAM Kits include learning components for science, technology, engineering, arts and math to support STEAM-based learning. STEAM Kits offer our community a way to learn about a new subject through hands-on activities, books and DVDs. We are constantly evaluating our kits and adding to the collection – we have 90 kits! We have kits available […]

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Fun and Learning with Family Place

Have a playdate at the library in our Family Place Libraries!  Join us to spend time together with your child, make new friends and talk one-on-one with child development specialists at our upcoming Family Place Playgroup. Registration opens on February 27 for our upcoming session at Schimelpfenig Library.

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Ring in the New Year with PPL

Celebrating the New Year isn’t just for adults who stay up until midnight! Plano Public Library is hosting our annual “Noon Year’s Eve” on Saturday, December 31 at 11:30am at Davis and Parr libraries. Noon Year’s Eve is for all ages, and we have a variety of activities (including a balloon drop!) for everyone to […]

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Tried & True and New: Picture Book Reviews

Our storytime experts are bringing you reviews of the latest from our Easy collection (or picture books) as well as some of their favorites used during storytime. We have thousands of picture books at each library, so this is just a small introduction to the collection. See all of our Tried & True and New reviews […]

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Plano Reads: All-Abilities – Junior Books

In this book lists, we’re celebrating characters of all abilities. Check out the Children’s Book list for a younger audience. The list below includes links to the library catalog for easy requests or downloading. Most books are from the perspective of a person with a disability; if you are looking for more informational books you […]

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Plano Reads: All-Abilities – Children’s Books

In this new series of book lists, we’re celebrating characters of all abilities. Check back in the next week for lists of Junior Fiction, Non-Fiction and World Language as well as Young Adult Fiction and Non-Fiction. The list below includes links to the library catalog or eLibrary for easy requests or downloading. Most books are […]

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