Eclipse Ahead!
This is a guest post from Les Murray, a NASA Solar System Ambassador (SSA). For most of human history eclipses have been a source of wonder, fear and seen as signs from the gods. The earliest record of an eclipse can be seen in a stone petroglyph which was carved in 3340 BCE in County […]
March Book Clubs
Intriguing memoirs and the debut of a new detective mark this month’s Plano Public Library book club picks. Choose from one of these March selections or come and share your own recent reads. Check out (or download) this month’s books and get ready to read and discuss online or in-person. See all 2024 book club […]
2024 Lone Star Texas Reading List
Check out the 2024 Texas Lone Star reading list, developed by the Texas Library Association to encourage students in grades 6, 7, and 8 to explore a variety of current books. Plano Public Library has all 30 Lone Star books available for checkout, and you can visit a library location for information on Texas Library Association reading lists […]
Learn About Wind Energy at PPL
Harness the Wind: Clean Energy meets on Tuesday, February 20 at 2 pm at Haggard Library. This is for all ages. During this workshop, you will learn about how wind can be a source of energy and about clean energy production for the future. Enjoy hands-on activities to practice problem-solving and creativity. The Wind Energy […]
2024-2025 Texas Bluebonnet Reading List
Check out the 2024-2025 Texas Bluebonnet reading list, developed by the Texas Library Association to encourage reading for pleasure for students in grades 3-6.
What Are You Reading Now? Episode 63
Check out what our WAYRN book club attendees are reading this month. What Are You Reading Now? is a monthly book club that focuses on talking about whatever book you are currently reading. The book club meets in-person at Haggard Library and via Zoom, for a hybrid experience. If you want to join on Zoom, register here. The next meeting […]
#PPLArtPrompt: Pop Art from Roy Lichtenstein
We’re getting really artsy this spring with an April Art initiative. Throughout April, we are hosting art workshops where you can contribute to the Library Blooms community art exhibit. Sow you art creations and see the installation at Haggard Library May 3-4, 2024. To get you into the creative mood, we’re going to post art […]
Plano Reads: The Family Chao
For February’s meeting of the Mystery Book Club, we are reading The Family Chao by Lan Samantha Chang. Please join us for our discussion on Thursday, February 15 at 7 p.m. at Davis Library or you can attend through Zoom. If you would like to attend the meeting virtually, please register here. Available in Print […]
Something About Libby: Audiobook Speed
Have you tried audiobooks? Not sure they’re your ~speed~? We have a tip for you! When you’re using the Libby app, which is available for you with your Plano Public Library card, you have access to thousands of audiobooks. Browse the collection, borrow and you’re reading in minutes! When you listen to an audiobook on […]
Plano Reads: Join Second Tuesday Book Club on February 13 for ‘West with Giraffes’
West with Giraffes, by Lynda Rutledge, is “an emotional, rousing novel inspired by the incredible true story of two giraffes who made headlines and won the hearts of Depression-era America.” Part adventure, part historical saga, and part coming-of-age love story, West with Giraffes explores what it means to be changed by the grace of animals, the kindness […]