April 2021
Play & Learn: Mini Maestros – Rhythm Sticks
Songs, rhymes, and music are all fun to share with your child, but did you know that music can also get your child ready to read? Explore music at home with rhythm sticks!
Cook the Book: Brunch Basics
Plano Public Library is Bringing Back Brunch this April, in our latest meeting of Cook the Book!
Plano Reads: How it Happened
Read our review of How It Happened by Michael Koryta, a Mystery Book Club pick for April.
What Are You Reading Now? Recap, Episode 29
Check out what our WAYRN book club attendees are reading this month. What Are You Reading Now? is a monthly book club meeting virtually via Zoom, focusing on talking about whatever book you were interested in talking about. Register here. Here is the list of books our attendees spoke about this past Monday: Title Author Link Garlic […]
Have you heard? Audiobooks by Arab Americans
Plano is such a diverse place to live, and our collection reflects that diversity that we serve. April is the unofficial month to celebrate Arab Americans. Hear their voices by borrowing some of these awesome audiobooks. All-American Muslim girl by Nadine Jolie Courtney is YA novel about 16 year old Allie as she encounters love and discrimination […]
Play & Learn: Rainbow Collage
Bring spring to your window by creating your own rainbow! Use your creativity to design a rainbow using supplies around your house.
STEAM Connections: Anemometer
Have you gone outside today? If so, did you need an umbrella or a coat when you went outside? Maybe you needed both because the weather forecaster said it was going to be cold and rainy. Ever wonder how people have an idea about what the weather will be like up to a week before the […]
‘A Woman of No Importance’ is Second Tuesday Book Club’s Choice for April 13
Our meeting will be held from 7 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. on Tuesday, April 13, using Zoom. You can join this Zoom session via computer or phone. Email Cathe Spencer at cathes@plano.gov with questions; register online here. A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II […]
Another Puppet Book Talk
Chanel and Mo join us this week to share another stellar book recommendation: Another (a joke so nice, we used it twice!) Another is one of our Texas 2X2 books. Check out a few more of these titles below, or search our collection here! A Polar Bear in the Snow by Mac Barnett I am […]
#ArchivesTipoftheHat
Hats! Hats! Hats! From fashionable fascinators to common chapeaus, hats can be found in the Collin County Images digital collection for almost any time period during the past 150 years. Header image: Olney Davis Girls In the late 1800s and early 1900s, Collin County had several milliners making hats and selling them in stores in […]