August 2021
Financial Literacy: Lunch Box Budgeting
School is in session! How will your kids spend their money this semester?
Exploring ‘Our Hometowns’
As summer comes to a close and we are all returning home, remember that there are still adventures and stories to be had! Our collection has a great selection of books, audiobooks and movies to make you nostalgic or glad to be home. Nonfiction: Very Real Destinations The Art of Being a Tourist at Home: Expand Your World […]
Cook the Book: Let’s Go Grazing (appetizers)
Find out what Cook the Book is cooling up this August!
Plano Learns: Pollinators
Bees and butterflies and birds, oh my! We’re all a-flutter about pollinators on our patios. Is your yard ready for the winged wonders that bring life and color to every garden? It can be. Join Sustainability and Environmental Education Division (and the library) on August 20 at 1 p.m. to learn about how to prepare […]
Negotiating Your Job Offer with LinkedIn Learning
Don’t know where to start when it comes to negotiating your job offer? Check out these tips on LinkedIn Learning! A Plano Public Library card gets you #morethanbooks. Along with movies, learning kits, electronic resources and more, you’ve got access to fantastic online databases. One of those databases is LinkedIn Learning! You don’t need a […]
Plano Reads: What Rose Forgot
Read our review of What Rose Forgot by Nevada Barr, a Mystery Book Club pick for August. You can join us to virtually discuss What Rose Forgot on August 19 at 7 p.m. using Zoom! Register online here. Starting in September, Mystery Book Club returns to in-person meetings at Haggard Library. The September meeting will […]
STEAM Connections: Shark Science
Let’s explore the different adaptations sharks have that help them to resist the pull of gravity and stay afloat. Unlike humans, sharks have a cartilaginous skeleton. Humans have cartilage in their nose, ears, and joints. Feel it-its softer than bone! Cartilage is less dense than bone, which makes floating easier and allows sharks to move […]
What Are You Reading Now? Episode 33
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. Beginning in September, What Are You Reading Now? will meet both in-person and via Zoom at the […]
SNAP Science Explorers at Home: Dancing Cranberries
Welcome to SNAP (Special Needs and Autism-Friendly Programs) Science Explorers – At Home edition! Plano Public Library brings you an at-home version of a STEAM activity that you might see at our SNAP Science Explorers program. Keep reading for an introduction to the topic and activity as well as step-by-step instructions (with pictures). Dancing Cranberries Do you ever wonder why soda […]
Early Literacy Tips: Sing During Stressful Times
What children need to know about reading and writing before they can read or write is called early literacy. As your child’s caregiver, you are their first teacher. The greatest amount of brain growth occurs between birth and age five, a time your child spends with you. By age three, 85% of the brain’s core structure […]