Get to Know: Perla Lara
Perla is a Library Services Representative at Plano Public Library, working at Harrington Library. Check out our interview with Perla to learn more about what she does at the library, and her favorite way to help the community.
Plano Reads: The Whisper Man
For our next session of Mystery Book Club, meeting virtually on Zoom and in-person at Haggard Library on Thursday, November 18 at 7 p.m., we’re discussing The Whisper Man by Alex North. Continue reading this post for summary, review and read-along suggestions from Librarian Meredith.
#ArchivesBookLove
In a collection full of great Plano history, one of our favorite pieces is a prime example of #ArchivesBookLove. One of the first donations to the archives collection was the original diary of Lizzie Mathews Carpenter (1876-1880). The archives has five volumes of her diaries, although the others are transcriptions of the originals. Elizabeth Mathews […]
Plano Library Speaks: Podcast Episode #2
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/planolibrary/PLSpeaks2.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Welcome to Plano Library Speaks, the podcast of Plano Public Library! In this second episode, your hosts, Rachel and Bob chat with library staff about a variety of topics, from nursery rhymes to art exhibits and more. See our show notes below for details and links. In […]
Get to Know: Carina McLellan
Carina is a Library Technician at Plano Public Library, working from Library Technical Services. Check out our interview with Carina to learn more about what she does at the library, her favorite way to use library resources, and meet her host puppet! The video is in Swedish and captions in English. Med ett biblioteks kort […]
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 […]
Plano Learns: Personal Finance
We at the library want to steer you to the best websites for your money research, but we also know there can be lots of questionable information out there. That’s why we are pleased when a respected publication gives us help that we can turn around and share with you. A recent article in Library […]
Celebrate Diwali
Diwali, the Festival of Lights, is a major holiday celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and Jains around the world to mark new beginnings and the triumph of good. You can celebrate Diwali with us through stories, by making diyas and toran, and henna on Sunday, October 24 from 2-3:30 pm at Schimelpfenig Library. This program is ticketed, so […]
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. Reviews in this post are brought to you by […]
Get to Know: Tenille Miller
Tenille is a Librarian at Plano Public Library, working from Haggard Library. Check out our interview with Tenille to learn more about what she does at the library, her favorite way to help the Plano community, and meet her host puppet! While I help manage programming for seniors, adults and our early literacy storytimes, one […]