SNAP Storytime at Home: Space
Welcome to a special edition of SNAP Storytime at Home! SNAP refers to Special Needs and Autism-Friendly Programming, a category that includes a selection of specialty programs for a very important audience. Keep reading to see the books, movement activity, and rhyming activity that will let you create your very own SNAP storytime experience at home. Storytime Theme Today’s storytime is all about Space. What can […]
STEAM Connections: Crystal Creations
What do salt, snowflakes, and quartz all have in common? – They’re all crystals! Don’t believe me? Let’s take a closer look at what makes a crystal, and how we may be able to make our own at home. Content Overview Crystals are solids that are formed when molecules are connected together in regular and […]
Financial Literacy: Latest Added to the Collection
Boost your money managing and making skills with these newly added books and eMagazines to the Plano Public Library collection. Adult: Get Good with Money: Ten Simple Steps to Becoming Financially Whole by Tiffany the Budgetnista Aliche: A ten-step plan for finding peace, safety, and harmony with your money—no matter how big or small your […]
Discovery Time: Space Constellations
Join us for Discovery Time! Enjoy hands-on activities that introduce STEAM concepts that are just right for preschoolers. STEAM stands for science, technology, engineering, art and math. Your child’s creativity, curiosity and persistence make them natural scientists. Science and art encourage your child to explore and investigate their world by observing and experimenting. Early math and […]
#ArchivesSignatures
In the age of the email signature, there’s something beautiful about a handwritten name. Your signature is evidence of who you are and it is supposed to be as unique as a thumbprint (although famous forgeries exist). This month, we are celebrating #ArchivesSignatures for the National Archives and Records Administration’s (NARA) #ArchivesHashtagParty. Used to seal […]
SNAP Calming Activities At Home: Guided Breathing Exercises
Welcome to SNAP Calming Activities – At Home edition! We are providing you with the tools to create your own Special Needs and Autism-Friendly Programming (SNAP) within your own household. In this post, we are talking about breathing exercises. Breathing is important! Your entire body relies on oxygen, which is transmitted by breath. According to the Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, breathing can also help you relax when […]
Something About Libby: Language Options
Evaluating community wants and needs is part of the process of selecting materials for the library collection, including looking at what languages our community reads. We have physical collections of books and media in Chinese and Spanish, as well as Arabic, French, Hindi, Russian, Urdu and more. Within the Libby app, where you can access […]
STEAM Connections: Greenhouse Effect
Have you ever seen or been inside of a greenhouse? Do you know how they are able to provide the ideal environment to help you successfully grow a variety of plants? Let’s explore the greenhouse effect by creating our own mini greenhouse using a plastic glove. Content Overview A greenhouse is an enclosed transparent structure […]
Discovery Time: Space Explorers
Join us for Discovery Time! Enjoy hands-on activities that introduce STEAM concepts that are just right for preschoolers.
STEAM Connections: Do Owls Poop?
For our next STEAM Connections Take It & Make It , we’re dissecting an owl pellet!