Arts and Culture
Teen Street Team Recommends: Pronunciator
Pronunciator is a language-learning tool you have access to with your Plano Public Library card. Learn more about it from guest writer and Teen Street Team member Eason.
#PPLArtPrompt: Naïve Art by Maria Prymachenko
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 – see our event list at the bottom of this post. Sow your art creations and see the installation at Haggard Library May 3-4, 2024. To […]
Udemy: Latest in Arts & Creativity
Have you used Udemy? You get access to this online learning platform with your Plano Public Library card! PPL has dozens of online learning databases you can use with your library card, and Udemy is one of them. Use this link to go directly to the login page for Udemy.
Plano Reads: Join Second Tuesday Book Club on March 12 for ‘The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir’
Second Tuesday Book Club will meet in person from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12, in the program room at Schimelpfenig Library, to discuss our third book of 2024, The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man, by Paul Newman. Kirkus Reviews describes the posthumously published memoir by the Hollywood icon, racecar driver […]
#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: 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 […]
Lunar New Year
What is Lunar New Year and how do you make a door couplet? Find out at our Lunar New Year program at Parr Library on Sunday, Feb. 4 at 2 p.m. Join us to learn about the significance of this holiday and celebrate the Year of the Dragon with hands-on activities. Tickets for this event […]
Build a Balanced Life
Hope’s Door New Beginning Center is hosting a workshop, Building a Balanced Life and Support Systems, on Saturday, January 20, 2024 at 2pm at Haggard Library. During this workshop, you will gain a better understanding of your unique, well-being needs and how to find balance when feeling stuck. This class is open to adults, and […]
Plano Reads: Killers of a Certain Age
For January’s meeting of the Mystery Book Club, we are reading Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn. Please join us for our first discussion of 2024 on Thursday, January 18 at 7pm at Davis Library or you can attend through Zoom. If you would like to attend the meeting virtually, please register here. […]
On Kanopy: Thrillers
In winter, the days grow shorter and the nights darker. What better time to enjoy a gripping thriller? Get the popcorn ready, grab a blanket and settle in for movie night! Use your library card to access Kanopy, a free streaming service available through Plano Public Library. View one of the following classic and contemporary […]