Arts and Culture
Plano Reads: Join Second Tuesday Book Club on January 9 for ‘Verity’ as we begin our new reading year
From exceptionally popular writer Colleen Hoover comes Verity, a riveting psychological and romantic thriller about a young woman whose life becomes dangerously linked to the unraveling marriage of her employers. We will meet in person from 7 to 8:15 p.m. on Tuesday, January 9, in the program room at Schimelpfenig Library, for our first meeting […]
Just Added: Ukrainian
Your Plano Public Library has books in dozens of languages within the World Language and Junior World Language collections. We have recently added Ukrainian books to this collection. Keep reading to learn more!
On Kanopy: Movies for the Season
Kanopy is the video streaming service available with your Plano Public Library card. Keep reading to learn about the latest updates to Kanopy and about their holiday films.
Plano Reads: Writers on Writing
In recognition of November’s National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), we offer these books on writing and the writing process. “National Novel Writing Month began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel in thirty days. Now, each year on November 1, hundreds of thousands of people around the […]
Handmade for the Holidays, Part 2
Why not delve into handmaking decorations or food this holiday season? First, check out the previous post in this series, where we focus on handmade gifts. In this post, we’ll go over some library resources to get your home and kitchen ready for the holidays – whether you’re hosting family and friends, love a cozy […]
Handmade for the Holidays, Pt 1
Why not delve into handmaking gifts or more sustainable options this holiday season?
Teen Street Team Reads & Reviews: Radha and Jai’s Recipe for Romance
Teen Street Team member Shubhi submitted this review for Radha and Jai’s Recipe for Romance by Nisha Sharma. Radha knows what she wants. She has worked her way up to becoming a top-class Kathak dancer, and is sure that is what she wants to do in her life. Or is it? When an unexpected turn […]
Plano Library Speaks: Cooking for the Holidays
https://traffic.libsyn.com/planolibrary/PLSpeaks27.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download What’s your favorite holiday? What about holiday food? Do you cook/bake? The latest Plano Library Speaks episode showcases library staff talking about their favorite holidays and holiday food. Take a listen and check out our cooking and baking resources available with your library card. Cookbooks Plano Public […]
Plano Reads: Horrifying Halloween!
Scary October has arrived! Thrills and chills await adult readers who try one of these titles, suited to this spooky season of the year… Phantoms in Fiction Bird Box by Josh Malerman – Something is out there… something terrifying that must not be seen. One glimpse and a person is driven to deadly violence. No one knows […]
Day of the Dead
What is Día de Los Muertos and what do you put on an ofrenda? Find out at our Day of the Dead program at Harrington Library on Sunday, Oct. 28 at 3 p.m. Join us to learn about the significance of this holiday, participate in a themed art activity and discuss your family history. Tickets […]