Arts and Culture
Plano Reads: Novels for a New School Year
As a new school year gets underway, consider trying one of these titles. All are fiction favorites and campus classics! Commencement by J. Courtney Sullivan – Four very different first-year students—Celia, Bree, Sally, and April—are assigned to the same Smith College dorm, and together they experience the challenges of academic life and early adulthood. Four years […]
Plano Reads: Meteors, Space and Stars
Here are fiction and nonfiction titles for August, the month in which the Perseid Meteor is visible in the night sky. Enjoy these imaginative journeys among the stars!
On Kanopy: The Great Courses
The Great Courses allow you to learn from award-winning experts and professors from the most respected institutions in the world at your own pace. You can access these videos through Kanopy, a video streaming service available free with your Plano Public Library card. Here are some of the latest Great Courses added to Kanopy: Why […]
Check Out Adventure Gaming Club: Dungeons & Dragons for Teens
Join us at 2pm on September 17 for a Dungeons & Dragons adventure at Parr Library! Play as a warrior or mage in a fantasy world. No experience necessary! Adventure Gaming Club is a program designed for new players of Dungeons & Dragons, to give teens a fun and friendly environment to learn the game […]
On Kanopy: Major Studios
Kanopy is a video streaming service, available through Plano Public Library. You can learn more about setting up your account and getting started on our Getting Started blog post. Many films from a variety of studios are available through Kanopy. A few you may know: A24, Arrow Films, BBC, The Criterion Collection, MGM and Warner […]
Plano Reads: Summer Foods, Best Eaten Outside…
Here are some great cookbooks to help you plan delightful summer meals, just right for the warmest months of the year.
Plano Reads: Join Second Tuesday Book Club on July 11 for ‘Silverview’
Second Tuesday Book Club will meet in person from 7 to 8:15 p.m. on Tuesday, July 11, in the program room at Schimelpfenig Library to discuss Silverview, the last spy novel written by the celebrated John le Carré. Face coverings aren’t required, but we do observe social distancing at our meetings. Please email Cathe Spencer […]
Plano Reads: Vacation Season!
Here is some ideal reading for the beginning of summer’s travel and vacation season – why not take one of these books along, no matter how you choose to make your trip?
Plano Library Speaks Podcast: Adventure Gaming Club
https://traffic.libsyn.com/planolibrary/PLSpeaksAdventureGaming_mixdown.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download In this episode we speak with librarians Sarah Opella and Brin Kieffer about the Adventure Gaming Club happening this summer in the library, in which participants will learn to play Dungeons & Dragons. More information about the program can be found here on our calendar. This event […]
Unleash Your Creativity with Only Hook and Yarn
Post written by Teen Street Team member Vijay Simply put, crocheting is the process of making objects by interlocking various strings with a crochet hook. People of all ages love this activity because it gives them some time to think and calms the mind. Luckily, Teen Street Team (TST, the teenager library advisory board) is […]