Book List
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 […]
Have you Heard? Hispanic Heritage Month
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 – October 15. This is just a sample of the audiobooks in our collection, and you can visit a library location for assistance in finding personalized recommendations.
Tried & True and New: Picture Books
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 reviews […]
What Are You Reading Now? Episode 58
Check out what our WAYRN book club attendees are reading this month. What Are You Reading Now? is a monthly book club that focuses on talking about whatever book you are currently reading. The book club meets in-person at Haggard Library and via Zoom, for a hybrid experience. If you want to join on Zoom, register here. The next meeting […]
Fun Reads for Fall Holidays
It’s finally fall! All around the world, families celebrate in different ways. Picture books are a great way to introduce your little one to cultures and celebrations in your community and around the world. Our Easy Holiday collection brings together picture books about different holidays and celebrations. These books are shelved as a separate collection, […]
Tried & True and New: Picture Books
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 reviews […]
Eclipse Ahead! and more
Eclipses are cool, even if the sun is about 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit – and this October is your chance to see one! According to NASA, a solar eclipse will be visible on October 14 over North, Central and South America. As excited as we at PPL are to see this out-of-this-world event, looking directly at […]
Have you Heard? Books About Books
Check out these audiobook recommendations from the Plano Public Library. This is just a sample of the audiobooks in our collection, and you can visit a library location for assistance in finding personalized recommendations. Adult Yellowface by R.F. Kuang, narrated by Helen Laser. What’s the harm in a pseudonym? Bestselling sensation Juniper Song is not who she says […]
Plano Reads: Join Second Tuesday Book Club on ‘The Lincoln Highway’ on September 12
Please join Second Tuesday Book Club in September to discuss Amor Towles’ The Lincoln Highway, which tells the story of Emmett and Billy’s amazing and eventful road trip across the United States in June 1954–will they reach California as planned, or will they find themselves on journey unlike anything they could have imagined? We will […]
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!