Library 101
Learn helpful tips and tricks for navigating the Plano Public Library.
Library 101: Finding Foreign Language Materials
How do you find Foreign language items in the library catalog? Depending on what your search is, you can go about this in a number of ways. If you have a specific title in mind, you can type it in the search bar. For example, you would like to read Emma by Jane Austen in Spanish. Filter […]
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 […]
Budget Travel
Visit the library to get great travel ideas for the rest of 2021 while stretching your budget. Spend some time browsing the shelves for inspiration on various vacation destinations: head straight to the 910s in the nonfiction shelves! Did you know that a Dewey number on the spine label that starts with 914 indicates European destinations? […]
Getting Started with Procitizen
Do you need to get started on studying for your Naturalization test? Let Procitizen help you on your journey! Click the link to get access to this resource available through Plano Public Library/
Library 101: Change Your Account Settings with Our New Catalog Page
Plano Public Library’s Catalog page got a new makeover. Let’s take a look at your new account settings!
Something about Libby: eMagazines
Want to read the latest issue of your favorite magazine before it hits the shelves? Or browse for hard-to-find magazine titles? The Libby app now allows you to check out and read eMagazines. You can access more than 3,200 magazine titles on your personal device with a few simple taps.
Something about Libby: Search Tips
There is so much to read and listen to on Libby that it hard to narrow it down. Get ready to be become a pro at finding your next favorite read! Set your preferences! Tap at the bottom of the page. Tap next to Change the filters that matter to you: Subjects Date Added Format: eBooks, […]
Getting Started with Academic Search Complete
Do you need to do research for a school project? Or do you just want to learn more about a particular topic from peer-reviewed sources? Accessing Academic Search Complete through the Plano Public Library is a great way to do research and it’s available for free from home with your library card.
Library 101: Checking out the New PPL Website
City of Plano launched its new website back and January. Let’s check it out together in this month’s Library 101!