16 Jul, 2024

STEAM Connections

Looking to give your preschooler a head start on learning? Or, want to extend your older child’s learning beyond the school day? Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) learning plays a key role in your child’s education. Plano Public Library (PPL) offers many resources to support your child’s learning and development in these key concepts. Specifically, the virtual programs available through our STEAM Connections playlist on PPL’s YouTube channel offer STEAM projects […]

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Grab a Graphic Novel: Amazing Manga

https://www.planolibrarylearns.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Manga.mp4 Podcast: Play in new window | Download We’re highlighting our graphic novel collection by exploring tried-and-true cartoon classics, as well as fresh-off-the-press new releases. Pick up a graphic novel today!

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SNAP Science Explorers at Home: Sensory Bins

Welcome to SNAP Science Explorers – At Home edition! Plano Public Library brings you an at-home version of a STEAM activity that you might see at our SNAP Science Explorers program. Keep reading for an introduction to Sensory Bins as well as step-by-step instructions (with pictures). About Sensory Bins Understanding how your growing child learns is an important way to ensure your […]

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Tech Programs for Preschoolers

Bring your preschooler to learn the basics of tech and coding at the library. This spring you can introduce your preschooler to development- and age-appropriate technology through programs and resources that combine play with learning. App Time App Time is a digital storytime that features age-appropriate books and activity apps that reinforce early literacy concepts […]

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