What Are You Reading Now? Episode 48
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. Continue reading […]
Teen Street Team Reads: Throwbacks
Plano Library is taking a trip Back to the 90s from 3-4 pm on November 19 at Haggard Library. To celebrate this all-ages program, here are some diverse young adult books from the 80s and 90s that show how certain themes stand the test of time. Which books would you add to this list? The Not-So-Star-Spangled […]
Plano Learns: Deep Dive into Canva
Are you trying to boost your marketing toolkit? Make a brand package for easy promotions? That’s where Canva comes in, and you can learn how to use Canva from the library. Canva is an online graphic design platform, used to create social media graphics, presentations, posters, documents, videos and other visual content. There are templates, […]
New in the Genealogy Center
With books covering all 50 states and beyond, we’re constantly adding to the wealth of resources available to you and your ancestry journey. Take a look at the latest added to the Genealogy collection here on the blog. General “Very apt to speak one side of the truth” New England Runaways, 1774-1777 From Generation to […]
#ArchivesMenu
Menus, as we know them, are believed to date back to the 1100s in China, but they started becoming more commonplace worldwide during the mid-1800s. Let’s examine some of the menus from the Gladys Harrington Scrapbooks and the Plano High School football banquets for this month’s #ArchivesHashtagParty about the #ArchivesMenu. High School Banquets Banquets are […]
Cook the Book: Family Recipes
Have any favorite dishes from childhood or treasured hand-me-down recipes from your relatives? Get ready to recreate them for the Family Recipes edition of Cook the Book, PPL’s culinary book club.
Plano Reads: Join Second Tuesday Book Club for Kristin Hannah’s ‘The Four Winds’ on November 8
Second Tuesday Book Club will meet in person from 7 to 8:15 p.m. on Tuesday, November 8, in the program room at Schimelpfenig Library for our last meeting this year, to discuss The Four Winds, Kristin Hannah’s newest novel. We will observe social distancing, with face coverings recommended. Please email Cathe Spencer at cathes@plano.gov if […]
Plano Library Speaks: Writing Working & Other Literary Pursuits
https://traffic.libsyn.com/planolibrary/PLSpeaks15.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download In episode 15 of the Plano Library Speaks podcast, we talk with Library Services Representative Evan Gan about the newest literary program at Plano Public Library: The Writer’s Block. Evan was on episode six of the podcast, where he spoke about writing programs he has worked on […]
Plano Reads: Fearsome Fall Felines
October ushers in the ‘spooky season’ of Halloween, and cats are one of its most notable symbols. Here is a group of books featuring some fearsome felines — and some that aren’t quite so frightful! Adult and Teen Fiction The Black Cat by Robert Poe – Robert Poe retells Edgar Allan Poe’s famous short story The […]
Have you Heard? New Nonfiction
Catch up on recent audio nonfiction from the Plano Public Library. Below you’ll find 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: Spellbound: Modern Science, Ancient Magic, and the Hidden Potential of the Unconscious […]