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Plano Reads: Join Second Tuesday Book Club on July 9 for ‘The Dictionary of Lost Words’
Second Tuesday Book Club will meet in person and on Zoom from 7-8pm on Tuesday, July 9, in the public conference room at Schimelpfenig Library, to discuss our seventh book of 2024, The Dictionary of Lost Words, by Pip Williams. The Dictionary of Lost Words is the marvelous story of the other dictionary, the dictionary […]
Building a Reading Habit #5: Format
https://www.planolibrarylearns.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Habit5Audiogram_mixdown.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download These days we have choices regarding the format of books we want to read. Besides a typical printed book (you know, the paper kind?), we have eBook and audiobooks. Each has its own advantages. Print The classic print format book has the obvious advantage of not needing […]
Plano Reads: Join Second Tuesday Book Club on May 14 for ‘Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow’
Second Tuesday Book Club will meet in person and on Zoom from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14, in the program room at Schimelpfenig Library, to discuss our fifth book of 2024, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, by Gabrielle Zevin. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is the story of a three-decade-long friendship […]
Eclipse Ahead!
This is a guest post from Les Murray, a NASA Solar System Ambassador (SSA). For most of human history eclipses have been a source of wonder, fear and seen as signs from the gods. The earliest record of an eclipse can be seen in a stone petroglyph which was carved in 3340 BCE in County […]
Plano Reads: Finlay Donovan is Killing It
For November’s meeting of the Mystery Book Club, we are reading Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano. Please join us to discussion Thursday, November 16 at 7 p.m. at Davis Library or you can attend through Zoom. If you would like to attend the meeting virtually, please register here. Available in Print|eBook| eAudio […]
November Book Clubs
With temperatures dropping, fall is a perfect time to curl up with a good book, and Plano Public Library Book Clubs have something for everyone. Experience a murder investigation in small town East Texas. Journey to the Galápagos Islands during the pandemic lockdown. Discover what happens when a suburban single mom and aspiring novelist is […]
Plano Reads: Who Is Maud Dixon?
For August’s meeting of the Mystery Book Club, we are reading Who is Maud Dixon? by Alexandra Andrews. Join us for some lively discussion on Thursday, August 17 at 7pm at Davis Library in the Hardy Room and virtually through Zoom. If you would like to attend the meeting virtually, please register here.
Plano Reads: Island Mysteries
For our June Mystery Book Club meeting, we are diving into Island Mysteries. Tag along as we explore this twist on the well-loved subgenre of locked-room mysteries. Join us in-person at Davis Library or virtually through Zoom on Thursday, June 15 at 7 pm. If you would like to attend virtually, you can register online […]
Chinese Storytimes and Other Resources
Do you speak or read a language other than English? Come to Plano Public Library to discover world language resources for all ages. The library has collections in Chinese, Spanish, Hindi, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese, and more, whatever serves the needs of our diverse community.
2023-2024 Texas Bluebonnet Reading List
Check out the 2023-2024 Texas Bluebonnet reading list, developed by the Texas Library Association to encourage reading for pleasure for students in grades 3-6.