A Million Minutes and Counting
August 16, 2009 by admin
Filed under Press Releases
For Immediate Release Aug. 3, 2009
Contact:
Tammy Korns
Plano Public Library System
Phone: (972) 769-4211
A Million Minutes and Counting
Plano Public Library System’s summer reading program is going strong with more than 1 million minutes of reading logged in the children’s program. The teen and adult programs continue to add participants, with teens logging activities and adults logging book titles read.
The summer reading program deadline has been extended until August 15 to allow more people to participate, and for those currently registered to log more time.
All readers who complete a log are entered into a drawing: children are entered to win an MP3 player, teens are entered to win a Best Buy gift card and adults are entered to win a Brinker Restaurant gift card. There will be multiple drawings for each group to allow for more winners. Children and teens also receive a variety of freebie coupons from local merchants upon completion.
Funding from Friends of the Plano Public Library supports summer reading and has allowed all five Plano libraries to offer a multitude of performers, movies and game days free to families this summer.
For more information and to sign up for summer reading, log on at www.planolibrary.org.
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Video Gaming Offered at All Five Plano Libraries in December
December 21, 2008 by admin
Filed under Press Releases
For Immediate Release Dec. 10, 2008
Contact:
Tammy Korns
Library Development Coordinator
Plano Public Library System
Phone: (972) 769-4211
Video Gaming Offered at All Five Plano Libraries in December
All five Plano libraries will feature video game days especially for grandparents
and grandchildren in December. Seniors can learn cool new Wii and Playstation video
games from their grandchildren or one of our teen volunteers. Teens and children can
bring their grandparents to the library and show off their skills.
Drop-in sessions are scheduled from 2 to 4 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 29 at Haggard Library, 2501 Coit Road and Parr Library, 6200 Windhaven Parkway; on Tuesday, Dec. 30 at Harrington Library, 1501 18th Street and Davis Library, 7501-B Independence Parkway; and Wednesday, Dec. 31 at Schimelpfenig Library, 5024 Custer Road.
Funded by a grant from the National Forum for Black Public Administrators/North Texas, Grand-Gaming offers a chance for families to connect and play at the library!
For more information on this and other programs presented by the Plano Public Library System, please visit www.planolibrary.org or call (972) 769-4250.
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