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Monday 10am - 9pm Tuesday 10am - 9pm Wednesday 10am - 9pm Thursday 10am - 9pm Friday 10am - 6pm Saturday 10am - 6pm Sunday 1pm - 5pm

McKinney Public Library System

Yo ho ho! Summer fun is on the horizon! Set your sails for Saturday, July 20. A treasure trove of fun awaits, courtesy of our seafaring partners.

🏴‍☠️ Pair of Pirates will perform at 10:30
🏃‍♀️ Fiesta Bounce Houses will bring a giant inflatable slide
💦 North Texas Municipal Water District is bringing the Stream Trailer
🎨 McKinney, Texas - Unique by Nature's Environmental Services department will host a public art project
🍦 Frios Gourmet Pops will be serving up delicious treats for sale

Register today: https://bit.ly/4bsKPYI

07/17/2024

Every Friday we offer a hands-on Pre-K storytime! We read books, sing songs, do crafts, and learn something new!

🎉 Register today: bit.ly/3x65rY1

07/16/2024

Beat the heat! Join us in the A/C for Pre-K storytime every Wednesday at 11:30 am at John & Judy Gay Library!

📖 Register today: bit.ly/3UGaOoq

07/15/2024

Tonight's the night! Come out to John & Judy Gay Library for Crochet Club at 6pm. We'll provide the supplies!

07/12/2024

Serious writers of all abilities are welcome! Whether you're a blogger, fiction writer, playwright, or poet, you'll find support and collaboration in every stage of your writing journey. 📝

✏️Register today: bit.ly/3UTx2n2

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07/12/2024

Set sail towards a summer adventure on July 20! 🏴‍☠️ Join us for a day filled with seafaring shenanigans and pirate performances!

Register today: https://bit.ly/4bsKPYI

🏴‍☠️ Pair of Pirates will perform at 10:30
🏃‍♀️ Fiesta Bounce Houses will bring a giant inflatable slide
💦 North Texas Municipal Water District is bringing the Stream Trailer
🎨 McKinney, Texas - Unique by Nature's Environmental Services department will host a public art project
🍦 Frios Gourmet Pops will be serving up delicious treats for sale

07/11/2024

Join us on Saturday, July 13 at noon for a Concert in the Library! We're inviting our talented friend Marty Hauser back to serenade us! 🎸 🎶

07/11/2024

Looking for a new hobby? Check out our gaming programs. We host pen and paper RPG club on Sundays and Family RPG Adventures on Wednesdays. Play an old favorite or learn some new skills!

🧙 Register today: bit.ly/3Y4Ur8n

07/10/2024

🔧Dive into the world of robotics! Be part of exciting demonstrations and insightful discussions brought to you by McKinney STEAM Academy & Mercenary Robotics on July 13 at 2:30 pm🎓🤖

Register today: bit.ly/4bks1L1

07/09/2024

Escape the summer heat indoors at the library! We host a board game meetup every Wednesday at 2 p.m. at John & Judy Gay. Games provided or bring your own!

🃏 Register: bit.ly/45LafPm

07/09/2024

Looking for some airconditioned fun? We have two pre-K programs this summer!

✨ Pre-K Storytime is every Wednesday at 11:30 at John & Judy Gay
✨ Great Start: Pre-K Storytime is every Friday at Roy & Helen Hall Memorial Library

📘 🎼 Register today: bit.ly/3XMUEg7

07/08/2024

We're exploring the world around us through STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) activities! Join us for stories, songs, and hands-on elements.

🌎 Register today: bit.ly/4cG2Kva

07/08/2024

Looking for some indoor entertainment for your baby? Check out Baby & Me on Mondays or Wednesdays for songs, rhymes, and story time for ages 0-10 months. 📚 🎶

👶 Register today: bit.ly/3RnMoiA

07/05/2024

Join us on Sunday, July 7 to get crafty! This month, we're making pompom animals!

🎨 Register today: bit.ly/45M3BrQ

07/05/2024

Join us for a high seas adventure on July 20 at the downtown library! From ships to sharks, we're celebrating all things ocean related.

Our seaworthy partners have tons of fun planned:
🏴‍☠️ Pair of Pirates will perform at 10:30
🏃‍♀️ Fiesta Bounce Houses will bring a giant inflatable slide
💦 North Texas Municipal Water District is bringing the Stream Trailer
🎨 McKinney, Texas - Unique by Nature's Environmental Services department will host a public art project
🍦 Frios Gourmet Pops will be serving up delicious treats for sale

07/04/2024

Taking a short break to celebrate Independence Day! Both libraries are closed on Thursday, July 4. Wishing everyone a safe, joyful, and sparkly 4th of July! 🎆🎉

07/03/2024

This one's for the adults! Join us on July 9 to explore visual and audible art! We'll be combining electronic music (using GarageBand on iPads) with visual art. All levels of artist are welcome!

🎨 🎵 Register today: https://bit.ly/3WMHPC9

07/03/2024

Celebrate Independence Day with a family storytime on Sunday, July 6! The whole family is invited to keep the patriotic celebrations going (but indoors, with A/C 😅)!

🎇 Register today: bit.ly/3KHnfvv

07/02/2024

Calling all music lovers and musicians! We're rocking out at the library on July 5! 🤘 No experience required, just make sure to bring your gear. 🎸 🎺 🎤

🎶 Join the band: bit.ly/3V8ZnH3

12/08/2023

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About Us

The Roy and Helen Hall Memorial Library, located at 101 East Hunt St. in downtown McKinney, offers a collection of more than 150,000 items. This library houses extensive fiction, nonfiction, reference and children's materials. In addition, it also offers the Helen Gibbard Hall Genealogy and Local History Area and a Spanish language collection

The John and Judy Gay Library, located at 6861 Eldorado Pkwy., opened in 2009. It serves the needs of families in the community with extensive children's and young adult collections, in addition to popular fiction, DVDs, nonfiction and reference materials. Items from either library may be requested for pickup at the other location.

City of McKinney Facebook Policy

The social media account pages operated by the City of McKinney are a place where we want to foster positive communication between the city and citizens. We are excited about sharing information about what we are doing within the department as well as what is happening around our great city. We are also excited to hear from the members of our community.

While the accounts are not be monitored 24/7, all comments are read on a regular basis and will remain posted if in keeping with the city’s user guidelines. Our user guidelines are as follows:

Responses to comments shall be limited to providing factual information. Moderators shall not engage in arguing with any person who chooses to post on this page.

New postings must be relevant, current and appropriate.

Keep comments short and to the point.

Do not include personally identifiable information within your comment. This would include but is not limited to addresses, phone numbers, social security numbers or other sensitive information.

Do not represent yourself as another person.

Responses must be civil. They must not contain malicious, offensive, threatening, profane or insulting language, and no references to the personality of other participants or individuals. Attacks on individual character will not be tolerated. Content that promotes, fosters or perpetuates discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, age, religion, gender, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, national origin, physical / mental disability or sexual orientation will not be tolerated. Above all else, respect each other.

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Telephone

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Website

https://www.mckinneytexas.org/116/Library

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Dallas, TX

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 9pm
Tuesday	10am - 9pm
Wednesday	10am - 9pm
Thursday	10am - 9pm
Friday	10am - 6pm
Saturday	10am - 6pm
Sunday	1pm - 5pm

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