Apex Centre Activity Guide

Learn about all the events, classes and activities available at the Apex Centre.

Apex Centre Operating and Pool Hours

Find out when Apex Centre is open and when the pools are open for recreation and exercise.

Waiver Required

All guests and day pass visitors must sign a waiver on the first visit. Waivers for minors must be signed by a parent or legal guardian.

Art in All Forms

Art Lovers

Artists

Children's Activities

Craft Beer

Kids Create

Live Entertainment

Pottery

Texas Wine

Independent Bank to build new corporate headquarters at the McKinney Corporate Center Craig Ranch

The McKinney Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) is proud to announce Independent Bank will build a new corporate headquarters at the McKinney Corporate Center Craig Ranch bringing up to 400 new jobs to the city during the next five years. The McKinne...

City of McKinney to spray area for mosquitoes

McKinney is set to spray an area of the city in order to control mosquitoes after a positive mosquito pool for West Nile Virus was confirmed. Spraying will start at 10 p.m. on Thursday, July 27, weather permitting. The spray area is generally a mile radiu...

McKinney announces Director of Engineering

The City of McKinney is pleased to announce Gary Graham as Director of Engineering. Graham has most recently held the position of Manager of the Capital Improvement Program and Transportation Engineering and has been with the city since 2010.

Graham has mo...

McKinney Fire Department welcomes home 1924 American La France Fire Engine

The McKinney Fire Department (MFD) will host a ceremonial procession at 9 a.m. Saturday, July 29 to welcome the return of a 1924 American La France fire engine to its original home at the Wysong Central Fire Station. The fire engine will retire for perman...

Cotiviti makes regional office in McKinney Corporate Center

The McKinney Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) announced they have offered a job creation incentive to Cotiviti, a healthcare payments analytics firm, to bring more than 120 new jobs to McKinney within the next three years.

Atlanta-based Cotiviti has...

McKinney Air Center welcomes new Interim Director

The City of McKinney has announced James Loomis will serve as Interim Director of the McKinney Air Center, the fixed based operator (FBO) that provides fuel and other services to aircraft at McKinney National Airport. Loomis began July 19.

Loomis is an Acc...

McKinney earns AAA ratings from Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s

The City of McKinney received the highest ratings issued from two major credit rating agencies for its general obligation (GO) bonds. This is the first time the city has earned a Aaa rating from Moody’s and has once again received an AAA rating ...

McKinney wins statewide recognition for dam rehabilitation

The City of McKinney is proud to announce they have been awarded one of the 2017 Public Works Projects of the Year by the Texas Chapter of the American Public Works Association for the recent completion of the rehabilitation of the Highland Lakes dam.

The ...

Oncor trimming trees near electric lines

In order to provide safe and reliable electric service to the city, Oncor performs regular tree trimming maintenance throughout the service area. Beginning in July, Oncor will begin their maintenance trim in McKinney. Through the duration of the project, ...

McKinney National Night Out is Tuesday, Aug. 1

Join the McKinney Police and Fire Departments for this year’s National Night Out celebration Tuesday, Aug. 1.

National Night Out is a way to increase neighborhood spirit, improve police and community partnerships and keep cities safer. Cities acr...

McKinney Fire Department welcomes home 1924 American La France Fire Engine

The McKinney Fire Department (MFD) will host a ceremonial procession at 9 a.m. Saturday, July 29 to welcome the return of a 1924 American La France fire engine to its original home at the Wysong Central Fire Station. The fire engine will retire for perman...

Sprinkler system prevented major loss to Century Lake Forest Apartments

McKinney Fire Department (MFD) responded to a structure fire incident June 24th at the Century Lake Forest Apartments located at 5201 Collin McKinney Parkway. Responding units discovered the fire sprinkler system had activated and had controlled and extin...

McKinney Fire Department to host fourth annual Youth Career Exploration Camp

The McKinney Fire Department (MFD) is accepting applications for the fourth annual Youth Career Exploration Camp for children ages 12-15 years to be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 26-30 and July 17-21 at the Wysong Central Fire Station #1, 301 N. McDo...

McKinney Fire Department recognized for best practices by Texas Fire Chiefs Association

The McKinney Fire Department (MFD) has been recognized by the Texas Fire Chiefs Association (TFCA) Best Practices Recognition Program. MFD was evaluated for compliance of more than 117 best business practices for fire departments in the state of Texas and...

McKinney Fire Department hosts international intern from Poland

The McKinney Fire Department (MFD) is hosting Officer Cadet Michal Zugaj from the Main School of Fire Service in Warsaw, Poland, who is part of a prestigious international program that provides Polish fire officer candidates the opportunity to experience ...Read on...

Log Your Summer Reading Minutes

Make sure to log your summer reading minutes. You can earn badges and get a prize when you reach 600 minutes!

Explore Downtown McKinney

Kids can get outside and explore the community with the Downtown Explorers Club. Beginning July 4, pick up a passport at participating locations, earn all 14 stickers by August 12 and be rewarded with a free ice cream.

Have a Fun, Active Summer with Parks Bingo!

Move your body, enjoy time with family and friends and explore the many parks, facilities and activities offered in McKinney. All ages are welcome to play. Presented by McKinney Parks and Recreation to celebrate Parks and Recreation month.

McKinney National Airport Public Information Workshops August 9 and 10

McKinney National Airport is holding two Public Information Workshops so the public can learn about the master plan update. The workshops will be held in a come-and-go, open house format.

MPAC Summer Concert Series

Attend all of them! Larry Gatlin July 21, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Bluegrass Band August 18 and Jack Ingram September 30 at MPAC. Where great music comes to play.

Spend an Evening with Friends, Family and McKinney's First Responders

National Night Out is an enjoyable way to increase neighborhood spirit, improve police-community partnerships and keep our city safer.

Genealogy Sources Workshop

I found some information on my ancestor. Now what?

When you are working on your Family Tree, are you sure you have the right source?  How do you cite it?  What is a source? Discover different sources, their value and the importance of cit...

Volunteer through VOLY.org

Create an account to find volunteer opportunities at the library as well as throughout the city.

• https://mckinney.voly.org/causes/libraries.html (Opportunities at the library)
• https://mckinney.voly.org/ (Opportunities throughout the city)

Find

Browse from tho...

Family Summer Scavenger Hunt

Family Summer Scavenger Hunt @ Roy and Helen Hall

Saturday, July 29, 2-4 p.m.

The Family Summer Scavenger Hunt is being hosted by Roy and Helen Hall's very own Teen Advisory Board. All families are welcome to participate in this exciting scavenger hunt that...

Expanded cloudLibrary

The Library is expanding its cloudLibrary collection, and patrons will now have access to over 28,000 eBooks and nearly 3,000 eAudiobooks. Reading or listening on the go has never been easier. Our expanded collection includes new and popular titles for ad...

2017 Summer Reading Program

Sign up and record your reading minutes from June 1 to August 11.

Earn badges along the way and a prize when you finish 600 minutes.

Attend fun events, get book recommendations and write your own reviews online.

Sign up in person or online (and register hour...

Announcing Read Across McKinney 2017

Read across McKinney (RAM) is a one book/one community program designed to cultivate a culture of reading and discussion by bringing our growing community together around one great book.  The idea behind RAM is to have all residents read the same book at ...

Are you in a book club?

Email your book club information to contact-library@mckinneytexas.org.

We’ll keep your club informed about special events.

Read on...

Atomic Training

Atomic Training is a free video-based software training resource available on our Research Center page and accessible from home or office, as well as at both library locations.

• Create an account using your library card number and learn at your own pace, wh...

Texas Driver’s License Tests

Free Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) practice tests, specifically based on Texas DMV materials. The site includes accessibility tools that let users hear selections read aloud, make them into MP3s, translate pages into other languages, magnify text, an...

NextReads Newsletters for All Interests

Sign up for one or more of our NextReads newsletters of new titles, prepared by subject and annotated by librarians. Mystery, Nature and Science, New Fiction, Business and Personal Finance, Picture Books, Genealogy, Graphic Novels, and Historical Fiction ...

Comics Plus

Comics Plus: Library Edition brings over 16,000 free digital graphic novels and comics to any Web-connected device.

The collection includes thousands of titles and series from the biggest publishers in comics, including IDW and Dark Horse, in every genre: ...

OnePlay Video Games

OnePlay offer free video games, with unlimited access to over one thousand games, including extremely popular content and covering a wide range of genres.

All games are checked out on the PC App or Android App (not on the website itself).

Logging on to your...

RBdigital eAudiobooks & eMagazines

RBdigital offers access to exclusive Recorded Books eAudiobooks, as well as content from all major publishers, in a user-friendly interface.  Find titles by series, author, publisher, narrator, genre, or keyword, and place holds and create wish l...

"Yeezy" shoes burglary

The McKinney Police Department is investigating a burglary that occurred on May 4, 2017, which has been circulating on social media. While the investigation continues, we have arrested one male juvenile for burglary in this case. The juvenile has confirme...

Timothy Vidal Sexual Assault Case

The McKinney Police Department is conducting an investigation of sexual assault of a child involving a local Martial Arts Instructor, Timothy Lee Vidal.

Timothy Vidal has been charged with Sexual Assault of a Child and is currently in the Collin County Jai...

Dr. Ozumba Update

The McKinney Police Department is continuing the investigation involving local Orthopedic Surgeon, Dr. Donald Okechukwu Ozumba. Dr. Ozumba is currently in the Collin County Jail on four additional counts of sexual assault.

As part of our continued investig...