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TLA Townhall: 2021 Annual Conference October 13

TLA President Christina Gola and Executive Director will share updates on TLA 2021 and answer questions.

Reality: Reopening School Libraries October 20

How does reopening look in reality? What parts of the plan worked, what didn’t, how have librarians had to continue to pivot and evolve?

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Election Information You Need

September 29, 2020

TLA News

Librarians, The Texas Library Association encourages you to share this information from The League of Women Voters with your library patrons, students and community. Register to vote and check your voter registration status at Vote411.org. Online Voters Guide The Voters Guide is available online at Vote411.org. Voters can enter their address and zip code to view […]

TLA 2021 Will Be Virtual

September 15, 2020

TLA Annual Conference, TLA News

To our TLA library community, The Texas Library Association Executive Board has made the proactive decision that the TLA 2021 Annual Conference (originally scheduled for April 20-23 in San Antonio) will be a fully virtual event held April 22 – 24. We know librarians love seeing each other in person; and we know that you, […]

Between the Lines: September Member Spotlight

September 10, 2020

Between the Lines: Member Spotlight, TLA News

Danielle’ McGhee Director of Library and Media Services, University Archivist Downs-Jones Library, Huston-Tillotson University What inspired you to become a librarian? The root: I’m from Round Rock, TX and I have very fond memories of my library experiences as a child from my school library to the public library. I grew up visiting Round Rock […]

Disaster Preparedness

August 26, 2020

TLA Membership, TLA News

To all our librarians in the area threatened by Hurricane Laura, please know that our thoughts are with you. If you are needing any information about disaster preparedness, the Texas State Library and Archives Commission shared many good resources in their Hurricane/Tropical Storm Emergency Management page. In addition, the American Library Association lists many resources […]

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Texas Library Journal Fall 2020

In this Issue:

Teaching in a Pandemic
Mitigating the Challenges of COVID-19
Inclusive Libraries: Supporting the Sensory Needs of Students
Academic Libraries: Navigating New Challenges
And more!

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Events

District 5 Meeting

October 12 @ 8:30 am - 4:00 pm

The District 5 meeting takes place on October 12. All District meetings for the Fall of 2020 will be virtual. District meetings provide regional settings for presenting continuing education, carrying…

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