Priorities

Through legislative advocacy, TLA unites and amplifies the voices of the library community to ensure Texas libraries provide outstanding services and resources that support all Texans and contribute to the state’s educational and economic success.

These priorities affirm the value libraries bring to their communities and the essential role they play in the future of Texas.

Focusing on the Future
We advocate for and support legislative efforts that strengthen libraries’ engagement in and contribution to:

• Career readiness
• Early childhood literacy and lifelong learning
• Emerging technologies and supportive infrastructure

Partnering in Learning
We advocate for and support legislative efforts that strengthen libraries’ engagement in and contribution to:

• K-12 pathways to college, career and military readiness
• Open Educational Resources (OER) and Open Access initiatives

Amplifying Access
We advocate for and support legislative efforts that strengthen libraries’ engagement in and contribution to:

• Freedom to read and access information and resources
• Digital literacy, accessibility and opportunities.

TLA will closely monitor all legislative proposals specifically related to libraries in these areas and will actively advocate in favor of those which would positively impact libraries, and strongly oppose those that would have a negative impact.