Art Raffle

Take a Chance on Art!

The annual art raffle benefits the TLA Disaster Relief Fund, created to assist libraries in Texas as they recover from natural disasters such as hurricanes, floods, hailstorms, and fires.

Tickets will be sold on-site at TLA 2025 in Dallas, and the winning ticket will be drawn at General Session III on Friday, April 4 at 11am. Winner does not have to be present to win.

John Parra,  an award-winning artist, illustrator, author, and educator, renowned for his vibrant, Latino-themed children’s picture books, has generously donated an original illustration, Hey Wall, My City Block for the 2025 raffle.

Hey Wall, My City Block Art by John Parra

His illustrated work on Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos was named a New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book of the Year. His art has also been featured in major public projects, including the Birdhouse Subways MTA Artcard, displayed throughout New York City’s subway system, and six U.S. Forever Postage Stamps in the Delicioso series.

An advocate for art and literacy education, John regularly speaks as a visiting artist at schools and literary conferences nationwide. He was also invited by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to present a special event about his career and creative journey. His debut book as both author and illustrator, Growing an Artist: The Story of a Landscaper and His Son, has received widespread acclaim and numerous starred reviews. John lives in Queens, New York, with his wife, Maria.

Gallery of Past Artwork

Thanks to all of the illustrators who have donated original artworks to help build the Disaster Relief Fund and to all who have contributed generously to the fund since its inception.

2023: Jerry Craft	2022: Don Tate	2021: Man One	2019: Rosemary Wells
2018: Jarrett Krosoczka	2017: Xavier Garza	2016: Carolyn Dee Flores	2015: Barney Saltzberg
2014: Grace Lin	2013: Tom Shefelman	2012: Julian Hector	2011: Melanie Hope Greenberg
2010: Susan L. Roth	2009: Don Tate	2008: Diane Stanley	2007: Lynn Rowe Reed
2006: Brian Floca	2005: Susan Jeffers	2004: Will Hillenbrand	2003: Denise Fleming
2002: Roxie Munro	2001: Adrienne Yorinks	2000: Nicole Rubel	1999: Rosemary Wells