Texas Library Champions
Texas Library Champions are individuals and organizations whose influence has changed the landscape of Texas libraries today and for years to come. TLA began honoring library champions in 2002 in commemoration of the association’s 100th anniversary.
Congratulations to the 2024 Texas Library Champions
Learn more about these outstanding individuals.
| Linda Allmand (1937-2020) | Dr. Teri Lesesne (1952-2021) |
| Sharon Amastae | Dr. Marla McGhee |
| Dr. Barry Bishop (1951-2012) | Dr. Robert Martin |
| Dr. Virginia Massey Bowden (1939-2022) | Dr. Joe McCord (1936-2011) |
| Sharon Carr | Maria Elena Ovalle |
| Dr. Yvonne Chandler (1957-2020) | Dr. Gleniece Robinson |
| Dr. Joe Dahlstrom | Dana Rooks |
| Beth Wheeler Fox | Dr. Loriene Roy |
| Rhoda Goldberg | Cyd Sheffy (1948-2022) |
| Dorcas Hand | Mark Smith |
| Kathy Hoffman | Pat Smith |
| Dr. Barbara Immroth (1942-2021) | James Stewart (1944-2017) |
| Mary Lankford (1932-2023) | Dr. Julie Todaro |
| Jeanette Larson | Dr. Herman Totten |
| Rose Treviño (1951-2010) |