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ALA President to Visit Texas During National Virtual Tour
Join American Library President (ALA) Julius C. Jefferson, Jr. for his visit to Texas on July 31 at 2:30pm during his national virtual tour Holding Space: A national conversation series with libraries. The tour stop is part of his advocacy effort highlighting the innovation and impact of libraries on the communities they serve. The visit […]
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July Summer of Learning Event Focused on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
The TLA 2020 Virtual Summer of Learning live event on July 7 began with a heartfelt and honest opening address by Charlotte Moore, Executive Director of the Black Bodies Project. “I want you to listen with your heart,” she told virtual attendees in her live address. Moore is a print and television news journalist, filmmaker, […]
Read MoreBetween the Lines: July Member Spotlight
Elizabeth Hollenbeck Librarian III-Outreach and Instruction South Texas College Library in McAllen, Texas What inspired you to become a librarian? In my past career, I was relatively successful but I didn’t feel that passion. I was stuck in that proverbial rut. What I really wanted to do was make a larger impact on society, […]
Read MoreBetween the Lines: June Member Spotlight
Esmeralda Majors Librarian and Media Specialist Creighton Elementary, Conroe ISD What inspired you to become a librarian? I’ve always been a bookworm, but I was inspired to become a librarian after teaching bilingual 4th grade for several years. There was so much testing involved that many of my students thought reading was something you […]
Read MoreFree program helps parents and caregivers of young children
Bright by Text Delivers Developmental Games and Tips Right to Parents’ Cell Phones for Free Texas PBS and the Texas Department of Family Protective Services has teamed up with Bright by Text to bring the program to Texas communities! The program offers parents and caregivers expert tips and resources for children prenatal to 5 right […]
Read MoreTLA 2020 Virtual Summer of Learning Launched Successfully on June 2
The Texas Library Association launched its first-ever Summer of Learning – an extension of the TLA 2020 Virtual Conference – with a live keynote speech from renowned young adult fiction novelist Neal Shusterman. Authors Marisa de los Santos, S.C. “Sam” Gwynne and Ally Carter were also featured at the day-long virtual event which also included […]
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TLA Condemns Racism and Violence
As people around the world march to honor the life of a fellow Texan, George Floyd, and protest his death, as well as the violent and senseless deaths of countless Black people, our community mourns and our hearts are broken. We stand in solidarity with Black people and all people of color from across the […]
Read MoreTLA 2020 Award Winners Announced
Congratulations to all of the 2020 TLA Award winners! We are grateful for your service and hard work. Lifetime Achievement Award: Cindy Buchanan Cindy Buchanan, the Program Director for Library Services at Aldine Independent School District (Aldine ISD) was recognized with the Texas Library Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Under her leadership, the Aldine ISD library […]
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