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Staff Spotlight: Alison Urban
Alison Urban Director of Administration What are your job responsibilities at TLA? I oversee the administrative functions, including office management, finance, accounting, budgeting, and Human Resources. Tell us three […]
Read MoreThe 2024 Texas Bluebonnet Award Winner Is…
More than 63,000 students across Texas voted and the results are in! The winner of the 2024 Texas Bluebonnet Award is The Legend of Gravity: A Tall Basketball Tale, written and […]
Read MoreBetween the Lines: February Member Spotlight
Rebecca Calderon Coordinator of Libraries Ysleta Independent School District What inspired you to become a librarian? As a child I had learning delays. School was always a challenge and was […]
Read MoreStaff Spotlight: Susan Savkov
Susan Savkov Marketing Manager What are your job responsibilities at TLA? As the newest member of the TLA marketing and communications team, I develop and execute marketing strategies for events, […]
Read More2024 Lariat Adult Fiction Reading List Released
The 2024 Lariat Adult Fiction Reading List is here! Since 2009, the goal of the Lariat Adult Fiction Reading List is to highlight outstanding fiction that is “simply a pleasure to […]
Read MoreThe 2024 2×2 list is here!
The Texas Library Association is delighted to announce the arrival of the 2024 2×2 Reading List! These beautifully illustrated, often humorous and instructive volumes are the best of recent books meant […]
Read More2024 Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List Announced
The Texas Library Association is thrilled to announce the new Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List! The purpose of the Texas Topaz Reading List is to provide children, teens, and adults […]
Read MoreBetween the Lines: January Member Spotlight
Jean Darnell Dessau Middle School Librarian, Pflugerville ISD Author of Awaken Librarian, a library advocacy blog What inspired you to become a librarian? I worked at a high school where […]
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