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TLA - District 3_MapWelcome to District 2!

Our district’s membership includes librarians, staff, trustees, full-time library students, and other interested individuals who support the library profession.

Our membership represents all library types: school, public, academic and special. We are located in the Panhandle region of Texas.

District 2 includes 26 Texas counties with a total population of 402,862 covering over 25,823 square miles. Counties include: Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, and Wheeler.

The only major metropolitan area in this region is Amarillo (MSA pop. 268,691 as of the 2020 Census). Other cities with populations over 10,000 include Borger, Canyon, Dumas, Hereford and Pampa.

Officers

  • Chair: Jacob Workman (Amarillo Public Library)
  • Chair-Elect: Amanda Izard (Canyon ISD)
  • Councilor:  Chelsea Kuehler (West Texas A&M University)
  • Councilor-Alternate: Mackenzie Nies (West Texas A&M University)
  • Secretary/Treasurer: Catherine Urban (Amarillo Public Library)
  • Web Administrator: Mary Rausch (West Texas A&M University)
  • Past-Chair: Heather Finsterwald (Amarillo ISD)

District 2 Committees

Stipend Committee

  • Jess Jensen
  • Chelsea Kuehler
  • Shaun McDonald

Social Media Committee

  • Teresa Fleury
  • Tiffany Ryals
Need help with the costs of attending Annual Conference?

Last year, District 2 is offered stipends to cover early-bird registration for Annual Conference up to 3 members.

To qualify for the stipend of $399, you must be:

  1. Currently employed in a library that is located within the geographical boundaries of TLA District 2
  2. A District 2 member in good standing prior to the submission deadline. Although there are no educational prerequisites or restrictions, you must be committed to future participation in TLA & District 2.

Volunteer

Interested in serving as a unit officer for District 2? Complete the volunteer form to be considered for an officer position.

Volunteer

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Operating Procedures

Adopted September 28, 2021

District 2 Operating Procedures

Save the Date!

The District 2 Fall meeting will be on Tuesday, October 6, at the Downtown Branch of the Amarillo Public Library. Check back for more information.