District 2

Welcome 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.

District 2 Officers

• Chair :  Heather Finsterwald
• Councilor:  Chelsea Kuehler (West Texas A&M University)
• Secretary/Treasurer: Catherine Urban (Amarillo Public Library)
• Web Administrator: Mary Rausch (West Texas A&M University)
• Past-Chair:  Shaun McDonald (Amarillo Public Library)

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Upcoming meetings and conferences

• Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024–District 2 Fall meeting
  • Amarillo Public Library Downtown Branch (413 SE 4th Ave., Amarillo, TX 79101) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  • Cost: $30 for TLA members, which includes a light breakfast, catered box lunch, and an afternoon treat.
• Register here

Here’s a sneak peak of the District 2 Fall meeting agenda:

• Keynote Speaker Dr. Shanna Peeples will be discussing the impact of libraries.
• There will also be a book signing courtesy of Shanna and Burrowing Owl Books if you’d like to purchase a copy or bring your own!
• Amarillo Area Foundation will provide an AI training.
• APL and a City of Amarillo Social Worker will give insight into one of their latest collaborative success stories.
• Plus, some sessions and discussions are perfect for sharing ideas and learning from each other’s experiences.

Volunteer 

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

Operating Procedures

Meeting Minutes

District 2 Committees

By-laws Committee

Madison Ferril (2020-2023)
Emily Gilbert (2020-2023)
Kelly Hoppe (2020-2023)
Catherine Urban (2020-2023)
Leslie Whitaker (2020-2023)
Terri Wilson (2020-2023)

Membership Committee

Need 3 volunteers to serve on this committee.

Stipend Committee

Kelly Hoppe
Heather Finsterwald
Leslie Whitaker

Scholarship Committee (?)