District 4

Welcome to District 4! Our district’s membership includes librarians, staff, trustees, full-time library students, and other interested individuals representing school, public, academic, and special libraries. We are located in South Texas.

District 4 includes 26 Texas counties: Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Calhoun, Cameron, De Witt, Duval, Goliad, Gonzales, Hidalgo, Jackson, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, Lavaca, Live Oak, McMullen, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Starr, Victoria, Webb, Willacy, and Zapata.

Volunteer

Officers

• Billy Cryer, Chair (2022-2023)
• Claudia Villarreal-Quiroz, Chair-Elect (2022-2023)
• Marissa Saenz, Secretary-Treasurer (2022-2023)
• Cynthia Rodriguez, Councilor (2021-2024)
• Arnoldo Becho, Councilor-Alternate (2021-2024)
• Rolando Ramirez, Past-Chair (2022-2023)
• Jennifer Jimenez, Webmaster (2022-2023)

District 4 Fall Conference

SAVE THE DATE: The District 4 Fall Conference will take place Friday, November 18th, 2022 at the Harlingen Public Library. Registration is Now Open and can be found in the Members Only area, within the conference registration link. This year’s keynote speaker is the 2022-23 TLA President-Elect, Gretchen Pruett. Lunch from Luby’s will be provided. See schedule link below.

Also, join us for our first Social Night since 2019! The social will take place the evening before, at the Holiday Inn Express-Harlingen.

The conference hotel is the Holiday Inn Express- Harlingen, use the code HPL for a discounted group rate of $94 for the night of November 17th. Call 956-428-9292 to book Holiday Inn Express- Harlingen. All booking must be done by November 3rd to book the group rate. Anyone wanting to stay an extra night will be granted the same rate of $94 for the night.

If you wish to extend your trip and continue to socialize, District 4 Fall Conference attendees can snag a group rate of $80 at Holiday Inn Express South Padre Island for Friday, November 18th, group code HPL-2. Join other D4 Librarians in a full-filled stay! The Holiday Inn Express SPI phone number is 956-761-8844.

D4 Fall Meeting Schedule

2022 D4 Fall Meeting Postcard