District 4
Serving South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley.
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.
Officers
Rolando Ramirez, Chair
Billy Cryer, Chair-Elect
Lisa Muilenburg, Secretary-Treasurer
Arnoldo Becho, Councilor
Mayra Rocha, Councilor Alternate
Cynthia Rodriguez, Past-Chair
Jennifer Jimenez, Webmaster
Annual Meetings
The 2021 District 4 Fall Meeting will meet virtually Thursday, November 4th. The registration link can be found in the Members Only section within Conference Registration.
Agenda
9:00 – 10:00am – District 4 Business Meeting
10:00 – 10:50am – Keynote Speaker – Luz At Midnight author & 2021 Sergio Troncoso Award winner, Marisol Cortez
10:50 – 11:00am – Mackin promotional video
11:00 – 11:50am – Resource Presentation -RGV Homeschoolers, Jennifer Rodriguez
11:50am – 12:00pm – Morning meeting recap and upcoming events review
12:00 – 1:00pm – Lunch Break
1:00 – 1:50pm – Educational Presentation -Teaching, Learning & Information Literacy, Billy Cryer
1:50 – 2:00pm – Break / 10-Minute Trivia
2:00 – 2:50pm – Texas Literature Presentation – Living Beyond Borders, editor Margarita “Margie” Longoria
2:50 – 3:00pm – Closing Remarks
Conference Stipend
The District 4 TLA stipend is designed to assist currently enrolled library/information science school students to attend the Texas Library Association Conference that is held in Texas every year by covering the cost of the registration fee and one-night hotel stay. The number of award recipients and whether the award will include both regional and state conferences will be determined by the amount raised through district-wide fundraisers annually.
The award will cover the rate of the conference student registration fee and one-night conference approved hotel accommodation, but will not exceed it. Learn more
TLA Thanks Our District 4 Fall Meeting Sponsors:
 |
Operating Procedures
DownloadJoin or Renew Your TLA Membership!
Latest News
View all NewsBetween the Lines: October Member Spotlight
Maggie Hernandez School Librarian Antonian College Preparatory High School, San Antonio What inspired you to become a librarian? Reflecting on my more than 30 years working in many capacities as a professional librarian with an MLIS in Academic Librarianship and as a Texas Certified School Librarian, as well as a Certified Educator by several Edtech […]
Read MoreThe Living Library – A Libraries Transform Texas Story
This week (October 4 – 8) is Libraries Transform Texas Week and we are celebrating librarians’ stories and how they are transforming lives and their communities. Share your story! Growing up, I viewed the school or public library as a refuge and a place to get lost for hours as I immersed myself in other […]
Read More