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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 Northeast Texas and represent 33 Texas counties, including:
Anderson, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Delta, Ellis, Fannin, Franklin, Grayson, Gregg, Harrison, Henderson, Hopkins, Hunt, Kaufman, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Navarro, Panola, Rains, Red River, Rockwall, Rusk, Smith, Titus, Upshur, Van Zandt, and Wood.
Chair: Heather Lassley, Frisco ISD
Chair-Elect: Kenneth Flinn, W. Walworth Harrison Public Library (Greenville)
Past Chair: John Hayden, W. Walworth Harrison Public Library (Greenville)
Councilor: Laquita Dedmon, Texarkana Public Library
Councilor-Alt: James Bass, Irving Public Library
Secretary/Treasurer: Mary Hurley, Mineola Memorial Library
Web Administrator: Kaysi Manuel, Frisco ISD
Open positions for 2025-2026: Chair-Elect, Councilor-Alt, Web Administrator. Please submit a volunteer application or contact the Chair to express your interest.
Volunteer
District 5 meets yearly at TLA Annual Conference (Spring), TLA Officer Governance Training and Workshop (Summer), and our District 5 Fall Meeting. For more information about joining or participating in district activities, email the District Chair.
Join TLA District 5 on Facebook.
Our operating procedures outline the officer positions in the district and the officer’s duties, as well as election procedures, and nominating committee procedures. Current operating procedures were approved July 10, 2019.
District 5 Operating Procedures
