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Welcome to District 5!
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.
If you would like to volunteer with TLA, please fill our volunteer form.
District 5 Events
District 5 Fall Meeting on October 18
When: 2- 5 pm on October 18, 2023
Where: Zoom
Registration: FREE
Join us for the District 5 Fall Meeting! Featured speakers will include the Frisco Public Library, TLA President Gretchen Pruett, and leadership consultant Charles Heasley.
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.
Current Meetings
2023 Fall Meeting, Wednesday, October 18, 2-5pm, Zoom
Past Meetings
2022 Fall Meeting (Joint Meeting with District 7), Friday, October 14th, 2022, Decatur Conference Center, Decatur, TX
2021 Fall Meeting, Tuesday, November 2, 2021, Virtual
2020 Fall Meeting, Monday, October 12, 2020, Virtual
2020 Annual Conference Meeting, Friday, April 24, 2020, Virtual
2019 Fall Meeting, Monday, October 14, 2019, Meadows Conference Center, Dallas, TX
2019 Annual Assembly Meeting, Wednesday, July 10, 2019, Hyatt Regency, Austin, TX
2019 Annual Conference Meeting, Wednesday, April 17, 2019, Austin Convention Center, Austin, TX
2018 Fall Meeting, Monday, October 15, 2018, Meadows Conference Center, Dallas, TX
2018 Annual Assembly Meeting, Wednesday, July 11, 2018, Hyatt Regency, Austin, TX
2018 Annual Conference Meeting, Wednesday, April 4, 2018, Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, TX
For meeting minutes, please contact the District 5 Webmaster.
District 5 Officers 2023 – 2024
Chair: Melissa Shadowens, Plano Public Library
Chair-Elect: John Hayden, W. Walworth Harrison Public Library (Greenville)
Past Chair: Brittnee Emerine, Plano Public Library
Councilor: Laquita Dedmon, Texarkana Public Library
Councilor-Alt: Ashley Taylor, Tyler Public Library
Secretary/Treasurer: Heather Lassley, Frisco ISD
Web Administrator: Emily Raymond, Plano Public Library
Operating Procedures
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
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