District 8

Welcome to District 8! Our district’s membership includes librarians, staff, trustees, full-time library students, and other interested individuals representing school, public, academic, and special libraries.

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If you would like to volunteer with TLA/ District 8, please fill out this volunteer form.

We are located in Southeast Texas, including the counties of Angelina, Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Hardin, Harris, Houston, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, Nacogdoches, Newton, Orange, Polk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Shelby, Trinity, Tyler, Walker, Waller, and Wharton. That’s 28 counties in all!

District 8 Fall Meeting:

District 8 is excited to announce that Mychal Threets is our Keynote Speaker at this year’s fall conference!

Mychal Threets is a librarian, literary ambassador, and the library’s number-one fan (according to himself, admittedly). He got his first library job as a library shelver at the library he grew up in and worked his way up to become Supervising Librarian of that very same library. He is adamant about encouraging people to believe him when he says he’s happy they are here.

We hope you will join us for a wonderful day of learning and fun on Saturday, November 2, 2024, at the University of Houston MD Anderson Library Elizabeth D. Rockwell Pavillion.

You can find the District 8 Fall Conference Program here, and printed copies will be available for attendees at the event. Please note: due to other events on campus, the Welcome Center Parking Garage is closed for visitors. For conference parking, please go to the East Garage at 4725 Calhoun Rd.

There are many ways that you can serve before and during the District 8 Fall Conference. If you are interested in volunteering, please let us know here.

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2024 – 2025 District 8 Officers

Chair: Celeste Bleu, Harris County Public Library

Chair-Elect: Virginia Osborne, University of Houston-Clear Lake

Past Chair: Kate McNally Carter, University of Houston

Secretary: Holly Matherly, UNT Library Student

Treasurer: Cheryl Loewen, Moore Memorial Public Library

Councilor: Katie Smith, Brazoria County Library System

Councilor-Alternate: Jennifer Holland, University of Houston

Web Administrator: Rebecca Gruen, Katy ISD

If you have questions, please feel free to reach out to us on TLA Engage.

Operating Procedures

District 8 Operating Procedures

Recent Meeting Minutes

• April 10, 2024 – Annual Conference Business Meeting Minutes – Unapproved
• October 17, 2023 – Fall Business Meeting Minutes