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District 8

Serving Southeast Texas and the Greater Houston area.

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!


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2025 – 2026 District 8 Officers

Chair: Virginia Osborne, University of Houston-Clear Lake

Chair-Elect: Rachael Welsh, Pearland ISD

Past Chair: Celeste Bleu, Harris County Public Library

Secretary: Nyla Vela, Harris County Public Library

Treasurer: Cheryl Loewen, Moore Memorial Public Library

Councilor: Katie Smith, Brazoria County Library System

Councilor-Alternate: Jennifer Holland, University of Houston

Web Administrator: Andrea Mion, Katy ISD

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


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Call for Proposals: 2026 TLA Annual Conference

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TLA is now accepting proposals for the 2026 Annual Conference, taking place March 29-31, 2026, in Houston, TX at the George R. Brown Convention Center.  Submit your proposal by June […]

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TLA Statement: Executive Order to Eliminate the Institute of Museum and Library Services

TLA News

On Friday, March 14, President Trump issued an executive order to eliminate the only federal agency dedicated to funding library services, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Millions […]

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