Innovation and Technology Round Table

About the Round Table

The mission of the Innovation and Technology Round Table (ITRT) is to promote and improve the use of innovation and other technologies in Texas libraries.

Officers

• Dennis Cassidy, Chair-Elect (2025-2026)
• Stephanie Galvan Russell, Chair/Past Chair (2025-2026)
• Margaret Miller, Treasurer (2025-2027)
• Henry Stokes, Secretary/Web Coordinator (2025-2027)
• Elizabeth Gross, Councilor (2025-2028)
• Ana Frade, Alternate Councilor (2025-2028)
• ill Bellomy, TLA Executive Board Liaison (2024-2025)

Operating Procedures and Documents

ITRT Operating Procedures

Innovation and Technology Resources

ATRT/ITRT Email List Archive

Volunteer

Volunteer

On the last Thursday of each month (unless holidays and conferences interfere), join ITRT for a quick, half-hour informal Lunch & Learn to chat about an innovation & technology topic via TLA Zoom room.

Here is our upcoming schedule for 2026. Email Henry Stokes if you have a suggestion for a guest speaker.

• Jan 29 | Fix It Fair (UT Arlington Libraries)(more info)
• Feb 26 | Stop-motion animation programming (Benbrook Public Library)
• Apr 30 | Lean Library browser extension (Texas Southern University Library Learning Center) (more info)
• May 28 | Online tools for civic engagement (Pottsboro Library)
• Jun 25 | Project Aqua (educational art app) (Comal ISD)
• July 30 | Ethics in AI (Texas State Library and Archives Commission)
• Aug 27 | Retro Tech Laboratory (Arlington Public Library)
• Sep 24 | smartShelf (Flower Mound Public Library)

Here’s an archive of our previous Tech Chats on YouTube: