Volume 41 No. 8 | October 2022
Registration rates for TLA 2023 and 2023 membership rates posted
We're excited to welcome you to our hometown of Austin for the 2023 conference.
Conference registration and TLA 2023 membership renewal will both open in our new association management system in November.

You can find TLA 2023 conference rates here; and member dues rates here. As always, you'll receive the best value from registering early and for the full conference.

Due to popular demand, we will offer single-day registration options for TLA 2023, as well as on-site registration. This year, there is no requirement to provide vaccine records or negative COVID-19 test results. (TLA follows CDC guidelines which do not recommend requirement of proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test to attend events such as the TLA 2023 Annual Conference.)

Keep an eye on TLA Engage, TLA social media channels and your inbox for the exact date that membership and conference registration will open.
Candidates for TLA Executive Board Announced
You can view the candidates for President-Elect, Treasurer, Representative-at-Large (School) and Representative-at-Large (Special), as well as their statements, on our TLA candidate page. If any units are interested in hosting executive board candidates at a virtual meeting, please invite both candidates to speak at the same event, and provide equitable time for each person's presentation. Thank you to each candidate for volunteering to serve TLA and the Texas library community!
JobLine in TLA Engage
We have a new resource for job seekers and employers; the TLA Jobline community in TLA Engage. Members, from now on when you post a job opening to TLA Engage, please post it to the TLA Jobline community. All members are able to post here and both members and non-members can view the openings. The public is able to see this page, so please feel free to share the link to it. Here is our guide on how to post a job.
TLA Awards & Scholarships Are Open, Apply Today!
Applications for TLA awards and scholarships are now open. More information about scholarships can be found here; learn about the TLA Awards here. We know there is so much amazing work being done in Texas libraries; please apply to help your work get recognized.
Library Grants
The J. Frank Dobie Library Trust Grant assists small Texas libraries in purchasing books. Applications for the 2022 grants are being accepted through December 16, 2022. Libraries which serve a population of 20,000 or less are eligible. Learn more and apply. Applications for the Jeannette and Jim Larson Grant and the Woll Memorial Fund collection development grants are open, please apply.
Meet the Authors virtual event on October 18, hosted by BCRT
Black Caucus Round Table (BCRT) invites all TLA members to their upcoming Meet the Authors virtual meeting, on October 18 at 6:30 PM. JaNay Brown-Wood (Amara’s Farm), Amina Luqman-Dawson (Freewater), and Jorge Redmond and Ali Kamanda (Black Boy, Black Boy) will discuss their books. Free to attend. Join the Zoom meeting here, passcode is 353245.
Public libraries can apply to host these traveling ALA exhibitions
The American Library Association has two new traveling exhibitions which public libraries can apply to host. Deadline to apply for World on the Move: 250,000 Years of Human Migration is November 14. Learn more and apply online. Fifteen public libraries will be selected to host the 1000-square-foot exhibit for approximately five weeks.
 
Libraries can also apply to host  Exploring Human Origins: Promoting a National Conversation on Human Evolution. ALA will accept applications from September 12 to November 7, 2022. Learn more and apply online. Six public libraries will be selected for the national tour. 
Texas Bluebonnet Award registration
Don't forget to register your school or public library for Texas Bluebonnet Award voting! Register online here. If you are unable to make your payment online, you can register by mailing in a paper check and this form. For a wealth of resources, including tracking charts for this year’s TBA nominees, go to the Resources page. You can find the current TBA list here; and this is the guide to voting.
Names in the News
Victor Chapa is the new director of Fort Worth ISD Library Media Services.

Traphene Parramore Hickman, former library director of the Zula B. Wylie Public Library in Cedar Hill, passed away on August 6.

Texas State University researchers received a grant from the Institute for Information Literacy at Purdue University for their Information and Digital Literacy Needs Assessment of First-Year Transfer Students project.
Continuing Education
All times, unless noted otherwise, are Central Time. Register online for any of these events via this link.
For more information and to register for upcoming district meetings, go here.

October 18
TLA Talks: No Fear, Connect with Elected Officials with Confidence
Webinar | 3:30 - 4:30pm
Cost: free for members, $25 non-members

October 21
District 3 Fall Meeting
Virtual | 9am - Noon
Cost: $10 members; $15 non-members; register by October 20

October 27
TLA Council II Meeting
Virtual | 4 pm
Voting and non-voting members of the 2022-2023 Council are expected to attend, and members of the association are encouraged to view the meeting. Free.

October 29
District 9 Fall Meeting
Midland | 9am - 3:15pm
Cost: $10; register by October 19

November 4 - 5
District 6 Fall Meeting | El Paso
Friday, 6pm, An Evening with Author Yasmín Ramírez
Saturday, 8am - 2pm programs
Cost: $20 members; $25 non-members; register by October 28

November 10
District 10 Fall Meeting
San Antonio | 7:30am - 4:30pm
Cost: $15; register by November 4

November 12
District 8 Fall Meeting
Houston | 8am - 2:30pm
Cost: $30 members; $35 non-members; $20 students/retirees
Register by October 31

November 18
District 4 Fall Meeting
Harlingen | 9am - 3:15pm
Cost: $20 members; $30 non-members; register by November 11