Volume 39 No. 5 | October 2020 |
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Registration is open for TLA 2021!
We're excited to bring you this innovative event, which will include outstanding education sessions for all types of libraries.
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TLA Membership and Conference Package: For just $225, you can join TLA and register for TLA 2021! This great deal is only available online until December 1, 2020. Memberships are valid through December 31, 2021. Look for the TLA 2021/Membership package option on the online membership form when you join or renew. For questions about the package, contact Kelly Dibbens.
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You may buy this package with a purchase order (PO). You must submit a membership and/or registration form for each individual included on the PO. Please contact Angelica Massengill via email for more information.
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Already renewed your membership? Early-bird conference registration rate is $69 for members. See the full list of registration rates here. You can use a P.O. to pay for the conference registration by itself.
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Empowered. Together.
Become part of the TLA family! Renew now and your membership is active until Dec. 31, 2021. TLA Executive Director Shirley Robinson invites you to join us in this video.
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Call for Essays
Call for Essays: Libraries, Archives, and Librarians in Graphic Novels, Comic Strips and Sequential Art edited by Carrye Syma, Donell Callender, and Robert G. Weiner. The editors of a new collection of articles/essays are seeking essays about the portrayal of libraries, archives and librarians in graphic novels, comic strips, and sequential art/comics. To submit an abstract please fill out this form.
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District Meetings & Tour of Texas
District meetings provide regional settings for presenting continuing education, carrying on legislative activities, and recruiting members. The meetings are underway and more are happening every week. All District meetings this fall will be virtual. For a list of dates, go here. Since all District meetings are virtual, TLA has created a unique opportunity called “Tour of Texas," where for a fee you can attend all remaining District meetings.
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Share voting information with your library patrons
Vote411.org, from the League of Women Voters, allows voters to view races and candidates that appear on their ballot, compare candidates’ responses to questions posed by the League, create a print-out of a ballot to take to the polls, and more. Learn more.
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Texas Library Journal Goes Digital
This year, the Texas Library Journal will be all-digital. Previously, members received a Fall and Winter printed magazine, and digital Spring and Summer versions. To be more budget-conscious and environmentally friendly, all future editions of TLJ will be digital. Click here for our latest issue. All issues will be downloadable.
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Names in the News
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Gleniece Robinson, former public library director, retired from the City of Fort Worth on September 30, after 40 years of public service.
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Virginia Ross retired from the Mary Lou Reddick Public Library, City of Lake Worth, after 48 years of dedicated service.
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David B. Gracy II, Governor Bill Daniel Professor Emeritus in Archival Enterprise at the School of Information at the University of Texas at Austin, passed away on September 26, 2020.
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TLA Talks: Reality of Reopening School Libraries
TLA Talks: Reality of Reopening Academic Libraries
Reimagining the Readers Notebook Using Bullet Point Journaling
The REALM Project: Reopening Archives, Libraries, and Museums
Asher Price on Earl Campbell: Yards After Contact
How to Apply to 2021 TALL Texans Leadership Development Institute
TLA Battledecks, hosted by the TALL Texans Round Table
October 29 | 7 p.m. CT
Link will be shared in advance of the event
Virtual battledecks is a fun improv game that challenges contestants to deliver a presentation on the fly using an unknown slide deck containing random (often hilarious) images. Contestants are judged on their ability to deliver a coherent presentation that incorporates slide content smoothly. The best part...everyone can take part from the comfort of their own home. Bring your favorite beverage and snack, and get ready to rumble! Winners of the monthly contests will be invited to a championship competition at the 2021 TLA Conference! If you are interested in being a contestant please contact Andrea Schorr. Deadline for contestants is Oct. 26.
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Texas Library Association
3355 Bee Cave Road, Suite 401, Austin, Texas 78746-6763
Phone: 512-328-1518 | Fax: 512-328-8852
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