News
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
Austin, Texas
Study Shows $2.628 Billion in Economic Benefits from Texas Public Libraries
The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) has released a study showing that Texas public libraries provide $2.628 billion in economic benefits to the state. Collectively, in FY2015, Texas public libraries were found to offer a sizeable return on investment. For every one dollar spent, libraries offered $4.64 worth of services, resources, and economic opportunity to communities.
Monday, January 30, 2017
Austin, Texas
Free Continuing Education and Training This Week – January 29 – February 3, 2017
Here’s a weekly reminder of free training on the web, and also workshops in Texas (marked red). Check the calendar to see what’s happening today. Confirm date and time when you register, or follow the links for archive information. Events listed in Central Time.
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Austin, Texas
TSLAC Booth Featured at Austin Martin Luther King Day Festival
Thursday, January 12, 2017
Austin, Texas
An Evening with Ben Fountain: Presented by the Texas Center for the Book and the Texas Veterans Commission
Wednesday, January 4, 2017
Austin, Texas
TexShare: Updates to LearningExpress, ProQuest, and Gale resources
Recently, Gale partnered with Visual Learning Systems, an educational science publisher whose mission is to provide high quality, visual-based content that instructs, challenges, and inspires young learners.
Approximately 140 videos, including videos on topics frequently studied in middle school earth science and physical science courses, have been added to Gale's Science In Context.
Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Austin, Texas
Texas Center for the Book Launches Statewide Reading Program Exploring the Veteran Experience
Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Austin, Texas
Texas Receives IMLS Grant for Multi-State Volunteer Initiative
As part of a four state collaborative, the Texas State Library and Archives Commission is the recipient of the FY2016 Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian grant for the project “The Get Involved Collaborative: A Multi-State Approach to Increasing Volunteer Engagement.” The four state library agencies involved are California, Arizona, Texas and Idaho.
Monday, January 2, 2017
Austin, Texas
Free Continuing Education and Training This Week – January 2-6
Here’s a weekly reminder of free training on the web, and also workshops in Texas (marked red). Check the calendar to see what’s happening today. Confirm date and time when you register, or follow the links for archive information. Events listed in Central Time.
Wednesday January 4, 2017
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Austin, Texas
Texas State Library and Archives Commission Announces Mini-Grant Program for Texas Libraries
The Texas State Library and Archives Commission, through a grant from the Texas Workforce Commission, (TSLAC) is working to enhance partnerships between local libraries and adult education and literacy (AEL) providers. As part of this project, TSLAC will make grants available to libraries to purchase computer equipment that will enable them to expand services to adults seeking to improve literacy skills, including digital literacy, English language acquisition, basic education, family literacy, high school equivalency, workplace skills and training, and more.
Monday, December 12, 2016
Austin, Texas
Free Continuing Education and Training This Week – December 12-16
Here’s a weekly reminder of free training on the web, and also workshops in Texas (marked red). Check the calendar to see what’s happening today. Confirm date and time when you register, or follow the links for archive information. Events listed in Central Time.