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Austin, TX – The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) has announced that it will hold its annual June meeting in Brenham on Friday, June 7, 2024, beginning at 8:30 a.m. The Commission supports libraries, educational activities and information services throughout the state, provides access to statewide e-resources and awards funds every year to libraries undertaking innovative projects.
Austin, TX – The Library Digital Opportunity office (LDO) at the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) has a new Texas Public Libraries Speed Test
Austin, TX – The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Research Fellowships in Texas History. With support from the Texas Library and Archives Foundation, Inc. (TxLAF), fellowships of $2000 each will be awarded to scholars for research at TSLAC. Noah Crawford of Texas A&M University and Patrick Sheridan from the University of Georgia are this year’s fellows.
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2024 Texas Great Read Youth and Adult Selections Announced
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Austin, TX – The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) is pleased to announce that the E-Read Texas program will be moving to the Boundless app from Baker & Taylor later this year. TSLAC has been working with Baker & Taylor since 2022 to purchase e-books and audiobooks for the collection, and the agency looks forward to expanding the partnership. Transition from the current app, SimplyE, to Boundless is expected to be complete by October 2024.
Austin, TX
May 7, 2024
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Contact: Alana Inman
Manager, Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center
ainman@tsl.texas.gov
936-336-8821
Amateur Astronomy Night at the Sam Houston Center
Austin, TX – Celebrate Lone Star Día with three new bilingual story time videos, which the Texas Center for the Book has released today via its website and on YouTube.
The videos of these wonderful English/Spanish picture books are great to share with little ones, from toddlers to second grade students, and can build word comprehension in both languages.
Austin, TX
April 22, 2024
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Contact: Peggy Price
Education Outreach Coordinator
pprice@tsl.texas.gov
512-463-9807
Austin, TX – The Texas Historical Records Advisory Board (THRAB) invites nominations for their 2024 archival awards. These annual awards honor archival institutions, programs and individuals in Texas for their service to the profession. THRAB grants awards in the categories of excellence, advocacy and distinguished service.
Liberty, TX – The Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center in Liberty (SHC) continues its 2024 quarterly book club Tuesday, May 28 with The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes. Published in 2019, the story concerns women who joined an initiative launched by first lady Eleanor Roosevelt to deliver library books by packhorse during America’s Great Depression.
