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Liberty, TX – The Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center in Liberty welcomes readers to participate in the next installment of the SHC Book Club on August 27, when the topic will be The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis. 

The stately main branch of the New York Public Library provides the setting for this historical novel involving a curator in its Berg Collection and her grandmother. The curator lives in the 1990s and is working on an exhibit when she discovers items have gone missing. Her grandmother lived in an apartment in the library in 1913, as she wa

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Austin, TX – The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) has announced $1,373,133 in grants for Texas libraries in 2024-2025. Two successful Library Capacity Grant proposals totaling $101,569, six Special Projects 25 Grant proposals totaling $117,535, 12 Special Projects 75 Grant proposals totaling $735,454 and 12 TexTreasures Grant proposals totaling $418,575 were recently approved by TSLAC. Agency commissioners awarded the statewide library grants at their Friday, June 7 meeting.

“TSLAC is proud to support the innovative work of state public libraries to e

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Austin, TX – The Texas Library and Archives Foundation has today announced a new scholarship opportunity for students in a Texas library/information science or school library certification program. The Martha Wong Scholarship will award a reimbursable grant of $2,000 that may be used for tuition or required textbooks.

The Foundation provides this grant program to encourage Texans to pursue a degree from a Texas library/information science graduate program or school library certification program. Funds will be used for the January 2025 semester. Eligible applicants must

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Austin, TX – Join the Texas Center for the Book (TCFB) on Tuesday, July 16 at 10 a.m. CT for a free virtual book event! Barb Rosenstock and Erika Meza, the author and illustrator of our 2024 Texas Great Read for children, The Mystery of the Monarchs, will be interviewed by Michele Chan Santos, TCFB Coordinator, about their beautiful book and the inspiring message it has for children and everyone who loves butterflies and nature. Barb and Erika will do a live Q&A with webinar attendees at the conclusion of the interview. View a book trailer of The Mystery of the Monarchs

Austin, TX – The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) has announced the release of a series of videos highlighting the work Texas public libraries are doing to advance digital opportunity statewide. The videos are available to view on the TSLAC YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/tslac, and show the many ways that libraries are critical community drivers of digital literacy, skills and access, as documented in TSLAC’s 2023 report, Texas Public Libraries: Serving Communities to Enhance Digital Literacy.

TSLAC traveled more than 2,000 miles across Texas to meet with librarians

Austin, TX June 17, 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Austin, TX – The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) has announced a change in hours affecting public services at its Austin headquarters at 1201 Brazos St. in the Capitol complex. TSLAC’s Library Reference Reading Room and Archives Reading Room will be open 9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. on the second Saturday of each month, effective July 1. Appointments to use archival materials are encouraged but not required. Researchers must be currently registered as a TSLAC patron prior to viewing a

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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.

“We are thrilled to hold one of the Commission’s meetings in Brenham, which has such a robust library that offers the community wonderful programming for all ages,” said TS

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 Dashboard, available now. Texas public libraries and their patrons can see how their internet upload and download speeds stack up against the rest! The dashboard allows users to filter results by region, population and income levels. Data is also visualized with a zoomable, interactive map. This new tool was recently completed by LDO Data and Project Coordinator Promise Madu. “In today’s digital era, libraries need to be prepared to

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. 

Noah Crawford’s project, “The American Civil War Refugee Crisis on the Battlefield, the Home Front, and the Border” requires the use of archival collections at both the Stat

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2024 Texas Great Read Youth and Adult Selections Announced

Austin, TX – The Texas Center for the Book at the Texas State Library and Archives Commission has announced its Texas Great Read titles for 2024. The Center has chosen The Mystery of the Monarchs, written by Barb Rosenstock and illustrated by Erika Meza, as the 2024 Texas Great Read Youth Selection and The Which Way Tree by Elizabeth Crook as the 2024 Texas Great Read Adult Selection.

Every year, the Library of Congress asks each state Center for the Book to select titles that represent the state’s literary la