Heading to the Texas Library Association’s Annual Conference later this month? Here’s where you can find Texas State Library staff presenters and sessions sponsored or co-sponsored by TSLAC.

For the full TLA conference program, visit https://txla.org/annual-conference/attend/schedule/.

Thursday, April 22

TexShare and TexQuest Updates, 10:15 – 11:15 a.m.

Virtual Programming in Small Community Libraries: Successes and Failures, 10:15 – 11:15 a.m.

Building Cultures of Respect, 1:45 – 2:45 p.m.

School Administrator’s Conference, 1:45 – 4:00 p.m.

#OwnVoices and #DignidadLiteraria: Advocating for Marginalized Voices in the Literary Scene, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

87th Legislative Session Update, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Navigating the Library eBook Market, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Friday, April 23

New Public Library Director Meetup, 8:00 – 9:00 a.m.

A Network of Libraries, Large and Small: The Hidalgo County Library System, 10:15 – 11:15 a.m.

Use TexQuest Usage Data to Impress School Administrators, 10:15 – 11:15 a.m.

Libraries, Advocates and Friends: Empowering Partnerships, 1:45 – 2:45 p.m.

Letters About Literature: Student Engagement and Inclusion, 1:45 – 2:45 p.m.

Bring Out the Best in Both: TexQuest and Google, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

What Does Information Literacy Really Mean in School Libraries?, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Saturday, April 24

Are You Ready? Planning for Intellectual Freedom Challenges, 1:45 – 2:45 p.m.

TexQuest: It’s Elementary, 1:45 – 2:45 p.m.

Working Together: Reading and the Texas School Library Standards, 1:45 – 2:45 p.m.

Programs On Demand

Creating Persuasive Presentations with Texas Public Library Data

The Power to Empower: Sharing the Library Vision with Support Staff

Reflections on Leadership: Inside the Role of Latino Library Leaders

Being COUNTER-Productive: Developing Strategies and Workflows for Processing and Standardizing E-Resource Usage Data