Ten fingers and ten toes. As I stared down at the squirming bundle in my arms, focused on the soft burbling noises it made, and let the smell of warm skin and powder soothe me, that was the phrase playing on repeat in my head: ten fingers and ten toes. That’s what my family told…
The 2024 Texas Family Place Libraries™ Grant Program will open for application on Friday, September 1, 2023. Grant guidelines for the program, as well as specific information about the application process, past recipients, and additional resources are on the TSLAC Family Place Libraries™ Project page. Applications will be due Sunday, October 1, 2023. Accredited Texas…
It is the time of year to reflect on summer programming, and we are coming to you for feedback as we think about how we can best support you and your library next year. We greatly appreciate your hard work and efforts and recognize that your commitment directly impacts your communities. While everything is still…
Upcoming Opportunities These opportunities are available for free unless otherwise noted. Descriptions are provided by host organizations. TBP Youth Book Club Meeting August 8, 2023, 6:00 PM Central | Online The Texas Talking Book Program’s (TBP) Youth Services Book Club will meet via Zoom on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, at 6:00 PM Central to discuss…
Upcoming Opportunities These opportunities are available for free unless otherwise noted. Descriptions are provided by host organizations. Books Beginning at Birth Webinar July 19, 2023, 11:00 AM CST | Zoom BookSpring and the Texas Association for the Education of Young Children (TXAEYC) are pleased to announce an upcoming webinar about their Books Beginning at Birth…
Buda, on the edge of the Hill Country, just south of Austin, is one of the United States’ fastest-growing small cities, with a 2020 population of 15,643, but for four days last month—May 15-18, 2023—the population numbered at least 15,678. While strolling through downtown, you can expect to see unique local restaurants and boutiques as well…
Upcoming Opportunities These opportunities are available for free unless otherwise noted. Descriptions are provided by host organizations. CLELCON Call for Proposals June 10, 2023 The Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy (CLEL) is seeking presenters for the 2023 Virtual Conference, scheduled for September 21-22, 11:00 AM – 4:30 PM. This virtual conference offers two different opportunities…
Upcoming Opportunities These opportunities are available for free unless otherwise noted. Descriptions are provided by host organizations. Eclipse Information Updates as of April 14, 2023 STAR Net’s Solar Eclipse Activities for Libraries (SEAL) project is creating hands-on activity guides, science resources, and giving away free solar viewing glasses for the annular solar eclipse in 2023…
Upcoming Opportunities These opportunities are available for free unless otherwise noted. Descriptions are provided by host organizations. National Poetry Month April (repeats annually) Launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996, National Poetry Month is a special occasion that celebrates poets’ integral role in our culture and that poetry matters. Over the years,…
Fifteen years ago, I started a new adventure—one which granted me the sacred title of “Aunt,” one which made me privy to my brother’s anxiety about being a new father. In one particular late night conversation, I remember trying to assuage his various and sundry concerns the only way I knew how. I reminded him…