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Join us for a free in-person workshop near you! TSLAC is bringing Advanced De-escalation Skills sessions to 12 locations across Texas. Led in-person by experienced clinical educator and consultant Marty Reinsel, this hands-on workshop builds on our 2025 series to help public-facing staff manage challenging interactions with confidence and care. Register for a Workshop Near…
For more than three decades, the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) has invested in the success of Texas libraries of every size. One of its most impactful professional development initiatives has been the Small Library Management Training Program (SLM), created in 1994 to provide practical management training for library staff serving small communities.…
The Texas State Library and Archives Commission is pleased to announce that grant applications for the fiscal year 2027 Family Place Libraries™ Project will open on Tuesday, September 8, 2026. TSLAC is looking for qualified libraries to attend a Family Place Libraries™ Training Institute to be hosted at a public library in central Texas and…
Join us for a free in-person workshop near you! TSLAC is bringing Advanced De-escalation Skills sessions to 12 locations across Texas. Led in-person by experienced clinical educator and consultant Marty Reinsel, this hands-on workshop builds on our 2025 series to help public-facing staff manage challenging interactions with confidence and care. Register for a Workshop Near…
At the 2026 Texas Library Association Annual Conference, I had the privilege of leading a discussion on marketing yourself as a library professional. Although the session took place over the course of an hour, the ideas behind it had been years in the making. What began as scattered thoughts gradually evolved through conversations with my…
Library-Centered Community Discovery: Two Texas Summer Learning Stories Libraries across Texas are proving that summer reading is about much more than books during the 2026 Unearth a Story Summer Reading Program. By combining literacy with hands-on experiences, libraries help communities turn curiosity into engagement and learning into lasting memories. The following success stories illustrate how…
The Family Place™ Training Institute brings together passionate library staff from across Texas for an inspiring experience focused on supporting families in their communities. Bee Cave Public Library became a Family Place™ location back in 2016, and graciously hosted our 2026 Family Place™ Training Institute. Staff from libraries across the state, from El Paso to…
Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year was slop, as in AI slop, and it’s easy to see why. Increasingly, AI has seeped into everything, our phones, our work, our entertainment, and it’s not all good. Merriam-Webster defines AI slop as “digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity by means of artificial…
The Texas State Independent Living Council (Texas SILC), in collaboration with the Governor’s Committee for People with Disabilities, has launched a statewide needs assessment survey to better understand the experiences, barriers, and priorities of Texans with disabilities. Public libraries are encouraged to share this survey widely in their communities to reach as many individuals as…
The Continuing Education and Consulting team at the Texas State Library and Archives Commission is committed to providing high-quality training to Texas library staff. Our vision is for all library staff to have the training they need to provide Texans with exceptional library service. If you are a Texas public library worker, we would love…