Thank you and congratulations! to the two-thirds of Texas public librarians who have locked their Annual Report for 2019! And if you are one of the nearly 50% who have submitted the signed Application for Accreditation, then give yourself an pat on the back! This report does more than accredit Texas public libraries. It provides…
As we all “spring forward,” it’s time for Texas public library directors to get all of the library statistics collected over the last local fiscal year and enter them into Texas LibPAS. This report is due no later than Thursday, April 30, 2020, a due date which cannot be extended. We recommend that libraries complete…
Reminders and log-in information for the 2019 Texas Public Libraries Annual Report were sent out in early January. If your library has not received this information, or if there have been staff changes recently, send an email to accreditation@tsl.texas.gov. Over 20 percent of reporting libraries were represented at the Introduction to the 2019 Texas Public…
Texas LibPAS, https://tx.countingopinions.com/, the data collection portal for the Texas Public Libraries Annual Report, is now open for reporting local fiscal year 2019 information. Public libraries are encouraged to submit their information by March 31 to allow staff time to review the reports and work through accreditation issues. The Texas State Library and Archives Commission…
On Thursday, January 9, at 2 p.m., Library Statistics Specialist Valicia Greenwood will present an Introduction to the 2019 Texas Public Libraries Annual Report. This webinar contains all you need to know about the Texas Public Libraries Annual Report and public library accreditation. Whether this is your first time through, or have been doing it…
The Texas Public Libraries Annual Report asks public libraries each year to provide their annual number of Wi-Fi sessions. In addition to some other information that you provide in your Annual Report, your library’s Wi-Fi statistics are given to the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) where they are aggregated with information to illustrate…