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Library Management Update: May 2025

Upcoming Opportunities These opportunities are available for free unless otherwise noted. Descriptions are provided by host organizations. Grants for Literacy Programs Believe in Reading supports the efforts of nonprofit organizations that teach, improve, or encourage reading by people of all ages from around the world. Grants are awarded to existing and provably successful literacy programs that…

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Library Management Update: April 2025

Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Federal Funding for Texas Libraries – TSLAC has created a one page document illustrating all of the programs and services funded for Texas libraries from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Upcoming Opportunities These opportunities are available for free unless otherwise noted. Descriptions are provided by host organizations. Jerry…

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Library Management Update: March 2025

Upcoming Opportunities These opportunities are available for free unless otherwise noted. Descriptions are provided by host organizations. Southeast Collaborative Conference March 11 – 13, 2025 The 2025 Southeast Collaborative Online Conference is a collective effort by the Georgia Public Library Service, State Library of North Carolina, South Carolina State Library, Tennessee State Library & Archives,…

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Library Management Update: February 2025

Upcoming Opportunities These opportunities are available for free unless otherwise noted. Descriptions are provided by host organizations. Competitive Grant Applications Open The application cycle for TSLAC’s state fiscal year 2026 competitive grants is now open: Grant guidelines for the programs, as well as specific information about the application process, past recipients, and additional resources are on…

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Library Management Update: December 2024

Upcoming Opportunities These opportunities are available for free unless otherwise noted. Descriptions are provided by host organizations. Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) Newsletter The most recent edition features information about a survey requesting input for the 2028 slogan and 2029 theme. Read the CSLP newsletter online or subscribe and receive it in your inbox each month. Awards, Scholarships,…

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Library Management Update: November 2024

Upcoming Opportunities These opportunities are available for free unless otherwise noted. Descriptions are provided by host organizations. Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) Newsletter The most recent edition features information about this year’s Summer Symposium, the 2027 slogan and the 2028 theme, resources for inclusive programing as well as community outreach, and library success stories. Read the CSLP…

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Proposed Changes to Minimum Library Accreditation Criteria: 2026 and Beyond

Minimum standards for accreditation of libraries in the Texas Administrative Code were last updated in 2014. Over the past 18 months, TSLAC has held extensive discussion and review of the existing criteria with librarians from every part of the state. A proposal of updated standards has been drafted, submitted, and approved for public comment by the…

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Library Management Update: October 2024

Upcoming Opportunities These opportunities are available for free unless otherwise noted. Descriptions are provided by host organizations. Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) Newsletter The most recent edition features information about a sneak peek at the 2025 program, this year’s Summer Symposium, joining a committee, new incentives, volunteer and staff spotlights, and library success stories. Read…

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Library Management Update: September 2024

Upcoming Opportunities These opportunities are available for free unless otherwise noted. Descriptions are provided by host organizations. Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) Newsletter The most recent edition features information about opportunities for member input, families needing libraries, the call for program manual submissions, and library success stories. Read the CSLP newsletter online or subscribe and receive it in…