Upcoming Opportunities These opportunities are available for free unless otherwise noted. Descriptions are provided by host organizations. 2023 Read Across Texas Grants Applications Open The Texas Center for the Book (TCFB) invites libraries and readers statewide to join in its 2023 reading campaign, Read Across Texas: Empathy. The campaign kicks off in March, with libraries…
Ordering is now OPEN for the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) promotional materials provided free of charge by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. For your convenience, ordering instructions are outlined in a special edition of TSLAC’s Texas Summer Library Program Newsletter. Please contact Christina Taylor at LD@tsl.texas.gov if you did not receive this…
Save the Date. Starting on November 15, 2022, Texas public libraries will be able to order Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) promotional materials provided free of charge by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC). For your convenience, ordering instructions will be outlined in a special edition of TSLAC’s Texas Summer Library Program Newsletter.…
Upcoming Opportunities These opportunities are available for free unless otherwise noted. Descriptions are provided by host organizations. FAMILY PLACE LIBRARIES GRANT Applications Open November 1, 2022 The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) is pleased to announce that the 2023 Family Place Libraries Project grant application will open on Monday, November 1, 2022! TSLAC…
Welcome to the 2023 Texas Summer Reading Program! The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) supports Texas summer programs in partnership with the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) – a consortium of all 50 states working together to make high quality reading materials available at the lowest cost possible for libraries. The 2023 CSLP…
Could the operations of your library withstand any threat, natural or otherwise? So many people rely on libraries, which provide critical support that makes the prosperity of communities possible. By preparing together with partners and organizations, libraries can be ready for ruptures in continuity of operations, and common problems can be avoided or mitigated in…
Upcoming Opportunities Descriptions below are provided by host organizations. CALL FOR LIBRARIES – BEYOND OUR WALLS A project to bring neighborhood games to 20+ cities and communities through public libraries August 15, 2022 The Hive Mechanic team is recruiting libraries to become hubs for making outdoor games and interactive stories — using their local history,…
Please enjoy the July 2022 Youth Services Update!
Upcoming Opportunities Descriptions below are provided by host organizations. FUN FOR ALL: GAME-BASED PROGRAMMING ACROSS THE GENERATIONS June 15, 2022 | 2:00 PM Eastern In this 60-minute webinar, based on the new book Librarian’s Guide to Games and Gamers, Michelle Goodridge and Matthew Rohweder provide tips and tactics to establish a variety of game-based programming…
As you review the administrative tools your library uses to manage services and programming, consider leveraging online resources to maximize your efforts. In the following interview, fellow library worker Kate Guynn explains why Beanstack was the best fit for her library. *** Question 1: What online tool are you promoting? Name: Beanstack Purpose: In March…