New to the Talking Book Program? Been here a while but want to know more? Join us for a live Zoom meeting called TBP 101 where you will learn everything you need to know about TBP, our services, and all the cool things we offer.
These will happen three times per year and the first meeting is on Tuesday January 14, 2025, at 7:00 pm central.
You will be able to ask questions, and you can attend more than once if you’d like.
This event will be recorded and may be made publicly available on the agency’s website or other agency forum. Any images or messages submitted as part of the session may be included in that recording. All participants have the option of participating in listen-only mode and do not have to share their video or make comments.
Do you have a favorite recipe that brings up good memories? Perhaps a cookie recipe that reminds you of your dad, or a chili recipe you remember from a best friend? Now’s your chance to share them with your fellow talking book patrons.
Our partner libraries in Florida and North Carolina are compiling a cookbook of recipes and memories from patrons across the country. They will turn these into a cookbook available in audio and in braille for any NLS patron to check out!
We would love for you to submit your own recipe and related memory to be included. The deadline is February 1, 2025.
Featured Collection: What’s Cooking, Texas? Texas Cuisine through the Ages
By Aly Head, Reference Librarian
Food is the great unifier, a staple of every major occasion from celebration of life to mourning of loss. It reflects culture, socioeconomic status, and history. As such, by looking at the food of a people, researchers may learn more about them. The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) is therefore celebrating Texas food in all its forms with a new featured book display.
[Chili Festival]. Texas Tourist Development Agency photographs and audiovisual materials, 1991/077-703-1. TSLAC.
[Chili Festival]. Texas Tourist Development Agency photographs and audiovisual materials, 1991/077-703-10. TSLAC.
Whether you believe beans belong in chili or not—a debate for the ages—TSLAC has materials relevant for a variety of diets, historic and modern. Food can be viewed through the lens of genealogy to build a timeline into the past, affected by availability of certain foods and spices through trade, exploration, climate, and times of economic hardship or prosperity.
Military Plaza-Chili-Con-Carne, or Mexican Supper. Places Collection, 1/103-628. TSLAC.
While food isn’t allowed in the Reference Reading Room, the collections at TSLAC hold a wide variety of materials highlighting Texas cuisine, both historical and modern. Some of these materials are currently on display in the Reference Reading Room through July. Other items, listed below, are available remotely via E-Books. More information about our location and hours can be found on our “Visit Us” webpage. For more information about access to the titles on display, please contact TSLAC reference services at ref@tsl.texas.gov or call 512-463-5455.
