Nuts & Bolts for Trustees, Friends, and Foundations

ALA Midwinter Meeting 2012 Preconference Workshop
Friday, January 20, 2012, 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Omni Hotel Dallas, Trinity 5

Join ALTAFF for the popular Nuts & Bolts featuring three dynamic speakers and engaging roundtable discussions. A meet
and greet with coffee will begin at 8:30 a.m. and a boxed lunch will be served at noon. Roundtable discussion topics
include [...]

Summer Programming for Tots to Teens

February 3, 2012 Harker Heights Public Library—Harker Heights
February 9, 2012 Bastrop Public Library—Bastrop
To register Click Harker Heights or Bastrop

Get ready for a terrific Summer Reading Program! This year’s theme is Get a Clue! You’ll unlock the mystery of great programming ideas and useful tips in planning your [...]

CTLS's DLC Program highlighted in TLA's Texas Library Journal

Laura Perna, former Digital Literacy Corp Coordinator here at CTLS, wrote a great article in TLA’s Fall issue of Texas Library Journal called, “Collaboration Large and Small: The Digital Literacy Corps Draws Upon Human Talent to Bring Workforce Development Classes to Central Texas Libraries” (click here, then view pages 14-15). We are excited that this [...]

Tejas Storytelling Conference

You are invited to the Tejas Summer Conference, July 9-11, 2010 at St. Edwards University in Austin.

The theme is Story: A Path to Wholeness.  Featured storytellers include Milbre Burch, Grammy-nominated storyteller and Oracle award recipient, Fort Worth’s Tom McDermott, and Twice Upon a Time Storytellers from Dallas.

Participants can choose from 16 workshop sessions – featuring central Texas favorites [...]

Children's Collection Development How-To...

The Marble Falls Public Library recently asked me to talk to them about collection development for children – especially what I learned at the April 24, 2010 state library workshop on the same topic.  To get ready, I asked our members how they managed their own children’s collection.

You guys never fail to impress me.  We [...]

Showcase in March

Everyone is invited to attend Showcase 2010 at the Georgetown Public Library! This daylong event features the best in central Texas educational and entertaining performers and speakers for children, teens and adults. We will again have a full stage of live performers, plus a large exhibit area where you can meet even more [...]

Copy Cataloging Workshops

March 4, 2010, Round Rock Public Library
March 5, 2010, Marlin Public Library
9:00-4:00, 6 hours CE credit. This workshop prepares participants to begin copy cataloging by demonstrating how to interpret bibliographic records and match to items in hand. Topics include terminology, resources, and workflow. Hands-on exercises provide practice using new skills. This class will be perfect [...]