CTLS News
CTLS Executive Director Laurie Mahaffey Retires
December 7, 2020 Paul WaakLaurie Mahaffey, a CTLS employee for 29 2/3 years, is retiring at the end of January 2021. Please join us for a virtual farewell party on Friday, January 22 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Directions to join the meeting will be distributed on the CTLS listserv and elsewhere on January ...
Read morePerformers Showcase!
December 1, 2020 Paul WaakDo you ever need to hire an educational, entertaining performer for a library event? Our annual Showcase features some of the best educational and entertaining performers and speakers for children, teens and families.
As expected, the CTLS Performer’s Showcase will be a bit different this year. Learn more and ...
Read moreNew Executive Director of CTLS!
November 19, 2020 Paul Waak
Central Texas Library System, Inc. is pleased to announce that the new Executive Director position has been filled, and Eric Lashley will start his role as of February 1, 2021.
Read moreBoard Member Election Candidates
September 3, 2020 Paul Waak
Attached is the CTLS Board Candidate Brochure for Fiscal Year 2021. The candidates are listed alphabetically and incumbents are so indicated.
They will be introduced at the Fall Membership Meeting, an online meeting set for Friday, 9-11-2020, at 10 a.m.
Read moreFall Membership Meeting
September 3, 2020 Paul Waak
Announcing the CTLS Annual Fall Membership Meeting!
For the first time, CTLS will hold its Annual Fall Membership Meeting virtually! This time, distance is not a problem!
Read moreDorthey Duckett
August 3, 2020 Laurie MahaffeyCTLS has lost a good friend and former Board member. Former Cedar Park Mayor Dorthey Duckett passed away on July 15, 2020. She was mayor for 12 years and was the first president of the Cedar Park Public Library Foundation, serving actively on the Library Foundation from 1993 to 2004. During her tenure, the Foundation ...
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3D Printing Facial Masks
March 30, 2020While Wilson County Libraries are closed to the public, they are making medical mask frames to help with the shortage of N-95 masks. Computer lab manager, Lesa McCall, heard about a neurosurgeon and dentist team in Billings, Montana who coded 3D printed facial masks that could extend the local clinic’s resources. It ...
Read moreReading Therapy Dogs at Goldthwaite
March 5, 2020The Jennie Trent Dew Library in Goldthwaite started their Reading Therapy Dog program with the help of 2 local dogs. See the photos for a glimpse of how well loved these dogs are. Congratulations to the children of Goldthwaite and the library staff for getting this going in their community!
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Book Offer from Burnet County Historical Commission
February 13, 2020
Burnet County History book sets are now offered to Texas libraries at half price ($60, down from $120) to help libraries expand their genealogy and history collections.
Read morePort Aransas Grand Opening
January 21, 2020
On Saturday, January 4, over 300 people showed up to celebrate the grand reopening of the William R. “Bill” Ellis Memorial Library in Port Aransas.
Read moreTeen Lead Story Times
June 14, 2019
Beginning in 2009 with a Texas Reads Grant, West teens plan, prepare, and present story time for local children at West Public Library each summer. Two dogs from Angel Paws in Waco visited the June 12th event. Over seventy teens have volunteered in the library’s Tale Tellers program since its 2009 ...
Read moreLampasas Receives 2019 Branding Iron Award
June 12, 2019
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Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the new Schulenburg library!
June 3, 2019Great day! Lots of kids & families celebrated Schulenburg Public Library’s 10th anniversary on Saturday, June 1. A fire truck, police car, EMS ambulance, and helicopter livened things up.
Elaine Allums Recognition Reception
April 3, 2019
The Friends of the Kountze Public Library hosted a Recognition Reception in honor of Elaine Allums at the library on February 25, 2019. Allums served as Building Committee Chairperson in 1999 and spearheaded plans for the construction of a new library. The facility was completed in 2002. Allums has performed as a loyal ...
Read moreDobie on Dobie at El Progreso
April 3, 2019
More than “just” a library, El Progreso Memorial Library is a civic and cultural center serving Uvalde and the surrounding area. It was formed in 1903 by a visionary group of women for self improvement, civic improvement and the establishment of a public library. This club meets monthly and continues – after ...
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International Polar Bear Day In Lampasas
March 5, 2019 From Shanda Subia, Lampasas Public Library.
Our program was on Monday, February 25 . We could see the polar bear, Cranberry (she was born around Thanksgiving), in the background, and then Shannon talked about what characteristics polar bears have that allow them to live in the Arctic climate, and she would ask ...
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