See this marketing video put together by Spencer Greene, a volunteer at Stewart C. Meyer Harker Heights Public Library!
Category Archives: Member News
7th annual Out of this World UFO Festival & Conference
The 7th annual Out of this World UFO Festival & Conference took place April 13 and 14 in Edinburg, Texas. The two-day event began with the Festival on Friday, April 13 and ended with the Conference at the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance, a ticketed event that took place Saturday, April 14th. Continue reading 7th annual Out of this World UFO Festival & Conference
2018 TLA Lifetime Achievement Award
Congratulations to Dr. Carol Black, Board President of the Lake Travis Community Library District, for receiving the 2018 TLA Lifetime Achievement Award award.
2018 TLA Librarian of the Year
Congratulations to Jennifer Coffey, Director of Pflugerville Public Library, for receiving the 2018 TLA Librarian of the Year award.
TMLDA Achievement of Excellence Awards
Pflugerville, along with 26 other CTLS member libraries, received the 2017 Achievement of Excellence in Libraries Award. This award is conferred each year by the the Texas Municipal Library Directors Association (TMLDA) to applicant libraries who are found to exhibit excellence in 10 service areas. Of the 54 libraries receiving this award in 2017, 50% are CTLS members. They are Continue reading TMLDA Achievement of Excellence Awards
Texas Book Festival Grants Announced
The Texas Book Festival grant recipients were announced last week at the Texas Library Association Annual Conference. Of the 48 libraries receiving the award, 24 were CTLS members serving the following communities. Continue reading Texas Book Festival Grants Announced
Pi Day at Elgin Public Library
Elgin Public Library celebrated Pi Day (3.14) with savory and sweet pies.
CTLS Member Completes Certified Public Library Administrator Program
Please join us in congratulating Kim Kroll, Director of the Lena Armstrong Public Library, for completing the American Library Association’s certification program to become a Certified Public Library Administrator. Kroll finished as one of 98 graduates of the program.
Interested in learning about the program? Get more details on the website here!
Congratulations, Kim!
Bee Cave Bellas
Bee Cave’s book cart drill team is showing at the Alamo Drafthouse, as seen in the Austin American Statesman: http://www.statesman.com/news/local/librarians-student-make-pitch-perfect-performance/c47xvk6G55Bm8nsH6P3QHK/
The video is also on YouTube
Congratulations Bee Cave!
Texas Libraries in the Library Journal Index of Public Library Service
Library Journal has just announced the results of the tenth edition of the LJ Index of Public Library Service, sponsored by Baker & Taylor’s Bibliostat.
A big congratulation to the following Texas libraries who have earned stars for their services, funding levels & other factors.
Springlake-Earth Community Library
Saint Jo Public Library, Saint Jo, Texas
Fayette Public Library, La Grange, Texas
Electra Public Library, Electra, Texas
Haslet Public Library, Haslet, Texas
Seven Points’ Library, Cedar Creek Lake, Texas
Claud H Gilmer Memorial Library , Rocksprings, Texas
Bertha Voyer Memorial Library, Honey Grove, Texas
Yoakum County/Cecil Bickley Library, Denver City, Texas
Upton County Public Library, McCamey, Texas
Hughes Springs Area Public Library, Hughes Springs, Texas
CTLS members in BOLD.