As the nation celebrates Library Card Sign-up Month this September, a new report from the Public Library Association (PLA) details how libraries are further extending their technology services and resources in the...
source: ALA
The El Paso city council approved moving forward with the construction of the Mexican American Cultural Center.
The Main Library will also see customer experience improvements and incorporate additional design ideas proposed by...
source: KFOX-TV
They say what’s old is new again. Well, that is the case for the Palestine Public Library.
According to Palestine city officials. The city is planning to relocate the city’s library from the old Palestine Mall to its new location.
The original Palestine Carnegie...
source: KLTV-TV
After a small mix-up in schedules with popular garden writer and horticulturist Felder Rushing, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Horticulture Education Committee in Smith County hosted Greg Grant as a keynote...
source: Tyler Morning Telegraph
Converse librarian Sandy Underwood hopes to have the city’s first bookmobile cruising the streets of the city by year’s end.
The Converse Public Library is the recipient of Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC)...
source: My SA
This year’s Texas Book Festival will proceed with fewer in-person sessions than initially anticipated, as event organizers cite safety concerns amid rising COVID-19 cases.
In-person sessions, traditionally helped on the Texas...
source: KXAN-TV
When the FBI approached George Christian in 2005 with a national security letter (NSL) and lifetime gag order, the then–executive director of the Library Connection — a Connecticut library consortium — convened a meeting with the organization’s executive...
source: American Libraries
Students commonly recognize that the university library is an essential part of their experience. But in addition to providing comfortable, inviting space for independent and collaborative study, the library is the best location to house programs and curriculums that provide...
source: Building Design + Construction
Teachers in Texas have fewer books in their classrooms than the national average with more than 50% sharing in a survey that they have used their own money to stock libraries for their classrooms.
Others have turned to Amazon...
source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram
The Texas House on Wednesday gave the preliminary OK to legislation that will, among other things, restore funding for the salaries and benefits of the 2,100 staffers of the Legislative branch after Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed those dollars in the next state budget.
source: The Texas Tribune
The El Paso Public Library and Locomotive FC are teaming up to encourage El Paso students and soccer fans to sign-up for a free library card.
The Locomotive FC mascot Ozzy is part of the campaign to encourage children to read.
“We...
source: KTSM-TV
Manvel Public Library clerk Maura Shelton and branch manager Carolynn Waites hold a thank-you card for first responders. Visitors to the library on Sept. 11 will be able to write such letters as part of activities to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist...
source: Houston Chronicle
About 40% of U.S. department store outlets have closed over the past five years. Many of the large, boxy structures that house them, where prom dresses were purchased and perfume sampled, will be demolished. But some will be put to...
source: Bloomberg
The final two days of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions’ (IFLA) first virtual World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) featured a look into the future with technology and trends that will shape the practice of librarianship...
source: American Libraries
Beginning September 1, Lubbock Public Library will present “The Blessings of Liberty: The U.S. Constitution,” an exhibition organized by Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
source: Everything Lubbock
