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"Turning the Page: Building Your Library Community" is an advocacy education and training program funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Courses are available both online and in person and are designed to give library advocates access to the training, skills, and resources to better advocate for their library’s funding needs.” [5]
PLA was formed in 1944 as the Division of Public Libraries of the American Library Association. The formation of the Division of Public Libraries of the American Library Association was approved by the ALA Council in 1944 following petitions signed by nearly 1,200 members. The first PLA president was Amy Winslow of Cuyahoga County Library. [10]
The idea of a statewide resource sharing project in Texas was first proposed by Texas academic library directors in 1988. The original group of TexShare members consisted of 53 publicly supported four year academic and medical libraries, with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board providing funds starting in fiscal year 1994.
A group of Texas parents are banding together to push back on book bans in school districts across the state. The Texas Freedom to Read Project , a coalition of parents from across the state ...
The Texas Library Association (TLA) is a charitable non-profit group that promotes libraries in Texas. It was founded on June 9, 1902. [ 1 ] TLA is affiliated with the American Library Association (ALA) and has more than 6,000 members made up of librarians and library workers from academic, public, school and special libraries.
In a 2020 study, however, the two groups gave Texas an “F” grade for climate change education. The Texas Freedom Network had urged the board members to adopt books based on their coverage of ...
Republican Brandon Hall and Democrat Rayna Glasser will face off Nov. 5 in a race for the Texas State Board of Education’s District 11 seat. Early voting begins Oct. 21. The winner will ...
They often work with library management or the library board in various capacities. [17] A survey conducted in 1977 and 1978 found that Friends groups that worked with the library's director were often successful groups. [18] In some areas, library directors have requested that Friends of the Library join larger, statewide groups. [19]