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The current Texas State Librarian is Gloria Meraz, appointed by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission on August 27, 2021. Meraz is the first person of color and first Hispanic woman to serve as State Librarian of Texas since the position was created in 1909. She succeeded previous Texas State Librarian, Mark Smith. [3]
The Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center is located in unincorporated Liberty County, Texas. The 17,600 square feet (1,640 m 2) facility is located 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Liberty, 200 miles (320 km) east of Downtown Austin and 41 miles (66 km) northeast of Downtown Houston. [1] It is owned and operated by the Texas State Library ...
The Houston Public Library system traces its founding to the creation of the second Houston Lyceum in 1854. [ 2 ][ 3 ] The lyceum was preceded by a debating society, a special-interest mechanics' lyceum, and a circulating library. The lyceum's library eventually split into a separate institution at the end of the 19th century.
The Texas State Preservation Board is a state agency that maintains the Texas Capitol, the General Land Office Building (now the Texas Capitol Visitor's Center), and the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum. It has its headquarters in the Sam Houston State Office Building in Downtown Austin. The 68th Legislature of Texas established the board ...
The state education board voted 13-1 on Wednesday to approve the new school library book standards. More: Appeals court to decide on Texas school library book law
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.
Cooke County Library. / 33.6232°N 97.1476°W / 33.6232; -97.1476. The Cooke County Library is a public library serving the population of Cooke County, Texas. The library is located in Gainesville, Texas .
In the United States of America, state library agencies established in each state have long been a catalyst for a great deal of the motivation for public library cooperation. This has been since the founding of the movement, starting in 1890 when Massachusetts created a state Board of Library Commissioners charged to help communities establish ...