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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 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.
Elections are scheduled to be held on November 5, 2024. [2] Seats up for election will be all seats of the Texas Legislature, [3] all 38 seats in the United States House of Representatives, and the Class I seat to the United States Senate, for which two-term incumbent Republican Senator Ted Cruz is running for re-election. [4]
The Dallas Public Library (DPL) is the public library system that serves the city of Dallas, Texas, United States. With more than 4 million items and 30 locations, the Dallas Public Library is the largest public library system in North Texas .
The El Paso Public Library is the longest continuously active public library system in Texas. [2] It was founded by Mary Irene Stanton, an El Paso area teacher. [3] Stanton "single-handedly becomes founder of the El Paso Public Library" when in 1894, she donated her personal collection of 1,000 books for a boy's Reading Club which was housed in a room in the Sheldon Building. [4]
History of the Texas Press and the Texas Press Association (Dallas: Harben-Spotts, 1929) Federal Writers' Project (1940), "Newspapers and Radio" , Texas: A Guide to the Lone Star State , American Guide Series , New York: Hastings House, pp. 120–124, hdl : 2027/mdp.39015002677667 – via HathiTrust
The J. Erik Jonsson Central Library downtown Dallas, TX. The J. Erik Jonsson Central Library is the main library of the Dallas Public Library system. It is located at 1515 Young Street in the Government District of downtown Dallas, Texas, directly across from Dallas City Hall.
The Brazoria County Library System operates public libraries in Brazoria County, Texas, United States. The system has several libraries in many cities. Branches