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Texas State Library and Archives Commission Awards $156,233 in Library Capacity and Texas Reads Grants

The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) has announced $156,233 in additional grants for Texas libraries in 2023-2024. Ten successful Texas Read Grants totaling $81,233 from libraries across the state and a $75,000 Library Capacity Grant proposal from the Partners Library Action Network (PLAN) were recently approved by TSLAC. Agency commissioners awarded the statewide library grants at their Friday, Aug. 4 meeting. TSLAC’s Texas Reads Grant Program supports public libraries in their efforts to promote reading and literacy within […]

Texas State Library and Archives Commission Announces 2023 Family Place Libraries™ Grant

Recipients Austin, TX – The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) is pleased to announce the 2023 recipients of its Family Place Libraries™ Grant Project: Carrollton Public Library—Carrollton, Texas Copperas Cove Public Library—Copperas Cove, Texas Dickinson Public Library—Dickinson, Texas Lamar Bruni Vergara Inner City Branch Library—Laredo, Texas Leon Valley Public Library—Leon Valley, Texas Mesquite Public Library—Mesquite, Texas Pharr Memorial Library—Pharr, Texas Richard Burges Library—El Paso, Texas Westside Branch Library—New Braunfels, Texas TSLAC initiated this […]

Texas Libraries Invited to Apply for 2024 Grants from Texas State Library and Archives Commission

The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) has announced that it will begin accepting applications for its next round of annual grants programs to Texas libraries on Oct. 24. TSLAC’s Fiscal Year 2024 grant offerings include Texas Reads, TexTreasures, Special Projects and Regional ILS Cooperative grants, as well as a new grant program specifically geared toward funding Summer Reading Club programming. More information on this grant program will be released in November 2022. Accredited […]