Texas Libraries

Texas State Library and Archives Commission Awards Nearly $1.2 Million in Grants to Texas Libraries

Selected Texas libraries will soon undertake new projects with funding from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC). Workforce development resources, tools for promoting tech literacy and a wide range of impactful community programs topped the list of grant proposals recently approved by TSLAC. Agency commissioners awarded 42 library grants totaling $1,168,717 million for numerous Texas libraries and institutions of higher education at their July 29 meeting in Austin. The commission awards funding through […]

Texas Center for the Book Celebrates Lone Star Día with Grants to Libraries

The Texas Center for the Book has announced this year’s Lone Star Día, April 30, and will partner once again with First Book, the largest online community of educators serving kids living in poverty, to bring multicultural children’s books to Texas libraries through its grant program. The Lone Star Día Grant is designed to support libraries and literacy nonprofits serving children in need, providing $200 in book credits to allow them to purchase diverse titles […]