NEWSNOTES
2022 Texas Bluebonnet Award Winner
Thousands of elementary students across Texas voted and the results are in! The winner of the 2022 Texas Bluebonnet Award is The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read, written by Rita Lorraine Hubbard and illustrated by Oge Mora. The Oldest Student shares the true story of the remarkable life of Mary Walker who was born into slavery and learned to read at the age of 116. Students representing 10 Texas school districts will present the award to Hubbard at the Texas Bluebonnet Award Luncheon on Wednesday, April 27, at 11:45 AM, during the TLA 2022 Annual Conference in Fort Worth.
TLA 2022–2025 STRATEGIC PLAN PREVIEW April 7 and April 8 | 3–4pm Join TLA President Dan Burgard, PresidentElect Mary Woodard and Executive Director Shirley Robinson for an overview of the 2022 – 2025 TLA Strategic Plan. The first session is April 7 at 3pm and it will be repeated on April 8 at 3pm. Both sessions will be presented via Zoom. We look forward to sharing the outcomes of the last year of intensive work by the Executive Board, TLA volunteer leaders and staff to help craft goals and priorities for the organization for the next 3 years and beyond. Learn more.
TALL TEXANS 2022 ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS UNTIL MAY 15 Athor Rita Lorraine Hubbard
TLA 2022 Annual Assembly
Illustrator Oge Mora
This year, Annual Assembly will be in-person, July 6 – 8 at the Hyatt Regency Austin. This interactive and informative event will help you take your involvement with TLA and the library profession to the next level. In addition to TLA 2023 conference planning, Annual Assembly will include an Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion training session for TLA officers. Attendees will have the opportunity to attend training sessions on leveraging TLA Engage to drive member engagement, budgeting for your Unit, using TLA Google Shared Drives for Unit business, updating txla.org, and more. Information on hotel, and the full schedule will be shared in May.
27 | Texas Library Journal SPRING 2022
The TALL Texans Leadership Development Institute (TALL Texans) is a transformational program that helps participants learn and embrace their potential to take new initiatives for their institutions, profession, and stakeholders. TALL Texans 2022 will be held in person, November 13-17, 2022, at Montserrat Retreat Center, Lake Dallas. Applicants must be current TLA members and have at least five (5) years of experience working in libraries (experience need not be continuous). An MLS is not required. The deadline to register is May 15.
