Past Conferences

The Rally for Texas Libraries was inspirational and loud!    You can see some short clips of the rally in the news coverage assembled below.  We will post more videos and photos after the conference.

Librarians get loud!

We are excited to announce that Jeff Lofton will play solo from 3:30 - 3:55 as part of General Session II.  Don't miss this chance to see him.  You can visit his website to hear some of his music both with his band and solo.

An update on the Lynda Becker Memorial Downtown Walking Tours. The Austin Convention Center has graciously added an architecture tour of downtown as another option. Depending on the numbers, we’ll have at least one historic tour of downtown Austin and one architecture tour. If the numbers are high, there will be a second historic walking tour.

Remember:

If you would like to discuss the HarperCollins policy on ebook sales to libraries, please send an email to Virginia.stanley@harpercollins.com to set up a meeting day and time with the appropriate HarperCollins representative:

The Central Texas Blood and Tissue Center will be set up in Exhibit Hall 5, Registration area behind the TLA Store, for volunteers who want to offer hope and a chance for life to others in need. Donations will be going to TLA member Lindsay Jones of the Round Rock ISD.  

If you have ever dreamed of floating through the air like Fred Astaire (or Ginger Rogers), twirling like Dorothy Hamill (or Sasha Cohen), or just appearing bedazzled in the greatest finery known to originate from the back storeroom of a library - NOW IS YOUR TIME!

The Austin Convention & Vistors Bureau recently shared with us a great listing (7MB, PDF) of Austin-area merchants that will offer discounts to attendees of Annual Conference.

A big thanks to the Program Planning Committee, especially Lee Hilyer, in putting together this package of 25 tips to help attendees get the most out of conference here in Austin.

25 Tips for TLA 2011

Come join your friends and colleagues at these fun events during Conference!  Some of these events require pre-registration, so make sure you do that so you do not miss out.

Tuesday April 12th