Presidents' Day Closing

The CTLS Office will be closed on Monday, February 18 for Presidents’ Day.

We will re-open at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, February 19.

Johnson City Writers' Conference

Johnson City Library’s Annual Writers Conference

February 23, 10:00am- 1:00pm 

at the Johnson City Library

Cost $25

 Visit with three authors and get your work critiqued! Joe Nick Patoski, Suzy Spencer, and Greg Garrett will be offering advice to budding writers.

Each author will speak for one hour. While one of them is teaching, the other two will be in a separate room where they will meet with attendees one-on-one for ten minutes each answering publishing questions, offering critique, etc.

Register at 830-868-4469 or mail payment to

Johnson City Library, P.O. Box 332, Johnson City, TX 78636

 

Tibetan Monks at San Marcos

Tibetan Monks of the Drepung Loseling Monastery will visit the San Marcos Public Library on Monday, January 28 at 7:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to meet the monks and find out more about their lives and work. The library is pleased to be a part of the 2012-2013 Common Experience events in conjunction with Texas State University.

To begin their week-long visit, the monks will stage an opening ceremony before beginning a Mandala Sand Painting near the LBJ Student Center at noon on January 28. The Mandala Sand Painting, a work of sacred art, will be created during their week-long visit. The Mandala is to be completed on February 1 and events will culminate in a ceremonial procession to Sewell Park to offer some of the sacred sand to the San Marcos River.

MLK Holiday Closing

The CTLS office will be closed on Monday, January 21 for the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. We will re-open at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, January 22.

Young Writers & Illustrators Conference, Harker Heights

The Harker Heights Public Library will be presenting “Pencil Productions” a Young Writers and Illustrators Conference at the Harker Heights Public Library on Saturday, February 9 from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon. Budding authors and illustrators grades 1st through 6th will attend genre workshops, share their works with peers, and meet published authors. Our goal is to encourage writing and illustrating for fun! The cost for this conference is $10.00 per child. It is free for parents and chaperones.

Library Advocacy Videos

Now that the Texas Legislature is in session, it is time for librarians, Friends, board members, and citizens who love libraries to talk to their legislators about the importance of libraries. Severe budget cuts in the last session affected all Texas public libraries greatly.

The staff at North Texas Library Partners have put together some advocacy videos that you can use. Click on the link below. Thanks to Carolyn Davidson Brewer for sending these to us.

Our advocacy videos can be shown by your libraries, advocates, anyone wanting to use them especially during times like these when the legislature is reconvening and discussing library funding.  http://www.youtube.com/nottypicalntlp

Library Director is Parade Marshal!

Rio Grande City Greater Chamber of Commerce selected Rio Grande City Public Library Director Norma Gomez Fultz as 2012 Christmas Parade Marshal. The Chamber also hosted in a dinner in her honor to celebrate  her 22 years of library service, highlight her accomplishments and volunteer work in the community. Congratulations, Norma!

Pflugerville on the Move

Pflugerville is in the middle of a building project. They are in transition to the new section of their building and have passed some of their furniture and equipment along to other libraries via auction. Receiving the gently used pieces were Bremond, Jonestown, Leander, Little Elm, Penitas, and Whitney. Stay tuned for news about their grand opening soon!

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New Year's Day Closing

The CTLS office will be closed on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 for New Year’s Day. We will re-open at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, January 2.

Holiday Bazaar at Edinburg

Holiday Bazaar at the Dustin Michael Sekula Memorial Library a great success!

On Saturday, December 15 from 9 am to 4 pm, the Edinburg library hosted a very successful Holiday Bazaar in the Library.

This indoor event included vendors selling original art, special crafts, unique gift items, personalized items, handmade jewelry, boutique items, antiques, and more!  This was the first year of the event and it was such a success that the library plans to do it again just prior to Valentine’s Day 2013.

Holiday Bazaar at Edinburg

Local artists from across the Rio Grande Valley were invited to display their wares.  The event had the full support of the City, the Chamber of Commerce, & the Edinburg Economic Development Corporation in an effort to promote local artists, artisans, and merchants.

In addition to providing a great venue to support local artisans and artists, the Library made about $500 from the rental of the booths. The event brought in other community organizations and generated a lot of good will for the library in Edinburg.

Holiday Bazaar at Edinburg

 
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