It was great seeing many of you at the Texas Library Association's Annual Conference in Houston last week! The programs were interesting, the exhibits were fantastic, and the networking was excellent.
This is a partial list of the awards given at the Wednesday morning General Session: Wayne Williams Project of the Year: Houston Public Library's City employee Children's Zone: taking care of and entertaining the children of city employees in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike. They watched over 500 children for 2 weeks while the city got back to normal. Librarian of the Year: Kerry McGeath, Southlake Public Library Distinguished Service Award: Dr. Dana Rooks, University of Houston Libraries Lifetime Achievement Award: Dr Barbara Immroth, University of Texas School of Information Make your plans to attend next year, when the conference will be in San Antonio. A lot of learning takes place in a few days. Laurie Laurie Mahaffey, Deputy Director Central Texas Library System, Inc. 1005 West 41st Street Austin, Texas 78756 www.ctls.net [email protected] 512-583-0704 x18 800-262-4431 x18
