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Answer» What is Texas Library Association mean? The Texas Library Association (TLA) is a charitable non-profit group that promotes libraries in Texas. It was founded in 1902. TLA is affiliated with the American Library Association (ALA) and has more than 6,000 members made up of librarians and library workers from academic, public, school and special libraries. Membership also includes library advocates, educators, and vendors. The organization has established annual awards and scholarships that honor excellence in the library profession. It also curates reading lists each year for multiple age groups, ranging from fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, picture books, to bilingual and multicultural books. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, the association is governed by a Council that meets at the TLA Annual Conference and the Annual Assembly. The Executive Board serves as the central management board and recommends matters of policy, budget, and operations to the Council. Board members are elected annually by the membership. To address the international disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and the attention paid to social justice issues following the Murder of George Floyd, the TLA in 2021 hosted nationally recognized programs on both topics. reference
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