🔍I spy our #BCRTTLA Councilor, Brandi Grant!! Amazing job moderating the 14th annual #SLJTeenLive today! 🎉 From rom‑coms & mysteries to graphic novels & coming‑of‑age talks, the author panels, keynotes, & virtual exhibit hall were packed with exciting titles for teens & tweens.

🔍iSpy another #BCRT officer—Christina Taylor Christina Taylor (she/her) ! She hosts the latest Libraries Transform Texas episode, chatting with Alexa Harrison about Centre Future—a program helping disconnected youth (16–24) thrive through career guidance, skills training & holistic support.

📚 Spotlight on our Texas Library Assn. #BCRT Chair, LaTrisha Milton LaTrisha ! As Houston Public Library Youth & Family Services Manager, she lead a fantastic Summer Reading Program—bringing families together across Houston to explore, imagine & discover. #CommunityImpact #LibrariansLead

Count down!!! Who’s attending this virtual session?

✨ Wow! Our #BCRT meeting brought together over 60 attendees! 🎉 A huge thank you to Wendy Woodland for her insightful presentation! Attendees gained valuable knowledge on how new laws impact libraries & strategies to advocate effectively for our communities. #LibraryAdvocacy

Guess who’s coming to H-Town?! 😎😎😎

Tuning in Nowww!! 🥳🥳

🚨🚨Reminder!! Don’t miss out! Join Texas Library Assn. by 8/31 for a special discount + exclusive resources & connections! 🥳🥳 #BCRTTLA txla.org/membership/ind…

The TLA office is closed today, Monday, September 1, in observance of Labor Day. We will resume normal business hours on September 2.

Happy Labor Day!! Hope you are enjoying some quality time off with your friends and family! ✨❤️ #BCRTTLA

✨✨#BCRTTLA September Member Spotlight!! Congratulations Bea Saba!! Texas Library Assn.

KICK it with me this WEEKEND! Spread the word! 🕶️ #vangpoet #vantastic #vanggarrett #kicks #kickspb #specs #specspb B&N River Oaks Shopping Center Versify Books HarperKids HarperCollins HarperStacks 📚 River Oaks IB World School Wharton K-8 Dual

Schools, daycares, and early childhood centers are invited to participate in the Big Texas Read In by reading for half an hour at the same time as thousands of other Texas children. Help set a new reading record and enter for a chance to win $1,000 for your school library or

📢 🎊Grant Alert! The American Library Association is now accepting applications for the 2026 Jason Reynolds/ Simon & Schuster Travel Grant. This grant supports Black/African American youth or teen services librarians & school media specialists!🎊 Details ➡️ ala.org/news/2025/09/2… #ALAAC26

🇺🇸 Today we remember 9/11. We honor the lives lost, the heroes who stood strong, and the resilience that united us. #PatriotDay #NeverForget

Wow! This is an Amazing Lineup!! Who’s going?

🚨 #BCRT GRANT ALERT! The 2026 Texas Library Assn. Annual Conference Stipends are NOW available! We’re excited to offer 2 professional development stipends of $500 each to cover full conference registration & help with travel expenses. Click the link 🔗 in Bio for more details!

🔁 ESSENCE Repost: Solange Knowles’ SAINT HERON is expanding access to knowledge! 📚 The Saint Heron Library makes rare & out-of-print works by Black & Brown authors freely available to loan out! solange knowles #LibraryAccess 🔗Click link to read more: library.saintheron.com

🎶 Take a look, it’s in a book 🎶 After nearly 20 years… Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course… new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈✨ #FollowTheRainbow

✨✨#BCRTTLA September Member Spotlight!! Congratulations LaTrisha Milton LaTrisha !! Texas Library Assn. #septembertoremember Houston Public Library