April 1, 2025
Looking for rural-focused content at the TLA Annual conference?
Want to network with other librarians from small communities?
Want a guide to help you navigate the vast exhibit hall?
Good news! Tocker Foundation and the Texas State Library and Archives Commission have collaborated to launch a new program that brings you all of that and more.
Join your fellow rural librarians for this free, half-day event before the TLA Annual Conference opens in Dallas.
You won’t find this information on the TLA website because it is by invitation-only.
Small Library Big Impact Presentation Details
Free of charge, but advance registration is required.
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN. Scroll to bottom and follow link to sign up on TLA's Google form. If you plan on attending the full conference, you must register for that separately. Yes, you will complete two different registrations.
Last day to register for Small Library-Big Impact is February 14, 2025.
April 1, 2025 | 9:30am to 2:00pm at the Dallas Convention Center
Welcome to the Resource Desk: Funding for Rural Libraries
- Explore funding opportunities to support rural libraries
- Identify strategies to find and approach funders
- Explore the Texas Rural Funders’ Grant Hub and other capacity building resources
- Understand broadband funding opportunities through TSLAC
- Hone your messaging
- Gather with peers
- Learn about the Small Community Library Round Table (SCLRT)
- Stay for a guided tour of the exhibit hall just for attendees
- Includes a light breakfast, beverages, and lunch
Sponsored by Tocker Foundation in collaboration with Texas Rural Funders, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Texas Library Association and Small Community Libraries Round Table.