Another great year at #TXLA26! 🎉📚
We were honored to host authors Chris Barton, Gordan Korman, Julio Anta, Brandon Mull, Aida Salazar, and Jeremy Holmes, along with illustrator Vicky Conrad, for book signings.
Thanks to everyone who visited us. We can't wait for next year!

TLA 2026 Texas Library Association 2026 conference in Houston, TX, March 29-31, 2026

We have been delighted to see you at #TXLA26 and now as we move on to #PLA2026 take a look at all the folks we got to meet in Texas flic.kr/s/aHBqjCPn1n

Seeing & learning from my PLN is the very best part of any TLA conference. #library #tlsky #skybrarian #skybrarians #tiktok #schoollibrarians #schoollibrarian #txla26

Thank you SO much to everyone who helped make #txla26 an incredible experience! Shout-out to TLA for having us, our rockstar booth helpers, the amazing authors who took the time to sign books, and everyone who stopped by to say hi. Until next time, Texas! 👋📚

Stopping by the Mackin booth at #txla26, these students are representing a district in TX for the Bluebonnet Award! 📚🏆

THE HOUSE | Kirkus Reviews In this Spanish picture-book import, a little house’s place in the world evolves over time.

Also available in the original Spanish La casa @cuentodeluz.bsky.social Booth 625 #TXLA26 www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

THE HOUSE | Kirkus Reviews In this Spanish picture-book import, a little house’s place in the world evolves over time.

“A quiet, contemplative read to invite reflection on houses, homes, and the natural world” THE HOUSE @cuentodeluz.bsky.social Booth 625 #TXLA26 www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

"Just right for a read-aloud!" THIS BOOK IS TOO QUIET! from @whatonearth.bsky.social is at Booth 625 #TXLA26

Martina futbolista by Susanna Isern, Hardcover, 9788410074446 | Buy online at The Nile Buy Martina futbolista by Susanna Isern, Hardcover, 9788410074446 online at The Nile. Fast delivery with free 30 Day Returns across Australia.

“Martina crear otro equipo de ftbol ms igualitario y diverso, donde jugarn y competirn sin olvidar divertirse” in MARTINA FUTBOLISTA TXLA Tejas Star Reading List @nubeocho.bsky.social Booth 625 #TXLA26 www.thenile.com.au/books/susann...

Rock and Roll Book Review Book review of a picture book about two anthropomorphized objects who are friends despite differences.

Some great #storytelling you don’t want to miss! “ROCK AND ROLL is a fun book showcasing the differences and compatibility of … sweet friends [who] are adorably drawn and have vastly different traits” Booth 625 @tigertalesbooks.bsky.social #TXLA26 glassofwineglassofmilk.blogspot.com/2026/03/rock...

THE MAN IN MOTION “shows the power of perseverance and dedication” #OwlKids Booth 625 #TXLA26 www.emmafitzgerald.ca/The-Man-in-M...

WHO ATE STEVE? | Kirkus Reviews An early bird doesn’t catch the worm.

Kids will “definitely gobble this tale up” WHO ATE STEVE? @nosycrowus.bsky.social TXLA Texas 2x2 (2026) Booth 625 #TXLA26 www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

Come over to Booth 625 and let us find the #kidsbook you've been wanting to add to YOUR collection. Here's a #TXLA26 attendee who decided that DUNGEON RUNNERS from @nosycrowus.bsky.social fit the bill she's been trying to fill

Manga Classics: Sherlock Holmes: A Review Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle My Rating: 4 stars Cover Rating: 10/10 I love this cover. The way they chose to design Sherlock for this manga is absolutely gorgeous. Publisher: Manga Classic…

SHERLOCK HOLMES: A Study in Scarlet “is a lovely adaption of the original story that sparked a legacy that everyone knows about to this day” #MangaClassics @udonentertainment.bsky.social Booth 625 #TXLA26 thebookravenblog.wordpress.com/2024/11/14/m...

GRETA GREEN BUILDS A SUBMARINE | Kirkus Reviews Enthusiastic engineering steers a young environmentalist to a sea success.

Last day of #TXLA26 exhibits...and yet adventures still await you! GRETA GREEN BUILDS A SUBMARINE from #TwoLions is “Sure to empower young scientists entranced by the sea” Booth 625 www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

Don't miss this exciting author signing today with @adibkhorram.bsky.social! 📚 #txla26

📍 Booth 715
⏰ 9:00 - 10:00 AM

How is it already the last day of #txla26? If you have yet to stop by the #Mackin booth (#715), be sure to do so! Stick around for fantastic presentations, awesome author signings, and more! 📚

THE SECRETS BELOW | Kirkus Reviews In this translated trilogy opener from Sweden by a celebrated mother/daughter duo, an ancient threat is turning the sea against a small island community—can anyone stop it?

“A nail-biter in which a girl faces both her own isolation and the ancient powers of the sea” series #TheWhisperingSeaMysteries volume 1 THE SECRETS BELOW #AmazonCrossingKids Booth 625 #TXLA26 www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

EVIE AND RHINO | Kirkus Reviews In 1891 Australia, a girl grieving the loss of her parents bonds with a shipwrecked rhinoceros.

EVIE & RHINO from #WalkerBooksAustralia “will appeal to lovers of old-fashioned tales” Booth 625 #TXLA26 www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

“This is a second opportunity to meet Mr Norton and the menagerie who likes to keep him company” MR NORTON’S NEW TRUCK @tigertalesbooks.bsky.social Booth 625 #TXLA26 www.publisherspotlight.com/new-snowball...

OF THE SUN | Kirkus Reviews This colorful, engaging picture book in verse celebrates Indigenous American heritage.

“Visually rich, textually potent, a brief book that speaks volumes” OF THE SUN: A Poem for the Land’s First Peoples @barefootbooks.bsky.social Booth 625 #TXLA26 www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

APRIL'S JOURNEY | Kirkus Reviews A story of the plight of child refugees, translated from Spanish.

APRIL’S JOURNEY/ El viaje de Abril brings #picturebook readers “a gentle exploration of the emotional impact of violent displacement, the book offers a starting point for meaningful conversation” @nubeocho.bsky.social Booth 625 #TXLA26 www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

THE HIDDEN GIRL | Kirkus Reviews A stolen journal launches two Australian teens on a quest for truth and justice.

Big topics address in #books for #teens and #kids at Booth 625 include “A thoughtful, nuanced work that explores justice, bullying, and finding one’s place in a complicated world” THE HIDDEN GIRL #WalkerBooksAustralia Booth 625 #TXLA26 www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

Book Review: Our School Garden! by Rick Swann — Life Lab Books reflect our lives and the times that we are living, as the details that form the content weave cultural elements of any given place and time into the words. For this reason, seeing a children’s ...

Good morning to you #TXLA26! On our last morning here we'd like to share big topics well covered in #kidsBooks at Booth 625 OUR SCHOOL GARDEN “mixes verse, lessons and history…the important idea of donating to food banks is introduced” #ReadersToEatersooth www.lifelab.org/resources/20...

We're sad to be closing #TXLA26 today, but don't fret! Today still has a bunch of amazing events to attend 🤗 Make sure to stop by Sourcebooks booth #412 to say hello and pick up a galley or two!

FR it would be a dream if we could have these quiet pods from Nook Wellness in our library! #txla26

“This will be good for a group i host focused on people with special needs” THE MAN IN MOTION from #OwlKids is at Booth 625 #TXLA26

The #manga enthusiasts are on board with @udonentertainment.bsky.social and dropped by Booth 625 to tell us so at #TXLA26

Here’s aTexas librarian originally from Alaska now getting to “meet” SALMON STORY from #OwlKids during #TXLA26 That’s how we make book friends at Booth 625

Break coming up at #TXLA26 so come collect a #free #kidsbook at Booth 625