See Eleanor Spicer Rice on The Van Show! They filmed this live at #Txla25 Learn more about Eleanor's books here wwnorton.com/author/57020... youtu.be/fLBJaunh5s4?...
Oh, hey, the Texas Library Association is already accepting session proposals for #TXLA26, with a June 23 deadline.
#TXLA25 was the first in-person TLA that I'd missed in forever, and I don't intend to skip next year's conference. Would love to collaborate on a proposal... txla.org/news/call-fo...
I was at the library conference last week, but my principal didn't forget to honor me for School Library Day. All my favorites 😍 #txla25 #tlskychat #librarians #books
A photo of Rights Manager Mariana Linares, Groundwood Publisher Karen Li, and President Semareh Al-Hillal standing in the Groundwood Books booth at Bologna Children's Book Fair.
A photo of Mariana sitting at a table in the Groundwood Books booth.
A photo of Marketing Associate Emma Davis standing in the Groundwood booth at TXLA.
A photo of author and illustrator Thao Lam singing copies of her book at a table at TXLA.
✈️ Last week was busy for the Groundwood team! Staff attended both the Bologna Children’s Book Fair (#BCBF) and #TXLA25. Thanks to everyone who dropped by our booths! #kidlit #kidlitcommunity #booksky
Had such a fun time at #txla25! Can you guess who is in the Rainbow Fish costume? 🤫
#TXLA25 highlights! Thank you to our wonderful creators and to all the amazing librarians and educators who stopped by our booth to share their passion for diverse books. We loved connecting with you! 📚
#kidlit
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@marianallanos.bsky.social
A photo collage from the the Texas Library Association Conference. Includes photos of author signing signage, a conference badge, a cocktail party napkin, book covers for IT CAME FROM THE TREES and MYSTERY JAMES DIGS HER OWN GRAVE, and a bookmark that says Texas Librarians are the G.O.A.T.
A photo with a card that says congratulations and a small plaque that says Texas Bluebonnet Awards Speed Dating Dallas 2025 Ally Russell
I had the best time at #txla25. Librarians, thank you for you overwhelming enthusiasm for IT CAME FROM THE TREES! Librarians really are the best people. They have a hard job to do, so please ask your local librarian or school librarian how you can best support them. #kidlit
#txla25 - 2025 Texas Library Association met great authors and cool libs!
Glad to get a copy at the #txla25 conference this week. Made me read your other book. I just finished, and it was the great!
There are people out here fighting the good fight. Came home from #txla25 feeling seen and valued and ready to keep going. Onward. #schoolibrarian
The coolest thing in the Dallas night sky. Thanks, Omni Dallas! #txla25
Enjoying this neat sight with @becalzada.bsky.social
A fresh stack of books
Words, sounds, lively luscious art
Worlds to discover
My #txla25 stack! #lizsharespoems #30daysofhaiku #nationalpoetrymonth
We are so proud of our parent friends at @txfreedomread.bsky.social who received the Sam Whitten Intellectual Freedom Award at #txla25
To be at a closing session with hundreds of librarians at the Texas Library Conference for School Librarian Day was so fitting! Here’s a tribute to librarians! And the Texas School Librarian of the Year, Minda Anderson! #Txla25
Day 4 of #TxLA25. 2 great sessions by amazing librarians, like @rachaelreads.bsky.social
Thank you TxLA and thank you Dallas for a great convention.
And now…a nap.😴
#TXLA25 may be wrapping up, but the conversations on library innovation continue! At D-Tech, we’re driving the future with tech enhancing access, efficiency & engagement.
Explore 2025 trends like AI, self-service, & 24/7 access: d-techinternational.com/blog/2025-li... #LibraryTech #Innovation
We had such a fun time attending #TXLA25 this year with @thecreativecompany.bsky.social! Thanks to all who stopped by our booth. Hope to see you next year!
Thank you to all the visitors we had at #txla25! If you became engrossed in a few #kidsbooks in the booth and think you might have missed other great discoveries, just check our conference #Pinterest board for a catalog of all the titles we displayed www.pinterest.com/pubspotlight...
OF COURSE I brought a blast from the past with me to #txla25, and the wonderful Bob Shea signed them. He also included his self-portrait.
Some lucky librarians will soon get these double-signed books. OOGA!
Selfie of Kate Messner & Grace Lin standing in front of a sign that reads TLA 2025 TEACHER DAY with their photos on it. Also book covers - THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES cover art shows a boy with an orange backpack standing on a mountaintop with a Bernese mountain dog, and THE GATE, THE GIRL, AND THE DRAGON show a girl peeking out from behind a stone carving of a lion with a dragon to the right.
I had so much fun keynoting the #TXLA25 Teacher Day breakfast with @authorgracelin.bsky.social yesterday - such a joy to share our new books THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES and THE GATE, THE GIRL, AND THE DRAGON with educators from the Lone Star State!
Finished the evening of Day 3 at #TxLA25 with a special screening of The Librarians. An emotional and powerful film.
So excited to see this film! @txfreedomread.bsky.social #txla25
Highlights from #TxLA25: The Quest for Renewal (I saw the logo five times before I got it 😉), a conversation with Taylor Jenkins Reid; puppies!; and conference swag! 30 new free books 💜
Spent time learning for amazing librarians and authors on Day 3 of #TxLA25. Teaching AI literacy to students. Manga for students 13 and under.
Got to visit with a few authors on Day 3 of #TxLA25. @tammisauer.bsky.social @bobshea.bsky.social and Kwame Alexander.