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Keep up with the changes to the Lorenzo de Zavala building.
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Welcome to the Texas State Library
and Archives Commission
The mission of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission is to preserve the record of government for public scrutiny, to secure and make accessible historically significant records and other valuable resources, to meet the reading needs of Texans with disabilities, to build and sustain statewide partnerships to improve library programs and services, and to enhance the capacity for achievement of individuals and institutions with whom we work. For over a 100 years we have served the informational needs of Texas...Read more
TSLAC NEWS
Independence Day closure
The Texas State Library and Archives Commission will be closed on Friday, July 3, in observance of Independence Day.
Reading Club underway at libraries across
state
The Texas Reading Club, a program designed by the Texas State Library
and Archives Commission to encourage more than 461,000 youth to read for
pleasure and to promote library usage, is well underway in 775 libraries
all across Texas. The 2009 statewide theme is Libraries: Deep in the Heart
of Texas! This year’s artist is children’s book illustrator
Joy Fisher Hein....Read more.
TSLAC Centennial Celebration
The Texas State Library and Archives Commission is celebrating its 100th
anniversary this year. The act creating the Texas Library and Historical
Commission became effective March 19, 1909, when Governor Thomas M. Campbell
signed the bill that created and directed the new agency to aid and encourage
public libraries and collect materials related to Texas history...Read
more.
TSLAC NOTEBOOK
Renovation causes temporary change to
services
Renovation of the historic Lorenzo de Zavala State Archives and Library
Building is underway. The Texas State Library and Archives Commission
will remain open for business during the renovation, but some services
and collections have changed and will be limited during this period. We
appreciate your patience during the renovation, which is expected to be
complete in the spring of 2010. Before you visit please call (512)
463-5455 or click here for more
detailed information about available times and services.
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