Winter 2015 TLJ

Book Cart
Drill Team
Competition
5:30 - 6:30 pm
It’s back!
Come see your
creative and talented colleagues show off their
skills with a choreographed routine with book
carts. Yes, book carts! Book carts are good for
more than just books! Cheer your favorite
team to victory in the Book Cart Drill Team
Texas Championship. Team preregistration is
required. Visit the TLA website for details and
an entry form.
Conference Local Arrangements Committee.
Programming for Adults
Round Table Business Mtg
6:00 - 7:00 pm
Black Caucus Round Table
Silver Anniversary Reception:
Meet the Presidents
6:00 - 8:00 pm • Hilton Austin, 500 East 4th Street
The Black Caucus Round Table celebrates
25 years with the Texas Library Association.
Meet former TLA presidents who are BCRT
members, renew past acquaintances, and
revisit various programs, authors, and displays
from past TLA conferences.
Yvonne Chandler, School of Library & information
Sciences; and Herman Lavon Totten, College
of Information, University of North Texas; and
Gleniece A. Robinson, Fort Worth Library.
CPE#EF459: SBEC 1.5
Evening with the Authors
(Ticketed)
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Hyatt Regency Austin,
208 Barton Springs Road
Black Caucus Round Table.
Steve Berry
Networking with New Members
6:00 - 8:00 pm • P.F. Chang’s, 201 San Jacinto Boulevard
Start creating your network of friends and
colleagues with other TLA New Members at
our Dutch-treat event. Join us for a fun, casual
evening of making connections, broadening
your future opportunities in the profession,
and finding new friends. All conference
attendees are welcome.
M.P. Cooley
Delicious prose and artful writing are served
Joseph Finder
up! Join five writers for an intriguing evening of literary and culinary flavors.
Authors Steve Berry (The Lincoln Myth and the Cotton Malone series), Sarah Bird (Above the
East China Sea), CJ Box (Open Season and the Joe Pickett series), Joseph Finder (Vanished and
Killer Instinct), and Martha Cooley (Ice Shear and Flame Out) provide the clues and readings
for a fun-filled evening. Tickets for this four course dinner must be purchased by Friday, April 3,
through preregistration.
Menu includes: Lobster Bisque with Cognac Crèma; Organic Lolla Rossa, Baby Romaine,
& Green Oak Lettuces with Shaved Carrots Wrapped in English Cucumber with Shaved
Radish and Pear Tomatoes with Lemon Herb Vinaigrette; Choice of: 1) Mesquite Smoked
Beef Tenderloin with Balsamic Demi, Yukon Gold Potato Gratin and Seasonal Vegetables;
or 2) Crispy Skin Snapper with Red Pepper Romesco, Black Quinoa Tabouleh and Grilled
Asparagus; or 3) Heirloom Bean and Kale Soup; Spring Pea and Roasted
Mushroom Risotto with a Yellow Pepper Coulis; Chocolate Raspberry
Symphony or Mexican Vanilla Crème Brulee; Regular and Decaffeinated
Coffee; and Iced Tea.
Steve Berry, Macmillan-Adult; CJ Box, Sarah Bird, and Joseph Finder,
Penguin Random House; M.P. Cooley, HarperCollins Publishers.
Conference Program Committee.
New Members Round Table.
Night Out with Reference
and Information Services
6:00 - 8:00 pm • Micheladas Café Y Cantina, 333 E. 2nd
Hang out with members of the Reference &
Information Services Round Table! Enjoy a
night of good food, drinks, and company.
Open to current RISRT members and anyone
interested in learning more about TLA’s most
exciting group. If you don’t know what to ask,
we’re the group to help you!
Reference & Information Services Round Table.
Small Community Libraries
Round Table Dessert Social
6:00 - 8:00 pm • Marriott Austin Downtown /
Convention Center, 300 E. 4th Street
The annual Small Community Libraries
Round Table’s traditional dessert social features
the presentation of the Small Community
Librarian of the Year Award, the presentation
of the Biblionix Stipend winners, and a lavish
raffle. The raffle helps pay for the dessert
social. All conference attendees are welcome to
participate.
Sarah Bird
Small Community Libraries Round Table.
LIBRARY SCHOOL
DINNERS & RECEPTIONS
Tickets must be purchased by Friday, April 3,
through preregistration. Transportation will
not be provided.
UNT CI Alumni Reception (Ticketed)
6:00 - 8:00 pm • Four Seasons Hotel, 98 San Jacinto
TWU Library School Reception
(Ticketed)
6:30 - 8:00 pm • Omni Austin Hotel Downtown,
700 San Jacinto at 8th Street
Sam Houston State University
Library Science Alumni
(Ticketed, register online only)
6:30 - 9:00 pm • Painting with a Twist - North
8820 Burnet Road, #507
U of H-Clear Lake Library School
Student and Alumni Dinner (Ticketed)
6:30 - 8:30 pm • Iron Cactus Mexican Grill
606 Trinity Street
UT at Austin School of Information
Alumni and Friends Reception
(Ticketed)
6:30 - 8:30 pm • UTSI, 1616 Guadalupe
Texas Media Awards Presentation
6:00 - 8:00 pm • Hilton Austin, 500 East 4th Street
The Texas Media Awards promote excellence in
student media production and its importance
in life-long learning. The awards recognize
outstanding entries in nine media categories
including book trailers, photography,
multimedia, videography, animation, graphic
design, Web design, and music composition.
Students from all over Texas receive awards
and showcase their work.
Texas Media Awards Committee.
CPE#EF463: SBEC 2.0
Storytelling Concert
7:00 - 9:00 pm • Hilton Austin, 500 East 4th Street
Here is your opportunity to hear great stories
told by seasoned tellers and a special guest
librarian.
Storytelling Round Table.
Intergalactic Dance Club Party (Ticketed)
9:00 pm - 12:00 am • Scholz Garten, 1607 San Jacinto
It’s the Intergalactic Dance Club Party (a.k.a.,
the group devoted to music, friends, dancing,
and frivolty)! Come join the crowd and show
that librarians know how to partee! Tickets
may be purchased by Friday, April 3, through the
preregistration or purchased at the door.
Intergalactic Dance Club Round Table, New
Members Round Table, Retired Librarians (ALIVE)
Interest Group.
THURSDAY • APRIL 16
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