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Texas Libraries Provide a Lifeline to Mental Health

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Libraries play a critical and often overlooked role in helping their patrons and communities address mental health challenges. Libraries in Texas are taking this responsibility to heart, and one did so with help from the American Library Association.

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HOW I LIBRARY PODCAST WITH RAINA TELGEMEIER AND SCOTT MCCLOUD

HOW I LIBRARY EPISODE 16: RAINA TELGEMEIER AND SCOTT MCCLOUD

Host Phil Morehart speaks with New York Times-bestselling and Eisner Award-winning comic book artists Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud about their new book, “The Cartoonists Club.”

FOR BOOKS & BEYOND

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What Libraries Do

Libraries are more than books. From teaching critical literacy skills to protecting your rights, today’s libraries are dynamic and essential community hubs.

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For Book Lovers

Library users are passionate readers, and we’ve got resources for all varieties of book lovers.

School Libraries

Schools with a strong school library program ensure their students have the best chance to succeed.

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Fight Censorship

Libraries and schools are experiencing unprecedented levels of attempts to remove books from their shelves.

Drawn to the Library, National LIbrary Week, April 6-12, 2025. Colorful comicbook-style illustration of young people at the library reading together, drawing, sewing, and asking the librarian a question.

National Library Week

Whatever draws you in, the library has something for everyone. Celebrate National Library Week, April 6 – 12, 2025.

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Get Involved

Libraries are the heart of every community, but not everyone realizes their impact. Get involved to ensure libraries thrive for all.

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