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Texas Book Festival announces dates for 2017 weekend; submissions open Jan. 9<\/h1>\n

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<\/span><\/span>AUSTIN \u2014 The Texas Book Festival says its 2016 Festival Weekend<\/span> was one of the most successful on record, with 50,000 attendees coming together on November 5 and 6 in the largest celebration of books and literacy in the Festival\u2019s history. The Festival will return for its 22nd year on November 4 and 5, 2017, and will once again be held in and around the Texas State Capitol in downtown Austin.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are thrilled with the success of the Texas Book Festival and all our programs,\u201d says Lois Kim,<\/span> executive director of the Festival. \u201cWe are excited for 2017 and look forward to sharing our upcoming plans for unforgettable and impactful Festival experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n

Book lovers can expect to see more of what 2016 offered during this year\u2019s Festival Weekend \u2013 a great author lineup, book signings, food trucks, cooking demonstrations, author sessions and panels, live music, a Saturday night Lit Crawl, and more.<\/p>\n

Submissions to participate in the 2017 Festival will open on January 9. For book submission guidelines, please visit http:\/\/txbookfest. wpengine.com\/submit-book\/. Visit www.texasbookfestival.org for more information.<\/p>\n

(Information from organization\u2019s press release<\/span>)<\/p>\n

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Chelsea Clinton slated as 2017 TLA Annual Conference closing speaker<\/h1>\n

The Texas Library Association (TLA) will welcome Chelsea Clinton<\/span> to the 2017 TLA Annual Conference in San Antonio, Texas. Clinton will deliver the closing General Session at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center on Saturday, April 22, 1:30\u20132:10 p.m.<\/p>\n

Author of 50 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Save the Earth,<\/span> Clinton will share stories about inspirational young people who are making a difference in the world today and talk about her own lifelong activism. Clinton will also answer questions by Sam Houston State University assistant professor Rose Brock<\/span> and will discuss ways to help children become informed, inspired global citizens.<\/p>\n

Clinton is vice chair of the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation, where she helps lead the organization\u2019s various initiatives, with a particular focus on work related to health, women and girls, creating service opportunities, and empowering the next generation of leaders.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are thrilled to have Chelsea Clinton join us at the TLA Annual Conference,\u201d attests TLA president Walter Betts. \u201cHer dedication and work in the Clinton Foundation are inspiring, motivational, and informational \u2014 all qualities Texas librarians and libraries strive for.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the 2017 TLA Annual Conference, more than 7,000 industry professionals will gather over four days, with 200 information and library leaders, policy experts, and authors to cover topics including technology trends, makerspaces, literacy initiatives, advocacy, administration sessions, and explorations of today\u2019s most pressing information and education issues. Continuing its tradition of serving as the premier marketplace of ideas and information services, the TLA Annual Conference will also host approximately 500 companies, publishers, media outlets, and professional library services organizations.<\/p>\n

For more information and registration details on the 2017 TLA Conference, visit www.txla.org\/annual-conference<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

TLA is the largest state library association in the country with approximately 7,000 members who work in public, school, academic, and special libraries and who support educational institutions. TLA offers a wide range of services, including advocacy, continuing education, research, and public relations. To learn more about TLA, visit TLA\u2019s website www.txla.org, or call 512-328-1518.<\/p>\n

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Pulpwood Queen’s Girlfriend Weekend slated for Jan. 12\u201315 in Nacogdoches<\/h1>\n

The annual <\/span>Pulpwood Queen\u2019s Girlfriend Weekend<\/span>returns to Nacogdoches January 12\u201315, 2017, with the theme “Diamonds Are a Gir;s Best Friend.”<\/p>\n

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<\/span><\/span>The event, founded by Kathy L. Murphy of Hawkins, has always been held on Martin Luther King Weekend each January, \u201ca celebration of authors, books, literacy and reading\u201d and a generous dose of fun, including the annual Great Big Ball of Hair Ball, with revelers dressed as literary characters.<\/p>\n

For more information contact thepulpwoodqueen@gmail.com<\/span><\/a><\/span>, (903) 769-3400.<\/p>\n

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Lone Star Literary Life’s GO Calendar updated with 2017 conference and festival dates<\/h1>\n

As soon as organizers return to their desks<\/span> after the start of each new year, annual book events start populating their Facebook pages and Twitter feeds with dates readers and writers are eager to mark on their own calendars.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve saved you some of the work \u2014 compiling a list of key recurring events in the state by month, along with locations and precise dates as soon as we learn them. This week alone, we’ve added and updated more than a dozen. Check them out at LoneStarLiterary.com\/Go<\/span><\/a><\/span>, and bookmark the calendar for use in planning your travel, book promotions, and visits to more than 100 readings and events each week, statewide.<\/p>\n

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Writers Resist events slated for Jan. 15, 2017, grow to five Texas cities<\/h1>\n

Writers Resist, a literary collective born of the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election<\/span> that publishes creative expressions of resistance by diverse writers and artists, has prompted the grass-roots organization of events around the nation. If you have information about a #WritersResist event not listed here, <\/span>please email us<\/span><\/a><\/span> and we\u2019ll add and promote it.<\/span><\/p>\n

The idea of poet and cofounder of VIDA Erin Belieu,<\/span> Writers Resist aims to create events in support of democracy across the country and internationally on January 15, 2017. Belieu, along with several other organizers, are planning with local groups to hold events using the framework \u201cWriters Resist:___.\u201d This will allow the local group to focus the event on a specific theme pertinent to the social justice issue(s) they would like to highlight.<\/p>\n

According to the organization\u2019s event guidelines, \u201cWriters Resist<\/span> is not affiliated with a political party. We wish to bypass direct political discourse in favor of an inspired focus on the future, and how we, as writers, can be a unifying force for the protection of Democracy. In order for us to heal and move forward, individually and as a nation, we believe people need something to be for in this anxious moment. The only thing we \u2018resist\u2019 is that which attacks or seeks to undermine those most basic principles of freedom and justice for all.\u201d<\/p>\n

The flagship Writers Resist event, co-sponsored by PEN America, is being held on January 15, 2017, in New York City. Prominent writers, including American poet laureates Robert Pinsky and Rita Dove, will gather on the steps of the New York Public Library to \u201cre-inaugurate\u201d their commitment to the fundamental principles of democracy.<\/p>\n

Events in Texas to date include:<\/p>\n

Austin<\/h1>\n

Sun., Jan. 15, 6 pm<\/p>\n

BookPeople<\/p>\n

Austin #WritersResist A Counter-Inauguration: readings with Sarah Bird, Elizabeth McCracken, Cyrus Cassells, Sasha West, Tammy Gomez, Chaitali Sen and many more including surprise guests<\/p>\n

Malvern Books: National Poets Protest Against Trump \u2013 Austin, Texas, Jan. 15 @ 2:00 pm \u2013 4:00 pm<\/p>\n

On January 15th poets across the country will gather to voice their fears and concerns about a Trump Presidency. Join us at Malvern Books for the Austin event, organized by Justin Booth in association with the Chicon Street Poets.<\/p>\n

Dallas<\/h1>\n

Bishop Arts Theatre Center, DFW #WritersResist readings, 7PM<\/p>\n

El Paso<\/h1>\n

El Paso Public Library – Main, El Paso #WritersResist readings, 2PM<\/p>\n

Houston<\/h1>\n

Sun., Jan. 15, 5:00-8:00 pm<\/p>\n

Holocaust Museum Houston, Tintero Projects’ “We Too Sing America” #WritersResist readings with 70+ Houston poets and writers, 5PM<\/p>\n

Co-sponsors:\u00a0 Calypso Editions and Librotraficante<\/p>\n

San Antonio<\/h1>\n

Sun., Jan. 15, 2017, 1:00 pm<\/p>\n

Alamo Brewery, 415 Burnet St., San Antonio, Texas 78202<\/p>\n

Call for info: (210) 734-9673<\/p>\n

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Voting open to grades 3\u20136 statewide for Texas Bluebonnet Awards through Jan. 31; Midland added as new voting site, hosts Bluebonnet Brunch Jan. 28<\/h1>\n

Let the reading and voting begin!<\/span> Voting is open once again for the Texas Bluebonnet Awards, a unique program that encourages reading for pleasure and is aimed at students in grades 3 through 6.<\/p>\n

Each year, 20 books are chosen as the \u201cTexas Bluebonnet Award Master List\u201d by the TBA selection committee. If students read a minimum of five books from the current master list (or have the books read aloud to them), they have the opportunity to vote for their favorite title during the month of January each year. The author of the book receiving the most votes statewide is declared the winner of the Texas Bluebonnet Award.<\/p>\n

More information about the Texas Bluebonnet Award is available at www.txla.org\/TBA-about<\/span><\/a><\/span>, and a list of resources for parents, students, teachers, and librarians<\/span><\/a><\/span> is also available.<\/p>\n

Also, for the first time in recent memory, Midland residents are being invited to vote at the Midland County Public Libraries.<\/p>\n

On Jan. 28, 2017 from 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m., the Centennial Library will host its first ever Bluebonnet Brunch. It will be open for all students in grades 3-6 to vote. The event is a valuable opportunity for children to experience and learn what it means to cast a vote, and that their vote and voice matter.<\/p>\n

Midland County Public Library director and former Bluebonnet Master List selection committee member John Trischitti III <\/span>describes the importance of the event, \u201cMany children lack the basic, or functional, reading skills needed to read the menu at their favorite restaurant. If kids are behind reading level in 4th\u00a0 grade 78% of them will never catch up. Our incredible library staff continually strive to support the school districts efforts by helping to remind students and parents that reading is cool. The libraries\u2019 first ever Bluebonnet Brunch is geared towards bringing families together to celebrate the power of reading, voting, and their importance to our country and its future. I hope everyone attends to cheer on our community\u2019s youngest voters.\u201d<\/p>\n

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