A special reception for Texas Librarian of the Year: Mendell Morgan at the Uvalde Country Club this Friday, June 7th at 6 PM.
by Michael Robinson | Uvalde Hesperian
Top Picture Credit: Texas Library Association (Christina Gola and Theresa Faris, TLA Awards Commitee; Gretchen Pruett, TLA President; and Mendell Morgan.)
A special reception for Texas Librarian of the Year: Mendell Morgan will be held at the Uvalde Country Club this Friday, June 7th at 6 PM.
The Texas Library Association awarded Mendell Morgan, the former Director of El Progreso Library of the year the top honor for Libarian of the State of Texas
According to the organization’s website it states: The Texas Library Association’s Librarian of the Year Award is given to a librarian who has demonstrated extraordinary leadership and service within the library community over the past 12 – 18 months. Librarians at any stage in their careers, from all library types, are eligible for this award.
Any TLA member may nominate a deserving librarian for consideration. Nominees must be TLA members. Nominations open September 15 and close early 2025.
2024 Librarian of the Year
Congratulations to Mendell Morgan, former director of the El Progresso Memorial Library in Uvalde.”
