McAllen Public Library Receives the 2022 Achievement of Library Excellence Award for Ninth Year in a Row
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Courtesy Xochitl Mora,
(Laredo, Texas)-McAllen Public Library has received the 2022 Achievement of Library Excellence Award from the Texas Municipal Library Director’s Association (TMLDA) for the ninth year in a row. Each year TMLDA confers awards for outstanding contributions to public libraries.
“I am so proud of the McAllen Public Library for receiving this award for the ninth year in a row because it consistently brings high quality programs and services to all of our citizens,” McAllen City Manager Role “Roy” Rodriguez, P.E. said. “The McAllen Public Library continues to meet the evolving needs of our community members. The library director, Kate Horan, and her entire staff deserve this recognition for always promoting literacy, communication and the exchange of knowledge and information, which is the mission of a true library.”
To successfully receive the Achievement of Library Excellence Award, the applicant must exhibit excellence in providing services to underserved and special populations, in enhancing services, in marketing their programs and services in innovative ways, in promoting cultural, topical, and educational programming, in providing literacy support, in providing summer reading clubs, in pursuing collaborative efforts, in supporting workforce development, in providing for digital inclusion, and in comprehensively training staff.
According to the Texas State Library Archives Commission, 550 public libraries exist in Texas. Of those libraries, only 73 received this award in 2022.
