Notice: Due to renovation of the Lorenzo de Zavala State Archives and Library Building, the TSLAC Website may not be available on September 20th and 21st.

Draft Report on Study of Needs of Public School Libraries - now available for comment
The Texas State Library and Archives Commission and the Texas Education Agency have completed a draft report on the study of the needs of public school libraries mandated by the 80th Legislature. Your comments on this draft report are needed! Please go to the Study page to view the report, access the comment form, and see comments submitted by others. Comments will be accepted until close of business Friday, October 3.

Renovation News
Renovation of the historic Lorenzo de Zavala State Archives and Library Building is currently underway. The Texas State Library and Archives Commission will remain open for business during the renovation, but some services and collections will be limited. We appreciate your patience during the renovation, which is expected to be complete in the spring of 2010.

Office Changes— The Genealogy, Reference and the State Archives have relocated to the Reference/Documents Collection - Room 300 (third floor) during the renovation to the first and second floors of the Lorenzo de Zavala State Archives and Library Building. TSLAC Executive Offices have moved to Room 416. The Communications Office and the Friends of Libraries & Archives of Texas are now located in Room 415. We appreciate your patience during the renovation, which is expected to be complete in the spring of 2010.

Talking Book Program— The Talking Book Program staff and the Disability Information and Referral Center have moved to our temporary Camino La Costa location during the renovation. The mailing and shipping address and phone numbers remain the same and will not change during the renovation process. Please call ahead (800) 252-9605 or (512) 463-5458, before you plan to visit the Talking Book offices because materials and tours may not be readily available due to storage and renovation changes. Please continue to send and return tapes, books and magazines to the enclosed self-addressed card. All other correspondences should continue to be mailed to 4440B Shoal Creek Blvd., Austin, TX 78756-3213.

Human Resources— The TSLAC Human Resources department is still located in Room- 413 (fourth floor) of the Lorenzo de Zavala State Archives and Library Building.

Attention Local Governments!
We are revising our retention schedules for Texas local governments. We welcome your input, so please take this opportunity to read the draft versions of the schedules and submit your comments electronically. We anticipate finalization of the schedules in early to mid-2009. Go to the schedules.

The Open Record
The Open Record is the online news forum of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.