A Place for Seniors

A Center for Children

Rural libraries provide significant support to area schools as a place for young students to open their minds to the world at large. They also provide a place for lower-income parents to find affordable early reading resources so that a love for reading can be established...

The Community Library is a Resource for Everyone

One of the Tocker Foundation’s primary goals is to help rural libraries serve the needs of all the community members. From the very young, to the often under-served teen community, to the retired—the library should be a place to gather, share ideas, and learn. To that...

Texas State Library

Tocker Foundation is proud to have played a significant role in realizing the remodeling and modernization of the Texas State Library.

Today’s Library is More Than Shelves and Books

A library has for many centuries been primarily a repository of books, but modern electronic communication is creating a significant challenge to the value of the printed page. So how do libraries stay relevant in a time when the value of printed books is in question? The...

Tocker Supports Modernizing Texas Libraries

While city and suburban dwellers may for the most part have high speed internet access in their homes, the reality in rural areas is that the library may be the sole source for free access to the internet. And rural libraries today often have less resources including fewer...