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T3 – Notes From the Field: 2024 Texas Family Place Libraries Training Institute

  Originally published May 20, 2024 Library Developments Blog | Library Development and Networking Division Texas State Library and Archives Commission ***** Round Rock, the “Sports Capital of Texas,” is located just fifteen miles north of Austin. In addition to a full line-up of exceptional sports facilities, the city champions specialty retail shopping, delicious restaurants, outdoor adventures, and the Round Rock Public Library System (RRPL). Established in 1962, RRPL is a gateway to the community that knocks it out of the park with a variety of award-winning programs and services including a certified Family Place Library program. RRPL, in its new home field in downtown Round Rock, hosted the 2024 Texas Family Place Libraries™ Project Training Institute, sponsored by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) and Family Place Libraries ™ . Thirty-one library workers from across the state took the field for spring training to learn the signals, see what’s on deck, a