The purpose of the Tocker Foundation to distribute funds principally for the support, encouragement, and assistance to small rural libraries in Texas.
Austin, Texas
Joined July 2010
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Join us on an @ALALibrary panel tomorrow to learn how to fight book bans with @FLFreedomRead and @cameronjsamuels @technolibrary! #BannedBooksWeek @TXLA @UABookBans @TFN
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The @jenniferniven #BannedBooksWeek event has been rescheduled to Friday, September 23 at noon CT. Register here: bit.ly/3RXZAcq
ALT A Conversation with Author Jennifer Niven,, with intellectual freedom expert Pat Scales. September 23, 12:00 PM Central time. Banned Books Week. Pictured: Jennifer Niven, PAt Scales, and book cover of Breathless.
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Most parents say libraries in their communities do a good job of offering books that represent a variety of viewpoints, vs. perspectives that are too liberal or conservative. It's time to #UniteAgainstBookBans and fight censorship in libraries: uniteagainstbookbans.org
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We’re written before that library giving hasn’t been a big funding space. But the @TockerFnd has focused squarely on bolstering libraries in rural Texas for decades, with gratifying results. IP's @DerekAdeniji reports: bit.ly/3awoARS
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A gift from the Tocker Foundation @TockerFnd will fund a partnership among the PCL and the UT Libraries, @accdistrict and @AustinPublicLib to promote the use & adoption of open educational resources (like open textbooks) to improve outcomes & cut costs. lib.utexas.edu/about/news/to…
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In one year, people visited public libraries more than a billion times. Our annual Public Libraries Survey report, a national census of America’s public libraries, is out. imls.gov/news/one-year-peopl…
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Our @TechSoup4Libs team is thrilled to be alongside thousands of library professionals at the Texas Library Association's annual conference! Thank you to @TockerFnd for hosting us. #TXLA19 @TXLA
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Acton Elementary School's 4th grade classes are raising money for the Hood County Library, TX expansion! How awesome is that?!?! These 4th graders are having a Pancake... gofundme.com/HCLibrary?pc=fb…
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During the Depression, lady librarians rode horseback thru rural parts of the US delivering books to families far from towns & settlements. This heroism was part of the Pack Horse Library Initiative (a WPA program). Ladies, we salute you! bit.ly/2iAXiRS @historydailypix
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We check out bicycles, sport equipment, canning equipment, food dehydrator, GoPro & DSLR cameras, Cricut machine, iPads, hotspots and more. teapawt.org/amlibraries/status/945…
Best of 2017: The Library of Things: More than ever, libraries are offering nontraditional items for checkout bit.ly/2sxmIoZ
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The @statesman takes you inside @AustinPublicLib's newest edition. Grand opening SAT 11AM to 6PM! goo.gl/AsTJs5 #NewCentralLibrary
