Serving Texas Libraries: A Conversation with TLA’s 2026 Board Candidates

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with candidates for the 2026 TLA executive board positions.

In this special episode of Libraries Transform Texas, host Brianna Saenz, membership engagement coordinator at the Texas Library Association, sits down with six candidates running for executive board positions in the 2026 TLA elections. The conversation features Cheryl Loewen and Daniel Schwartz, candidates for treasurer; Andrea Schorr and Megan Firestone, candidates for representative-at-large for special libraries; and Nicole Cruz and Wenndy Pray, candidates for representative-at-large for school libraries, as they share their backgrounds, perspectives, and hopes for serving the association.

People in this episode

Host: Brianna Saenz

Guests: Cheryl Loewen, Daniel Schwartz, Andrea Schorr, Megan Firestone, Nicole Cruz, Wenndy Pray

Topics covered

• Texas libraries
• TLA elections
• board candidates
• library leadership
• membership engagement

Keywords

• TLA
• Texas Library Association
• board candidates
• elections
• library leadership

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Texas Library Association

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