GREENVILLE: The W. Walworth Harrison Public Library in Greenville, Texas has received the 2019 Achievement of Library Excellence Award from the Texas Municipal Library Director’s Association (TMLDA).
TMLDA is an affiliate of the Texas Municipal League. Each year TMLDA confers awards for outstanding contributions to public libraries. To successfully receive the Achievement of Library Excellence Award, the applicant must exhibit excellence in providing services to underserved and special populations, in enhancing services, in marketing their programs and services in innovative ways, in promoting cultural, topical, and educational programming, in providing literacy support, in providing summer reading clubs, in pursuing collaborative efforts, in supporting workforce development, in providing for digital inclusion, and in comprehensively training staff.
According to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, 571 public library systems exist in Texas. Of those libraries, only 53 received this award for 2019.
