Buchanan Receives Standing TALL Award

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The TALL Texans Roundtable named Cynthia Buchanan, information literacy specialist at Johnson Elementary School, the recipient of the Standing TALL Award at the group’s recognition and reception held during the first day of the Texas Library Association’s Annual Conference, which was held at the George R. Brown Convention Center April 17-20.

Buchanan is the inaugural recipient of the Standing TALL (Texas Accelerated Library Leaders) Award. The award honors a Texas librarian who has demonstrated leadership abilities in three areas: the workplace, professional organizations, and the community at large. She has served the Texas Library Association (TLA) and the Texas Association of School Library Administrators (TASLA) in many roles including serving as a member of the TLA Executive Board and served as chair in 2010 of the Texas Association of the School Librarians. Buchanan is currently involved in TLA’s legislative advocacy efforts in Texas and Washington, D.C. She received a small cowboy boot, which is the symbol of TALL Texans, and an engraved nameplate.

Buchanan was very honored by the recognition.

“I love my profession and enjoy contributing through professional activities in Aldine and the Texas Library Association,” said Buchanan. “Winning this award is a great honor, especially when you consider the many deserving library professionals in Texas.”

The TALL Texans Round Table consists of TLA members who have an interest in the TALL Texans Leadership Institute. The purpose of the Round Table is to provide a forum for the continued support of TALL Texans Institute members, to promote leadership development programs at TLA conferences, and to support TLA’s commitment to leadership development for Texas librarians.

For more information about the TALL Texans Round Table, visit http://www.txla.org/groups/ttrt.