#txla

[drchucktingle]

THE TEXAS LIBRARY ASSOCIATION HAVE ISSUED AN APOLOGY AND A RE-INVITATION. HERE IS MY STATEMENT

hello buckaroos. the TEXAS LIBRARY ASSOCIATION have issued a formal statement and apology which you can read at the attached link.

while i find the language used to discuss what was done a little unsatisfying, i would like to start by saying i appreciate anyone taking steps to prove love is real and make things right. the genuine feeling of ‘realizing you have made a mistake and hurt someone else’ is a terrible one, and i have so much empathy for this group as they reckon with their choices causing harm. i appreciate their apology.

i also think more good than bad has come from this situation. i am so thankful this happened to me (someone with a large social media presence) and not a smaller buckaroo author without the means to stand up for themselves. i think the next time someone comes to the TXLA with an accommodation need, they will hopefully be taken more seriously

lets trot down to business about specifics now. the TXLA has re-invited chuck to the original panel and even offered to take a moment at the top of the panel to talk about what happened. this is very kind of them and i will say THANK YOU. 

unfortunately i will also have to decline.

the fact that it took this much effort, social media backlash, and discussion to let me simply EXIST PHYSICALLY in a way that is authentic to myself is not a good sign. if this organization immediately questions an authors chosen presentation in this manner, i cannot imagine what my other accommodations would be met with.

sometimes i am at an event and i very quickly need extra space to breathe. sometimes i am at an event and i need special guides to help me along from place to place. these are not ‘big asks’ and every other conference has gladly provided them, but if the TXLA had this kind of initial reaction to my physical appearance, i cannot imagine them readily helping with my other needs without ‘proof’.

this is clearly not a safe place to trot for those who require additional accommodations. regardless of any apology, their ACTIONS have shown that people who appear unusual or unique are not welcome at this event on a subconscious level. i believe the TXLA have some serious inner work to do beyond this apology, and i believe this inner work will involve actions more than words.

but even more importantly i would like to make this very important point: IT DOES NOT MATTER IF MY MASK IS A DISABILITY AID OR NOT. i appreciate the way this discussion has allowed us to trot out some deep talks on autism and proved love in this way, but i think there is a much more important point at hand.

regardless of WHAT someone looks like, it is not the job of an event or conference to pick apart WHY. physical presentation can be a part of someones neurodivergence, or gender, or sexuality, but i can also just exist as a nebulous undefined part of their inner self. it can be a piece they are not ready to openly discuss yet. the guests at TXLA are authors (aka ARTISTS) and the idea that a conference dedicated to an ART is going to deny people with unique and unusual presentations for ANY reason is absurd. since when are we applying a ‘dress code’ to our artists?

without knowing it, i personally believe there is an element of the ‘good queer, bad queer’ phenomenon going on here. there is a push to say ‘LOOK we accept these marginalized groups and cultures’ but behind the scenes that means ‘we accept these marginalized groups and cultures who are quiet and speak in turn and wear the metaphorical suit and tie’. it is easy to show diversity when you only take on the voices that arent too ‘strange’.

to prove my point i ask you this: do you think orville peck would have FOR ONE SECOND been asked to perform at the texas library association event without his mask?

so with that i say ‘very sincerely, thank you, but i will have to decline the re-invitation. maybe next year’

#love is real #txla #chuck tingle #buckaroo lifestyle

[txla]

Feels like it’s been a decade since my last typography

#tkotypography #txla #words #personal

[wordsthativelost]

A True Buckaroo

I can't believe that there's anyone here that reads me that doesn't already know about the shameful way that the TxLA treated Dr Chuck Tingle (you can read about it here https://drchucktingle.tumblr.com/post/739065274126499840/the-texas-library-association-tells-chuck-tingle) but I just want to add my personal apologies as a librarian for the way he was treated, and my gratitude to Dr Tingle for standing up for queer and neurodiverse folk, for respect for reasonable accommodations, and for making the universe significantly better for just existing.

#chuck tingle #txla #Texas Library Association #lgbtqia #actually autistic #love IS real #buckaroo lifestyle

[librarycomic]

If you're in San Antonio for TXLA today, drop by the Library Comic booth and say hello!

#librarylife #discarding books

[thecatinthestacks]

Txla day 3- sometimes you just gotta hide in the Demco booth and fantasize about having a furniture budget.

#txla23 #library conference #i love this thing so much

[mariannem]

#TexasLibrarians, don't miss me at #TXLA18 next week! I will be passing out #totebags, #bookswag, and #ARCs of THE CAMELOT CODE: THE ONCE AND FUTURE GEEK!! There is a limited number available, so make sure to come find me!

Tuesday, April 3rd 2:45pm Texas Authors and Illustrators Round Table 4pm Meet and Greet Speed Dating

Wednesday, April 4th 11:30am Signing at Overlooked Books Booth 3:30pm Signing at Overlooked Books Booth

Thursday, April 5th 2:00pm ARC Signing for THE CAMELOT CODE

#authorsoftumblr yaauthors mgauthors texas read librarians txla texasauthors advancedreadercopies books bookish booknerds read

[lissy-strata]

Thanks for the tag, @creativewriter  

Favourite Doctor: Jodie Whittaker for NuWho. It’s really difficult to choose for Classic Who... 

Favourite Master: Michelle Gomez for Nu, Roger Delgado for Classic. He’s got the right level of Suave Bastard, she’s got that Chaotic Fuck You

Favourite sonic: ...I wasn’t keeping score on sonics! I’ve got a little basket of them on my desk if that helps?

Favourite companions:  ....just ask me to choose my favorite child, why don’t you? Damn...it really depends on my mood? It’s like a sliding scale. This is why I’m not good at these things.

Favourite episode: There will always be a soft spot in my heart for The Unicorn and the Wasp. My favorite episodes are usually the ones that are lighthearted and give you some good character development.

Dream actor/actress: Patrick Stewart, but as himself. No explanation as to why he’s there.

Dream story: Two weeks ago I dreamed that I was at the TxLA conference but it was completely empty except for me and the whole convention center turned into a recursive maze, and then I finally found out it was because the Master was Doing A Thing and I had got caught inside some side dimension along with shadow people, and I ended up running until I found Three and helped him fix things. So now I kind of want to see that as a story.

Dream composer: Ooh! I don’t know, really? Don’t know that many composers.

Who am I supposed to tag? Who hasn’t done this yet? How about @thehylianbatman, @n-yarr @human-nxture @dalekpropaganda

(TxLA = Texas Library Association)

[margiesmustreads-blog]

New Books! Don’t Hate! 🤣♥️🤣♥️🤣📚📚📚 #ReadAllTheBooks #MargiesMustReads #TXLibrarian #TxLA #YART #TAYSHAS

#readallthebooks #margiesmustreads #txlibrarian #txla #yart #tayshas

[mommyhon333]

9/28/2017 It's been a very hard week with the loss of one of our district's best librarians. I have been honored to work in her library for the last 6 weeks. Today I say goodbye. Rest well, Pat Arnold. You will be missed by so many. #Texas Bluebonnetcommittee #txla #librarians #EPISD #substitutelibrarian #insta2017📷 #onceuponatimehappilyeverafter (at Whitaker Elementary)

#onceuponatimehappilyeverafter #substitutelibrarian #insta2017📷 #texas #episd #txla #librarians

[dobielibrary]

Nina LaCour book signing! Bringing a signed copy of We Are Okay back to the library. #authorsareourrockstars #authorsofinstagram #authorsofig #txla #txla17 #tla #ninalacour #weareokay #dobielibrary #jfdlibrary #dobiepride #iamdobiepride #librarylove #librariesmatter #librariesrock

#txla #authorsofig #authorsofinstagram #weareokay #dobielibrary #authorsareourrockstars #jfdlibrary #librarylove #dobiepride #librariesmatter #librariesrock #ninalacour #tla #iamdobiepride #txla17

[goodchoicereading]

Squee!! @authorkaylaolson via @GPRepostApp ======> @authorkaylaolson:Today's #authorlifemonth: a dream achieved ✨ After years of attending conferences like TLA, I've always dreamed of seeing galleys of my own book in an exhibit hall. ✨ At #alamw17 last month, that dream came true—I wasn't able to be there in person, but these photos were the next best thing! ✨ Thank you *so* much, @gcreading + @thegildedpages + @laurajmoss for sending me these photos!! 💚💚💚 {Also, shout-out to @nadinejoliecourtney, whose ROMANCING THE THRONE is stack neighbors here with TSE!} . . . . #writer #writersofinstagram #goals #dreams #ala #txla #exhibit #harperteen #epicreads #thesandcastleempire #romancingthethrone #june #2017 #bookstagram #book #goodreads #igreads #tbr #galley #arc

#dreams #bookstagram #june #writersofinstagram #galley #book #ala #romancingthethrone #txla #tbr #exhibit #authorlifemonth #2017 #alamw17 #goals #goodreads #harperteen #thesandcastleempire #igreads #arc #writer #epicreads

[drchucktingle]

it feels bad to have someone say ‘we will not accommodate your unique way in our space’. that is what the texas library association did to chuck

the thing is, WE have the power to create our own spaces. sometimes that space is SO SMALL, just one cubic foot inside of a pink mask, and sometimes that space is a whole ballroom full of buckaroos cheering and laughing and proving that LOVE IS REAL

thank you to true buckaroos MARK OSHIRO and TJ KLUNE for creating that space with me last night. thank you to NOWHERE BOOKSHOP and BONHAM EXCHANGE and JENNY LAWSON for hosting, and thank you to NIGHTFIRE for going along with this wild idea when chuck said ‘hey if the dang TXLA does not want unique buckaroos inside their convention, then lets have our own across town’

every day there are strong forces pushing back against love, but when we trot together we can make spaces where love thrives

#love is real #chuck tingle #tingleverse #buckaroo lifestyle #san antonio #texas

[belascoainyneptuno]

La Asociación de Bibliotecas de Texas (Texas Library Association): Lista de lectura de Tejas Star para el periodo 2022-23

5 de mis traducciones fueron incluidas por la Asociación de Bibliotecas de Texas (@TXLA) en la lista de lectura de #TejasStar para 2022. Los libros son: Cuando los ángeles cantan, Juana y Lucas, Manos que bailan, Pokko y el tambor y Un pregón de frutas.

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#Asociación de Bibliotecas de Texas #Atheneum Books #Candlewick Press #Cuando los ángeles cantan #José Ramírez #Juana Medina #Juana y Lucas #Lista de lectura de Tejas Star #Manos que bailan #Margarita Engle #Matthew Forsythe #Melanie Cordova #Michael Mahin #Paula Wiseman Books #Pokko y el tambor #Reka Simonsen #Simon & Schuster #Sylvie Frank #Texas Library Association #Un pregón de frutas

[librarycomic]

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Gene will be at TXLA next week. Details at http://librarycomic.com/the-texas-library-associations-annual-conference-txla2019/

#librarylife

[2plan22]

RT @LibraryJournal: The Virtual TexasLibrary Association 2020 conference starts today! Featuring keynoter @JasonReynolds83, Lois Lowry, @Lisa_See, and more. https://t.co/VPnFAA4EFi @TXLA https://t.co/m5M7vWL8co 2PLAN22 http://twitter.com/2PLAN22/status/1252665270902173697

The Virtual TexasLibrary Association 2020 conference starts today! Featuring keynoter @JasonReynolds83, Lois Lowry, @Lisa_See, and more. https://t.co/VPnFAA4EFi @TXLA pic.twitter.com/m5M7vWL8co

— Library Journal (@LibraryJournal) April 21, 2020

#OLASC16 RT @LibraryJournal: The Virtual TexasLibrary Association 2020 conference starts today! Feat

[pcsweeney]

Heyo! San Antonio today for TXLA district 10 meeting! https://www.instagram.com/p/B4VEG7UJdmo/?igshid=1n0rxnrl9bpqh