<p> PRESS RELEASE</p><p>May 2, 2016</p><p>For more information, contact: Sara Ortiz, [email protected] Communications & Marketing Specialist 512-328-1518</p><p>Nora Galvan Recipient of the Texas Library Association’s 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award</p><p>April 19 – 22, 2016 at the George R. Brown Convention Center</p><p>HOUSTON – May 2, 2016 – Nora Galvan from Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD has received the state’s top honor for library service. The Texas Library Association presented Galvan with the 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award. This award honors a librarian in recognition of exemplary career in librarianship. </p><p>Galvan has devoted 22 out of her 38 years of work in education as a librarian, school library administrator, and leader in the Texas Library Association which she has never missed attending an annual conference. She works collaboratively with community leaders and school library colleagues to promote life-long reading skills, information literacy skills, and 21st Century technology skills through her work in the Pharr- San Juan-Alamo Independent School (PSJA ISD) and as a leader of the Texas Association of School Libraries (TASL), Texas Association of School Library Administrator (TASLA), Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA), and other organizations.</p><p>Galvan received the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award medal and recognition before thousands of cheering colleagues on April 20, during the Association’s annual convention held in Houston. </p><p>### About the Texas Library Association TLA is the largest state library association in the United States with almost 7,000 members who work in public, school, academic, and special libraries and who support educational institutions. TLA offers a wide range of services, including advocacy, continuing education, research, and public relations. For more information, see www.txla.org or call 512-328-1518.</p><p>3355 Bee Cave Road, Suite 401 • Austin, TX 78746-6763 • 512/328-1518 • 1-800/580-2TLA • FAX 512/328-8852 • www.txla.org</p>