Promoting public learning, literacy, and preservation

 

The Texas Library and Archives Foundation (TxLAF) is a statewide nonprofit organization chartered to support the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) located in Austin, Texas, on the grounds of our State Capitol. 

We believe libraries and archives are essential to the circulation and safekeeping of the state’s rich history. That’s why our mission is to support the interests of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission in order to collectively promote learning, literacy, and the preservation of Texas history.

Explore more of our story and the history of TSLAC.

100% of our donations are distributed to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission and are allocated to support underfunded initiatives.  

Funding generations of information

The Texas Library and Archives Foundation subsidizes many of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission’s largest initiatives.  

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Library Programs

Our funds supplement community library programs that cultivate a lifelong love of literacy throughout the state of Texas.

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Historical Archives

We contribute to the protection of Texas documents, manuscripts, prints, films, and photographs.
See more of our Texas Treasures. 

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Educational Enrichment

From research stipends to literary scholarships, our funds help strengthen Texas public schools, colleges, and university libraries. 

A Glimpse of our Texas Treasures in the State Archives

A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.

Henry Ward Beecher