Photograph of Congressman Jake Pickle in the process of shaking the hand of an unidentified woman while standing in front of the storefront doorway under a sign for the Pflugerville Community Library. An unidentified woman stands in the doorway with two other unidentified individuals standing behind her. A group of people stand in the right-side foreground.

Photograph of an unidentified woman holding papers and speaking behind a desk in the library. A group of unidentified people are located around the desk listening to the speaker. On the desk is a doll and two wrapped presents. Behind the speaker is a library cart and a bulletin board with the Library Rules and a sign about a Rummage Sale during National Library Week.

Photograph of Congressman and an unidentified woman standing behind a desk at the library. A group of unidentified people stand around the desk. On the desk are a doll and wrapped presents. Another building can be seen through the windows in the back wall.

Photograph of Congressman Jake Pickle speaking under the Pflugerville Community Library sign to a visible group of three unidentified women and one unidentified man standing in the doorway, an unidentified woman standing to the right of the group, and an unseen group indicated by the arm of an unidentified individual. Bookshelves can be seen through the windows, and balloons are hanging from the corner of the awning (seen in the window reflection).

Photograph of an unidentified man reading from a paper. He is standing with an unidentified woman behind a desk at the library. A group of unidentified people are standing around the desk listening to the man speak. A doll and wrapped presents are on the desk.

Photograph of Kathleen Grobe (left) and Carolyn Simon (right) speaking behind the reference desk at a library with a card catalog, notecards, and books spread before them. A typewriter and stacks of books sit on the desk. Behind the desk are bookshelf and two unidentified people by the doorway to a office room with bulletin board, calendar, desk, and more books.

Photograph of two unidentified women speaking between bookshelves of non-fiction books. One woman is pointing to a Texas Almanac, 1972-1973 she is holding open.

Photograph of the exterior of the Austin Public Library main entrance: stairs leading up to the arcade (row of arches) with three double entry doors. An unidentified woman descends the stairs.

Photograph of the exterior main entrance for the Waco-McLennan County Library. The name is displayed on the side of the building, and stairs lead up to the main windowed entrance.

Photograph of a two shelves stacked with The Belton Journals from 1966 through 1971, Consumer Reports Buying Guide Issues (legible years include 1957, 1961, 1963, and 1964), a stack of newspapers, and an unknown collection of books with the title beginning with Texas.

Photograph of Carolyn Gilles, Children's Librarian at APL Windsor Village Library, reading to a group of twenty-five children. The children are sitting together on a rug in the corner of a room. The base of the walls are decorated with wall decals depicting children's songs like Baa Baa Black Sheep.

Photograph of two unidentified men reading periodicals (one is Psychology Today) in chairs flanking a side table with a plant and another magazine. Behind them sits an unidentified woman reading a periodical at a circular table and chair. The background of the photo is a periodical display shelving; identifiable magazines include Harper's and National Geographic.

Photograph of the San Marcos, Texas city limit sign: San Marcos, City Limit, Pop. 18860. Behind the sign is a landscape / cityscape view including only two high-rise buildings.

Photograph of the Madison County Library sign in the mostly empty and wet parking lot of the building. A blue pick-up truck is parked outside the library. The one story building has a glass and white trimmed entrance with a white inlay / shutters / sign on either side of the entrance.

Photograph of a black screen with white text stating "narration by Cactus Pryor." Believed to be from the video recording The Texas Library System: Coming of Age.

Photograph of a black screen with white text stating "Produced for the Central Texas Library System through a grant from the Texas Library Systems Act." Believed to be from the video recording The Texas Library System: Coming of Age.

Photograph of a black screen with white text stating "Directed by Reagan Bradshaw." Believed to be from the video recording The Texas Library System: Coming of Age.

Photograph of a library's Cassette Circulation display including some Shakespeare works: Macbeth and Henry V and She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith. The behind the display is a man reading a book on a couch beside a wall of bookshelves.

Photograph of two women sorting through papers at a desk in an office space filled with metal shelves. The woman on the right, Doris Clark, who is the Austin Public Library Overdues Supervisor, is standing and sorting through a stack of folded papers (possibly newspapers), and an unidentified woman is sitting at the desk sorting through an open manila file folder. On the desk are several boxes and stacks of notecards, pencils, and other office materials. A few unidentified people can be seen sitting and working at the back of the room.

Photograph of Celia Carroll standing and reading/showing a children's picture book to three unidentifiable women sitting at a table. The table has stack of papers and materials including children's literature. Behind them is a paneled wall and tall cabinet. Carroll was Austin Public Library's Children's Coordinator.

Photograph of two unidentified women in a discussion with one of the women flipping through a book at a counter. A few large books, including The Columbia Encyclopedia, sit on top of the counter. The bookshelf behind them to the left is labeled as 800 Literature (Literature (Belles-lettres) and rhetoric materials). The right wall is covered by bookshelves holding books and periodicals and a file cabinet with an illegible Clipping Index box on top.

Photograph of Paul Medley sitting at his desk with a name plate, office supplies, papers, typewriter, desk phone, and a golden eagle statue. The right wall is covered by shelves with books and art. The left wall has two framed photos with signatures of a group of professionals and a framed diploma from the University of Texas at Austin.

Photograph of Bryan Public Library's brick, white trimmed, and windowed exterior with a sign reading Library over the double glass doors. Each ground-floor window has a small landscaped hedge in front, and a few cars can be seen in a parking lot behind the library.

Photograph of Lena Armstrong working at a counter with a "Return Books Here" sign and a row of books sitting on top the counter. Behind her are three bookshelves in a row; one has a clock on it. The back wall has three windows and a bookshelf with a framed portrait on top. Armstrong was director of Belton Library for over 50 years.