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I am posting this for Elizabeth Polk, as she has had some technical difficulties getting through. Please reply directly to her at epolk@tenet.edu. Austin (Texas) Independent School District has a 70,000 student enrollment and 8,000 staff members on 96 campuses. Currently we have a district professional library which includes a materials processing center for centralized library acquisitions, cataloging and processing for campus libraries; a teacher production lab; a computer lab; media and graphics services; a reviewing center for trade and text books; and a centralized library which provides professional journals, books and instructional materials. Our district is forming an academy for professional development and is considering moving our central professional library to the same location. We are currently in a building by ourselves, having only two meeting spaces. Previously, we had been housed at the administration building. We like the idea of being in the building where all staff members will come or be connected with for staff development and would like any advice you could give us.. Does anyone have a similar library connected to a professional development academy? If so, I'd like to talk with you about services, physical space, staff, extended hours, how you integrate the library with the staff development component, your relationship with neighboring universities and other types of libraries, technology used in providing staff development in an urban district, and lots of other questions. We want to dream big and thus would appreciate any suggestions or experiences you could share, and books or articles you know of on this subject. Thanks so much. Please send responses to my address above or to: Elizabeth Polk, Administrative Supervisor of Libraries Austin ISD 910 East St. Johns Austin, TX 78752 (512) 451-6530 FAX (512) 453-7296