Speakers

Speaker	Date	Topic
Joy Diaz	Sep 03, 2026	Igniting a Love of Reading Joy Diaz is BookSpring's Associate Director. She is also an award-winning journalist, radio producer, public speaker, educator, and bilingual storyteller with a deep love for books. Diaz has a degree in Journalism from Universidad de Cuautitlán Izcalli in Mexico City. And a degree in Education from Lynchburg College. She is the mother of two amazing Texans. Diaz has traveled with a circus. Feel free to ask her to tell you that story!
Charlie Agar	Sep 10, 2026	Don’t Save the Bees! Confession of a Bee Rescuer - and the Case for Better Land Use Charlie Agar is the founder of Charlie Bee Company in Seguin, Texas, where he manages hundreds of honey bee colonies, removes and relocates feral bees, and teaches beekeeping. He is also the star of the PBS series Charlie Bee Company. Through equal parts experience, humor, and accumulated bee stings, Charlie offers a practical perspective on bees, agriculture, and the habitat that sustains them.
Trudy Marshall	Sep 17, 2026	Libraries of Love, Africa I was a teacher in Pflugerville for 18 years teaching kindergarten. then 3rd-12th grades. That was followed by a year of teaching high school in Lithuania. When I returned from Lithuania, I began a ten-year career as a librarian in a Round Rock school. In 2005, a friend suggested since I had traveled to thirty-nine countries, I should go to Uganda. I agreed. Upon arrival, I went to schools to see their libraries. The schools had no books. Libraries of Love was born - which signified our love and God's love for the African child. Libraries of Love now has forty-four libraries, as well as many college graduates and sponsored students. We also provide humanitarian aid. I live in Uganda and Kenya 6-8 months a year. Learn more about Libraries of Love here.
No Meeting Today	Sep 24, 2026