Press

CLA provides and supports library advocacy, professional development, and programming for the California library community. Press releases announcing our major activities are below. Please contact us at info@cla-net.org with any questions.

June 2015

• 102 California Libraries Receive Raley's Supermarket NickelAid Grants to Support Literacy and Summer Reading June 1, 2015 

April 2015

• 2015 John and Patricia Beatty Award Recipient, Katherine Roy April 13, 2015

November 2014

• 2014 Reference Service Press Fellowship recipient Rachel Ferensowicz  November 20, 2014

June 2014

• California Libraries Host Drive to Benefit Animal Welfare Organizations June 10, 2014
• Lunch @ the Library Collaboration Expands to More California Communities June 9, 2014

April 2014

• The Tree Lady by H. Joseph Hopkins selected for 2014 CLA Beatty Award April 15, 2014

October 2013

• California Libraries Provide Over 21,000 Meals to Hungry Kids October 28, 2013

September 2013

• California libraries collect over 40,000 pounds of food for those in need September 17, 2013

June 2013

• CLA Member of the Year and President's Award Winners Announced June 18, 2013
• Public Libraries Address Summer Learning Loss in California June 10, 2013
• California Libraries Launch 2013 Summer Reading Programs June 5, 2013
• Libraries Join the Fight Against Summer Hunger June 3, 2013

April 2013

• 2013 CLA Beatty Award for Barb Rosenstock’s The Camping Trip that Changed America April 18, 2013
• Acquire A Taste For Giving: California Library Association Launches Statewide Food Drive April 15, 2013