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Thursday, October 30, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Photos from the 2025 CLA Conference! » So if you were at the 2025 CLA conference in Riverside, you probably saw a professional photographer roaming abou...
Thursday, October 9, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) 2025 CLA Election Results » CLA 2025 Election Results In accordance with Section XII, Article 6 of the CLA Bylaws, here are the certified res...
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Tina Lerno is the 2025 CLA Member of the Year! » Tina is a Librarian for the Los Angeles Public Library’s digital content team, and has worked for LAPL for almost 10...
Saturday, October 4, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Congratulations to the 2025 California Library Hall of Fame Honorees! » 2025 Hall of Fame Honorees Shirley A. Coaston Shirley A. Coaston was awarded in 2020 the Trai...
Friday, September 26, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) 2026 CLA Adopted Legislative Priorities » The California Library Association (CLA) Board has officially adopted our 2026 Legislative Priorities . Th...
Tuesday, September 23, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) 2025 CLA PRExcellence Awards Announced! » CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2025 CLA PR Excellence Award Winners! The PR Excellence Awards ho...
Tuesday, September 23, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) 2025 CLA Award and Scholarship Recipients! » It is with great pleasure to announce the recipients of this year's CLA awards and scholarships: Awards The John...
Monday, July 21, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) CLA Student Resource Kit is Now Available! » Check out the new Student Resource Kit created by CLA Student Representative Ramara Rubin!
Wednesday, July 16, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) CLA 2025 Conference Planner is Up » The conference planner is now posted. Visit the 2025 Conference planner website for the full line-up! ...
Tuesday, June 10, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) 2025 CLA Conference Registration is Open! » The 2025 California Library Association (CLA) conference, “Telling Our Own Stories”, is now open for registration! ...
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Governor's May Revision of the 2025-26 Budget is Released » May 14, 2025 TO: CLA MEMBERS/ SYSTEMS/ NETWORK CONTACTS FROM: Christina DiCaro, CLA Lobbyist RE: News From the Capitol...
Friday, April 4, 2025 Call to Action: Stand Up for California Libraries » 📣 Call to Action: Stand Up for California Libraries On April 1, 2025, the Institute of Museum and Library Services...
Wednesday, March 19, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) EveryLibrary has started a new resource page to Save IMLS » EveryLibrary has started a new resource page to Save IMLS – https://SaveIMLS.org
Tuesday, March 18, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Save Federal Funding to California Libraries » Federal funding for libraries is guaranteed each year by Congress and authorized under law. In 2023-2024, California r...
Saturday, March 15, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) ALA statement on White House assault on IMLS » An executive order issued by the Trump administration on Friday night, March 14, calls for the e...
Thursday, January 16, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) BETH WRENN-ESTES RETIRING AS CLA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR » BETH WRENN-ESTES RETIRING AS CLA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Beth Wrenn-Estes is retiring as Executive Director of the Califor...
Thursday, December 5, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) CLA 2024 Conference Photos » See photos from the 2024 conference in our flickr account
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Library Literacy Programs Celebration » FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Cathay Reta Telephone Number: 626-788-7877 Email: cllsanniversary@gmail.com Websi...
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Governor signs Freedom to Read Bill » FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: (Click for the PDF version) September 30, 2024 Kerry Jacob, 310-806-0893 California...
Thursday, September 12, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) News from the Capitol » September 11, 2024 TO: ...
Friday, August 16, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) CLA’s Lunch at the Library Partner Project Funding Opportunity » Grant Funds Available for All California Public Libraries to Support Nutrition Services & Programming for Chi...
Friday, May 31, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) SENATE AND ASSEMBLY ADOPT 2024-25 BUDGET PACKAGE: Cuts Made to Lunch at the Library and CLSA » May 31, 2024 TO: ...
Thursday, May 16, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) CLA President Thrasher's Letter to Legislators » Shawn Thrasher President California Library Association 1055 E. Colorado Blvd., 5th Floor Pasadena, CA 91106 ...
Thursday, May 16, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Harmful reductions to Lunch at the Library and California Library Services Act proposed » May 16, 2024 TO: CL...
Monday, May 13, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) GOVERNOR’S MAY REVISION OF THE 2024-25 STATE BUDGET: HAVE LIBRARY PROGRAMS BEEN PROTECTED? » May 10, 2024 TO: ...
Sunday, April 7, 2024 (1 Comment - view/add) GOVERNOR DECLARES “CALIFORNIA LIBRARY WEEK" » GOVERNOR DECLARES “CALIFORNIA LIBRARY WEEK " PROCLAMATION During National Library Week...
Thursday, January 11, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) News from the Capitol » January 10, 2024 TO: ...
Thursday, September 21, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) News from the Capitol » September 20, 2023 TO: ...
Wednesday, August 23, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Lunch at the Library Partner Project » Grant Funds Available For All California Public Libraries to Support Nutrition Services & Programming for Children an...
Friday, May 12, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) GOVERNOR NEWSOM RELEASES “MAY REVISION” OF STATE BUDGET No Proposed Cuts to Library Budgets » May 12, 2023 TO: CL...
Sunday, April 30, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Gov. Newsom's love letter to librarians » CREDIT: JULIE LEOPO/EDSOURCE Alpaugh Branch Library in Tulare County. To our nation’s hardworking librarians — You...
Sunday, April 23, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Authors Susan Orlean and Laura Numeroff Lead Campaign to Save California Libraries » Contact Information: California Library Association Contact: Gary Shaffer 323.394.9089 President@cla-net.org Re...
Thursday, February 23, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Sustainability in Libraries : A Call to Action » ALA releases a briefing that aims to unpack the concept of sustainability, providing insights and examples for meaningfu...
Wednesday, January 11, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) News from the Capitol: Governor Releases Budgeet » January 10, 2023 TO: CLA MEMBERS/ GUESTS/ N...
Tuesday, January 3, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) 2022 Eureka! Nonfiction Children's Book Awards »
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