Committees are organized to address issues that affect CLA, its members, and the library community at large. Committee member composition seeks to balance representation by type of library, experience relevant to committee's charge, new and veteran CLA members, ethnicity and gender. Typically, the current CLA President appoints members to committees prior to the annual conference in October/November. Committees have their own worksites where they can participate in discussion and store content.

In addition to the committees listed below, there is a Nominating Committee which prepares a slate of at least one or more eligible candidates for each office or position to be filled at the time of the next annual election.   More. . .

Special Committees, which may be referred to as Task Forces or Working Groups, may also be established for a stated period organized around a limited purpose or mission by the President or The Board.

CLA Voting Members are eligible and encouraged to serve on CLA Standing, Award and Special committees. If you would like to participate in CLA by serving on a committee, please complete the Committee Interest Form and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Thank you!

Standing Committees shall be continuing groups within the Association’s organizational structure implementing policies of The Board and overseeing basic functions of the Association. The duties and responsibilities of the Standing Committees are described in the CLA Bylaws and Standing Rules.

Advocacy & Legislation  - Works closely with CLA lobbyists to coordinate CLA legislative agenda. Committee members also watch current and pending legislation and respond to requests for information from legislative agencies and other associations and organizations. More. . .

Awards and Scholarships - Oversees and supports the work of CLA's awards and scholarships committees and participates in the planning for the CLA Awards Gala.More. . .

Bylaws and Governance  - Reviews the duties of officers; reviews the formation, charges and dissolution of Committees, Interest Groups and other components of CLA. Makes recommendations for any needed revisions in the CLA Bylaws and the Standing Rules of the Association.  More. . . 

Conference Planning -Coordinates program selection and activities for CLA's Annual Conference. More. . . 

Finance - Recommends an annual budget for CLA and considers all matters of a financial nature that are referred to the committee. The CLA Finance Committee consists of six members who serve three-year staggered terms. More. . . 

Intellectual Freedom - Creates an awareness of the issues of intellectual freedom, investigates any controversial issue, provides resources for handling problems, prepares recommendations, and coordinates CLA's Zoia Horn Intellectual Freedom Award. More. . . 

Interest Group  -Oversees and supports Interest Group activity, reviews program and funding requests from Interest Groups, and assists interested members in forming new interest groups. More. . 

Leadership Development  - Foster activities that maintain and promote a pool of potential leaders and provide mentoring and leadership development activities. Make written recommendations to the Board of Directors of members to serve on committees, task forces, and other work groups. More...

Marketing & Public Relations  - The purpose of the marketing committee is to develop and implement strategies to promote the associations purpose, services, resources, and events to the wider library community and to create content.

Membership  - Responsible for evaluating and developing CLA membership procedures, dues structure, recruitment and retention campaigns and member benefits. More. . . 

Ursula Meyer  Advocacy Endowment- Plans and coordinates advocacy training activities for the California library community, including front line library workers, librarians, managers, administrators, trustees, and volunteer supporters. More. . .