California Library Association
Professional association for librarians in California
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The California Library Association (CLA) is a body of librarians that represents and promotes the interests of librarians and library sciences in the state of California.
History
The American Library Association held their first west coast conference in 1891 in San Francisco.[1] At that time there was interest forming a in regional library association as it was felt that the American Library Association's focus was in more developed east coast libraries.[2] The CLA grew out of many regional groups including the South California Library Club.[1]
Purpose
The organization's original focus was on traveling libraries and interlibrary loan, creation of a state library commission and state library standards, and library training and copyright depositories in the state of California. The CLA operated as the de facto state library commission promoting library services to underserved areas until the California State Library took over those roles.[2]: 92
Structure
The annual California Library Association Conference is organized by the CLA.[3]
CLA partners with the California State Library to create the California Public Library Trustees Toolkit, Lunch at the Library, a program to serve lunch to children in the summers, and CALL, continuing education for public librarians.[4][5][6]
References
- ^ a b Johnson, Bruce. "The California Library Association, 1895-1906; Years of Experimentation and Growth". Education Resources Information Center. Institute for Education Sciences. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ a b Held, Ray (1973). The rise of the public library in California. pp. 89–90. ISBN 0838901247. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "California Library Association's 2018 Conference". The Silicon Valley Voice. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "California Libraries Learn (CALL): Fostering Learning and Growth in California Libraries". California State Library. 2022-03-24. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "California Public Library Trustees Toolkit". California State Library. 2023-06-15. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "California State Library - Lunch at the library". California State Library. 2024-06-17. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
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