Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) started March 31, 1973 by Dr. Tze-Chung Li and Dorothy Li, as Mid-West Chinese American Librarians Association, a regional organization in Illinois.
A year later, Chinese Librarians Association was formed in California in 1974. In 1976, Mid-West Chinese American Librarians Association was expanded to a national organization as Chinese American Librarians Association. By 1979, CALA had five chapters in Northeast, Mid-West, Atlantic, Southwest and California respectively.
Chinese American Librarians Association and Chinese Librarians Association were merged in 1983.
The merged organization retains CALA's English name and Chinese Librarians Association's Chinese name 華人圖書館員協會.
CALA is a registered nonprofit organization with 501(c)3 tax exempt status.
Click here to visit CALA's main website.
CALA Northeast Chapter serves members from eight states:
Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Rhode Island
Vermont
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