Plans for the organization (CLA) were made on February 23, 1891 at the "new" public library in New Haven. The first regular meeting was held in the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford in May 1891. The membership numbered 66. There were then 25 public libraries in the State. Connecticut was the fifth state for form a library association in response to the urging of the American Library Association. The first president of the Association was Professor Addison Van Name of New Haven, from 1891 - 1892.
1970: Nolan Lushington • Library Consultant
1971: Dr. Evelyn Robinson • Retired
1972: Grace Birch • Retired
1973: Denis Lorenz • West Hartford
1974: Marie Yanarella • Deceased
1975: Elizabeth Mainiero • Library Consultant
1976: Dency Sargent • CRLC
1977: Virginia Dowell • Deceased
1978: Peggy Wargo • Fairfield/Retired
1979: Jody Newmyer • ECSU/Retired.
1980: Nancy Kline • Storrs/Retired.
1981: Vincent Juliano • Retired
1982: Leslie Burger • Princeton, NJ
1983: Mary Etter • South Windsor
1984: Michael Simonds • Bibliomation
1985: Betsy Bray • Rocky Hill
1986: Elizabeth Kirkpatrick • Wethersfield
1987: Susan Bullock • Simsbury
1988: Virginia Vocelli • Avon
1989: Laura Kahkonen • Windsor
1990: Arlene Bielefield • SCSU
1991: Marcia Trotta • Meriden
1992: Peter Chase • Plainville
1993: Sandy Ruoff • Guilford
1994: Janet Vaill Day • Woodbridge
1995: Maxine Bleiweis • Westport
1996: Barbara Gibson • Farmington/Retired
1997: Robert Simon • Monroe
1998: Michael Moran • Asnuntuck CC
1999: Michael Golrick • Bridgeport
2000: Jay Johnston • Southington
2001: Mary Engels • CT State Library
2002: Karen McNulty • Avon
2003: Les Kozerowitz • Norwalk
2004: Chrstine Bradley • CLC
2005: Alice Knapp • Stamford
2006: Barbara Bailey • Glastonbury
2007: Carl Antonucci, Jr. • Capital CC, Hartford
2008: Kathy Leeds • Wilton Library Association
2009: Randi Ashton-Pritting • University of Hartford Libraries
2010: Debbie Herman • Central Connecticut State University
