Larra Clark

Deputy Director
Public Library Association

Larra Clark serves as Deputy Director for both the Public Library Association (PLA) and the American Library Association’s (ALA) Public Policy & Advocacy Office. Her portfolio includes broadband access and adoption, public library data and research, strategic communications, and national initiatives and partnerships. Her career spans 22 years managing library communications, policy, and research following a decade in non-profit public affairs, government relations, and print journalism. She received her library master’s degree from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Presentation(s):

• Career Navigators in Libraries: a Person-Centered Emerging Service Model

  Saturday, January 28, 2023
  10:10 AM – 10:30 AM

• Leverage Federal Funds to Advance Digital Equity in Your Community

  Sunday, January 29, 2023
  3:00 PM – 4:15 PM