We are pleased to announce that the University Library will host the Golden Leaves Author Awards recognition ceremony on Friday, April 12, from 11 a.m. to 12 noon via Zoom. We will recognize all honorees since 2024, and they are welcome to join the ceremony along with their family and friends. The event is free, but registration is required on Tixtree to receive the Zoom login information or to attend the in-person event.

Since 1986, the Golden Leaves program has celebrated members of the Cal Poly Pomona campus community—faculty, staff, students, alumni, and retirees—who have authored or edited a book* in the preceding year. The program is funded by the University Library with generous support from the Wilson Family Memorial Golden Leaves Endowment.

Each year, books published by Cal Poly Pomona authors are displayed in the Library during the month of April. The University Library celebrates the Golden Leaves program annually in conjunction with National Library Week.

*To be eligible, authors must be affiliated with the campus community (faculty, staff, students, alumni, or retirees) and must have authored or edited a published book within the preceding two years. Following UNESCO’s definition, a book must be at least 49 pages in length, excluding cover pages. Books published in an all-electronic format are accepted. Honorable Mention authors must meet all the same requirements as full Golden Leaves honorees but will have written or co-authored a chapter or essay within a larger published work (i.e., they are not listed as the book’s author or editor, but are credited as contributors).