Awards & Recognition

Please think about nominating someone in Fall 2012 for one of the individual awards below.

Below is a list of all awards offered by OLA and OLA Divisions. Most of these awards are annually awarded, however, there are a few which are bi-annual or tri-annual. The nominations are open between September 1st and November 15th each year. All awards are presented at the OLA annual Super Conference in February.

Ontario Library Association Awards

Any current member can be nominated for one of these awards:

• OLA's Larry Moore Distinguished Service Award
• The OLA Discovery Fund
• OLA President's Award for Exceptional Achievement
• OLA's Les Fowlie Intellectual Freedom Award
• OLA's Media and Communications Award
• OLA's Library Building Award
• Brodart/OLA Technical Services Award
• OLA Archival and Preservation Achievement Award
• The Larry Moore Challenge

OLA Divisional Awards

Nominees must be current members in their division to be nominated.


Ontario College and University Library Association (OCULA):

• OCULA Award for Special Achievement
• OCULA Lifetime Achievement Award
• OCULA Student Award
• OCULA New Librarian Residency Award

Ontario Library Boards' Association (OLBA):

• W.J. Robertson Medallion

Ontario Public Library Association (OPLA):

• James Bain Medallion
• OPLA Children's or Youth Services Librarian of the Year Award
• OPLA's Leadership in Adult Readers' Advisory
• OPLA Lifetime Achievement Award
• OPLA's Advocacy in Action: Excellence in Children's or Teen Services Award 

Ontario Library and Information Technology Association (OLITA):

• OLITA Award for Technological Innovation

Ontario School Library Association (OSLA):

• OSLA's Teacher-Librarian of the Year Award
• OSLA's Administrator of the Year Award
• OSLA Award for Special Achievement

Association des bibliothèques de l’Ontario-Franco (ABO-Franco):

• Le Prix Micheline Persaud

The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport

2011 Public Library Service Awards and video message from Minister Chan

Ontario Public Library Guidelines Monitoring and Accreditation Council, Accreditation Certificate Recipients

For more information or questions about the awards, please contact Beckie MacDonald.