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Volunteering

The Forest of Reading needs volunteers to make these programs a success. Being a part of one of the committees is an exciting opportunity that you can thoroughly enjoy.  

Volunteering Opportunities:

• Selection Committee: The volunteers that select the books for the nominated lists. 
• Steering Committee: The volunteers that work with the authors, publishers and Forest of Reading staff once the lists are nominated.
• Festival Volunteer:  The volunteers that work with OLA staff to successfully put on the Festivals in Toronto and other satellite locations.
• Kid Committee: Readers in the Forest select a summer recommended reading list for those in Grades 4 to 8
• Teen Committee: Readers in the Forest select a summer recommended reading list for those in high school (accepting applications in late March)

Note: All people applying to volunteer must be OLA members, with the exception of Festival Volunteers and Kid and Teen Committee members. All those wishing to be on the Selection Committee must be library professionals (such as librarians, library technicians, teachers, teacher-librarians, etc.) or have book-selecting experience.

For Kids

	Program Name	Grade Range	Book Type
	Blue Spruce Award™	JK–Grade 2	Picture books
	Silver Birch Award®	Grades 3–6	Fiction, non-fiction
	Red Maple Award™	Grades 7–8	Fiction every year, non-fiction every other year
	White Pine Award™	Grades 9–12	Fiction
	Le Prix Peuplier	Varies	French picture books
	Le Prix Tamarac	Varies	French chapter books
	Le Prix Tamarac Express	Varies	French shorter chapter books or mature picture books

For Adults

	Program Name	Grade Range	Book Type
	Evergreen Award™	Adults of any age	Fiction, non-Fiction