Ontario Library Association

Founded in 1900, the OLA was formed after a meeting of the American Library Association held that same year in Montreal, where it was decided that a Canadian association was not currently practical. Between 2006 and 2013, the OLA's office was at 50 Wellington Street, Toronto, Ontario. In 2013, the OLA moved to 2 Toronto Street, and to 192 Spadina Avenue in 2023. == Structure and leadership ==

The OLA has seven divisions: • Association des bibliothèques de l’Ontario-Franco (ABO-Franco) • Ontario College and University Library Association (OCULA) • Ontario Health Library and Information Association (OHLIA) • Ontario Library Boards’ Association (OLBA) • Ontario Library and Information Technology Association (OLITA) • Ontario Public Library Association (OPLA) • Ontario School Library Association (OSLA) Each division is headed by a president and elected council, and past division presidents serve on the OLA board of directors. The board of directors also includes the Executive Director and the executive committee, composed of the president, vice -president, past president, and treasurer. == Affiliates ==

The OLA is affiliated with: • Canadian Federation of Library Associations • Ex Libris Association • Library and Archives Canada Stakeholder Group • Ontario Health Libraries Association • The Partnership == Events and programs ==

The OLA runs several programs, services, and events. Three of its most prominent are the Forest of Reading program, the Library Marketplace, and the OLA Super Conference. Forest of Reading OLA's Forest of Reading is Canada's largest recreational reading program, which has grown to ten reading programs since the early 1990s. More than 270,000 readers participate annually from their school and/or public libraries. The ten awards offered under the Forest of Reading umbrella are: • Blue Spruce Award - ages 4–7 (junior kindergarten–grade 2), English, picture books • Silver Birch Express Award - ages 8–10 (grades 3–4), English, fiction/non-fiction • Silver Birch Fiction Award - ages 8–12 (grades 3–6 ), English, fiction • Yellow Cedar Award - ages 9–14 (grades 4–8), English, non-fiction • Red Maple Award - ages 12–14 (grades 7–8), English, fiction • White Pine Award - high school (grades 9–12), English, fiction • Le prix Peuplier - ages vary, French, picture books • Le prix Mélèze (formerly Le prix Tamarac Express) - ages vary, short chapter books or advanced picture books, French, fiction/nonfiction • Le prix Tamarac - ages vary, chapter books, French, fiction/nonfiction • Evergreen Award - adult, fiction/non-fiction the event was rebranded in 1995 as the Super Conference. The event is held annually in Toronto, Ontario. == See also ==