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2/24/2020 February: Budget Talks, OPLA Awards, and more! https://ola.informz.ca/informzdataservice/onlineversion/pub/bWFpbGluZ0luc3RhbmNlSWQ9Nzc3OTI1 4/6 Forest of Reading Program Recognized at the Super Conference The Forest of Reading received two prestigious awards that were presented at the OLA Super Conference last week. The Forest of Reading was awarded the Ontario Library Association President's Award for Exceptional Achievement for outstanding leadership in literacy programming and recognition for years of dedicated volunteerism. Isabelle Hobbs from Durham District School Board and Ruth Gretsinger from District Board of Niagara, the co-chairs of the Forest of Reading, received the award on behalf of the program. The Prix Peuplier and Prix Tamarac chairs, Evy Gambin (Toronto District School Board), Eugenia Doval (Conseil Scolaire Viamonde), Christine Labelle (Upper Grand District School Board), and Diane Quessy (Conseil Scolaire Viamonde - retired), received l'Association des bibliothèques de l'Ontario-Franco (ABO-Franco) Prix Micheline-Persaud for their work in growing the Peuplier and Tamarac programs and in promoting French-language library services in Ontario. Announcing the 2017 Evergreen Nominees The Forest of Reading is happy to introduce this year's Evergreen Award nominees! See the full list on our website. We are also making some changes to the Evergreen Award program. In the past, readers had voted in October and the winner had been announced in November. This year, we are changing the timeline: voting will occur in September and the winner will be announced during Ontario Public Library Week (the third week of October). If you're looking for a program to run in your library, school, or book club, consider running the Evergreen Award program! OLA members receive special rates when registering for the Forest. When you register, you receive exclusive access to our password-protected website with over 500 book and program resources. REGISTER TODAY >> Festival Of Trees Tickets Are Now On Sale! Tickets are now on sale for the 2017 Festival of Trees on May 16, 17, and 18 (French programs) at the Harbourfront Centre in Toronto. The Festival will also be in London on May 13 and Sault Ste. Marie on May 19. Join almost 100 authors and almost 10,000 readers at Canada's rock concert for reading. Tickets for Silver Birch and Red Maple ceremonies in Toronto sell out quickly so buy today. BUY YOUR TICKETS HERE >> http://www.accessola.org/WEB/OLA/Forest_of_Reading/Awards_Nominees/Evergreen_Nominees_2017.aspx http://www.accessola.org/web/OLA/Forest_of_Reading/Registration/OLA/Forest_of_Reading/Registration.aspx?hkey=8e0d044f-1b8d-4346-a69a-a6d60c37a3d2 http://forestfestivaloftrees.ca/tickets/