The Canadian Library Association offers many different awards that honour CLA members and others who support the Canadian library community. From technology to leadership, CLA presents a wide variety of awards that acknowledge the tremendous efforts of library workers across the country.

Call for Nominations 2013 (pdf)

Learn more about the awards offered by the Canadian Library Association:

Support of Core Principles:

• CLA Outstanding Service to Librarianship Award 
• CLA/OCLC Award for Innovative Technology
• CLA/Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship  
• CLA Advancement of Intellectual Freedom in Canada Award
• CLA Book Awards:

  • Book of the Year for Children Award
  • Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award
  • Young Adult Book Award

Recognition of Members:

• CLA/Alan MacDonald Mentorship Award (New)
• CLA Emerging Leader Award (New)
• W. Kaye Lamb Award for Service to Seniors

Recognition of Research:

• Best Poster Presentation Award (New)
• CLA Robert H. Blackburn Distinguished Paper Award
• CLA Student Article Award
• Angela Thacker Memorial Award

Grants/Scholarships:

• CLA/Dafoe Scholarship
• H.W. Wilson Scholarship
• CLA Research & Development Grant
• Chancellor Group Conference Grant

Former CLA Awards Discontinued as of 2012:

• Canadian Association for School Libraries (CASL)
  • Margaret B. Scott Award of Merit
  • The Follett International Teacher Librarian of the Year Award
    
• Canadian Association of College and University Libraries (CACUL)
  • Miles Blackwell Award for Outstanding Academic Librarian 
  • CACUL Innovation Achievement Award
  • CACUL New Academic Librarian of the Year Award 
  • CTCL Outstanding College Librarian Award 
  • CTCL Innovation Achievement Award 
    
• Canadian Association of Public Libraries (CAPL)
  • CAPL/Brodart Outstanding Public Library Service Award 
    
• Canadian Association of Special Libraries and Information Services (CASLIS)
  • CASLIS Award for Special Librarianship in Canada 
    
• Canadian Library Trustees' Association (CLTA)
  • CLTA/Stan Heath Achievement in Literacy Award 
  • CLTA Merit Award for Distinguished Service as a Public Library Trustee

Former CLA Interest Groups:

• CLA/3M Canada Award for Achievement in Technical Services 
• CLA/Library Technicians Interest Group Award of Merit 
• CLA/YBP Award for Outstanding Contribution to Collection Development and Management
• Olga B. Bishop Award