Canadian Library Association

The Canadian Library Association / Association canadienne des bibliothèques and its divisions offer many different awards that honour librarians and trustees. From technology to leadership CLA offers a wide variety of awards that suit professionals in all types of libraries and workplaces

Learn more about the awards offered by the Canadian Library Association / Association canadienne des bibliothèques:

Outstanding Service to Librarianship Award
CLA/OCLC Award for Innovative Technology
CLA/Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship
Student Article Award
(awarded by the Member Communications Advisory Committee)
W. Kaye Lamb Award for Service to Seniors
Award for the Advancement of Intellectual Freedom in Canada
(awarded by the Advisory Committee on Intellectual Freedom)

Learn more about the awards offered by the CLA Divisions:

Canadian Association for School Libraries
- Angela Thacker Memorial Award
- Chancellor Group Conference Grant
- Margaret B. Scott Award of Merit (discontinued as of 2012)
- The Follett International Teacher Librarian of the Year Award (discontinued as of 2012)
Canadian Association of College and University Libraries
- Miles Blackwell Award for Outstanding Academic Librarian (discontinued as of 2012)
- CACUL Innovation Achievement Award (discontinued as of 2012)
- CACUL New Academic Librarian of the Year Award (discontinued as of 2012)
- CACUL Robert H. Blackburn Distinguished Paper Award
- CTCL Outstanding College Librarian Award (discontinued as of 2012)
- CTCL Innovation Achievement Award (discontinued as of 2012)
Canadian Association of Public Libraries
- CAPL/Brodart Outstanding Public Library Service Award (discontinued as of 2012)
Canadian Association of Special Libraries and Information Services
- CASLIS Award for Special Librarianship in Canada (discontinued as of 2012)
Canadian Library Trustees' Association
- CLTA/Stan Heath Achievement in Literacy Award (discontinued as of 2012)
- CLTA Merit Award for Distinguished Service as a Public Library Trustee (discontinued as of 2012)

Learn more about the awards offered by CLA Interest Groups:

CLA/3M Canada Award for Achievement in Technical Services (discontinued as of 2012)
(awarded by the Technical Services Interest Group)
CLA/Library Technicians Interest Group Award of Merit (discontinued as of 2012)
(Generously sponsored by Libramation and presented by the Library Technicians Interest Group)
CLA/YBP Award for Outstanding Contribution to Collection Development and Management (discontinued as of 2012)
(Generously sponsored by YBP Library Services and presented by the Collection Development and Management Interest Group)
Olga B. Bishop Award (discontinued as of 2012)
(awarded by the Access to Government Information Interest Group)

Learn more about the CLA Book Awards: