Nomination Procedure 

• All nomination forms can be found on the OLA website on the awards page. 

• All awards accept nominations between February – November, with the exception of: 
  • Children’s or Youth Services Librarian of the Year Award (February – October) 
  • Advocacy in Action: Excellence in Children’s or Teen Services Award (February – October)
  • OLA Building Awards (January – May) 

• Nominator must provide sufficient documented evidence of the nominee’s contribution, potentially including but not limited to: 

• Examples of how the candidate’s project meets the award criteria. 

• Screenshots, screencasts, or documentation that provides evaluators with an understanding of the project (if required).

• Letters of support (if required).

• Quantitative and/or qualitative measures of the impact of the project/work (if required).

• Photo to be used for promotional materials (if required).

• Awards are not necessarily presented on an annual basis.

Award Selection Procedure 

• OLA Staff will review all nominations for eligibility. They may follow up with nominators for additional information as necessary. 

• The group responsible for selection will use the criteria outlined within the Award description to evaluate each award. 

• Nominees who are not selected may be re-nominated in subsequent years with the submission of updated documentation. 

• Once the winner has been selected, the successful nominator will be contacted by OLA. 

• OLA will contact all unsuccessful nominators. 

• A group or individual who has won an award may not be nominated for the same award for three years. *Building Awards are exempt from this criteria. 

Award Presentation Information 

• OLA will connect with the winner and nominator for award presentation logistics. 

• Prior to the presentation of an award, a brief introductory speech will be given describing the winner. 

• The recipient will be invited to give remarks at an award ceremony *details found in individual award details.

• Guests of award winners are welcome to attend award presentations, however, they must be registered event attendees or registered guests if the event is ticketed.