OLA Committee Organization Chart

To participate on any of these committees, you must be a current member of OLA. Most terms on committees are three-year terms unless stated otherwise. Each committee has a Terms of Reference, an OLA Staff Liaison, and volunteer opportunities that are available at various times throughout the year. Visit each committee page to find out more.

OLA Statement on Staff and Volunteer Participation
OLA strives to ensure that its staff, committees, and councils are diverse and inclusive in order to best serve the Ontario library community. There is immense value in bringing together various perspectives and ideas. OLA seeks out participation from members with different library experiences; members from all regions of Ontario; Indigenous Peoples; and members with diverse backgrounds including but not limited to age, race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, and ability. If you have any questions about getting involved, please contact the OLA staff liaison for the committee/council.

OLA Board of Directors

OLA Division Councils (2025)

• ABO-Franco – L’Association des bibliothèques de l’Ontario-Franco
• OCULA – Ontario College and University Library Association
• OLBA– Ontario Library Boards Association
• OLITA – Ontario Library and Information Technology Association
• OPLA – Ontario Public Library Association
• OSLA – Ontario School Library Association
• OHLIA – Ontario Health Library and Information Association

OLA Board Committees:

• Finance & Audit Committee
• Cultural Diversity and Inclusion Committee
  
• Indigenous Advisory Council
• Fund Development Committee 
• Nomination Committee

Operational Committees:

• Advocacy Committee
• Library As Place Committee
  
• Anti-Racism Committee
• OLA Climate Action Committee
• Copyright Committee
• Mentoring Committee
• OLA Awards Committee
• Open Shelf Editorial Board 
  
• Special Libraries Committee
  
• Super Conference Planning Team 

Forest of Reading ® Committees

Each program has a selection committee and a steering committee: 

• Blue Spruce
• Silver Birch (Fiction, Non-Fiction, Express)
• Red Maple (Fiction, Non-Fiction)
• White Pine
• Evergreen
• Le prix Tamarac
• Le prix Peuplier
• Forest of Reading Festival Local Organization Committees

Other Committees

• OPLA Best Bets Committee 
• OPLA Child and Youth Services Committee 
• OPLA Research and Evaluation Committee 
• OPLA Community Led Libraries Committee 
• Marketing Libraries Think Tank Committee 
• OPLA Reader’s Advisory Committee 
• OSLA Teaching Librarian Editorial Board 
• OLA Friends Committee