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The Ontario Library Association (OLA) Forest of Reading has ten programs with more than 270,000 readers from Kindergarten to adults participating every year. Each year, the program continues to grow and brings more attention and sales to Canadian publishers and authors. Publisher and author/illustrator involvement is so integral to the success of the Forest programs.

To create the lists of nominated titles each year, dozens of experienced school and public library staff in each program read as many eligible books as they can. Over one hundred books are nominated every year. All nominated titles from the beginning of each program can be found under our webpage of nominees.

Requests for Digital Logos: If you require a digital copy of a program logo for a book cover, please contact Lauren Hummel, Marketing and Communications Specialist, at lhummel@accessola.com.

Downloads for Publishers:

• Book Submission Form – All books should be sent after the online form has been submitted. 
  • For the 2022 program year and moving forward the form is online and has additional questions on the creators and characters of the books. These questions are for statistical purposes only and are not part of the program’s eligibility criteria. While we do encourage all publishers to complete the questions, they are not mandatory.
• Selection Committee Timeline and Reading Schedule
• OLA’s Statement on the Intellectual Rights of the Individual
• Forest of Reading Selection Policy

Submission Information and Criteria

Confidentiality: We are using Google Forms to collect this information. Google maintains servers around the world and your information may be processed on servers located outside of the country where you live. For more information, read the Google Privacy Policies.

Responses will be accessed only by select OLA Staff, including the Director of the Forest of Reading, and by TinLids, the official Wholesaler for the Forest of Reading®.

After the program year, all book and creator names and contact information from all responses will be deleted and aggregated results will be tracked year over year. This is to promote equity and diversity in the Forest of Reading program and in Canadian Children’s publishing. Should any queries be brought to OLA, no information would be released or used without the creators giving consent.