OLA Larry Moore Distinguished Service Award
The Larry Moore Distinguished Service Award honours an individual member of the Ontario Library Association who has made a significant contribution to the libraries of Ontario through their work within the Association. The recipient will receive an honourary lifetime membership to OLA, which is presented at the annual Super Conference.
Criteria/Eligibility
- The recipient will be a member in good standing of OLA.
- The recipient may be retired, or a practicing library professional, information sciences educator/professional, or a volunteer within the library sector.
- The recipient’s contribution must be seen as significant from members from more than one type of library.
Nomination Procedure
Selection Process
- This award accepts nominations from OLA Committees, Councils and OLA Board of Directors.
- The process for this award is stewarded by the OLA Awards Committee, which is a subcommittee of the OLA Board of Directors.
- The OLA Awards Committee will review all of the applications and assess candidates’ eligibility.
- Eligible applications will be assessed according to the criteria as above and any supporting the documentation.
- The OLA Awards Committee will present all qualified candidates to the OLA Board for consideration. The Board will consider all potential candidates, including those nominated from OLA Committees, Councils and OLA Board
- The presentation of the award is at the discretion of the OLA Board and is not necessarily presented on an annual basis.
Award Presentation Information
- This award is presented at the OLA annual Super Conference.
- The winner will be notified in advance of the award presentation.
- The nominator (or designate) will prepare a brief introductory speech outlining the achievements of the award winner.
- Larry Moore or his designate will present the award.
- The recipient will prepare a short acceptance speech.
- Guests of award winners are welcome to attend the award presentation, however, they must be registered conference attendees or registered guests. All attendees must have a conference badge to be onsite. Further information will be provided to the recipient.
Past Recipients
2025 Johanna Gibson-Lawler, Greater Essex County District School Board
2024 Sabrina Saunders
2023 Victoria Owen, University of Toronto
2022 Kerry Badgley, North Grenville Public Library Board
2019 Yvonne Patch, Hamilton Public Library, OLA Mentoring Committee
2018 Richard Reid, Durham District School Board
2017 Anne Bailey, Toronto Public Library
2016 Joyce Cunningham, Posthumously awarded
2015 Ken Haycock, Ken Haycock & Associates Inc., Ken Roberts, Hamilton Public Library
2014 M.J.D’Elia, Learning and Curriculum Support, University of Guelph Library
2013 Randee Loucks, Principal, CGS Consultants
2012 Sam Coghlan, Stratford Public Library
2011 Walter Lewis, Halton Hills Public Library / Knowledge Ontario
2009 Anita Brooks Kirkland, Library Consultant, Waterloo Region District School Board
2008 Michael Ridley, University of Guelph
2007 Bobbie Henley, Brantford Collegiate Institute
2006 Margaret Andrewes, formerly Lincoln Public Library; Diane Bédard, Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board; Art Rhyno, University of Windsor
2004 Sya Van Geest, formerly Mayfield Secondary School, Peel Board of Education
2003 Paula de Ronde, formerly Toronto Public Library
2002 Peter Rogers, Hamilton Public Library Board, Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic DSB
2000 Bruce Walker
1999 Liz Kerr, Kawartha-Pine Ridge District School Board
1998 Maud-Mary Swalm, Gravenhurst Public Library Board
1996 Linda Helson, Ancaster High School
1992 Bruce Walker, Lakeport Secondary School, St. Catharines
1990 Bernard Katz, University of Guelph; Gerda Molson, Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library
1989 Fay Blostein, University of Toronto
1984 Diane Wheatley, Ontario Library Association
1979 Larry Moore, Queen’s University
1975 Fred McNamara, North York Public Library Board
1971 Mary Silverthorne, University of Toronto
