OLA Technical Services Award
Description
The OLA Technical Services Award recognizes individuals or departments who have made a substantial achievement in technical services through improved access to materials and efficiencies.
Eligibility
Nominees may either be an individual person or a group.
- Nominees should be or have been employed in an Ontario library, though non-Ontario experience and contribution will be recognized in the submission.
- There is no requirement for the nominee(s) to be an OLA member.
Criteria
- Nominations are evaluated based on the level of improved access and efficiencies in Technical Services, using the OLA Framework Rubric.
- All OLA Awards follow the OLA Awards Procedure
Nomination Procedure
- Nominations will be accepted between: February – November.
- Nominators must be members in good standing of OLA.
Selection Process
- The OLA Awards Committee, which is a subcommittee of the OLA Board of Directors, is responsible for assessing nominations.
- The OLA Awards Committee will present all qualified candidates to the OLA Board for consideration.
Award Presentation Information
- This award is presented at the OLA Super Conference.
2025 Lorraine Gordon & Sherri Bennewies, Stratford Public Library
2024 Louanne Penny, Niagara Catholic District School Board
2023 Thomas Brenndorfer, Guelph Public Library
2022 Kanta Kapoor, Milton Public Library
2019 Library Support Services Team, Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board
2018 Janet Rushton, Idea Exchange
2017 Aida Rudnik, Hamilton Public Library
2016 Lisa Radha Weaver, Library Learning Resources, Tippett Centre, Toronto District
School Board
2015 Connie Mitchell, Durham District School Board
2014 Julie Fisher, School Library Support Services, Peel District School Board
2013 Deanna Harron, Turner Fenton Secondary School, Peel District School Board
2012 Bonnie Starr, Halton District School Board
2011 Not awarded
2010 Not awarded
2009 Not awarded
2008 Betty Ann Robitaille, Windsor Public Library
2007 Raffaela Baratta, Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board
