Ontario Library Association

Ontario Library Association (OLA), established in 1900, is the oldest continually operating library association in Canada. With 5,000 members, OLA is the largest library association in Canada. OLA has six divisions covering various kinds of libraries (college and university, library and information technology, library boards, public libraries, school libraries, and French libraries).

OLA provides an opportunity for the people in the library field to associate, to meet, to share experience and expertise, and to create innovative solutions in a constantly changing environment. Areas of interest include networking, education, co-ordination of mutual interests and needs, lobbying and political action, information and services and products that support the work of its members. OLA's annual Super Conference is held in Toronto is late January or early February.[1]

In 2013, OLA moved from the 50 Wellington Street address to their current address at 2 Toronto Street, 3rd Floor, Toronto, Ontario.[2]

Forest of Reading

OLA's Forest of Reading is Canada's largest recreational reading program, that has grown to eight reading awards programs since the early 1990s.[3] More than 250,000 readers participate annually from their School and/or Public Library.

Former presidents

James Bain (1842-1908), elected in 1901

External links

References

  1. ↑ "About OLA". accessola.com.
  2. ↑ https://www.accessola.org/WEB/OLAWEB/About/Contact_Us.aspx?WebsiteKey=397368c8-7910-4dfe-807f-9eeb1068be31&hkey=45628d16-b4a3-45a6-b62c-b1de96885234. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ "How the Forest of Reading® Began". Forest of Reading. Ontario Library Association. Retrieved 11 June 2013.