Important Dates

September 1-30, 2026: Voting for the Evergreen Award program (Winner announced during Ontario Public Library Week, 3rd week of October)

October 1: Registration opens for the 2027 program

October 15: Nominated lists for the school-aged programs are announced

October 18-24: Ontario Public Library Week

October 22: 2026 Evergreen Winner Announced

October 29: 2027 Evergreen Nominees Announced

November 2: Password portion of the website open for 2027 registered participants

January 27-30, 2027: OLA Super Conference

April 1-30: Voting for school-aged programs

April 23: Official Forest Voting Day for school-aged programs (World Book Day)

May 18-19: Forest of Reading Festival

May 19: Fête de la Forêt de la lecture for French-language awards