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NOTE: These sessions are pre-recorded due to all schools/libraries having different schedules. You can watch at any time until June 30th that works best for you. Schedule will be released in November 2025.

 2026 FOREST OF READING - DIGITAL PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE

FOREST FRIDAYS – Author visits with Award Nominees – January 23, 2026 release date

Silver Birch Express, Silver Birch Fiction and Red Maple Nominees will participate in Author workshops talking about their writing and their nominated titles. 

FOREST FRIDAY’SBOOK NAMEProgramRelease DateRelease TimeLINK TO CONNECT
Angela AhnThe Big SplashSilver Birch Express1/23/20269:00:00 AMCLICK TO WATCH
Danny RamadanSalma Speaks UpSilver Birch Express1/23/20269:00:00 AMCLICK TO WATCH
Erin SilverPlant Attack: The Fascinating Ways Flora Defends ItselfSilver Birch Express1/23/20269:00:00 AMCLICK TO WATCH
Rina SinghBarefoot SkateboardersSilver Birch Express1/23/20269:00:00 AMCLICK TO WATCH
Stephanie GibeaultDogs vs. Humans: A Showdown of the SensesSilver Birch Express1/23/20269:00:00 AMCLICK TO WATCH
Emily DeibertBea Mullins Takes a ShotSilver Birch Fiction1/23/20269:00:00 AMCLICK TO WATCH
Gabrielle PrendergastThe Anxious Exile of Sara SaltSilver Birch Fiction1/23/20269:00:00 AMCLICK TO WATCH
Jessica RenwickGhosts of GastownSilver Birch Fiction1/23/20269:00:00 AMCLICK TO WATCH
Sarena and Sasha NanuaSpirit ServiceSilver Birch Fiction1/23/20269:00:00 AMCLICK TO WATCH
Tanya Lloyd KyiThe City of Lost CatsSilver Birch Fiction1/23/20269:00:00 AMCLICK TO WATCH
Ted StauntonComic ShiftSilver Birch Fiction1/23/20269:00:00 AMCLICK TO WATCH
Vicki GrantDeath By Whoopee CushionSilver Birch Fiction1/23/20269:00:00 AMCLICK TO WATCH
Caroline PignatThe Discovery of Finnegan WildeRed Maple1/23/20269:00:00 AMCLICK TO WATCH
Catherine EganThe FactoryRed Maple1/23/20269:00:00 AMCLICK TO WATCH
David A. PoulsenThe Dark Won’t WaitRed Maple1/23/20269:00:00 AMCLICK TO WATCH
Jessica VitalisUnsinkable CayenneRed Maple1/23/20269:00:00 AMCLICK TO WATCH
Kern CarterIs There A Boy Like Me?Red Maple1/23/20269:00:00 AMCLICK TO WATCH
Maria MarianayagamNo Purchase NecessaryRed Maple1/23/20269:00:00 AMCLICK TO WATCH
Meagan MahoneyThe Time KeeperRed Maple1/23/20269:00:00 AMCLICK TO WATCH
Nicola DahlinIf We Tell YouRed Maple1/23/20269:00:00 AMCLICK TO WATCH
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Illustrator Events with our Forest Illustrators – February 5, 2026 release date

Come draw with our very own Forest of Reading Illustrators! We are excited to bring you sessions on how to draw your favourite characters.  Be sure to have your readers tune in with pencil and paper and have some fun with our amazing nominees or they can just watch!  

ILLUSTRATOR EVENTSBOOK NAMEProgramRelease DateRelease TimeLINK TO CONNECT
Ashley SpiresThe Most Magnificent TeamBlue Spruce2/5/20269:00:00 AM 
Alina TysoeThe Great Puptective 02 Purranormal ActivitySilver Birch Express2/5/20269:00:00 AM 
Erika Rodriguez MedinaThe Friendship BlanketBlue Spruce2/5/20269:00:00 AM 
Sahle RobinsonPatty DreamsBlue Spruce2/5/20269:00:00 AM

Mercre-LIT: Digital Author Visits – February 11, 2026 release date

French nominees for Le prix Mélèze and Tamarac will be hosting author visits. Come and connect with this years nominees.

Mercre-LIT – WEDNESDAY’SBOOK NAMEProgramRelease DateRelease TimeLINK TO CONNECT
Lou BeauchesneOui, non, peut-être ?Mélèze2/11/20269:00:00 AM 
Simon BoulericeMa langue fleurieMélèze2/11/20269:00:00 AM 
Andrée PoulinComment sauver des chevaux sauvages & Quand ils sont venusTamarac2/11/20269:00:00 AM 
Julie ChampagneL’OracleTamarac2/11/20269:00:00 AM
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White Pine Wednesdays: Author visits & Panel Discussions – February 18  and March 4, 2026 release date

Our White Pine readers will get up close and personal with the authors of the White Pine Award learning about their craft, their nominated books and how they ended up where they are now.

ALL 10 AUTHORS ARE PARTICIPATING THIS YEAR.

WHITE PINE EVENTBOOK NAMEProgramRelease DateRelease TimeLINK TO CONNECT
Panel – Hardships & ResilienceThe Unweaving, A Drop in the OceanWhite Pine2/18/20269:00:00 AM 
Panel – Coming of AgeThe History of Everything, Messy Perfect, Recommended ReadingWhite Pine2/18/20269:00:00 AM 
Panel – HorrorTitan of the Stars, The UnfinishedWhite Pine2/18/20269:00:00 AM 
Panel – Cultural IdentityFor She is Wrath, Songs for Ghosts, BeastWhite Pine3/4/20269:00:00 AM

BLUE SPRUCE READ-ALOUDS – March 11, 2026 release date

Our amazing Blue Spruce nominees are given the option to read their books on video so that you can share with your young readers as you prepare for your voting.  This is a great recap of the books and ensures that your young people get a chance to see the authors reading what they love. 

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Special Event Series 

We will be hosting some special events for I Read Canadian, OLA’s 125th Anniversary and Freedom to Read Week 2026 (Feb. 22-28, 2026). In addition to these events we are partnering with other organizations to bring you amazing content from nominees.  

SPECIAL EVENTSBOOK NAMEProgramRelease DateRelease TimeLINK TO CONNECT
Freedom to Read EventMore to Come!TBD2/25/2026  
Canadian Parents for French Special EventÉric Péladeau (LPM)Mélèze3/3/2026  
Celebrating OLA’s 125th Anniversary with Eric WaltersEric Walters – Finding Harmony (Red Maple Nominee 2026)Red Maple – LIBRARY LAND LOVES PODCAST3/10/2026  
Celebrating the Forest of Reading with Non-Fiction award-winnning authorsZoom in On Zombies with Kari-Lynn Winters & Catherine Marie RondinaYellow Cedar3/5/2026 

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Ontario Library Association c/o Centre for Social Innovation192 Spadina Ave, Suite 300
Toronto ON, M5T 2C2 

Phone: 1-877-340-1730
Email: forest@accessola.com