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CPL AWARDS
2007
2007 Immigrants of Distinction Award from the Calgary Immigrant Aid Society, in the category of Organizational Diversity:
On March 16, CPL was presented with a 2007 Immigrants of Distinction Award from the Calgary Immigrant Aid
Society, in the category of Organizational Diversity, awarded to “an organization that has made outstanding
achievements in implementing diversity initiatives in the workplace or has made significant contributions in
serving ethnically diverse client groups.” The Library’s submission highlighted many of CPL’s achievements in
services to new Canadians and the World Languages community.
Marshall Cavendish Excellence in Library Programming Award::CPL has been selected as this year’s winner of the
Marshall Cavendish Excellence in Library Programming Award for the program “It’s a Crime Not to Read.”
The award will be presented at the American Library Association Annual Conference in Washington, DC, in June 2007. The programming award has been given since 2000, and
Calgary Public Library is the first Canadian library to win.
CPL has been short-listed for the Canadian Public Relations Society’s Areté Award. The nomination recognizes the
2005 Great Alberta Reading Challenge program, where the Calgary Public Library challenged other Alberta libraries
to promote the value of reading in their communities. The event garnered a great deal of positive publicity, and
helped position public libraries as literacy leaders. The winner of the Areté Award will be announced at the Canadian
Public Relations Society’s National Conference Awards Gala in June.
The Library was named a finalist in the Alberta Chambers of Commerce (ACC) 2007 Alberta Business Awards. Created
in 1991, the awards are billed as Alberta’s premier business honours. They are managed by the ACC, which is a
federation of the province’s 127 Chambers of Commerce, representing over 22,000 businesses. It is extremely rare
for a government or government funded agency to be nominated for these awards and the Library is certainly the
first since 2000. The Library’s nomination in the Marketing Award of Distinction category recognizes the creativity of
the “Cheap & Easy” campaign. Becoming a finalist automatically enters the Library into the running for the Premier’s
Awards of Distinction.
2006
SirsiDynix – Finalist for Building Better Communities Awards: SirsiDynix, the global leader in strategic
technology solutions for libraries, announced that the Building Better
Communities Awards committee has narrowed a list of approximately 130
nominated libraries down to 15 finalists seeking recognition for innovative
uses of new technology to improve their user communities. The list of
finalists includes Calgary Public Library. Award recipients will be announced at the
upcoming American Library Association Annual Conference in New Orleans.
John Cotton Dana Award: The American Library Association (ALA)
awarded the Calgary Public Library with the award for outstanding library
public relations. Calgary
was honoured for its 2006 program "The Great Alberta Reading
Challenge," in which Calgary Public Library invited all libraries across
the province to join in a friendly competition with prizes for the highest
participation. This is the third time Calgary has received the award and is
the only non-U.S. library to do so.
Community
Spirit Award – Large Organization: Developmental Disabilities Resource Centre of Calgary
(DDRC):
recognizing the Library for genuinely welcoming all
persons – including those with developmental disabilities - to enjoy the
programs and services of the Calgary Public Library, thereby helping to create
a richer, more diverse community.
Third Place Award Winner - Most Creative Design in Calgary Stampede Parade 2006,
for entry with the theme “The World at Your Doorstep”.
2005
2005 Alberta Library Trustees Association Honorary Life Membership Award: Judith Umbach,
Calgary public Library Board Chair This award is presented to trustees who have provided ongoing excellent
service to their community by:
- Providing leadership in the library community.
- Serving as a trustee in public libraries or public library systems in the province, or making a significant
contribution to the library community.
- Serving libraries in capacities beyond their local library or system board.
- Exhibiting a strong, supportive, trusting relationship with their library staff.
ALberta Library Trustees Association Award of Excellence: Calgary Public Library Board: to recognize library boards that
have enabled and supported their libraries to provide on-going excellent service to their communities over a
five-year time period.
LEED Gold Status for The Country Hills Library and Cardel Place facility: LEED stands for
the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. This is the first building
in the City to reach Gold status.
Commemorative Certificate: recognizing the Calgary Public Library's nomination for a 2005 Minister's Seniors Service Award Commemorative
Certificate in appreciation of the Library's service to seniors.
2005 Calgary Educational Partnership Foundation, Mayor's Excellence Award:
The Calgary Public Library and our partners Calgary Police Service, Calgary
Board of Education (CBE), Calgary Separate School District (CSSD), and Rotary Clubs of Calgary South, East,
and Sarcee have been selected as the recipients of the 2005 Calgary Educational Partnership Foundation, Mayor's
Excellence Award in the category of Literacy Support and Enhancement for the "It's a Crime Not to Read"
program. "It's a Crime Not to Read" was piloted in 2002 by the Village Square Library, the Calgary
Police Service, Colonel J. Fred Scott Elementary School, and the Rotary club of Calgary East. The
program was expanded in the fall 2004 to reach more children.
2005 John Cotton Dana Award:
For the second time in four years, the Calgary Public Library has won a major U.S. award for excellence
in marketing and public relations. At a news conference in Boston on January 15, 2005 the American Library
Association announced that the Calgary Public Library would receive one of their most important prizes,
the 2005 John Cotton Dana Award. The award is named after an American librarian who fought to popularize
libraries in the early 1900s, helping change them from “academic warehouses” to places where everyone
would feel welcome. The John Cotton Dana Award has been presented continuously since 1946, and is
billed as the most prestigious award of the American Library Association. The Calgary Public Library
was honoured for its ongoing efforts to reach out to people and attract new library users through
mass-media advertising and targeted promotions. The Calgary Public Library’s first win of the
John Cotton Dana Award in 2002 marked the first time since the 1970s a non-U.S. library had taken home
the prize. The award and an accompanying cash prize, which will be donated to the Calgary Public
Library Foundation, will be presented in a special ceremony at the American Library Association’s
annual conference in Chicago in June 2005.
2004
Alberta Region Steel Design Award 2004:
The Canadian Institute of Steel Construction presented the Crowfoot library and its architects
with an architectural award for its innovative use of structural steel.
Community Spirit Award is one of the Awards of Distinction given out by the Developmentally
Delayed Resource Centre (DDRC). These awards were established in 1996 to recognize people
and organizations for increasing opportunities for Calgarians with developmental disabilities to
participate in the community. This year's awards are a celebration of "Inclusion". Calgary Public
Library received the award for the Open For All staff training and for the (Accessible Library
Experience) ALEX workstations.
Lighthouse Award:
Calgary Board of Education’s Lighthouse Award is given in positive recognition of our partnerships. The award
recognizes businesses and organizations that help to enhance learning opportunities for Calgary Board
of Education students and staff. Five specific programs were recognized by this award including:
Reading Buddies, Read With Me, Computer Buddies, It's a Crime Not to Read and Connect Teens.
Talking Tales:
The Calgary Public Library's Talking Tales was cited as an example of innovative use of audio in a website environment, in the
April issue of Library Journal Net Connect. Tom Peters comments: "At the Calgary Public Library, AB, the
Talking Tales service offers a good example of how audio content can turn a traditional in-library
service into an Internet-based, audible-enhanced service. Talking Tales combine animated "pages" with
a narrator's voice and background music to make an engaging online story time for children. A story
can be paused, restarted, and begun again with a click. The persistent menu page enables the parent
or child to ask the storyteller a question, provides tips to parents about encouraging reading in
children, and announces forthcoming talking tales."
Crowfoot Library Notable Mention:
The Crowfoot Library was featured in the April 2004 American Libraries: The Magazine of the American Library
Association. The April publication features an annual showcase of new and renovated public library
facilities.
The citation reads: “In Alberta, Canada, the family friendly atmosphere of Calgary Public Library’s Crowfoot branch
is enhanced by a special Teen Zone and an inviting fireplace reading area with a view of the Rocky
Mountains and the downtown city skyline. The $6.83-million, 28,2000 square foot building by Cohos
Evamy Partnership includes energy efficient systems to maximize natural light and conserve thousands
of cubic meters of water each year.”
Youth Endorsed City Space: Designated by The City of Calgary Mayor's
Youth Council.
One of the 20 Best Public Library Web sites for Teens:
The Calgary Public Library’s Teen Web site was selected by the Young Adult Library Services
Journal (YALS) as one of the 20 best public library Web sites for teens in North America.
2003 Landscape Award from the Landscape Alberta Nursery Trades Association (LANTA)
This Award of Excellence was presented to ULS Maintenance & Landscaping Inc., in the category
of Public Building Maintenance, for the landscaping at the Alexander Calhoun Library.
The Television Bureau of Canada’s 2004 Retail Commercial : For the second year in a row, the Calgary Public Library and CFCN Television have won a
first place. The Library’s Summer Reading Adventure commercial, Mystery at Camp Read-Away,
took the prize for best public service commercial. The ad was sponsored by CFCN, and
produced by the station and the Marketing and Development department.
2003
The Premier's Award of Excellence, for the Alberta Public Library Electronic Network. The Calgary Public Library is a founding member of this group, which works to share access and electronic resources among libraries throughout the province.
The Calgary Award for Accessibility, recognizing the Shawnessy Library and the South Fish Creek Complex as a facility that exceeds requirements for accessibility by persons with disabilities. The Shawnessy Library has many features that provide equitable access to the Library, including an adaptive technology workstation for use by Calgarians facing a wide variety of physical or learning challenges..
The Library Association of Alberta's Award of Excellence in
Library Service, recognizing the outstanding work done to reverse a ten-year trend of declining library use in the city's east end using a dynamic service model.
The Calgary Heritage Award, recognizing the Library's role in raising awareness of Calgary's rich history through the
"Cornerstones" and "Then and Now" columns in the Calgary Herald, and the
"Home Sweet Heritage Home" and "A Virtual tour of Historic Calgary" sections on the Library's
web site.
Heritage Canada Foundation's Journalism Prize: Presented to Jennifer
Cook Bobrovitz, Local History Librarian.
Movers & Shakers: The people who are shaping the future of
libraries presented to Marilyn Wallace, Customer Service Manager, Village
Square Library.
The Canadian Association of Pulic Libraries / Broadart Outstanding
Public Library Service Award: Presented to Marilyn Wallace, Customer
Service Manager, Village
Square Library.
Industry Canada Award: For Best Net Practices.
The Immigrants of Distinction Diversity
Award, acknowledging the Library's contributions to new Canadians living in Calgary through multi-language and ESL materials, services, and programs.
2002
The Canada Post Literacy Award for Community Leadership,
honoring the Library's outstanding, long-term contributions to
literacy.
Library wins 2nd place, 3M International Marketing Award, International
Federation of Library Associations:
Calgary Public Library received this recognition for the marketing campaign
"Rediscover Your Calgary Public Library" and the
initiative "Building Card Value" which were geared to
making a library card an important part of peoples' lives.
Features highlighted included efforts to improve the exterior
building visibility features of libraries, improved signs
inside libraries, focused publications, TV and radio
advertisements and marketing training courses for library staff.
Entrants from 38 countries were considered for the awards.
Inaugural W. Kaye Lamb Award for Service to Seniors:
The Calgary Public Library was the recipient of the inaugural W. Kaye Lamb Award for Service to Seniors.
This national award, sponsored by CLA and Ex Libris Association, recognizes innovative services, programs,
procedures or facilities that benefit seniors. CPL's award acknowledges the work that has gone into
increasing senior membership by 75% over the past five years, and is a tribute to the dedication of
staff and volunteers throughout the system
Industry Canada’s LibraryNet Best Practices 2001 Award:
This award recognizes innovative Internet applications
in Canadian Public libraries and showcases exemplary practices for other libraries to emulate.
The Calgary Public Library selected as one of six pilot sites in Canada to introduce the Canadian
National Institute for the Blind’s new digital talking book service.
John Cotton Dana Award:
At a special news conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, the American Library Association and
the H.W. Wilson Company have announced that the Calgary Public Library is a winner in the 2002
John Cotton Dana Awards for Library Public Relations.
The American Library Association has continuously awarded the John Cotton Dana Award since 1946,
and calls it “the most prestigious award of the ALA." Thirty-eight entries from around the world
were considered for the 2002 awards.
The awards are open to public libraries, academic and school libraries, library associations, and
friends groups. The John Cotton Dana Award has not been given to a Canadian public library since
1981, and the last time any Canadian group won the award was in 1995.
The award recognizes “outstanding achievement in the promotion of libraries that sets the standard for
library public relations”. The Calgary Public Library won for its innovative television advertising
campaign, “Rediscover Your Calgary Public Library." The campaign featured three 15-second TV commercials,
which each touched on one of the key benefits of using the library:
 No sticker shock (the value the library offers)
Visit the library without visiting the library (the convenience of on-line resources)
Librarians are the world’s best search engines (librarians are there to help)
The Calgary Public Library will formally receive the 2002 John Cotton Dana Award at a special
ceremony in Atlanta, Georgia, during the American Library Association’s annual conference in June.
Finalist for the Calgary Immigrant Aid Society's Immigrants of Distinction Award 2002
Web Page Selected as One of the Best:
The teen section of the Library’s home page was selected by the American Library Association’s Teen
Website Advisory Committee as one of its five best websites to be featured for discussion at its
annual conference in June
The CLA and Ex Libris Association's Inaugural W. Kaye Lamb Award: for Service to Seniors.
2001
Dr. Dayton Forman Memorial Award from the Canadian National Institute for the Blind:
The award recognizes outstanding leadership in information services for blind and visually impaired Canadians. - plaque in
Special Needs Department
The Best Practices Award: from Industry Canada’s LibraryNet program for innovative Internet use.
This year, the library was recognized for its Virtual Tour of Historic Calgary. In the past, we
received the award for our children’s Reading Adventures, our Virtual Book Cafe, and our
Canadian Literature Quiz.
The Library Association of Alberta Award of Excellence: for the Reading Buddies program.
The Alberta Literacy Award of Merit for 2001: for Calgary Public Library’s Reading Advantage Program
as the Innovative Literacy Program of the Year in Alberta.
Certificate of Appreciation for Collaboration and Invaluable Contribution: presented by the Calgary
Immigrant Women's' Association, June 5, 2001.
The Calgary Infoport Community Empowerment Project: in recognition of having been chosen as one
of Canada's twelve Smart Communities Demonstration Projects.
School Library Journal: featured our teen site as “Site of the Month” in both its online and its
print April issue. (2001)
2000
Stan Heath Achievement in Literacy Award: from the Canadian Association of Library Trustees and the ABC Canada Literacy Foundation. The award recognizes outstanding contributions to the advancement
of literacy in Canada, and was given in recognition of the Calgary Public Library’s Reading Buddies program.
1997
Best of Show Exhibit Award: American Library Association Conference for the Summer Reading program
"Mystery at the Ranch" reading game.
The Volunteer Centre of Calgary Silver Laurel Award: for Special Needs Services. - financial award (no certificate)
1996
The Library Association of Alberta, Creative Librarianship Award '96: for the Business Adventure
Speakers Series. This is awarded for innovative approaches to the challenge of delivering public
library services particularly in the are of technology and marketing.
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