• AWARDS CEREMONY 2007 •

FOREST OF READING®
FESTIVAL OF TREES

The Ontario Library Association and Harbourfront Centre are pleased to partner for the Forest of Reading® Festival of Trees on Thursday, May 17, 2007. The Festival will be a culminating celebration of Canadian authors, illustrators and the children and young adults who enjoy these nominated books. Over 60 authors will be there, 4000 children and young adults and a buzz and excitement that you cannot even quantify. In the past the individual tree Awards have stood alone, but on May 17th they all come together for this amazing Forest® event. You will not want to miss this! Come celebrate CANADIAN books, authors/illustrators and the love of reading!

Executive Director, Larry Moore, is equally excited as the readers. “The excitement at the ceremonies in which the children and young people give their awards each year has always been palpable! I cannot imagine the level of thrill this fabulous new festival is going to generate.” OLA President, Esther Rosenfeld echo's his enthusiasm. “Children's and Young Adult authors are not usually treated as media stars, so it's wonderful to see thousands of children and teens cheering for their favourite authors as if they were rock stars or sports celebrities at this exhilarating event.”

The Forest of Reading® programs are a series of Province-wide children-choice award programs run in schools, public libraries and homes. Included in the Forest are the Blue Spruce Award™ (K-Gr. 2), Silver Birch Award® (Gr. 4-6), Silver Birch Express Award® (Gr. 3-4), Red Maple Award™ (Gr. 7-8), and the White Pine Award™ (Gr. 9-12). In 2006 more that 220,000 children and young adults participated and we are hoping for even a bigger success in 2007. Visit www.accessola.com for more information on these programs.

The Ontario Library Association creates programs, advocacy and promotion for its 5,500 members in college, public, school, and university libraries across Ontario. The mission of the Ontario Library Association is to foster free public access to information and to promote Canada's history and culture through the programs and services of the libraries of Ontario.

WHEN:
Thursday, May 17, 2007

WHERE:
Harbourfront Centre
235 Queen's Quay West
Toronto, ON    M5J 2G8

TICKET INFO:
Tickets are $12 each, including GST

Contact Information for Forest of Reading® Festival Tickets:

TICKETS ARE FOR SALE ON MARCH 30th.
PLEASE DO NOT CALL OR E-MAIL OLA OR HARBOURFRONT BEFORE THAT DATE.
TICKETS WILL NOT BE SOLD UNTIL FRIDAY, MARCH 30th.

ORDERING TICKETS (e-mail or phone only):
E-mail: registrar@harbourfrontcentre.com
Registration phone line: 416.973.4772
Registration fax line: 416.973.5377
Registration Office Hours: 9am - 5pm, Monday - Friday

PLEASE NOTE:
Teachers who are registering must have the following information handy when booking:
• Exact Number of Students,
• Exact Number of Teachers/Parent Helpers,
• Credit Card for payment (if entire amount cannot be paid, a $100 deposit will be required with payment due in 2 weeks by cheque/cash/credit),
• Which event(s) they will be participating in, including grades and teacher names from other classes (if calling on behalf of other teachers),
• Transportation information,
• School Address and
• Contact Information.