Awards & Grants
The Thunder Bay Public Library has been the recipient of a number of awards and grants over the years.
Library staff celebrate the 2008 Chamber of Commerce Quality of Life Award.
Recent Awards:
2009
- Shortlisted for the Ontario Library Association Angus Mowat Award of Merit for enhancements to our service to Aboriginal communities
- Northwestern Ontario Writers Workshop Sheila Burnford Award
2008
- Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce Quality of Life Award
2006
- Youth Advisory Council: Citizens of Exceptional Achievement Award from the City of Thunder Bay
2005
- Friends of the Library: Citizens of Exceptional Achievement Award from the City of Thunder Bay
2002
- Chamber of Commerce Quality Management Award
- Ontario Historical Society's Dorothy Duncan Award
- Ontario Library Service North Innovative Marketing and Advocacy Award
2000
- Our Head of Children's and Youth Services, Angela Meady, was the recipient of the Ontario Library Association's Children's Librarian of the Year award.
