Forest of Reading

The Ontario Library Association's recreational reading program, The Forest of Reading® encourages the love of reading through exposure to recent books by Canadian authors and illustrators.  Nominated titles have been published during the past two years.

How can you be involved? Register at the Library, read award nominees, track your progress, and vote for your favourite book in your age category!  When you finish each book, put a "leaf" up on Huntsville Public Library's Forest of Reading tree! 

Register at the Library beginning Monday, January 16, 2012. 

Nominated Books for 2012

Blue Spruce™ Award

The Blue Spruce™ Award program is for fiction picture books geared to ages 4-7, children in kindergarten to grade 2.  Read all 10 to vote for your favourite!

Blue Spruce™ Nominees

Silver Birch® Award

The Silver Birch® Award for Fiction, Non-Fiction and Express (Fiction & Non-Fiction) is geared to ages 8 to 12, from Grades 3-6.  Read 5 out of 10 to vote for your favourite on one of these lists!

Silver Birch® Fiction Nominees

Silver Birch® Non-Fiction Nominees

Silver Birch® Express Nominees

Red Maple™ Award

The Red Maple™ Award offered for ages 13 to 14, Grades 7-8.  Read 5 out of 10 of these fiction books to vote for your favourite!

Red Maple™ Fiction Nominees

White Pine™ Award

The White Pine™ Award highlights recent young adult Canadian titles.  Read 5 out of 10 to vote for your favourite on one of these lists!

White Pine™ Fiction Nominees

White Pine™ Non-Fiction Nominees

Voting

The Official Voting Day is April 23, National Book and Copyright Day.  Voting will be held at the Library all week from Monday, April 23 to Friday, April 27, 2012.  The winning books will be announced at the Festival of Trees at Toronto's Harbourfront Centre on May 15 & 16, 2012.