Awards

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Over the years the Edmonton Public Library has been up to some pretty big things, and it has not gone unnoticed. Here's a list of awards EPL has been recognized with over the years:

2023

Honourable Mention Urban Libraries Council Health and Wellness - Taking Sing, Sign, Laugh and Learn to Families

2022

Accolade EPL CEO Pilar Martinez is a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal

Winner Minister's Award for Public Library Excellence - African and Caribbean Canadian Books in Colour

Winner Edmonton is the first Canadian City to join UNESCO's network of top learning cities in the world - City of Learners partner

Winner Award of Excellence, Prairie Design Awards - Capilano Branch

Honourable Mention Urban Libraries Council Top Innovator Nominee - Mâmawô ayâwin

2021

Winner John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award for our Virtual Milner Library Open House

Winner Canadian Special Event Awards for Best Event Produced for a Community Based Non-Profit for our Miner Library Grand Opening Celebration

Winner International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Green Library Award - Green Library Category

Winner Canadian Podcast Award for Best Cover Art

Winner Government Finance Officers Association Award – Canadian Award for Financial Reporting

2020

Winner OCLC Community Engagement Award for Welcome Baby program

2019

Winner Merit Award at the Wood Design & Building Awards - Capilano Branch

Winner Canadian Podcast Award for Outstanding Branded Series

2018

Winner Canada’s Most Admired™ Corporate Cultures by Waterstone Human Capital

Winner EPL CEO Pilar Martinez received the LISAA Distinguished Alumni Award

Honourable Mention Urban Libraries Council Top Innovator Nominee - Voices of Amiskwaciy

2017

Winner The Meadows Community Recreation Centre and Library received an Award of Excellence in Urban Architecture at the Edmonton Urban Design Awards

Winner Minister's Award for Excellence in Public Library Service - Exploring Reconciliation Series

Winner Government Finance Officers Association Award – Canadian Award for Financial Reporting

2016

Winner Jasper Place Branch was named a national winner of a Sustainable Architecture & Building (SABMag)/ecoHouse Canada and Canada Green Building Council Green Building Award

Winner COSUGI Library Marketing Award - ME Libraries

Accolade EPL CEO Pilar Martinez received the LAA President's Award

Winner CLA/OCLC Award for Innovative Technology - Capital City Records

Winner Mill Woods Branch received a Library Interior Design Award by the International Interior Design Association and ALA

2015

Winner ALA Presidential Citation for Innovative International Library Projects - Outreach Services

Winner ALA Presidential Citation for Innovative International Library Projects - Digital Literacy as a Core Service

Winner Jasper Place, Library Journal, New Landmark Libraries

Winner Mill Woods Branch, Award of Merit - Urban Architecture, Edmonton Urban Design Awards

Winner Clareview Branch, Award of Excellence - Urban Architecture, Edmonton Urban Design Awards

Winner Mill Woods Branch, Top Projects Award - Institutional, Alberta Construction Magazine

Winner Canadian Award for Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA)

2014

Winner EPL was the first Canadian Library to be named 2014 Library of the Year by Library Journal and Gale Cengage Learning

Accolade EPL CEO Linda Cook received the CLA Outstanding Service to Librarianship Award

Accolade EPL CEO Linda Cook received the LAA President's Award

Winner Public Library Association Polaris Innovation in Technology John Iliff Award - ME Libraries

Honourable Mention Urban Libraries Council Top Innovator Nominee - Community-Led and Safe Communities Initiative

Winner ALA Cutting Edge Service - ME Libraries

Winner Minister's Award for Excellence and Innovation in Public Library Service

Winner Jasper Place Branch received an Award of Merit for architecture at the Prairie Design Awards

Winner Ad Club of Edmonton Distinction Award for centennial timeline video

Winner Summit International Creative Award for centennial timeline video

Winner Summit International Creative Award for outdoor advertising

Winner Summit International Creative Award for centennial marketing campaign

Winner Jasper Place Branch, Award of Merit, Prairie Design Award

Winner International Association of Business Communicators Edmonton Award of Excellence for centennial marketing campaign

Finalist Jasper Place Branch, Architizer A+ Awards, Cultural Libraries

2013

Winner Community Librarian Amanda Bird received the CLA Emerging Leader Award

Winner Jasper Place Branch received an Award of Merit for architecture at the Edmonton Urban Design Awards

2012

Accolade Linda Cook received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal

Winner Deputy CEO Pilar Martinez received the CLA/Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship

2011

Winner John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award

Winner Urban Libraries Council Innovator Award - Brand Launch

Second Place 9th Annual International Federation of Library Associations International Marketing Award

Accolade Marketing Director Tina Thomas received the Library Journal Mover and Shaker Award

Winner Canadian Library Trustees Association Achievement Award for Literacy

Winner International Association of Business Communicators Capital Award

Silver Summit International Creative Award Poster Design

Bronze Summit International Creative Award Booklet Design

Winner Jasper Place Branch, Best New Global Design, International Architecture Awards

2010

Winner Getting Attention! Tagline Award Winner

Gold Summit International Creative Award Logo Redesign

Gold Summit International Creative Award Collateral Redesign

Silver International Davey Award B2C Campaign

Silver International Davey Award Billboard Campaign

Silver International Davey Award Transit Campaign

Silver International Davey Award Low Budget TV Commercials

Bronze Summit International Creative Award TV Campaign

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