PAST AWARD WINNERS:
HELEN GORDON STEWART AWARD
- 2010/11 Marnie Swanson & Paul Whitney
- 2009/10 Lynn Copeland
- 2008/09 Greg Buss
- 2005/06 Brian Campbell & Jim Looney
- 2004/05 Ken Haycock
- 2002/03 Nancy Hannum
- 1992/93 C. William Fraser
- 1991/92 Basil Stuart-Stubbs
- 1988/89 Harry Newsom
- 1987/88 Lois Bewley
- 1985/86 Margaret Burke
HONOURARY LIFE MEMBERSHIPS
- Melanie Houlden
- Maureen Allen
- Alice Bacon
- Lois M. Bewley
- Margaret Brunette
- Margaret Burke
- Brian Campbell
- Maryann Cantillon
- Ross Carter
- Sylvia Crooks
- Enid Dearing
- Sheila Egoff
- Mary Anne Epp
- Colin William Fraser
- Margaret Friesen
- Percilla Groves
- Nancy Hannum
- Robert Harris
- Ken Haycock
- Mary Leask
- Jim Looney
- Bob MacDonald
- Eleanor Mercer
- Jack Mounce
- Judy O’Mara
- Daphne Parr
- Samuel Rothstein
- Keith Sacre
- Basil Stuart-Stubbs
- Aileen Tufts
- Flora Watson
- Diana Wilimovsky
- Alan Woodland
ACHIEVEMENT IN LIBRARY SERVICE
- 2015/16 – Joanne Richards, Michael Burris
- 2014/15 – Carla Graebner
- 2012/13 – Edel Toner-Rogala
- 2010/11 – Joyce Pinsker
- 2009/10 – Rhian Piprell
- 2004/05 – Maryann Cantillon
- 2000/01 – Cate McNeely
- 1997/1998 – Deb deBruijn, Janice Litton
- 1996/1997 – Lynn Copeland, Janice Douglas
MERIT AWARDS
2015/16
- Building Project – Burnaby Public Library for Bob Prittie Metrotown Branch First Floor Renovations
- Program or Service – Public Library InterLINK for NewToBC
- Advocacy or Marketing – Surrey Libraries for their Literacy Day Report
2014/15
- Building Project – SFU-WAC Bennett Library & Creston Valley Public Library
- Program or Service – BC ELN for WriteAway online collaborative tutoring service
- Advocacy or Marketing – Vancouver Island Regional Library for Librarians on the Radio
2013/14
- Building Project – Vancouver Island Regional Library: Cumberland Library and Cowichan Lake Library
- Programs & Services – Prince George Public Library – Library Gay-Straight Alliance
- Advocacy or Marketing – Prince George Public Library for their “Don’t Read These Books” advocacy campaign
2012/13
- Building Project – Salt Spring Island Public Library
- Programs & Services – Burnaby Public Library – “Embracing Diversity: Sharing Our Stories and Rhymes.”
- Advocacy or Marketing – Nelson Public Library for their campaign “A Taste of Nelson.”
2011/12
- Building Project – Brown Family House of Learning, Thompson Rivers University
- Programs & Services – Vancouver Public Library – First Nations Storyteller in Residence program
- Advocacy or Marketing – Prince George Public Library for their campaign “CKPG Commercials.”
2010/11
- Building Project – Camosun College Libraries – Lansdowne and Interurban Libraries
- Programs & Services – Fraser Valley Regional Library and Surrey Libraries for Festival of Aboriginal Arts
- Richmond Public Library – International Living Room at the O Zone
- Advocacy or Marketing – Richmond Public Library – Weekly Book Review in Richmond Review Newspaper
2009/10
- Building Project – Burnaby Public Library – Tommy Douglas Branch
- Programs & Services – Surrey Public Library for Storytimes to help learn English
- Advocacy or Marketing – Richmond Public Library – Health Literacy Project
2008/09
- Building Project – North Vancouver City Library
- Programs & Services – Fraser Valley Regional Library for Aboriginal Outreach Services
- Irving K. Barber Learning Center, UBC for BC History Digitization Project
2007/08
- Building Project – North Vancouver District Library – Lynn Valley Library
- Programs & Services – Richmond Public Library – “Ralphy Card Campaign”
- Electronic Health Library of BC – “e-HLbc”
2006/07
- Building Project – no award
- Programs – AskAway Reference Service
2005/06
- Building Project – New Westminster Public Library
- Programs – Richmond Public Library – “Healthy Living Series”
- Coquitlam PublicLibrary/FVRL – Reading Link Challenge”
2004/05
- Building Project – North Vancouver City Library
- Programs – Richmond Public Library – “Read for Success” ESL Book Club
2003/04
- Building Project – Surrey Public Library, Semiahmoo Branch
- Programs – North Shore Public Libraries – “North Shore Writers Festival”
2002/03
- Building Project – no award
- Programs – Vancouver Public Library – “One Book, One Vancouver”
2001/02
- Building Project – Vancouver Island Regional Library, Courtenay Branch
- Programs – Prince Rupert Public Library – “New First Nations Library Card”
2000/01
- Building Project – Merritt Library
- Programs – New Westminster Public Library, “125 Years of Serving the Public”
1999/00
- Building Project – Fernie Heritage Library
- Programs – Trail and District Public Library, “Winning the Referendum”
1998/99
- Building Project – Richmond Public Library – Ironwood Branch
- Programs – BCLA First Nations Interest Group
1997/98
- Building Project – Squamish Public Library
- Programs – Richmond Public Library – Internet Training
1996/97
- Building Project- UBC- Walter C. Koerner Library
- Program – FVRL – Reading Express Service
- Library Services Branch – Internet Access Training for Public Libraries
1993/94
- Building Project – Capilano College Library
- Program or Service – GVPL for its founding role in the Victoria Freenet
1992/93
- Programs – Fernie Public Library for its Canada 125 Sister City initiative with Knowlton Quebec
- Coquitlam Public Library for its “Culture Through Music” program
- Building Project – Richmond Public Library for its Information Kiosk
1991/92
- Building Project – Burnaby Public Library – new main branch building
- Programs – FVRL – First Nations series of programs
1990/91
- Programs – New Westminster Public Library – 125th Anniversary Celebrations
- FVRL – 60th Anniversary Celebrations
1987/88
- Building Projects – Castlegar and District Public Library, Penticton Public Library
- Programs – GVLF – Prize winning series of video tapes (Connections)
1986/87
- Building Project – Okanagan College for their business information centre
- Programs – Friends of the Fort St. John Public Library for their book on Peace River Trivia
- Legal Services Society – services to the community
1986/87
- Building Project – Okanagan College for their business information centre
- Programs – Friends of the Fort St. John Public Library for their book on Peace River Trivia
- Legal Services Society – services to the community
1985/86
- Building Project – UBC – Library Literacy Program – Library Skills Lab
- Programs – Vancouver Community College Library for its service: CILS
- BC College & Institute Library Services Clearinghouse for the Print Impaired
- GVLF for its Videotape Program: Access: serving disabled persons in the library
PRESIDENT’S AWARD
- 2015/16 – Anita Cocchia
- 2014/15 – Leanna Jantzi
- 2013/14 Ben Hyman
- 2012/13 Christopher Kevlahan
- 2011/12 Debbie Schachter
- 2010/11 Christina de Castell
- 2009/10 Deb Thomas
- 2008/09 Mary Anne Epp, Michael Burris
- 2007/08 Rita Avigdor, Colleen Smith
- 2006/07 Rob Golbeck
- 2005/06 Barbara Jo May
- 2004/05 Ann Curry
- 2003/04 Ron Clancy
- 2002/03 Chris Peppler
- 2001/02 Paul Whitney
- 2000/01 Information Policy Committee, Sylvia Crooks
- 1999/00 Brian Campbell
- 1998/99 Ted Benson, Jim Looney
- 1997/98 Christian Kruse
- 1996/97 Catherine Whitely
- 1995/96 Miriam Moses
INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM AWARD
1996/97 – Greater Victoria Public Library
KEITH SACRE LIBRARY CHAMPION AWARD
- 2014/15 Micheal Vonn (BCCLA)
- 2010/11 Dave Obee (Author, The Library Book)
- 2009/10 Law Foundation of BC for LawMatters
- 2008/09 Darrell Evans (BC FIPA)
- 2007/08 Larry Moore (OLA)
- 2005/06 Yosef Wosk (LAB)
- 2004/05 Irving K. Barber (UBC)
- 2003/04 Ben Dayson (RPL)
- 2002/03 Don Hoglund (Fund Development Committee)
- 2001/02 Andrea Deakin (OUC)
- 2000/01 Kwok-Chu Lee (RPL)
- 1999/00 Prince George Spruce Kings (PGPL)
- 1998/99 Canfor Corporation (Houston PL)
BCCATS TECHNICAL SERVICES AWARD
2015/16
Penny Swanson