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:
2024
Winner Ministers Award for Public Library Excellence - Together We Grow
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
