Staff
Awards
You could be the next award recipient.
The Pauline and Gordon Hinch Memorial Award for Staff Development, initially established in honour of Pauline, recognizes her countless contributions to the Library throughout her outstanding career, and supports librarianship and professional development at TPL. The annual award provides a bursary to staff pursuing a career in public librarianship.
2025 Applications are closed.
Thanks to all applicants who applied.
Next year, applications will open again in spring 2026. We encourage all TPL staff who are taking courses to strengthen their commitment to public librarianship and build their career at the library to check out the award criteria next year to see if you qualify and apply.
Applications will be available in Word and pdf formats.
Applications for 2025 are no longer being accepted. We look foward to hearing from you in 2026!
Announcing our 2024 Recipients of the Pauline and Gordon Hinch Award recipients
Congratulations to our 2024 award recipients. And thank you to all staff who applied. It was wonderful to see the passion and innovative ideas coming from our librarians-in-training.
Pictured left to right: Liza Fernandes, Will Scott, Andy Wang (2024 recipient), Elizabeth Sullivan (2024 recipient), Heather Mathis
The TPL Foundation is proud to administer these awards, made possible through donor support. Over the past 16 years, 36 awards have been presented to library staff with a value totaling over $85,000.
Questions?
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Liza Fernandes
416-397-5924 
lfernandes@tpl.ca