The Canadian Library Association announces winner of the CLA/Information Today Award for Innovative Technology

The Canadian Library Association / Association canadienne des bibliothèques has announced that the 2011 recipient of the CLA/Information Today Award for Innovative Technology is Red Deer Public Library for their project Engaging Community on the Web: Red Deer Public Libraries Election Forum. The award is given in recognition of the ground breaking and innovative use of technology to foster community awareness and engagement in the political process. Red Deer Public Library has changed the way libraries define engaging the community. Their innovative marketing and promotion of community involvement in the political process has changed and will continue to change the way libraries, librarians and library services are perceived and valued by their communities and the general public in Red Deer, Alberta