Posted: Feb 10, 2021 8:45 PM ET | Last Updated: February 11
Hazel McCallion, or Hurricane Hazel as she is known, served Mississauga as mayor from 1978 to 2014. She is the city s longest serving mayor. Sunday is Hazel McCallion Day in Ontario.(Chris Young/Canadian Press)
Hazel McCallion turns 100 on Sunday and the city of Mississauga has already begun to celebrate.
McCallion, or Hurricane Hazel as she is known, was the face of Mississauga from 1978 to 2014. She is the city s longest serving mayor. Sunday is Hazel McCallion Day in Ontario. It s so important that we encourage seniors to live life to the fullest, live life with the desire to make every day count until your last day, McCallion said in an interview with Dwight Drummond, host of
Over 100 Public Libraries Exceed 1 Million Digital Book Checkouts in 2020
Toronto Public Library #1 worldwide for 8th straight year and Los Angeles Public Library retains top spot for US digital libraries
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CLEVELAND, Jan. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ A record 102 public library systems from around the world empowered readers to borrow over 1 million ebooks and audiobooks from their digital collections in 2020. This represents the most systems ever to reach this milestone through OverDrive, the leading digital reading platform. Contributing factors include increased digital book usage due to the pandemic, elevated interest in social justice titles and BIPOC authors and strong circulation growth for children s and young adult titles because of remote learning.