Majority of borrowed books across Ontario libraries in 2020 weren't published this year

In a year dominated by a global pandemic and American politics, some might find it fitting that the library book most likely to be checked out across Ontario was a hopeful memoir written by the former first lady of the United States. Continue reading at 'CBC'

[ CBC | 2020-12-31 09:00:00 UTC ]

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Lit Hub Daily: August 27, 2021

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