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OM Official marks of the Ontario Power Authority. september - december 2010 • tHe mISSISSAUGA NeWs 2010 Reading to … at any age 3 On The t AbLe OF Cover ConteNts 2010 Celebrating Paul Henderson is a former NHL player and was a long time resident of Mississauga. He became a household Reading to … at any age name after scoring the winning goal in game eight of Message from the Acting Director — Anne Murphy. 6 the 1972 Summit Series against the then –Soviet Union. Library Hours. 6 He also scored the game winning goals in Games 6 and Message from the Board Chair — Darrel Carvalho. .7 7 of the series. The left winger from Lucknow, Ontario entered the NHL in 1961 with the Detroit Red Wings Branch Library ISF - Renovation on Track. .8 and joined the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1967-68 What Every Well Equipped Back Pack Needs — A Library Card. 9 Season. He left the Leafs and League in 1974 to All About The Library. 10 join the Toronto Toros of the World Hockey Kumon Canada Ensures Kids in Grade 4 who READ – SUCCEED. 13 League and returned to the NHL in the Library Partners with Newcomer Information Centre . .14 1979-80 Season. After he retired, P a u l Mississauga Literary Festival 2010. 15 wrote two books, The Fans Go Wild Ontario Public Library Month. .16 and Shooting for Glory and became a Give the Library Your Email Address . .16 motivational Let’s Get Every Child Ready to Read in Mississauga at your Library. 18 speaker. Paul International Literacy Day is September 8, 2010. 19 has since moved from Ontario Public Library Week is October 18 — 24, 2010 . 19 Mississauga but keeps Raves & Faves . 19 an office here. 101 Things to Do at the Library. 20 Programs for Adults. 22 Programs for Teens. 23 Programs for Children. 24 Thank you to all the Advertisers and Library Staff for their support of this publication. Programs are correct at time of printing, for an up to date complete listing of all summer programs for children and teens, check it out at www.mississauga.ca/library A PRODUCTION OF PUBLISHER Ken Nugent DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION Phil Sheehan RETAIL SALES MANAGER Keith Henderson PUBLICATION CO-ORDINATOR Irene Hluchaniuk ART DIRECTION Azam Baqa PRODUCTION MANAGER Peter Stapleton MARKETING CO-ORDINATOR Craig Silva SALES REPRESENTATIVES Jennifer Duggan, Amber Robertson, Lisa Crisp, Gina Straine GRAPHIC DESIGNERS Bill Murphy, Sandra Gluszak, Scott O'Brien, Yvonne Poon PHOTOGRAPHER Jason Okolisan Reproduction of this magazine in whole or in part is prohibited without prior written permission from the publisher. 4 2010 Reading to … at any age september - december 2010 • tHe mISSISSAUGA NeWs RECREATIONANDPARKS Are you registernow starting WINTER PROGRAMS START JANUARY 8, 2011 or growing MARCH BREAK PROGRAMS START MARCH 19 TO 27, 2011 a small business? 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We are dedicated to meet- ing the needs of our community with superior services at a Director reasonable cost. Our ongoing measurement and evaluation of our services indicate that your Library is among the best used and among the least costly of all large cities. If you use the library, appreciate its services, and support a great library for today and tomorrow, there are ways you can show it: ■ Join the Friends of the Library and make it an annual Anne habit. The small cost speaks volumes to those who Murphy help support the Library’s future; ACTING DIRECTOR OF ■ Donate to the library to make a great library even LIBR A RY SERVICE S better. Tax support amounts to about $6 a month per resident. Imagine what another $1 per month per person would do! In today’s complex society, no one agency can succeed ■ Tell others our library has something for them. Use alone; life has just become too complicated. So the fosters growth; Library reaches out to schools (both local school boards, ■ Make sure everyone in your home (family) has a li- the French school, private schools, colleges, the Univer- brary card. It’s free. sity and daycares), to community agencies (Peel Literacy And continue to let us know how we are doing! Let’s Guild, Museums, multicultural groups, health agencies), work together to make our community better… contact to businesses of all sizes (as sponsors, donors, partners) us at [email protected]. and to key partners like the City’s Recreation and Parks Department. The development of partnerships is on- going. Every year, new relationships are built – and the many successful ones are celebrated. We are dedicated to meeting the needs of our community… The Library Board, a Committee of Council, comprised of It's back to Regular 7 citizens and 2 Councillors, meets 10 times a year to plan the delivery of library service to the 730,000 residents of our city. The Library Board works with the Library’s senior man- ibrary ours agement team to look ahead, anticipate needs and develop L H plans and strategies to meet them effectively. Of course, bud- All branches of the Mississauga Library geting is a major part of providing such plans, but another System return to regular Friday and important element of success for the Library is continuously Sunday hours starting the week of developing partnerships across our community. October 11, 2010. For a complete And this is where you come in… if your group, business, listing of branch libraries and club is not partnering with our excellent public library hours, visit the Library website services – reaching our entire community every day in at www.mississauga.ca/library. 14 locations around the city – please contact us! I know 6 2010 Reading to … at any age september - december 2010 • tHe mISSISSAUGA NeWs ber 2010. Watch for more information on the Library’s Message website: http://www.mississauga.ca/portal/residents/ libraryboary or subscribe to the Library’s e-newsletter from the for monthly updates. The Library Board is in the final year of its 4-year term. board chair Its 7 citizens and 2 city councillors meet monthly from September to June to direct the operations of the Mis- sissauga Library System with its annual budget of more than $25 million. The meetings of the Library Board are listed on the website and are open to the public. The Library has completed a major community study and a Future Directions Plan based on how our city is chang- ing and what the future will require. And what changes Darrel lie ahead! Although our city, now over 730,000, will continue to grow, growth is slowing after several dec- CarValho ades. As well, some age groups will decline in numbers LIBR A RY BO A R D for the first time. The number of children will decline as CH A IR will teens. On the other hand, the baby boomers begin to swell the “older adult” age group, representing retirees and older adults with leisure time and new interests. The Welcome back from your vacation! Hope you and your fam- Library will monitor and adapt to these changes. ily had a fun break and caught up on your summer reading.