A PIN is a Personal Identification Number. It acts as a password with your library card to allow you access to your account and to databases available on the Library website.
You can obtain a PIN at any library branch by presenting your card. You may also get a PIN over the telephone by calling any branch. Certain conditions must be met before a PIN will be given.
You can search the Library's catalogue, to find out if an item is available at any branch. To search for videos or cds, use the Power Search option located just beneath the main search box.
The Central Library maintains a microfilm collection of the Windsor Star from 1893-present. If you know the date you need, you can request the film and look at the story. If you don’t know the exact date, there is indexing available but the level of indexing does vary depending on the year needed.
AskALibrarian is intended as a source of answers to quick questions. For more in-depth research, such as genealogy, staff can assist you for a fee.
Our current fee for research is $60/hour, charged in 15-minute increments. You are welcome to set a time limit and staff will do as much as possible within that limit.
Our current fee for copying is $1/page with a $5 minimum. The results can be mailed or Faxed to you.
If you wish to make use of the research service, staff will require your full mailing address for invoicing purposes.
Staff are available within the Library to assist you when you visit in person.
Yes, the staff at Windsor's Community Archives and at Windsor's Community Museum work with old photographs, documents and artifacts. They can give you tips on determining the approximate age, and they'll show you how to preserve your photos and other treasures too. Here's a link to Archives and to the Museum.
Since so many copies of newspapers are printed, and since most local newspapers are preserved on microfilm, old newspapers are generally not very saleable. However, the newspaper is an interesting find because it tells you the year your house was constructed, or renovated. To learn more about the history of your Windsor home you can check with the staff at Windsor's Community Archives and at Windsor's Community Museum.