Windsor Public Library Library Archive

Public Library Partnership To Create Social Services Hub

Posted in: January 26, 2016 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

The Windsor Public Library, together with partners Essex and Guelph, have been awarded $200,000 from the Ontario Libraries Capacity Fund, to develop a community hub of social services for those experiencing homelessness or living in poverty. The Library Hubs Meeting Community Needs (LHMCN) Project, will create tools which will be shared with library systems across the province. They will focus on encouraging the development of new ways to engage with...

South Walkerville Library Will Be Moving to Remington Park Library Effective February 1, 2016

Posted in: January 18, 2016 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

We encourage you to visit Remington Park Library at 2710 Lillian Avenue. South Walkerville and Remington Park Libraries will be consolidated at our new Optimist Community Centre branch when it opens in 2017. Windsor Public Library Services are available 24/7 at www.windsorpubliclibrary.com Thanks for your support and we apologize for any inconvenience. We are working hard to improve library service for the South Walkerville Community....

Automotive Archives to Open at Windsor Public Library

Posted in: January 17, 2016 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

When the new Automotive Archives open at Windsor Public Library, it will be the first of its kind in Canada and will be a celebration of the automobile, the industry and its importance to the development of Windsor and Essex County. The Saturday, January 30 Grand Opening on the second floor of Central Library (850 Ouellette Avenue) will begin at 7 pm and include dinner, a bar, auto memorabilia and...

Online Access to Consumer Reports

Posted in: December 11, 2015 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

It’s the most wonderful time of the year…decorations are up, Christmas melodies are filling the airwaves, homemade cookies are materializing in lunchrooms, and there are beautiful light displays scattered throughout the city. Cocoa, candy canes, made-for-tv movies, gift-giving guides– yep, I pretty much love it all. If you haven’t figured it out, I am THAT person who gets super excited for almost all things Christmas. Almost? There’s only one thing...

Windsor Public Library To Host Scott Chantler

Posted in: November 4, 2015 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

Scott Chantler, the acclaimed creator of the graphic novel TWO GENERALS, will be at Windsor Public Library (850 Ouellette Avenue) on Thursday, November 12 at 7:00 p.m., to talk and interact with teens and others about the graphic novel. Currently the Writer-in-Residence at the University of Windsor, he is the first cartoonist to receive this appointment from a Canadian university. His novel TWO GENERALS was nominated for two Eisner Awards, named...