Category Archive for "Events" | Windsor Public Library

Step Right Up for the ‘How-To’ Festival 2016

Posted in: August 25, 2016 by Leisa | Comments are closed

Windsor Public Library is excited to once again host our ‘How-To Festival’! On Saturday, September 10 from 11am-3pm, the public is invited to stop by to learn some fun and interesting skills in just 10 minutes or less. We had so much fun at last year’s festival at Budimir Library that we’ve decided to expand the event to two locations – Budimir and Central Libraries, and almost 30 experts! We...

Windsor Public Library Welcomes Syrian Teens

Posted in: August 17, 2016 by Miss Kate | Comments are closed

One of my favourite parts of my job is introducing new people to library services. I love being able to show people the very exciting resources that are available for free to anyone with a library card which is also free to any resident of Essex County. I feel like Santa Claus listing off all of the free resources, particularly when people erroneously think there are charges for programs, cards, or...

Christopher Paul Curtis to Visit WPL

Posted in: May 10, 2016 by Julie Catenacci | Comments are closed

Internationally renowned children’s author Christopher Paul Curtis will be at Windsor Public Library (850 Ouellette Avenue) on Wednesday, May 11 to meet school children, read from his works and interact with members of the Windsor Public Library Children’s Writing Club. He will be reading from 9:35-10:30 a.m. and then meeting with students and others in attendance. School children from across Windsor and Essex County will be in attendance as Mr. Curtis...

WPL to Honour Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women with Faceless Dolls Project

Posted in: April 25, 2016 by Adam | Comments are closed

During the week of May 16th – 22nd, the Windsor Public Library will be hosting a special project to bring awareness to the cases of close to 1200 missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Canada. In coordination with the Can-Am Indian Friendship Centre and the Métis Nation of Ontario, WPL will be hosting the Faceless Dolls Project. This project will consist of a series of workshops during which we are inviting...

Windsor Public Library To Open Local History Centre

Posted in: April 15, 2016 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

The new LOCAL HISTORY CENTRE will officially open at Central Library (850 Ouellette Avenue) at a 2 p.m. ceremony on Thursday, April 14. Located on the second floor, it’s an enclosed space where customers can access resources from the WPL Local History Collection, as well as items from the Municipal Archive. Windsor Public Library has been acquiring, preserving and making available historic records of the City of Windsor, its boards and...

Video Poems on Display by Gregory Stasiak

Posted in: April 7, 2016 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

With the relaunch of WPL’s freshly painted Community Art Wall, we are excited to announce our next exhibit from local artist, Gregory Stasiak. A member of the Arts Council of Windsor & Region and Artcite Inc; Stasiak’s exhibit mixes the mediums of both poetry and performance art to help us celebrate National Poetry Month for April 2016. Through the use of an ATM machine, Stasiak creates what would seem to most,...

WPL Black History Month Celebration

Posted in: February 22, 2016 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

Histo-cultural presenter Kim Elliott will give a 90-minute multi-media presentation on local AfriCanadian History as part of the WPL Black History Month celebration. As a direct descendent of early Underground Railroad Slave Refugees and Black Loyalists that defended the Upper Canada frontier in the Fort Detroit and Fort Malden region, he has an interesting and informative perspective. The presentation will take place Tuesday, February 23, 2016, at 6:00 pm, at Forest Glade...

Automotive Archives to Open at Windsor Public Library

Posted in: January 17, 2016 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

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...

Windsor Public Library To Host Scott Chantler

Posted in: November 4, 2015 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

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...

HOW-TO FESTIVAL AT BUDIMIR LIBRARY WILL ENLIGHTEN AND AMUSE

Posted in: September 8, 2015 by Julie Catenacci | Comments are closed

Are you looking for something interesting, informative and amusing to do as summer winds down? Do you want to learn new skills to impress friends and family? If so, the Budimir Branch of Windsor Public Library (1310 Grand Marais Road West) has just the event for you. On Saturday, September 12, the Budimir HOW-TO FESTIVAL is scheduled from 11 am through 3 pm – rain or shine. Located around the...