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Windsor Public Library
is your go-to place for
so many things to do and see.
Check out our Events Calendar and plan your next visit today.
It also shows where the new bookmobile FRED 2.0 will be each day.

2026 Event Calendar Link

The new Bookmobile,
FRED 2.0 is here!
Click on Services in the menu above and then look for the bookmobile photo for more information.  Or you can use the link below to access the bookmobile calendar directly.
The new bookmobile is equipped to offer the same services as a regular library branch, including book lending, digital resources, and various programs for all ages.
The Bookmobile schedule can also be found in the Events Calendar.

Windsor Public Library
is open 7 days a week in 9
locations in 2026. Hours of operation are also standardized as noon to 8 pm on Mondays and Wednesdays, and 10 am to 6 pm on all other days.

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Renovated and Expanded Budimir Branch to Open

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Budimir Branch will be closed Monday, December 16 and Tuesday, December 17 to facilitate a fusion between the recently completed new addition and the existing structure. Staff will be available at the McKay Avenue entrance to facilitate pick up of hold materials.
The newly renovated and expanded Budimir Branch (1310 Grand Marais Road West) will officially open Friday, February 14. The 6,000 square foot expansion includes more customer space, additional resources and materials and a technology hub. The Budimir community is invited to attend the 1 pm event, meet staff, tour the branch and enjoy refreshments and activities. Design of the $3.5 million project was finalized in May 2018 and construction began in April 2019. There was minimal downtime of library service with the only closure coming with Continue Reading...
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WPL Celebrates 125 Years

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Old photo of the former Riverside library branch.
To celebrate 125 years of library service to the community, WPL is featuring photographs from the local history collection and community archive. On a daily basis for the balance of December, we will present an interesting and unique image of our city, which we hope will fascinate and entertain. The Riverside Public Library became a branch of the Windsor Public Library system on annexation of the town of Riverside in 1966.  The original Riverside library opened in 1939, and the building pictured was constructed in 1955, Continue Reading...
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WPL Celebrates 125 Years

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Photo of band playing at the former Ambassador branch.
To celebrate 125 years of library service to the community, WPL is featuring photographs from the local history collection and community archive. On a daily basis for the balance of December, we will present an interesting and unique image of our city, which we hope will fascinate and entertain. Celebrations for the opening of the Ambassador branch included live entertainment, pictured above. Do you know who these performers are? Ambassador opened in 1972, WPL’s first mall branch, and quickly became one of the system’s busiest branches. Continue Reading...
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Library Participates in Christmas Card Campaign

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Emily Truman (pictured) started the Holiday HappyMail campaign in November and is closing in on her goal of collecting 10,000 Christmas cards for area senior citizens. Emily distributes them to lonely seniors at area nursing homes and was at Central Library earlier this week to pick up nine boxes loaded with handmade cards. To date she has collected over 7,000 and anticipates receiving 10,000 before the holiday season is over.
Emily Truman (pictured) started the Holiday HappyMail campaign in November and is closing in on her goal of collecting 10,000 Christmas cards for area senior citizens. Emily distributes them to lonely seniors at area nursing homes and was at Central Library earlier this week to pick up nine boxes loaded with handmade cards. To date she has collected over 7,000 and anticipates receiving 10,000 before the holiday season is over. Library branches developed card-making stations and employed 3-D printer technology to assist in the card making Continue Reading...
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WPL Celebrates 125 Years

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Old photo of the South Branch which opened in October, 1929 in Hugh Beaton School, to meet demand from the east end. It was the second such branch in the province, and the fore-runner to four more school branches in Windsor.
To celebrate 125 years of library service to the community, WPL is featuring photographs from the local history collection and community archive. On a daily basis for the balance of December, we will present an interesting and unique image of our city, which we hope will fascinate and entertain. The South Branch opened in October, 1929 in Hugh Beaton School, to meet demand from the east end.  It was the second such branch in the province, and the fore-runner to four more school branches in Windsor.  Continue Reading...
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WPL Celebrates 125 Years

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Children decorate the Christmas tree at the Tecumseh Mall branch in the mid-1970s. The Tecumseh Mall branch opened in the spring of 1973 to serve the growing developments of Forest Glade, Hawthorn, Roseville Gardens and Fontainebleau.
To celebrate 125 years of library service to the community, WPL is featuring photographs from the local history collection and community archive. On a daily basis for the balance of December, we will present an interesting and unique image of our city, which we hope will fascinate and entertain. Children decorate the Christmas tree at the Tecumseh Mall branch in the mid-1970s. The Tecumseh Mall branch opened in the spring of 1973 to serve the growing developments of Forest Glade, Hawthorn, Roseville Gardens and Fontainebleau. The Continue Reading...
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Getting started with eBooks

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Perhaps you’re the lucky recipient of a new tablet or eReader? Maybe you’re travelling and want to give an audiobook a try for your commute? Reading back through an older series, and discovered that the titles are out of print – but available as eBooks? Whether you’re new to the online library altogether or just haven’t used it for a while, here are some tips to help you get started with eBooks. Most of our eBooks & eAudiobooks are housed in our cloudLibrary collection. Here you Continue Reading...
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WPL Celebrates 125 Years

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The Seminole Branch was built and opened in 1953. In this image from the 70s, a young scholar receives assistance searching the card catalogue, in those long-ago pre-computer days when finding information took a little more work than it does now.
To celebrate 125 years of library service to the community, WPL is featuring photographs from the local history collection and community archive. On a daily basis for the balance of December, we will present an interesting and unique image of our city, which we hope will fascinate and entertain The Seminole Branch was built and opened in 1953.  In this image from the 70s, a young scholar receives assistance searching the card catalogue, in those long-ago pre-computer days when finding information took a little more work Continue Reading...
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WPL Celebrates 125 Years

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WPL Celebrates 125 years, old photo.
To celebrate 125 years of library service to the community, WPL is featuring photographs from the local history collection and community archive. On a daily basis for the balance of December, we will present an interesting and unique image of our city, which we hope will fascinate and entertain. Young readers examine new treasures on display during Young Canada Book Week in this 1962 photo taken at the Prince Edward Library.  A small children’s library was opened at Prince Edward School in 1933, to partially offset Continue Reading...
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WPL Celebrates 125 Years

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The former John Richardson Library is named in honour of Major John Richardson (1796-1847), the local author of the early 19th century novel Wacousta.
To celebrate 125 years of library service to the community, WPL is featuring photographs from the local history collection and community archive. On a daily basis for the balance of December, we will present an interesting and unique image of our city, which we hope will fascinate and entertain. The former John Richardson Library is named in honour of Major John Richardson (1796-1847), the local author of the early 19th century novel Wacousta. Richardson served in the War of 1812 and lived in the Sandwich West Continue Reading...
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