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Windsor Public Library
branches are your go to spots
for a summer of fun and learning. Join us for our kickoff celebration and then make your favourite branch a daily or weekly destination all summer long.

Link to Kickoff

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.

Regular Service Hours Link

Election Buzz and Bias: be media smart!

Posted in: September 18, 2019 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

Countdown to Election Day has begun. Claims and counter-arguments in traditional and social media bombard you daily. How can you separate the hype and “fake news” from the facts? Veronique Mandal, Co-ordinator and Professor of Journalism and Media Convergence at St. Clair College will share some of her expertise this coming Sunday, September 22. This presentation will be held at the Central Branch, starting at 2:30 p.m....

Local History is On the Move!

Posted in: September 10, 2019 by Julie Catenacci | Comments are closed

This week’s Throwback Thursday Pic taken in the early 1900s is of four gentleman, Jack Mothersill, Gerald Carlisle, Bernard Bates and Harold Fenich riding their bicycles down Victoria Avenue. All four are dressed in a suit and tie, so maybe they were biking to work or simply out for pleasurable ride on a beautiful day.

On Monday September 16, 2019, Windsor Public Library’s Local History and Genealogy collections will be available at 3312 Sandwich Street, the site of the former Sandwich branch of WPL. The Archives will remain at 850 Ouellette, but all of our microfilm collections are coming to Sandwich. This week, collections are being packed and moved, and so are temporarily inaccessible. Our apologies for inconvenience. The Local History staff can be reached at 255-6770 x 4437, or by email at localhistory@windsorpubliclibrary.com....

Windsor Symphony Orchestra and Windsor Public Library Become Friends of Music

Posted in: August 20, 2019 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

Amici Musicae lecture series announcement

The Windsor Symphony Orchestra (WSO) and Windsor Public Library (WPL) are joining together to offer a series of lectures aimed at bringing together individuals interested in the arts – particularly music. The WSO began the Amici Musicae series in 2016 and each scheduled event incorporates an education component to provide an appreciation for music and the finer points of composition. All lectures will be at Riverside Branch (6305 Wyandotte Street East) of WPL, beginning TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10. Each lecture will be two hours in duration and Continue Reading...

Great Courses now available on Kanopy

Posted in: July 9, 2019 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

You can now enjoy unlimited streaming of the entire series of The Great Courses through our Kanopy collection, with access to more than 70 new courses! The Great Courses are a series of post secondary level educational videos instructed by professors, subject matter experts, and industry leading professionals. They allow you to access higher education on your own time, and at your own pace. There are courses in a wide variety of subjects ranging anywhere from Mindfulness and Photography to Ancient Civilizations, Language Study, Finance, and Law; Continue Reading...

Budimir Branch Construction Update

Posted in: July 5, 2019 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

There will be reductions in public space at the north end of BUDIMIR BRANCH starting Tuesday July 9. In order to ensure public safety during the next phase of construction, the children’s, teen and window seating area will be inaccessible until the project is complete. All collections have been re-located within the library and are still available for check out. We apologize for the inconvenience but are confident the end result will be well worth it! Please click HERE for a list of other WPL locations....

Enjoy Unlimited Streaming in Kanopy Kids

Posted in: June 26, 2019 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

Kanopy Kids has changed their access model! Now, with only one borrow, you can enjoy 30-days of unlimited access to all of the Kanopy Kids content. With everything from Arthur and Artzooka to Curious George and Where the Wild Things Are, there is no shortage of material to inform and entertain your children. What is Kanopy Kids? Kanopy Kids is an App, available exclusively to library cardholders, that contains several educational films and television series as well as a great collection of classics. In addition to video content, it also features animated story books and Continue Reading...

Community Consultation

Posted in: June 25, 2019 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

The Windsor Public Library is working on a Strategic Plan for the next five years. An integral part of the process is obtaining community input as we prepare a long term plan. It will help us identify areas where we can improve services through a better understanding of what our community expects from us. Please take a few minutes to participate by clicking here. Thank You....

cloudLink is now active!

Posted in: June 20, 2019 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

It has now been about a month since we moved our digital collections over from Overdrive/Libby and Axis 360 into cloudLibrary, and we are happy to report that eBooks & eAudiobook checkouts are at an all time high. We thank you all for your patience through this transition. One of the factors in our decision to move to cloudLibrary was to have access to cloudLink, which allows us to share eBooks and eAudiobooks with other participating libraries in Ontario – ultimately increasing the number of books Continue Reading...

eBooks & eAudiobooks now available through cloudLibrary

Posted in: June 13, 2019 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

Looking for eBooks & eAudiobooks? You can now find them in the cloudLibrary App! As we announced a little while back, we have begun a partnership with cloudLibrary as our content provider for both eBooks and eAudiobooks. While we were transferring titles from Overdrive/Libby and Axis 360 to cloudLibrary we offered limited access to those two Apps; now that the content has migrated, we have ended access to those two platforms. You can no longer log into Overdrive/Libby and/or Axis 360 to borrow and read content with your Continue Reading...

Facebook Live Q&A with Author Dawn Dumont

Posted in: June 11, 2019 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

For the month of June, which is Indigenous History Month, over 300 libraries across Canada are teaming up to read the same book at the same time: Glass Beads, by Dawn Dumont. This is Canada’s first ever #1eReadLivrelCanada campaign, and Windsor Public Library is thrilled to participate. From June 3-30 library customers can borrow the eBook and eAudiobook from WPL’s cloudLibrary collection on demand – no holds or wait lists. You can also borrow this book in print format. Readers can discuss the book in the Vancouver Public Library’s dedicated One Continue Reading...