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.

 

 

 

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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.

Regular Service Hours Link

Jeff Lemire To Visit Windsor Public Library

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Jeff Lemire
Local award winning graphic novelist & New York Times Best Selling Author JEFF LEMIRE will be visiting Windsor Public Library (850 Ouellette Avenue) on Saturday, January 28, 2017. The 2 pm appearance is the first in a series which Windsor Public Library has scheduled to commemorate Canada’s 150th birthday. Billed as a CONVERSATION WITH JEFF LEMIRE, those in attendance will hear about the creative process behind SECRET PATH and his collaboration with Gord Downie of THE Tragically Hip to tell the story of Chanie Wenjack and Continue Reading...
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Congratulations to Ms. Janet and Windsor Public Library!

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We are thrilled to announce that the Penguin Random House Foundation has awarded Windsor Public Library a grant through its inaugural Library Awards for Innovation search. This award recognizes the most innovative public libraries and library staff for community-based library programs that engage citizens in reading and strengthen the social and cultural fabric of their community. This year only, Canada was eligible to compete, and Windsor Public Library was the only Canadian library to be named a recipient. You can read more about the award and the winners here. Continue Reading...
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A Conversation With Jeff Lemire @ Windsor Public Library

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Jeff Lemire comes to WPL, Sat Jan 28 @ 2pm
As part of our celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday, we are pleased to be hosting a conversation with Jeff Lemire. It takes place Saturday January 28th at 2:00pm in our Central Library. Jeff Lemire is an internationally recognised and award winning graphic novelist. Join us and hear about his work and the creative process behind The Secret Path, his collaboration with Gord Downie of the Tragically Hip. It tells the tale of Chanie Wenjack, and his experience in Canada’s residential school system. Mr. Lemire is a supremely talented illustrator Continue Reading...
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Adult Graphic Novel Club

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Are you a fan of comic books and graphic novels? Would you like to discuss this medium with other comic fans? Then join Budimir’s Adult Graphic Novel Club! Like a traditional book club, our members gather each month to discuss a chosen graphic novel, engaging in a lively discussion about the book. In previous sessions we have discussed such titles as Neil Gaiman’s Sandman and Seth’s It’s a Good Life, If You Don’t Weaken. If you are interested in the joining the club or would like Continue Reading...
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Carrie Fisher – Icon, Actor, Advocate

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Book Covers Featuring Carrie Fisher
As we mourn the loss of Carrie Fisher, we also celebrate her life. An icon who grew up in Hollywood, Ms. Fisher became known for her own acting and strong advocacy for mental health. Best known as Princess (then General) Leia Organa of the Star Wars universe, Ms. Fisher has left us with much to celebrate. The Princess Diarist was her most recent book, a 2016 release. It discusses everything in her life. She takes you from her childhood as Hollywood royalty, to her struggles with bi-polar disorder, and shares Continue Reading...
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Viola Desmond and Civil Rights in Canada

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Viola Desmond Collage
  The Bank of Canada has selected Canadian civil rights pioneer Viola Desmond as the first Canadian woman to appear on our money. Desmond, an icon of the human rights and freedoms movement in Canada, was selected from a short list of five iconic Canadian women by Minister [Bill] Morneau, in accordance with the Bank of Canada Act. A successful Nova Scotia businesswoman, she is known for defiantly refusing to leave a whites-only area of a movie theatre in 1946. She was subsequently jailed, convicted and fined. Continue Reading...
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Rt. Hon. Herb Gray Parkway: new report available for public review

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A design and construction report pertaining to “New structures at the western terminus of the Highway 401 (Rt. Hon. Herb Gray Parkway)” has been made available for public review and comment by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation. Copies of the document will be available at the Central, Nikola Budimir and Sandwich Libraries for a 30 day period, running November 18, 2016 through December 19, 2016....
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Downtown Transportation Strategy

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Now available for review at the Central Branch is the City of Windsor’s final report of the Downtown Transportation Strategy. The study “is focused around the routine accommodation of improvements to active transportation modes” and considers vehicular capacity of specific roads,on-street parking and bicycle corridors. Members of the public can read the report while in the library.  Ask for the document at the second floor reference desk....
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Calling all Dalis and Picassos

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I’m just kidding, you seriously don’t need that level of expertise. However now that I have your attention, if you are an adult looking for a relaxing and peaceful hour, we have just the program for you. As a plus you’ll get to  meet some  fantastic people and maybe make new friends. Friday mornings from 10:30 – 11:30 am at our downtown location/Central, we offer Staying Between the Lines, a colouring program for adults. We supply lots of amazing  colouring pages and the coloured pencils;  just bring your creative or stressed Continue Reading...
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Travels with FRED

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FRED Around Town
If you haven’t had a chance to explore Windsor Public Library’s coolest new branch, you’re missing something.  Our bookmobile, lovingly called FRED (for Freedom to Read, Educate and Discover) has been on the road for a few months now, bringing what the library has to offer to seniors’ facilities, community events, or under-serviced neighbourhoods. Working on FRED is a unique experience.  People aren’t sure at first what we are, or if they are allowed to just climb aboard.  Rest assured, you are! Kids are “wowed” when they step Continue Reading...
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