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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

Public Library Partnership To Create Social Services Hub

Posted in: January 26, 2016 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

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 and meet the changing needs of Ontarians. By partnering together to create community hubs, shared audiences Continue Reading...

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

Posted in: January 18, 2016 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

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 | 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 artefacts. Attendees will also be able to view the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction live with fellow Continue Reading...

Online Access to Consumer Reports

Posted in: December 11, 2015 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

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 that can bring out my inner scrooge, and that’s Holiday shopping. Lines, crowds, parking lot mayhem Continue Reading...

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 one of Chapters-Indigo’s Best Books of 2010, selected for BEST AMERICAN COMICS 2012, and named by Continue Reading...

Mayor’s Visit

Posted in: October 26, 2015 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

The regular October meeting of the Windsor Public Library Board had a special guest – Mayor Drew Dilkens. The Mayor met with Board members to review our exciting facility plans and to discuss ways for the City of Windsor and the public library to work together. It was a constructive and fruitful visit for which we thank the mayor. (PHOTO Left to Right) Board members: Howard Pawley; Dan Lee; Councillor Rino Bortolin; Margaret Payne; Board Chair Dr. Peter Frise; Mayor Drew Dilkens; WPL CEO Kitty Pope; Continue Reading...

Viral Science and Information Literacy

Posted in: September 22, 2015 by Miss Kate | Comments are closed

There’s an interesting article making the rounds about a scientific reason not to make your bed. As a librarian, I’m an information literacy geek so when I see an article making a major claim, or suggesting a lifestyle change, I have a strong desire to check it out and practice my information literacy skills. The American Library Association defines information literacy as a set of skills including the ability to “evaluate information and its sources critically.” Looking at this article, I wanted to find the original source, see if it Continue Reading...

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 grounds will be close to 20 HOW-TO booths – where members of the community can learn Continue Reading...

R.I.P Wes Craven

Posted in: September 1, 2015 by Julie Catenacci | Comments are closed

Wes Craven, best known for his blockbuster horror flicks, passed away on Sunday at the age of 76, after battling brain cancer. Wes Craven burst on to the scene with his movie, The Last House on the Left, which he wrote and directed in 1972. Filmed on a very small budget, the movie hit big at the box office, and turned Wes Craven into a household name. The movie was even remade in 2009, with a different director, but produced by Craven’s own studio Midnight Pictures. Continue Reading...

R.I.P. Oliver W. Sacks, CBE

Posted in: August 31, 2015 by Adam | Comments are closed

Oliver Sacks, the influential neurologist and writer many called the “poet laureate of medicine,” has died at his home in New York City. He was 82. The London-born academic was the author of several books about unusual medical conditions, including The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and An Anthropologist on Mars. Dr. Sacks wrote passionately and sympathetically about his patients. He refused to depict these people as scientific curiosities, but wrote with great concern over the impact that his patients’ neurological disorders had Continue Reading...