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Windsor Solar Project REA reports: for public inspection at Central

Posted in: December 4, 2014 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

Windsor Solar LP is proposing to build a renewable energy generation project on lands owed by the City of Windsor and contained within the Windsor International Airport. From now until the next public meeting to be held on Thursday January 29, 2015, copies of draft documents relating to the Windsor Solar Project, as required under the Environmental Protection Act, will be available for public viewing. One set of the two binders of reports can be found on the second floor of the Central Branch of the Continue Reading...

HOOPLA UPDATE…it’s music to our ears!

Posted in: September 24, 2014 by Julie Catenacci | Comments are closed

You’ve been hearing us promote our Hoopla video downloading service for a while. Well, things have just gotten even more exciting in Hoopla-land. In addition to movies and TV shows, you can now download music and audiobooks through the same easy-to-use Hoopla interface! The Hoopla music catalogue is very impressive with over 100,000 albums in a variety of genres available for you to check out. This collection is growing daily as newly released albums are arriving in Hoopla the same day they appear on iTunes. You can Continue Reading...

Music & Audiobooks now Available on Hoopla

Posted in: September 12, 2014 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

Hoopla, Hoopla, HOOPLA! This word has been in my vocabulary for about a year now, and it’s just as much fun every time I say it. With our Hoopla-versary just around the corner, let’s look back and reflect on all of the reasons why we love this eResource so dearly. –Every title is available right away. No waiting. No holds. Ever. –It’s available anytime, anywhere. I have used Hoopla on a plane, on a train, in a car, near and far. Note to self: pen a Continue Reading...

Library Value Calculator

Posted in: September 10, 2014 by Julie Catenacci | Comments are closed

You know that satisfied feeling you get when you score a really good deal on something? You can get that feeling every time you use a resource from the public library! Every book, movie, CD, magazine, newspaper or video game you check out or download from us is one less thing you have to buy yourself. Following the lead of many other public library systems, WPL has come up with an easy way for you to calculate the estimated amount that you save by using our Continue Reading...

Learning Express Library (LEL)

Posted in: August 19, 2014 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

TOEIC; TOEFL; GED; GRE; SAT; OMG! LEL! TISA! Are you shaking your head right now and wondering what all of this means? It’s part of a game that we play here at the library: Standardized Test or Internet Slang. One person throws out an acronym, and the other has to guess which category it belongs to. Fun…right? Speaking of fun (and standardized tests), Learning Express Library (one of my favourite WPL databases, BTW) has been upgraded! Clap. Cheer. Hi-Fives all around. If you love learning, you’ll love Continue Reading...

The Best Canadian Music Ever

Posted in: August 13, 2014 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

The good people over at CBC Music have put together a list of some of the best songs in Canadian history. While any best of list will inherently depend on factors such as taste, popularity, and other subjective matters I have to say that I like their list. Personally I would have (for example) picked a different Arcade Fire song for their top piece and the best K.D. Lang song to me is without a doubt Hallelujah (even though written by Leonard Cohen) but that’s nitpicking Continue Reading...

Robot Sumo

Posted in: July 22, 2014 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

TWO ROBOTS ENTER; ONLY ONE LEAVES. This Saturday from 1-4 at Forest Glade Library, our friends from Hackforge will be putting on another great program: Robot Sumo. Children & Teens ages 10-18 are invited to build a champion Sumo Robot using real world techniques. They’ll have the opportunity to experiment with mechanics, sensors, and artificial intelligence. To register for this free program please contact Forest Glade Library, or call 519-996-4982. If you can’t make it this week, the program will be repeated at Bridgeview Library on Continue Reading...

Longer checkout period for TV Series

Posted in: July 7, 2014 by Julie Catenacci | Comments are closed

You told us you couldn’t watch a whole season of a TV series in 3 days, and we listened. In response to customer requests, we are lengthening the loan period for adult TV series on DVD to 2 weeks – shortened to 1 week when the holds build up. These DVD sets are highlighted with a yellow spine label. Each patron is limited to borrowing 2 TV seasons at a time. Feel free to ask staff if you have any questions. With the extra time, now Continue Reading...

City directories – A Valuable Resource

Posted in: June 3, 2014 by Tom | Comments are closed

City directories are one of the most useful resources for genealogists. By City Directories, I do not mean telephone books. They are like having 2 books within 1 publication. These directories have an alphabetical listing by surname of people living in the community. The second half is an alphabetical listing of streets in the community. Some of the newer directories also have telephone number listings filed in numerical order. The Windsor Public Library has many city directories for Windsor. Our older Windsor directories also include the Continue Reading...

Maya Angelou: Poet, Author and Activist 1928-2014

Posted in: May 29, 2014 by Adam | Comments are closed

“A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.” ~ Maya Angelou The literary world suffered a great loss this week. Renowned author and poet Maya Angelou passed away Wednesday, May 28, at the age of 86. Angelou was the author of numerous books, essays and collections of poetry. Renowned for her deeply personal prose and her civil rights activism, Angelou received many awards and accolades including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011. In a statement provided by Continue Reading...