Category Archive for "Events" | Windsor Public Library

WINDSOR PUBLIC LIBRARY BRANCHES CLOSED

Posted in: September 15, 2022 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

All branches of Windsor Public Library will be closed on Monday, September 19 to honour the life and legacy of her majesty Queen Elizabeth II. WPL will join with the City of Windsor in marking September 19 as a Day of Mourning. This coincides with Her Late Majesty’s State Funeral in the United Kingdom, and the end of the official period of mourning in Canada. There will be a national...

THROWBACK THURSDAY

Posted in: May 19, 2022 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

With the warmer weather arriving, thoughts turn to summer time activities. One such activity was boarding the Boblo Island Ferries to Boblo Island Amusement Park down the Detroit River located across from Amherstburg, Ontario. This week’s Throwback Thursday pick is of the Columbia Boblo Island Ferry, one of two ferries that made the journey between Windsor/Detroit to the amusement park. The other ferry was the SS. St. Claire. The Columbia...

WPL TO FEATURE TOOL COLLECTION AND DIY HELP IN APRIL

Posted in: April 12, 2022 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

DIY reality TV fans regularly follow the exploits of Mike Holmes and Brian Baeumler – but closer to home – we have our very own budding DIY stars, Councillors Rino Bortolin and Jim Morrison. On Wednesday, April 13 at Budimir Branch (1310 Grand Marais Road West) at 11 am, WPL is staging a ‘friendly’ DIY competition between the two councillors and WPLB members to see who gets to be our...

WINDSOR PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – 2022

Posted in: April 11, 2022 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

Featured speaker is Richard Peddie, local owner of the River Bookshop in Amherstburg, co-chair of Amherstburg Thrive and retired president and CEO of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment.

The Annual General Meeting of the Windsor Public Library Board is scheduled for Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at 11 a.m. and will be held virtually through the Zoom Video Conferencing Platform. The featured speaker is Richard Peddie, local owner of the River Bookshop in Amherstburg, co-chair of Amherstburg Thrive and retired president and CEO of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment. Mr. Peddie will speak on books in his life and...

PROJECT SUNFLOWER LAUNCHES IN SUPPORT OF UKRAINE

Posted in: March 29, 2022 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

Join Windsor Public Library March 29 and 30 to celebrate the sunflower and discover why it has become a symbol for peace, hope and solidarity for the people of Ukraine. Now, more than ever, as the conflict in Ukraine continues and daily news reports bring horrific stories and shocking video footage of events in that country, we are all following events with disbelief – particularly the 10,000 residents of Windsor and...

NATIONAL LETTER TO AN ELDER DAY

Posted in: February 1, 2022 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

February 26 is National Letter to an Elder Day, a holiday celebrated by sending an elder a handwritten letter of love. National Letter to an Elder Day was started by Love For Our Elders, a nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting loneliness with love among senior communities. This day comes once a year to honor the art of letter-writing as a way to send love, one letter at a time! Windsor Public...

CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH AT WPL

Posted in: February 1, 2022 by Windsor Public Library Library | 1 comment

very February, Windsorites are invited to take part in celebrations and events which honour the legacy of Black Canadians, past and present, during Black History Month. It’s a time to celebrate the many achievements and contributions of Black Canadians, who, throughout history, have done so much to make Canada the culturally diverse, compassionate and prosperous nation we know today.

Every February, Windsorites are invited to take part in celebrations and events which honour the legacy of Black Canadians, past and present, during Black History Month. It’s a time to celebrate the many achievements and contributions of Black Canadians, who, throughout history, have done so much to make Canada the culturally diverse, compassionate and prosperous nation we know today. It’s also an opportunity for the majority of Canadians to learn...

LIBRARY TO RECOGNIZE NATIONAL TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION DAY

Posted in: September 28, 2021 by Windsor Public Library Library | 2 comments

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. A Day For Reflection

Windsor Public Library will be marking the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada on Thursday, September 30 with displays of Indigenous content and resources at all branches and online at the Digital Branch. Check out a video on Truth and Reconciliation prepared by staff from the WPL Digital Branch In June, the government declared the day a federal statutory holiday, with the intent to nationally recognize the...

JOHN MUIR BRANCH RECOGNIZED BY THE ONTARIO LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

Posted in: July 14, 2021 by Windsor Public Library Library | 1 comment

The new John Muir Branch of the Windsor Public Library has received a 2021 Ontario Library Association (OLA) Library Building Award. The branch won the prestigious award in the library architectural and design transformation category, which recognizes additions, renovations, restorations and conversions to library use across Ontario. “The Muir project and resulting awards demonstrate that we ‘got it right’ and that the library is a community treasure to which our...

RIVERSIDE REACHES 100: LET’S CELEBRATE!

Posted in: May 3, 2021 by Windsor Public Library Library | 6 comments

100th anniversary of Riverside on May 3 (sign)

It’s time to celebrate! Although we can’t celebrate the way we had hoped, we’re organizing a series of events to commemorate the Town of Riverside turning 100. Now a much-loved neighbourhood in the City of Windsor, Riverside was incorporated as a Town in May, 1921. Though amalgamated by the City of Windsor in 1966, Riverside still maintains its “small-town” charm with its walkability, great shops and bustling schools and a close-knit...