Windsor Public Library Library Archive

NOTICE TO WINDSOR PUBLIC LIBRARY CUSTOMERS

Posted in: December 20, 2023 by Windsor Public Library Library | 26 comments

Please be aware that we have received numerous reports of scammers purporting to represent Windsor Public Library promoting services requiring payment. Please be aware that The Windsor Public Library Board does not directly solicit payment for services or donations.

We would like to remind everyone that this and other scams are on-going. Please be very sure that you are communicating with a legitimate organization when you are arranging for employment. WPL jobs can be found listed on the City of Windsor website. If in doubt, please check the website listed below before entering into any agreements for work. If you don’t find the position or person listed there, they...

THROWBACK THURSDAY

Posted in: May 18, 2023 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

With the unofficial start of summer with the first long holiday weekend of the season, this week’s Throwback Thursday Pic is of an aerial photograph of a long traffic jam of cars trying to cross the Ambassador Bridge back into Canada. This image was taken sometime in the 1950s, showing a situation many Windsorites are very familiar with having to wait too pass through customs on their way home. On...

FOREST GLADE BRANCH CELEBRATES 35 YEARS

Posted in: May 10, 2023 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

Forest Glade branch is celebrating a birthday on Monday, May 15. For 35 years it has been providing entertainment, educational and information resources to the residents of East Windsor. An Open House is scheduled from 3 to 5 pm. Library staff would love to have the community stop by to celebrate: food, fun activities and giveaways are scheduled. The 5,500 sq. ft. facility was officially opened on May 15, 1988. ...

THROWBACK THURSDAY

Posted in: May 4, 2023 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

As we head into another travel season, this week’s Throwback Thursday Pic was taken sometime in the 1930s at Windsor International Airport. The photograph is of a Trans Canada Airlines (predecessor to Air Canada) Lockheed 10 Electra arriving at Windsor. According to Wikipedia, the Lockheed 10 Electra had a crew of 2 and a capacity of 10 passengers with a cruising speed of 185 mph and a cruising altitude of...

WPL IS MORE THAN BOOKS!

Posted in: March 28, 2023 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

Windsor Public Library sure doesn’t stand in the way of true love – particularly when a long road trip is involved. Who can say ‘nay’ when Archie, a beautiful and very rare Dutch Cremello, stopped by Central Branch in downtown Windsor the other day. Archie and his family were en route from Toronto to South Carolina to hook up with his girlfriend when they needed some assistance – and of...