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Free Access To More Than 30,000 Movies

Posted in: February 7, 2019 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

The popular on-demand film streaming service KANOPY is now available free of charge at Windsor Public Library. Card holders can access Kanopy and sign up to start streaming films instantly by visiting windsor.kanopy.com. Films can be streamed from any computer, television, mobile device or platform by downloading the Kanopy app for iOS, Android, AppleTV, Chromecast or Roku. Offering what the New York Times calls “a garden of cinematic delights,” Kanopy showcases more than...

Finding Information: WPL Databases Versus Google?

Posted in: January 14, 2019 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

Sweating over a term paper? You have to try our online databases! We all love Google, it’s great for a quick search especially for current events and news, personal information needs including shopping and entertainment or for finding locations – I’m a big fan of Google Maps. However, if you have to write a research paper or need verifiable, accurate information you are better off using a library database. At...

Read your favourite magazines online

Posted in: December 6, 2018 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

It’s the most wonderful time of the year…for reading your favourite magazines online. With the busy hustle and bustle of the holiday season, some of us take a step back from the hottest can’t-put-them-down bestsellers and instead take in convenient little nuggets of information in the form magazine articles and the super pretty pictures that accompany them. I am a dedicated magazine reader so I definitely try to check in...

They were childhood friends, but still he shot Babe dead.

Posted in: November 30, 2018 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

Prohibition in the Border Cities gave rise to many stories of rumrunners, speakeasies and people who fought against illegal liquor. On Thursday November 29, an appreciative audience gathered in the Community Living Room at the Central Branch to hear local author Patrick Brode (pictured left) retell the story of the deadly confrontation between innkeeper Babe Trumble and Rev. Leslie Spracklin. If you missed this presentation, Mr. Brode will make another appearance on Saturday...

New Central Library Functional Plan Approved

Posted in: November 21, 2018 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

The Windsor Public Library Board has approved the new Central Library Functional Plan which administrative staff and architect Jason Grossi began in 2016. The two-phase initiative captures the vision for a new central library and includes costing estimates and the results of various community consultations. The Plan provides a road map for the Windsor Public Library Board and City Council to follow and move forward and build a new Central...