Windsor Public Library Library Archive

Finding Information: WPL Databases Versus Google?

Posted in: January 14, 2019 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

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 | No comments

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 | No comments

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 | No comments

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...

LawDepot: DIY Online Legal Forms in Minutes

Posted in: October 24, 2018 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

LawDepot is an online tool, available to library customers, that provides customizable templates for popular legal forms. Bill of Sale, Last Will and Testament, Lease Agreement, Power of Attorney, Promissory Note, and Prenuptial Agreement are just a few examples of the hundreds of forms available through this resource. The forms contained within LawDepot are created and updated by lawyers, and are Ontario specific. To use LawDepot you will need to create...