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Famous Windsorites Portal Features All Windsor Mayors

Posted in: May 14, 2018 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

Can you name which Windsor mayoral race was decided with a deck of cards? Do you know which Windsor mayor lasted just 8 days in office? Or which Windsor mayor proposed the Windsor-Detroit tunnel be built? In celebration of the May 26 opening of the new City Hall and the recent announcement that portraits of Windsor mayors will be on display at the new municipal office, Windsor Public Library staff...

Christopher Paul Curtis Educates, Motivates and Entertains…

Posted in: May 3, 2018 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

Internationally renowned children’s author – and friend of Windsor Public Library – Christopher Paul Curtis dropped by Sandwich Branch recently to meet school children, read from his works and motivate students to read and become more involved in the creative writing process. Close to 400 students from General Brock, Marlborough and West Gate public schools were in attendance. Many of the children in attendance have ties with the Library Live Children’s...

City of Windsor Mayoral Trivia

Posted in: April 26, 2018 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

Do you know your Windsor Mayors? Which Mayor lasted just eight days in office? Who was the only female Mayor? Biographies on all Windsor Mayors can be found on our Famous Windsorites page. Check out our trivia questions and test your knowledge! The Famous Windsorites portal is a unique database we started in November 2015 to help WPL better serve our customers. As library staff answer customer questions about famous Windsor residents we have...

Galactic Gala at Windsor Public library

Posted in: April 25, 2018 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

Join us for a Galactic Gala in honour of the Star Wars Fandom! WHEN: Thursday, May 3, 2018 TIME: 6:30-8 pm WHERE: Auditorium, lower level – Central Library, 850 Ouellette Avenue Padawans and Sith Apprentices of all ages will enjoy an afternoon of Star Wars themed fun, crafts, trivia and even a visit from some of our favourite Star Wars characters compliments of the 501st Legion. Call 519-255-6770...

Use your Library Card to Stream and Download Music

Posted in: April 23, 2018 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

Freegal – WPLs music streaming service, has rebuilt its App from the ground up! Fun fact: In December 2017, music lovers in Canada streamed over 900 million songs in a single week – setting a new national record. Our friends at Nielsen tell us that these numbers continue to increase, with streaming on the rise, downloading on the decline, and CDs moving towards obsolescence. With easy to use streaming services...