Category Archive for "Announcements" | Windsor Public Library

INTRODUCING OUR DIGITAL BRANCH

Posted in: July 3, 2021 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

illustration of books flying out of a laptop.

You may have noticed over the last year and a half that Windsor Public Library has been a bigger presence than ever online – with increased social media outreach and all kinds of virtual programming, we’ve been working hard to produce the best quality web content we can, and to provide you with the same kind of great customer service you’ve come to expect from us, but in a virtual...

WINDSOR PUBLIC LIBRARY TO RESUME NORMAL SERVICE

Posted in: June 29, 2021 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

Operational Update sign. With Ontario reaching Step 2 of the provincial three-step Reopening Plan on June 30 – public libraries are once again in a position to welcome customers through their doors. Windsor Public Library will resume normal library service – with reduced capacity limits – on Monday, July 5.

With Ontario reaching Step 2 of the provincial three-step Reopening Plan on June 30 – public libraries are once again in a position to welcome customers through their doors. Windsor Public Library will resume normal library service – with reduced capacity limits – on Monday, July 5. Access to computers and photocopiers will continue and customers permitted to enter to browse and experience other library services, which have been suspended...

WPL COMMITTED TO TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION

Posted in: June 3, 2021 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

On May 28, Canada and the world learned of of the 215 children buried in an unmarked mass grave at Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia. Windsor Public Library grieves this tragic loss alongside our friends and colleagues across Canada. At WPL, we are committed to reconciliation with First Nations and Urban Indigenous communities. We acknowledge our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy...

GOOD NEWS: WPL BEGINS TO RE-OPEN

Posted in: May 21, 2021 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

Finally, some great news as Ontario begins to re-open. Windsor Public Library will cautiously begin to resume offering services over the next several weeks, culminating later this summer with all branches offering browsing and computer access. On June 21, branches will continue to provide curbside holds pickup and we will be resuming in-branch computer and photocopier/scanner use with capacity limits. Existing protocols will be in place and returned materials will...

RIVERSIDE REACHES 100: LET’S CELEBRATE!

Posted in: May 3, 2021 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

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...

LinkedIn Learning APP!

Posted in: April 23, 2021 by Julie Catenacci | Comments are closed

Lynda.com has been successfully transferred to the new LinkedIn Learning platform. You can now access LinkedIn Learning from our eResources – Databases page, and your learning history from Lynda.com will automatically be transferred to LinkedIn Learning. In addition to all your favourite free courses that were available on Lynda.com, LinkedIn Learning will include an additional 8,000 courses and support for 6 additional languages including French! LinkedIn Learning is also available as...

IMPACT OF PROVINCIAL AND EMERGENCY STAY-AT-HOME ORDER

Posted in: April 7, 2021 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

Operational Update effective April 8, 2021

Windsor Public Library will be offering limited and modified service that aligns with the Ontario Provincial Emergency and Stay-at-Home order effective April 8, 2021. Windsor Public Library will only be open for curbside pick-up and delivery service. All in-branch services are suspended. Although closed to bricks-and-mortar visits, WPL staff will provide enhanced online services and continue to assist customers with resources, materials and questions. To access materials, customers place holds...

Stay Tuned …

Posted in: February 4, 2021 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

Stay tuned for news as we transition to an exciting new digital magazine platform! In the meantime, you can continue to access digital magazines with your library card through PressReader. Details on how to do so can be found here....

Updated: cloudLibrary Holds Error Fixed

Posted in: November 30, 2020 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

The error that prevented many cloudLibrary users from accessing their holds has been fixed. If you lost any available holds during this time because you could not access your account to borrow them, please place the hold again and then contact our Digital Librarian by email or at 519-255-6770 x34424. Thank you for your patience! ...

WPL Adopts Plan to Address Racism and Social Inequity

Posted in: September 11, 2020 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

At the regular July meeting of the Windsor Public Library Board, directors unanimously passed a motion to adopt the Anti-Racism Action Plan, as presented. The document provides a framework and plan to address racism and social inequity in the workplace and in the services and programs it provides. “Public libraries are meeting places for people, ideas, learning and culture,” says WPL Board Chair, Councillor Rino Bortolin. “They are places for...