Category Archive for "Leisure & Sports"

“Check out” nature with WPL!

Posted in: April 7, 2022 by Julie Catenacci | Comments are closed

Windsor Public Library is once again excited to be partnering with Ontario Parks in loaning out free Day-Use Vehicle permits for Ontario Provincial Parks. These “Park Passes” circulate for 7 days and are both non-holdable and non-renewable. Due to high usage last year, we’ve added additional passes to the collection! Passes are available at all WPL branches (with the exception of Local History) on a “first come first served” basis. ...

Library Participates in Christmas Card Campaign

Posted in: December 18, 2019 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

Emily Truman (pictured) started the Holiday HappyMail campaign in November and is closing in on her goal of collecting 10,000 Christmas cards for area senior citizens. Emily distributes them to lonely seniors at area nursing homes and was at Central Library earlier this week to pick up nine boxes loaded with handmade cards. To date she has collected over 7,000 and anticipates receiving 10,000 before the holiday season is over....

Test Your Windsor Trivia Knowledge…

Posted in: July 31, 2018 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

Do you think you know everything there is to know about Windsor? If you do, or think you do, you’ll want to mark August 16 on your calendar. That’s when you get to show off your knowledge at the Windsor Wisdom Trivia Competition. Windsor Public Library and Museum Windsor invite you to join likeminded individuals at the Phog Lounge (157 University Avenue West) on Thursday, August 16 from 7 to...

Seed Library Launch Recap & Upside Down Tomato Planters

Posted in: June 7, 2017 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

Thanks to everyone who came out to help us launch our seed library at our Central branch. We had a great time with some wonderful demonstrations, some new experiences, and the result is a beautiful apartment garden for the summer. If you missed it, no worries! We’ve got a season full of growing opportunities, so stay tuned to find out about more events. The apartment garden will be there all...

Seed Lending Library Opening at Central

Posted in: February 14, 2017 by Julie Catenacci | Comments are closed

Due to the overwhelming success of the seed lending library at our Forest Glade Branch, we are excited to announce that a seed lending library is now coming to our Central Branch. This past summer as our patrons who frequent the downtown branch know, we opened a demonstration garden (pictured) on our balcony fronting Ouellette, thanks to Councillor and Library Board member, Rino Bortolin. The next step is now...

Carrie Fisher – Icon, Actor, Advocate

Posted in: December 27, 2016 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

As we mourn the loss of Carrie Fisher, we also celebrate her life. An icon who grew up in Hollywood, Ms. Fisher became known for her own acting and strong advocacy for mental health. Best known as Princess (then General) Leia Organa of the Star Wars universe, Ms. Fisher has left us with much to celebrate. The Princess Diarist was her most recent book, a 2016 release. It discusses everything in her life. She...

Travels with FRED

Posted in: October 20, 2016 by Sue Perry | Comments are closed

If you haven’t had a chance to explore Windsor Public Library’s coolest new branch, you’re missing something. Our bookmobile, lovingly called FRED (for Freedom to Read, Educate and Discover) has been on the road for a few months now, bringing what the library has to offer to seniors’ facilities, community events, or under-serviced neighbourhoods. Working on FRED is a unique experience. People aren’t sure at first what we are, or if they...

Show Us What You’ve Got in The Garage!

Posted in: June 19, 2016 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

Do you have a classic or antique car you want to show off? Any old pictures of Grandpa standing next to his Studebaker, Packard or even Hupmobile? How about Mom standing next to her Chrysler Cordoba – of course, with the rich Corinthian leather? Now is the time to share them with us! To celebrate Windsor’s automotive heritage, the AUTOMOTIVE ARCHIVES at Windsor Public Library is looking for photographs to...

How-To Festival Workshops Debut

Posted in: March 17, 2016 by Leisa | Comments are closed

Did you have the chance to attend our, ‘How-To’ Festival last September? We had a great time with a gathering of more than 15 local businesses and community agencies teaching fun and useful skills in 10 minutes or less. People loved the chance to learn something new and we wanted to give folks the chance to learn some skills that might take little more than 10 minutes to master. That’s...

Community gardeners come in out droves despite the chill

Posted in: February 24, 2015 by Julie Catenacci | Comments are closed

Over 50 people interested in learning more about local community gardens ventured out in the frosty temperatures last night to visit the Central Library for a documentary screening and information session. It’s tough to imagine with the snow heaped around us but for gardeners this is certainly the time to start planning! The documentary, titled “A Community of Gardeners”, presented a history of the community garden movement in the US...