Category Archive for "Reading/Authors"

Interlibrary Loan now available for Book Club Kits

Posted in: February 2, 2018 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

Exciting news! Book Club Kits are now available via Interlibrary Loan! If you have been taking advantage of our Book Club Kit collection, you’ll be happy to hear that you now have access to more titles through our Interlibrary Loan service (ILLO). ILLO is a process that we use to borrow print materials that are not part of our collection from other public libraries in Ontario. Please use this form...

RIP Ursula K. Le Guin

Posted in: January 24, 2018 by Miss Kate | No comments

Acclaimed fantasy and science fiction author Ursula K. Le Guin died Monday, January 22, 2018 at the age of 88. While she leaves a tremendous legacy of wonderful, thoughtful, and acclaimed literature she will be missed. In the words of Margaret Atwood “her sane, committed, annoyed, humorous, wise and always intelligent voice is much needed now.” While I haven’t read as much of Le Guin’s writing as I may have liked....

WPL Welcomes New Subscription Service

Posted in: July 21, 2017 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

Windsor Public Library has recently introduced a new service to help customers maximize their reading experience. LIBRARY AWARE is a free subscription service, available though the WPL web site, which generates personalized reading lists, newsletters and other forms of communication – all geared to individual customer choice. By selecting preferred reading genres, customers can receive reading recommendations, newsletters and other promotional material via email, directly to their homes. Customers have...

Local Author Launches New History Book

Posted in: June 16, 2017 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

Local author, Patrick Brode releases his latest history of Windsor.

A good assortment of history buffs, curious library visitors, supporters and admirers of writer Patrick Brode, attended last night’s launch of BORDER CITIES POWERHOUSE: THE RISE OF WINDSOR, 1900-1945. Although this nonfiction book focuses on developments in this area during the first half of the twentieth century, Mr. Brode argued the changes that occured in our city reflected Canada’s metamorphosis as a whole as it transitioned from a country of...

Windsor Public Library Is Now On The Air!

Posted in: March 14, 2017 by Adam | No comments

Tune in every Friday at 12:30pm to CJAM 99.1FM for Off the Shelf, Windsor Public Library’s weekly radio program dedicated to discussing books, culture, and what is happening in the world of public libraries. Off the Shelf features author interviews, reading recommendations, and program listings of events happening at the library. This week’s edition will feature an interview with University of Windsor Professor and author Dr. André Narbonne, discussing his...

A Conversation With Jeff Lemire @ Windsor Public Library

Posted in: January 20, 2017 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

Jeff Lemire comes to WPL, Sat Jan 28 @ 2pm

As part of our celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday, we are pleased to be hosting a conversation with Jeff Lemire. It takes place Saturday January 28th at 2:00pm in our Central Library. Jeff Lemire is an internationally recognised and award winning graphic novelist. Join us and hear about his work and the creative process behind The Secret Path, his collaboration with Gord Downie of the Tragically Hip. It tells the tale of Chanie...

Carrie Fisher – Icon, Actor, Advocate

Posted in: December 27, 2016 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

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...

Viola Desmond and Civil Rights in Canada

Posted in: December 12, 2016 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

The Bank of Canada has selected Canadian civil rights pioneer Viola Desmond as the first Canadian woman to appear on our money. Desmond, an icon of the human rights and freedoms movement in Canada, was selected from a short list of five iconic Canadian women by Minister [Bill] Morneau, in accordance with the Bank of Canada Act. A successful Nova Scotia businesswoman, she is known for defiantly refusing to leave...

Travels with FRED

Posted in: October 20, 2016 by Sue Perry | No comments

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...

A Number of Things: stories of Canada told through fifty objects

Posted in: October 15, 2016 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

Beloved Canadian author Jane Urquhart was honoured with the task of putting together a lyrical non-fiction collection of short stories to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday in 2017, told through fifty objects. Each object is rich in Canadian history. Whether it be about our iconic explorers and leaders, or personal anecdotes from her family’s past, Jane beautifully intertwines the tales of each object to speak to us as a nation. Each...