Get ready for a week of creativity
and discovery!
From March 15–21, our branches will be buzzing with March Break fun — including hands‑on crafts, scavenger hunts, painting, model‑making, magic and more.
Explore all the activities happening at each location through our online events calendar, then plan your visits to make the most of your March Break adventure.
There’s something exciting waiting for everyone!

Events Calendar

Windsor Public Library
is your go-to place for
so many things to do and see.
Check out our Events Calendar and plan your next visit today.
It also shows where the new bookmobile FRED 2.0 will be each day.

2026 Event Calendar Link

The new Bookmobile,
FRED 2.0 is here!
Click on Services in the menu above and then look for the bookmobile photo for more information.  Or you can use the link below to access the bookmobile calendar directly.
The new bookmobile is equipped to offer the same services as a regular library branch, including book lending, digital resources, and various programs for all ages.
The Bookmobile schedule can also be found in the Events Calendar.

Windsor Public Library
is open 7 days a week in 9
locations in 2026. Hours of operation are also standardized as noon to 8 pm on Mondays and Wednesdays, and 10 am to 6 pm on all other days.

Regular Service Hours Link

LIBRARY TO RECOGNIZE NATIONAL TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION DAY

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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. A Day For Reflection
Windsor Public Library will be marking the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada on Thursday, September 30 with displays of Indigenous content and resources at all branches and online at the Digital Branch. Check out a video on Truth and Reconciliation prepared by staff from the WPL Digital Branch In June, the government declared the day a federal statutory holiday, with the intent to nationally recognize the impact of residential schools in the country. This recognition comes in part as a response to Continue Reading...
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PRINT PROOF OF VACCINATION STATUS AT LIBRARY BRANCHES

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Beginning September 22, 2021, the Province of Ontario requires us to be fully vaccinated and to show proof of vaccination status to access certain businesses and settings. Vaccination receipts can be printed or downloaded from the provincial booking portal.
Beginning September 22, 2021, the Province of Ontario requires us to be fully vaccinated and to show proof of vaccination status to access certain businesses and settings. Vaccination receipts can be printed or downloaded from the provincial booking portal. To support those who do not have access to a computer or printer, Windsor Public Library is offering free printing of vaccination receipts at library branches across the city. Anyone with a green Ontario Health Card can print and laminate their Proof of Vaccination documentation free of charge.  Additionally, Continue Reading...
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LONG OVERDUE ITEMS

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We recognize that over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic it has been tricky for some of our library users to return their items in a timely manner.  That said, we do need to get materials back so that others can continue to use them!   For those of you with long overdue materials that were due AFTER January 2020, please return these items to any WPL location before October 31, 2021 and we will waive the long overdue charges.   Our book drops are open 24-7, and if for some Continue Reading...
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RIVERSIDE MEMORIES PROJECT CELEBRATES CENTENARY

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Old postcard showing 100th anniversary of Riverside on May 3
Windsor Public Library will soon be embarking on the Riverside Memories Project, our final event commemorating the centenary of the Town of Riverside.  The project will build – and digitize – a collection of Riverside memories including photos, documents, personal letters and family histories.  Residents will be encouraged to scan and preserve their old photos to share with family, friends and the WPL Local History collection. “Preserving history and memories is fundamental to visiting our past and connecting us all to the community,” says Ward 6 Continue Reading...
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JOHN MUIR BRANCH RECOGNIZED BY THE ONTARIO LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

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The new John Muir Branch of the Windsor Public Library has received a 2021 Ontario Library Association (OLA) Library Building Award.  The branch won the prestigious award in the library architectural and design transformation category, which recognizes additions, renovations, restorations and conversions to library use across Ontario. “The Muir project and resulting awards demonstrate that we ‘got it right’ and that the library is a community treasure to which our customers – of all ages – will return to, again and again,” says WPL Board Chair, Continue Reading...
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INTRODUCING OUR DIGITAL BRANCH

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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 setting. Windsor Public Library is proud to announce the launch of our Digital Branch! Now you Continue Reading...
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WINDSOR PUBLIC LIBRARY TO RESUME NORMAL SERVICE

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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 since March 2020. “Library staff has focused on new ways to provide service to the community Continue Reading...
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WPL COMMITTED TO TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION

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Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada logo
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 of First Nations and the Wampum Treaties and that we peacefully share and care for the Continue Reading...
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TRUSTED INFORMATION SOURCES

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Sign - MYTH, you don't need to wear a mask after getting the COVID-19 vaccine
One of our most important weapons in the fight against COVID-19 is information.  But can everything you see and read online be trusted as verified, reliable and true? While social media and the internet can be valuable sources of information, there have been numerous examples of inaccurate and purposefully false information being shared online. In our new video series, we’ll be looking at some of the more prevalent myths surrounding COVID-19, dispelling rumors with facts and helping you find the best sources for keeping up to Continue Reading...
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GOOD NEWS: WPL BEGINS TO RE-OPEN

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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 be moving to a 24-hour quarantine period. On Monday, July 5, we anticipate adding browsing and Continue Reading...
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