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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

John Muir Branch Recognized For Excellence In Conservation

Posted in: February 21, 2020 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

John Muir's exterior view in the evening

The new John Muir Branch of the Windsor Public Library has been awarded the Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Award for Excellence in Conservation. Windsor Public Library Board Chair, Councillor Rino Bortolin, WPL CEO Kitty Pope and Architect Jason Grossi were in Toronto yesterday evening to accept the award on behalf of the team behind the planning, development and construction of the library branch, located at 363 Mill Street in Sandwich Town. The award recognizes outstanding contributions to cultural heritage, sustainability, biodiversity and natural heritage conservation. John Continue Reading...

Community Archives Now Open

Posted in: February 12, 2020 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

The Community Archives recently moved to 85 Pitt Street East in downtown Windsor and is now open to the public from 10 am-1 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays and at other times by appointment. There will be an open house on Monday, April 6 from 2-4 pm to provide the public with a behind-the-scenes look at the materials and resources the Community Archives makes available to visitors. All are invited to come and view historic images, drawings, plans, maps and textual records that detail the heritage Continue Reading...

my ebook will be available in 824 days ?!?!

Posted in: February 5, 2020 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

If you are using cloudLibrary and are on the holds list for some of our popular titles, you might be surprised (and discouraged) to see the estimated wait time listed as 300, 400, 800 days! We assure you that you will not have to wait THAT long. The short of it is that Macmillan, one of the big publishers, is only allowing libraries to purchase one copy of their eBooks in the first eight weeks that the book is in publication. Once that eight week period Continue Reading...

Central Branch Open in Paul Martin Building Monday

Posted in: January 30, 2020 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

On Monday, February 3, the Central Branch of Windsor Public Library will open in the Paul Martin Building (PMB) at 185 Ouellette Avenue. Concurrently, the 850 Ouellette library location will close to allow staff to de-commission the building, pending the completion of the sale to the Downtown Mission at the end of the month. Windsor Public Library will occupy two floors of the Paul Martin annex. The first floor will house the public library and the second will contain administration offices and auxiliary services. Hours of Continue Reading...

Renovated and Expanded Budimir Branch to Open

Posted in: January 14, 2020 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

Budimir Branch will be closed Monday, December 16 and Tuesday, December 17 to facilitate a fusion between the recently completed new addition and the existing structure. Staff will be available at the McKay Avenue entrance to facilitate pick up of hold materials.

The newly renovated and expanded Budimir Branch (1310 Grand Marais Road West) will officially open Friday, February 14. The 6,000 square foot expansion includes more customer space, additional resources and materials and a technology hub. The Budimir community is invited to attend the 1 pm event, meet staff, tour the branch and enjoy refreshments and activities. Design of the $3.5 million project was finalized in May 2018 and construction began in April 2019. There was minimal downtime of library service with the only closure coming with Continue Reading...

WPL Celebrates 125 Years

Posted in: December 20, 2019 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

Old photo of the former Riverside library branch.

To celebrate 125 years of library service to the community, WPL is featuring photographs from the local history collection and community archive. On a daily basis for the balance of December, we will present an interesting and unique image of our city, which we hope will fascinate and entertain. The Riverside Public Library became a branch of the Windsor Public Library system on annexation of the town of Riverside in 1966. The original Riverside library opened in 1939, and the building pictured was constructed in 1955, Continue Reading...

WPL Celebrates 125 Years

Posted in: December 19, 2019 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

Photo of band playing at the former Ambassador branch.

To celebrate 125 years of library service to the community, WPL is featuring photographs from the local history collection and community archive. On a daily basis for the balance of December, we will present an interesting and unique image of our city, which we hope will fascinate and entertain. Celebrations for the opening of the Ambassador branch included live entertainment, pictured above. Do you know who these performers are? Ambassador opened in 1972, WPL’s first mall branch, and quickly became one of the system’s busiest branches. Continue Reading...

Library Participates in Christmas Card Campaign

Posted in: December 18, 2019 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

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. Library branches developed card-making stations and employed 3-D printer technology to assist in the card making Continue Reading...

WPL Celebrates 125 Years

Posted in: December 18, 2019 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

Old photo of the South Branch which opened in October, 1929 in Hugh Beaton School, to meet demand from the east end. It was the second such branch in the province, and the fore-runner to four more school branches in Windsor.

To celebrate 125 years of library service to the community, WPL is featuring photographs from the local history collection and community archive. On a daily basis for the balance of December, we will present an interesting and unique image of our city, which we hope will fascinate and entertain. The South Branch opened in October, 1929 in Hugh Beaton School, to meet demand from the east end. It was the second such branch in the province, and the fore-runner to four more school branches in Windsor. Continue Reading...

WPL Celebrates 125 Years

Posted in: December 17, 2019 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

Children decorate the Christmas tree at the Tecumseh Mall branch in the mid-1970s. The Tecumseh Mall branch opened in the spring of 1973 to serve the growing developments of Forest Glade, Hawthorn, Roseville Gardens and Fontainebleau.

To celebrate 125 years of library service to the community, WPL is featuring photographs from the local history collection and community archive. On a daily basis for the balance of December, we will present an interesting and unique image of our city, which we hope will fascinate and entertain. Children decorate the Christmas tree at the Tecumseh Mall branch in the mid-1970s. The Tecumseh Mall branch opened in the spring of 1973 to serve the growing developments of Forest Glade, Hawthorn, Roseville Gardens and Fontainebleau. The Continue Reading...