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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

Tell Us Where To Go!

Posted in: March 7, 2018 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

We’ve received a great deal of feedback on our pending move from 850 Ouellette Avenue. Library supporters are extremely vocal about a new, permanent location for Central Library. The Windsor Public Library Board and Administration are busy creating a short list of possible options. They include: -Riverside Drive between Caron and Ouellette avenues; -the Cultural Hub area around Adventure Bay Family Water Park; -the Ouellette Avenue Corridor; -Jackson Park. We want to hear what you have to say on the matter. Which option is the best Continue Reading...

Central Library To Relocate In Deal With Downtown Mission

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

The Windsor Public Library (WPL) is about to write the next chapter in its nearly 125 years of history after agreeing to sell the Central Library building at 850 Ouellette to the Downtown Mission. Following the opening last year of the W.F. Chisholm Branch at the Optimist Community Centre, the start of construction on the John Muir Branch in Sandwich Town and the forthcoming renovation of the Budimir Branch in South Windsor, the WPL will begin the process of locating a new Central Branch in the Continue Reading...

Central Library to Relocate in Deal With Downtown Mission

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

Meet New Pals at Library “Speed Friending” Event

Posted in: February 20, 2018 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

Making friends is difficult if you’ve recently moved to a new city or if work and education time commitments – and life in general – conspire to hinder the process. With the help of a good book, Windsor Public Library plans on providing a fun and casual way for you to meet other adults in a casual, low-key and fun environment. Those in the 36-55 age bracket are encouraged to register for a SPEED FRIENDING workshop at the W.F. CHISHOLM Branch (1075 Ypres Avenue) of Windsor Continue Reading...

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 to submit your ILLO requests. While we do not have a list of additional titles available, Continue Reading...

Windsor Public Library Coordinates Community Services Hub

Posted in: January 31, 2018 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

The Library Hubs Meeting Community Needs (LHMCN) Project at Windsor Public Library is holding a COMMUNITY WINTER WARM UP on Tuesday, January 30 at Central Library (850 Ouellette Avenue). The event begins at 1 pm and is scheduled to conclude at 4 pm – refreshments will be available. Community members are invited to stop at the library to learn about community services in a relaxed, but informative, environment. The LHMCN Project is focused on encouraging the development of new ways to engage with and meet the changing Continue Reading...

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. I was forever changed by what I read. I found her short story, The Ones Who Continue Reading...

Self-Driving Cars – What You Need to Know

Posted in: January 23, 2018 by Sue Perry | No comments

The North American Auto show rolls out of town this weekend, but if you haven’t got enough of cars yet, visit us at W.F. Chisholm library, home of the Windsor Public Library Auto Archives, for a talk about the future of cars. Self-driving cars are big news these days, but what will they mean to our community? How will autonomous vehicles affect our driving, and our industry? Dr. Peter Frise will share his knowledge about the future of cars, and cars of the future. Join us Monday, January 29, Continue Reading...

Free Forms Clinics Return to Central Library

Posted in: November 21, 2017 by Sue Perry | No comments

Filling out forms can be a frustrating and difficult task. Luckily, the St. Clair College Forms Clinic has returned to the Central Library. The Forms Clinic is being run by paralegal students from St. Clair under the supervision of a licensed paralegal professional. They will be available – at no cost – to assist the public in filling out a variety of forms and applications – government, immigration, business, education, – even some legal forms. They are strictly here to assist with the completion of such forms, and cannot Continue Reading...

Flags of Remembrance Plaques at Central Branch

Posted in: November 4, 2017 by Sue Perry | No comments

The news that several plaques honouring Canadian veterans had been stolen from a Riverside Drive memorial was heartbreaking. The plaques and Canadian flags were installed by the Veterans Voices of Canada as part of their National Flags of Remembrance project. However, when plaques started to go missing from the memorial, they were removed in order to preserve them. Our Digital Librarian Julie came up with the terrific idea of offering space at the library to house the memorial plaques. Terri Fitzpatrick-Davis, the local coordinator of the Continue Reading...