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Watch Disney With WPL

Posted in: March 16, 2015 by Daniele | Comments are closed

Fantastic news! We’ve added tons of new Disney films to our Hoopla collection. From The Sword in the Stone and Air Bud to Ghosts of the Abyss and Aliens of the Deep, you can stream great movies from home – for free – through Hoopla. Be in the Know about Hoopla: * Hoopla has music, movies, television shows AND audiobooks! *You can borrow 20 Hoopla titles each month * Titles automatically check out for 3 weeks * There are no overdue fees Well, what are you waiting for? Get Continue Reading...

Disney Movies Arrive at Windsor Public Library

Posted in: March 15, 2015 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

Windsor Public Library customers now have access to 100 popular Walt Disney movies which can be streamed to smart phones, tablets and computers. Thanks to a new content licensing agreement between The Walk Disney Studios and hoopla digital, public libraries across North America can now provide online and mobile access to all of the most popular Disney titles. Hoopla digital is a category-creating service that partners with public libraries to provide online and mobile access to thousands of movies, TV shows, videos, music and audio books. Continue Reading...

Adult Sensory Reading Group Creates Their Own Book

Posted in: February 26, 2015 by Sue Perry | Comments are closed

The Adult Sensory Reading circle at Windsor Public Library Riverside Branch was very excited this past week to see their book printed. As a group, we read Michael Hall’s book The Perfect Square, and decided to create our own version. We called our book The Happy Square, and wrote a story about a square that was bored with being a square. This square changed into many different different things, but in the end decided it was happy with being a square. Everyone who added to the Continue Reading...

WPL Joins Instagram!

Posted in: February 26, 2015 by Julie Catenacci | Comments are closed

#throwbackthursday #flashbackfriday #picoftheday #instagood #bookworm #library WPL is joining the Instagram world and bringing our picture taking and hastagging to another level. WPL already has a presence on many social media platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. So far, we’ve been very successful at reaching our patrons and the wider community through these outlets. This week alone the WPL Twitter has blown up with the very popular Freedom to Read Week. The humorous posts on our Facebook have attracted many laughs and comments. They have Continue Reading...

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 as well as a depiction of several different gardens currently operating in Washington, DC. It highlighted Continue Reading...

Change to Electronic Collections

Posted in: January 7, 2015 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

WPL has made some changes to our electronic collections for January 2015. We will be directing all customers to use Chilton Library.com for their automotive repair needs. Our subscription to AutoRepair Reference Centre has been cancelled, due to cost and duplication of information. In addition, we’re happy to announce that music lovers will find a new, enormous selection of songs and albums at Hoopla. Because of cost and selection, we are no longer subscribing to Freegal. If you need assistance accessing either Chilton Library or Hoopla, please contact Continue Reading...

Windsor Public Library Adds Payment Option to Website

Posted in: December 15, 2014 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

Windsor Public Library customers can now use their credit cards to pay fines and fees or make donation payments, all through the library’s website (www.windsorpubliclibrary.com) at any time, day or night through SMARTPAY. Developed by Comprise Technologies, the leading independent provider of technology access and revenue management solutions for libraries and municipalities, SMARTPAY is an additional service introduced to assist and facilitate enhanced customer service at WPL. The secure online payment solution links with the library’s existing system so payments are automatically posted to customer accounts. With Continue Reading...

Windsor Solar Project REA reports: for public inspection at Central

Posted in: December 4, 2014 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

Windsor Solar LP is proposing to build a renewable energy generation project on lands owed by the City of Windsor and contained within the Windsor International Airport. From now until the next public meeting to be held on Thursday January 29, 2015, copies of draft documents relating to the Windsor Solar Project, as required under the Environmental Protection Act, will be available for public viewing. One set of the two binders of reports can be found on the second floor of the Central Branch of the Continue Reading...

HOOPLA UPDATE…it’s music to our ears!

Posted in: September 24, 2014 by Julie Catenacci | Comments are closed

You’ve been hearing us promote our Hoopla video downloading service for a while. Well, things have just gotten even more exciting in Hoopla-land. In addition to movies and TV shows, you can now download music and audiobooks through the same easy-to-use Hoopla interface! The Hoopla music catalogue is very impressive with over 100,000 albums in a variety of genres available for you to check out. This collection is growing daily as newly released albums are arriving in Hoopla the same day they appear on iTunes. You can Continue Reading...

Music & Audiobooks now Available on Hoopla

Posted in: September 12, 2014 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

Hoopla, Hoopla, HOOPLA! This word has been in my vocabulary for about a year now, and it’s just as much fun every time I say it. With our Hoopla-versary just around the corner, let’s look back and reflect on all of the reasons why we love this eResource so dearly. –Every title is available right away. No waiting. No holds. Ever. –It’s available anytime, anywhere. I have used Hoopla on a plane, on a train, in a car, near and far. Note to self: pen a Continue Reading...