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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

Community gardeners come in out droves despite the chill

Posted in: February 24, 2015 by Julie Catenacci | No comments

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 | No comments

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 | No comments

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 | No comments

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 | No comments

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 | No comments

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...

Library Value Calculator

Posted in: September 10, 2014 by Julie Catenacci | No comments

You know that satisfied feeling you get when you score a really good deal on something? You can get that feeling every time you use a resource from the public library! Every book, movie, CD, magazine, newspaper or video game you check out or download from us is one less thing you have to buy yourself. Following the lead of many other public library systems, WPL has come up with an easy way for you to calculate the estimated amount that you save by using our Continue Reading...

Learning Express Library (LEL)

Posted in: August 19, 2014 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

TOEIC; TOEFL; GED; GRE; SAT; OMG! LEL! TISA! Are you shaking your head right now and wondering what all of this means? It’s part of a game that we play here at the library: Standardized Test or Internet Slang. One person throws out an acronym, and the other has to guess which category it belongs to. Fun…right? Speaking of fun (and standardized tests), Learning Express Library (one of my favourite WPL databases, BTW) has been upgraded! Clap. Cheer. Hi-Fives all around. If you love learning, you’ll love Continue Reading...

The Best Canadian Music Ever

Posted in: August 13, 2014 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

The good people over at CBC Music have put together a list of some of the best songs in Canadian history. While any best of list will inherently depend on factors such as taste, popularity, and other subjective matters I have to say that I like their list. Personally I would have (for example) picked a different Arcade Fire song for their top piece and the best K.D. Lang song to me is without a doubt Hallelujah (even though written by Leonard Cohen) but that’s nitpicking Continue Reading...

Robot Sumo

Posted in: July 22, 2014 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

TWO ROBOTS ENTER; ONLY ONE LEAVES. This Saturday from 1-4 at Forest Glade Library, our friends from Hackforge will be putting on another great program: Robot Sumo. Children & Teens ages 10-18 are invited to build a champion Sumo Robot using real world techniques. They’ll have the opportunity to experiment with mechanics, sensors, and artificial intelligence. To register for this free program please contact Forest Glade Library, or call 519-996-4982. If you can’t make it this week, the program will be repeated at Bridgeview Library on Continue Reading...