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

Longer checkout period for TV Series

You told us you couldn’t watch a whole season of a TV series in 3 days, and we listened. In response to customer requests, we are lengthening the loan period for adult TV series on DVD to 2 weeks – shortened to 1 week when the holds build up. These DVD sets are highlighted with a yellow spine label. Each patron is limited to borrowing 2 TV seasons at a time. Feel free to ask staff if you have any questions. With the extra time, now Continue Reading...
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City directories – A Valuable Resource

City directories are one of the most useful resources for genealogists. By City Directories, I do not mean telephone books. They are like having 2 books within 1 publication. These directories have an alphabetical listing by surname of people living in the community. The second half is an alphabetical listing of streets in the community. Some of the newer directories also have telephone number listings filed in numerical order. The Windsor Public Library has many city directories for Windsor. Our older Windsor directories also include the Continue Reading...
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Maya Angelou: Poet, Author and Activist 1928-2014

“A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.” ~ Maya Angelou The literary world suffered a great loss this week. Renowned author and poet Maya Angelou passed away Wednesday, May 28, at the age of 86. Angelou was the author of numerous books, essays and collections of poetry. Renowned for her deeply personal prose and her civil rights activism, Angelou received many awards and accolades including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011. In a statement provided by Continue Reading...
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Celebrate Aboriginal Awareness Week With WPL

This May, the Windsor Public Library will be celebrating Aboriginal Awareness Week (AAW). This event takes place the four days following Victoria Day (May 20-23). AAW was created to honour the Aboriginal people and cultures of Canada and is a great opportunity to learn more about the Métis, Inuit and First Nations members of our community. Help WPL celebrate this week by learning more about Aboriginal culture and the issues affecting Aboriginal members of our Canadian mosaic. A number of organizations within the Windsor and Essex-County area are great resources Continue Reading...
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Music Free & Legal: Freegal

Illegally downloading music is never a good idea.  In addition to being against the law, it’s unfair to the artists, producers, record labels, and music industry affiliates.  On top of all this, it can really harm your computer. Try to imagine using BitTorrent, P2P, and other file sharing networks as taking candy from a stranger.  You might be fine, but, there’s always that chance that the candy is tainted and will make you sick.  You might download 100 songs without a problem, but all it takes is one Continue Reading...
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eMagazines @ WPL: Borrow them Anytime, Anywhere…

Great news! We’ve added Zinio Digital Magazines to our suite of eResources. You can now access e-copies of popular magazines through the Windsor Public Library.   Some examples of titles in this collection include: Food Network Magazine, Martha Stewart Living, House Beautiful, Cosmopolitan, Men’s Health, National Geographic, Macworld, PC Magazine, Popular Science, and OK! These are just a few examples of the 40 titles available covering topics in Business, Men’s & Women’s Health, Technology, Entertainment, Sports, and more.  What you get through Zinio is the full Continue Reading...
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World’s Largest Newsstand, Now Available!

Customers of Windsor Public Library have now unlimited multi-user access to a selection of complete digital magazines, easily viewed on most internet-enabled devices, through Zinio for Libraries, the world’s largest newsstand! Zinio for Libraries enables you to: • enjoy complete digital editions of your favourite magazines – some of which are only available in this format; • download full-colour magazines with interactive elements such as audio and video; • find the stories you want to read quickly and easily with an intuitive navigation and all-inclusive keyword search; • Continue Reading...
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Shirley Temple Black ~ 1928-2014

Shirley Temple Black died Monday, February 10, at home in Woodside, California. She starred in 23 motion pictures beginning at age three and, from 1935 through 1939, was the most popular movie star in America. Shirley Temple retired from the screen at 22 but embarked on a second career, one in which her image as “friend to everyone” would stand her in good stead: that of diplomat. After marrying Charles Alden Black in 1950, Shirley Temple Black became a fundraiser for the Republican party, was appointed Continue Reading...
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Windsor Music Tangle Micro Doc

The Windsor Music Tangle is an interactive web site that documents Windsor’s live music scene and its connections.  Have you tried it out? It’s awesome! After launching in September 2013 at Phog Phest, the site continues to grow with every new submission.  We’d like to extend a huge THANK-YOU to those of you have have contacted us to add Bands and Musicians.  We’re still accepting new entries, so if you can’t find yourself or your band we’d love to hear from you.  Details on how to submit information Continue Reading...
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Sochi Winter Olympics begin today

The 2014 Winter Olympics are being held in Sochi, Russia, February 7 – 23, 2014. Sochi is a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located on the north-east coast of the Black Sea near the Georgia/Abkhazia border and Russia. The Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games will be held March 7-16, 2014. (Pssst…don’t forget to check out Getting Ready for the Olympics with Feats of Endurance and From Russia With the Library.) This is the 22nd observance of the Winter Olympiad. The first Winter Olympics were held in Continue Reading...
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