June 2, 2025 - Guelph, ON – Celebrate the creative talents of Guelph’s youth at the Teen ETCH 2025 Anthology Book Launch. Join the Guelph Public Library (GPL) on Saturday, June 14, 2025, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Main Library (100 Norfolk Street) for an afternoon of literature, inspiration, and celebration.
This year’s anthology features original poetry and short stories written by teens in grades 7 through 12, centered around the theme “Reflections.”...
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Friday, May 30, 2025, Guelph, ON – Starting June 9, you can join the Guelph Public Library’s Summer Reading Club! Kids, teens, and adults can pick up summer reading packages at any Library location, track their reading throughout the summer, and win a prize during prize draws in July and September.
“Our summer reading programs are a great way to keep children and teens engaged with reading after the school year wraps up,” says Meg Forestell-Page,...
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Our summer hours start Monday, May 26, which means all library locations will close at 8 p.m. from Monday to Thursday and branches, except West End Branch, will be closed on Sundays. The West End Branch is also open on Friday evenings until 9 p.m. year-round.
Regular hours will return on Tuesday, September 2, with our first Sunday opening on September 7
For more information askus@guelphpl.ca 519-824-6220

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The City of Guelph, the Guelph Public Library and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) have reached a tentative agreement following 15 productive days of bargaining toward a new collective agreement.. CUPE locals 241 and 973 represent approximately 700 staff in a variety of operational roles across City departments and CUPE 1946 represents 115 staff at the Guelph Public Library (GPL).    The new collective agreement covers a three-year period, from February......
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Starting today, the Main Library at 100 Norfolk Street has nasal spray naloxone kits available for pickup at the basement level Info B Desk. Naloxone temporarily reverses the effects of an opioid overdose.
Working with Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health to become a registered distributor, staff at the Main Library will have kits available to individuals at risk of opioid overdose and their family and friends. Staff can provide optional training on how to use the...
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