News and Newsletters

Travel beyond Stratford Festival ’s theatrical stage to enjoy and listen to four thought-provoking lectures based on this season’s plays at your Guelph Public Library. Library CEO Steven Kraft shares, “I’ve been going to Stratford since high school. I remember seeing Maggie Smith in Macbeth. It’s a terrific place to see affordable world class talent and world class theatre. These lectures allow our community to connect with great literature...
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The Guelph Public Library Board is the 2020 recipient of the prestigious Ontario Library Association’s Joyce Cunningham Award . This award is presented to a high-performance Public Library Board that has demonstrated a superior level of collaboration and innovation to produce outstanding results.
“The Guelph Public Library Board is a cohesive group of local citizens who are passionate and highly committed to ensuring the library is a robust, thriving community...
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The Guelph Public Library is thrilled to partner with Vocamus Writers Community for the seventh year to offer teens a chance to express their creativity through writing and the arts.
Teens in grades 7 through 12 are encouraged to enter the 2020 Teen ETCH Creative Art Contests either by submitting a short story on any topic in 1,500 words or less and/or showcasing their artists talents by creating a digital art piece for the publication’s cover.
There is no entry...
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Guelph Public Library seeks the community’s help to make its annual campaign a continued success. Launched in 2012, thanks to the help of many generous supporters, this annual appeal has grown into an essential part of the library’s fundraising efforts to support its most promising opportunities.
This year, we’re asking for your help to build the future of our library and community. Gifts will support two priority areas - a new Central Library and the...
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You’re invited to attend one of two drop-in workshops on January 15 as we gather community input to help shape the sustainability vision and goals for the  Baker District redevelopment project .
The workshops will run from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Canada Company Hall at River Run Centre, 35 Woolwich Street. The content for both sessions is the same, and you can drop in or leave at any point.
Come talk with City staff and members of the Windmill Development...
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