News and Newsletters

  Guelph, ON, September 17, 2019 – At a special meeting last night, Council endorsed the public components of the Baker District Redevelopment project which include parking, an urban square and streetscape, and a new central library.
Council’s endorsement of construction of the library brings with it a maximum construction cost of $67.1 million which would be funded from a variety of sources including development charges, proceeds from the sale of assets,...
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Please read over the attached New Central Library Question and Answer guide to understand some of the issues and benefits surrounding a new Central Library. For more information, please contact CEO Steven Kraft at 519-824-6220

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Thanks to everyone who captured a photo with our Bookmobile this summer! We loved viewing all of your #ExploreGuelph memories and being right at your side.
Congratulations to the Derpo family who snapped a selfie with the Bookmobile at City Hall’s Market Square! And to the Cummings family who found the Bookmobile on their #ExploreGuelph tour to collect their final summer reading club buttons! Both winning entries received a $25 Downtown Guelph gift certificate! Check...
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Guelph Public Library has been awarded a Digital Literacy Exchange Program grant with funding from The Government of Canada to implement a mobile classroom. This $19,927 four-year initiative will provide digital literacy skills training to fulfill growing and changing literacy and education needs within the Guelph community. This funding has allowed our library to hire a Digital Literacy Programmer who is currently working with various community groups to create targeted digital...
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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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