News and Newsletters

The Guelph Public Library Board approved the proposed 2022 Library Operating and Capital budget requests during their Tuesday, September 21, 2021 meeting including the removal of library fines starting January 1, 2022.
Guelph Public Library’s mandate is to create a thriving community together. People depend on libraries for computers, programs, space, collections and numerous other services. The Library is evolving their service offerings to become stewards of digital...
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Over the past year, arts and culture emerged as a lifeline of joy, providing gifts of colour, hope and the reprieve needed to make it through the isolation and loneliness of the pandemic. Your Guelph Public Library is always here to help you stay connected and make your life a little brighter!
From September 24 to October 24, enjoy watching the library’s ‘Through our Lens’ video montage to celebrate Culture Days 2021. Director Morgan Curtis and Cinematographer...
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Have you heard about the Guelph Public Library’s new Imagination Zone at the Main Library? Reconnect with the renovated Children’s Department in a safe and accommodating way! Let us help your children unleash the power of play. Bring your family to the Imagination Zone to enjoy a hands-on creative playtime with educational toys, fun literacy games, crafts and of course, books!
The Imagination Zone is located on the second floor of the Main Library (100 Norfolk...
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On Tuesday, July 13, 2021, the Guelph Public Library Board held a special meeting to review the latest architectural design for the new Central Library. Diamond Schmitt Architects presented a revised three-storey design that will result in a stand-alone institutional anchor in the Baker District Redevelopment project.
“From the beginning of our involvement in this project, community input has played a significant role in the development of the design,”...
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