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Red Dress Day

Red Dress Day (May 5) honours and remembers Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit LGBTQQIA+ people. To honour the day, branches will hang red dresses from May 5-19. Learn more, or register for our Red Dress Pins for MMIWG2S+ program.

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Emergency Preparedness Week

Emergency Preparedness Week 2026 runs from May 3-9. Check out our updating reading list, or register for Be Ready: Emergency Preparedness.

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Doors Open: Cornish Library

Check out this historic library during Heritage Winnipeg’s Doors Open event. Guided drop-in tours are available every 30 minutes.

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Book a meeting space at the library

The library has accessible meeting rooms of various sizes available to rent, as well as small tutorial rooms available for no charge at some locations.

Explore the Digital Library

Downloadable and streaming content, including eBooks and audiobooks, music and movies, magazines and newspapers and more.

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Info guides

Our info guides are an excellent place to start to find information and resources on a specific subject or library service.

New titles

Find something new

New titles lists are updated at the start of each month. Find out what's recently arrived on our shelves.

New for adults

New for youth

Programs and events at the library

What's On

Download our latest program and events listings in PDF format.

Programs for kids and families

Programs for adults

Programs for teens

Find your next favourite book

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