Staff Blogs

Croisée des mots
January 13, 2025
Association des auteures et auteurs de l'Ontario français (AAOF) and Ottawa Public Library (OPL) invite you to dive into the poetic world of authors Denise Desautels and François Baril Pelletier, on Wednesday, January 22, at 7 pm on...
family members gathered around a book
January 6, 2025
Family Literacy Day 2025 is on Monday, January 27th.  The theme this year is “Learn to be Green, Together” Family Literacy Day®is a national awareness initiative created by ABC Life Literacy Canada in 1999 to raise awareness of the...
New Year, New Hobby & Skill  webcard
January 6, 2025
Looking for a fresh start this year? Why not make Ottawa Public Library (OPL) your go-to spot for picking up a new skill?   OPL's Musical Lending Library   Feeling musical? Borrow an instrument from OPL's Musical...
webcard for my library story
January 6, 2025
In a cozy corner of the city, a library branch introduced Nya to a world of possibility. Every page she turned transformed her future. Now, let's hear her story in her own words.     Dear Readers,  I am one...