• Holiday Closures

    December 24, 31 -  Branches and services that normally close at 5 p.m., will close early at 3:00 p.m. Details here.
    December 27 to 30 - REGULAR HOURS
    December 25, 26, January 1 - CLOSED

  • Please note: the North Gloucester branch cannot accept any payments (cash, debit, credit) for fees at this time. We apologize for the inconvenience.

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Holiday Season Schedule Changes

By OPL_BPO_Comms

All branches and services of the Ottawa Public Library will be closed on Christmas Day (December 25), Boxing Day (December...
Staff Blog / Books and reading, Citizenship, Civic engagement
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OPL Guest Blogger – Stéphanie Plante – Munster branch

By OPL_BPO_Comms

Stéphanie Plante is an OPL guest blogger and a great library supporter. In 2017, she and her son Ian visited...
Staff Blog / Teens, Writing and poetry
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Teen Writers: Get Your Awesome on!

By OPL_BPO_Comms

The time is here again for aspiring young authors to put their creative and expressive efforts toward a poem, short...
Staff Blog / Writing and poetry
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Calling All Young Writers!

By OPL_BPO_Comms

The time is here again for young writers to put your creative and expressive efforts toward a poem, short story...
Staff Blog / Teens

Holiday Reading List of 2018

By Collection_Development

Are you looking for reading--or listening!--suggestions for this holiday season? Here are some lists of new and favorite titles put...
Staff Blog / Arts and culture, Fiction, Stages and Pages
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Stages and Pages: Bed and Breakfast

By Shayna_library

Stages and Pages is an ongoing partnership created between the Ottawa Public Library (OPL) and the Great Canadian Theatre Company...
Staff Blog / Arts and culture, Books and reading
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CBC's All in a Day Book Panel - December 2018

By Cat_Biblio

On December 3rd, 2018, CBC’s All in a Day book panel, Ann Archer of the Ottawa Public Library, and Sean...

Managing Your Library Account Over the Holidays

By Céline_Biblio

December is a busy month for many! Juggling holiday preparations, social engagements, and travelling to see friends or family, it...
Staff Blog / Food and drink, Food Literacy
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Instant Pot, Sushi, and Kombucha Workshops at the Library

By OPL_BPO_Comms

Just in time for holiday parties, potlucks, and family gatherings, Ottawa Public Library has some enticing food literacy programs to...
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Remembering Stan Lee

By Candice_LibraryBiblio

This week, the world said goodbye to the legendary comic book creator, Stan Lee. You might recognize him as that...

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Events

Events / Kids

Junior Film Club

Greenboro

Saturday Dec 15, 2018 at 3:00pm
Events / Computers and technology, Hobbies and crafts, Imagine Space

Hack613 Meetup

Nepean Centrepointe

Sunday Dec 16, 2018 at 1:00pm
Events / Food and drink

Holiday Open House

Centennial

Monday Dec 17, 2018 at 10:00am
Events / Language learning

English Conversation Group (Mondays)/Groupe de conversation en anglais (lundis)

Greenboro

Monday Dec 17, 2018 at 10:30am / until Jun 24, 2019
Events / Books and reading

Readings by the Fire

Main

Monday Dec 17, 2018 at 12:00pm / until Dec 21, 2018
Events / Books and reading

Blackburn Hamlet Round Table Book Chat

Blackburn Hamlet

Monday Dec 17, 2018 at 2:00pm / until Jun 17, 2019
Events / Books and reading

Stittsville Library Book Club

Stittsville

Monday Dec 17, 2018 at 2:30pm / until Dec 16, 2019