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Staff Blog / Computers and technology, Genealogy, Imagine Space

Digitization Lab - Launch Event

On Friday, April 12th, the Beaverbrook Branch celebrated the launch of its new Digitization Lab. Councillor for Kanata North, Jenna...

Staff Blog / Arts and culture, Books and reading, Fiction

Stages and Pages: Lo (or Dear Mr. Wells)

By Candice_LibraryBiblio

Stages and Pages is an ongoing partnership created between the Ottawa Public Library (OPL) and the Great Canadian Theatre Company...

A large donation from our best friend

By OPL_BPO_Comms

Last evening, the Friends of the Ottawa Public Library Association (FOPLA) presented their 2018 donation to Ottawa Public Library Board...

Staff Blog / Books and reading, Fiction

Le Combat national des livres 2019

By OPL_BPO_Zoe

Voici les titres du Combat national des livres 2019 du bimestriel des librairies indépendantes, Les libraires en partenariat avec Radio-Canada!...

Staff Blog / Books and reading, Writing and poetry

National Poetry Month at the OPL

By OPL_BPO_Comms

April is National Poetry Month, and we welcome you to join us for events, programs, and curated displays! According to...

2018 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing Shortlist

By CD_Librarian

We live in Ottawa, there will be politics. And excellent political writing, all available at the Ottawa Public Library! Here's...

Staff Blog / Books and reading, eBooks and audiobooks

New French eBooks

By OPL_BPO_Zoe

OPL is happy to offer over 150 new French eBooks for all ages available on the Cantook Station platform !...

Staff Blog / Arts and culture, Books and reading

CBC All in a Day Book Panel - April 2019

By Cat_Biblio

Welcome to a new year of CBC's CBC’s All in a Day book panel. On April 1st, Ann Archer of...

Staff Blog / Ottawa

This image is of OPL's guest blogger, Stephanie Plante.

OPL Guest Blogger – Stéphanie Plante – Ruth E. Dickinson branch

By OPL_BPO_Comms

I won’t lie; when I saw the next branch in our library project was Ruth E. Dickinson in Barrhaven, my...

Staff Blog / Personal finance

Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP) at the Library

By Jill_Biblio

The Ottawa Public Library is partnering with Canada Revenue Agency to offer free tax preparation through the Community Volunteer Income...

Collections - Books, music, movies, magazines and more!

Equipment

Photo of music editing station, with music keyboard, Mac Pro, monitor and accessories.

Music editing station 1 (at Ruth E. Dickinson branch)

Music editing lab

Ruth E. Dickinson

A workstation for creating and editing MIDI music including a keyboard, headphones and a Mac Pro with editing software. Please checkout the computer keyboard and headphones before your booking.

ProJet 1500 3D Printer

Imagine Space

Nepean Centrepointe

ProJet 1500 3D Printers are typically used to create hobby objects, replacements for broken items and can be used for the rapid prototyping of inventions.

To print an object using the ProJet 1500, jobs are submitted to the Imagine Space team and printed overnight.

Arduino Kit

Imagine Space

Nepean Centrepointe

Arduino micro-controllers are small yet powerful micro-controllers can be programmed to run anything from robots to household automated devices. They’re fantastic for learning programming and electronics.

7-day loans, not holdable

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Studio Backdrop Support System

Imagine Space

Nepean Centrepointe

Green Screen is a tool for creating a special effect. By filming actors in front of a green screen, editors can superimpose the background image of their choice.

2-hour loan, must remain in branch

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