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Winner of the 47th Annual First Novel Award -- The Island of Forgetting by Jasmine Sealy

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Established in 1976, the First Novel Award program has launched the careers of some of Canada’s most prestigious authors. Previous...
AccessAbility Day 2023

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May 31, 2023 , will be the City of Ottawa’s 20th AccessAbility Day and is a part of National AccessAbility...
Canadian Jewish Heritage Month

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May marks Canadian Jewish Heritage Month. Canadian Jewish Heritage month was established in 2018 to help remember, celebrate and educate...
Ottawa Public Library Releases 2022 Annual Report: Setting up for Renewal

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2022 was a year of major transition for the Library. OPL has a new Chief Librarian/CEO, the 2019-2022 term of...
Le Combat national des livres de Radio-Canada 2023

By Roxanne_biblio

Le Combat national des livres is back this year for 4 days of debates that will allow 5 champions to...
How to be a Climate Optimist by Chris Turner wins the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize!

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Chris Turner is the 2023 winner of the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing, another in the Writers' Trust list...
Historical – Your OPL Digital Book Club Picks for May

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Hey there, book lovers! Are you looking for a new genre to dive into? Well, have you considered mysteries and...
Congratulations to the Winners of the 2023 Awesome Authors Writing Contest!

By OPL_BPO_Comms

This year, with an extraordinary record of 739 entries, judges Catherine Austen, Apollo the Child, Amelinda Bérubé, Pierre-Luc Bélanger, Éric...
Online music lessons for Library clients

By Feng_Library

Did you know that you can borrow musical instruments (keyboards, strings, and percussion) free from the Main, Nepean Centrepointe, Cumberland,...
Canada Reads 2023

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Get ready to throw down for your favourites, Canada Reads 2023 announced their shortlist. Prepare for the heartbreak, joy, betrayal,...

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Indigenous Rattle Making Workshop

Orléans

Saturday Jun 10, 2023 at 2:00pm

Turtle Island Indigenous Music Throughout the Ages

Ruth E. Dickinson

Saturday Jun 10, 2023 at 2:30pm

National Indigenous Month: Amanda Fox Pow Wow workout

The Good Companions Seniors’ Centre

Wednesday Jun 14, 2023 at 11:00am

National Indigenous Month: Amanda Fox Pow Wow workout

St-Laurent

Friday Jun 16, 2023 at 2:00pm

Family jigging dance class by Brad Lafortune

Beaverbrook

Saturday Jun 17, 2023 at 11:00am

Family jigging dance class by Brad Lafortune

St-Laurent

Thursday Jul 6, 2023 at 2:00pm

Unleash: Igniting Creativity Through Art and Sound | Stimuler la créativité par l'art et le son

Friday Jun 30, 2023 at 2:00pm

TD Summer Reading Club

Game On / À vos jeux

Beaverbrook

Friday Jun 2, 2023 at 10:00am

Lego® Block Party! / Ça dé "bloc" - PD Day / Journée pédagogique

Cumberland

Friday Jun 2, 2023 at 10:00am

Stay & Play | Jouons à la biblio

Main

Friday Jun 2, 2023 at 10:30am / until Jun 03, 2023