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OPL Service Update until May 30 (24/05/2022)

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UPDATE: May 25 (27/05/2022)
North Gloucester branch : Modified services (26/04/2022)

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May is Asian Heritage Month in Canada!

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This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Government of Canada’s official declaration to announce May as Asian Heritage Month!...
Canadian Jewish Heritage Month

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The month of May is Canadian Jewish Heritage Month. Since the first arrival of Jews in Canada in 1759, the...
Learn Ukrainian

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Are you interested in learning more about Ukrainian language and culture? Toutapprendre has just added a Ukrainian language learning course...
CBC's All in a Day May Book Panel

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On Monday, May 2nd, CBC's All in a Day Book Panel, featuring OPL's Ann Archer and Sean Wilson of the...
Connect – Your OPL Digital Book Club Picks for May

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Making meaningful connections continues to be difficult with all the precautions we have to take to stay healthy and protect...
Combat national des livres : And the winner is...?

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The winner of the 2022 edition of the Combat national des livres is La naissance d'une dynastie, volume 1 of...
The Ottawa Public Library Celebrates Canadian Children's Book Week

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Along with libraries across the country, the Ottawa Public Library (OPL) will celebrate Canadian Children’s Book Week between May 1...
2022 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize short list

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Among the eleven prizes that the Writer’s Trust awards annually to Canadian authors, the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize rewards literary non-fiction...
Ottawa Public Library Releases 2021 Annual Report: There for You!

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Despite being in the second year of a pandemic, OPL found ways to keep improving Library access and services for...
New eResource: Oxford English Dictionary online

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Great news! Effective April 13, 2022, a new eResource is available for our customers: The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) The...

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Nepean Centrepointe

Monday May 30, 2022 at 10:00am / until Mon, Dec 12, 2022

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Babytime May 30

Sunnyside

Monday May 30, 2022 at 10:15am

Family Storytime - May 30

Hazeldean

Monday May 30, 2022 at 10:15am

Family Storytime

St-Laurent

Monday May 30, 2022 at 10:30am

Toddlertime (Monday Morning)

Nepean Centrepointe

Monday May 30, 2022 at 10:30am

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Babytime - May 31

Cumberland

Tuesday May 31, 2022 at 1:00pm

Babytime May 31

Stittsville

Tuesday May 31, 2022 at 1:30pm

Family Storytime / Contes en famille - May 31/ 31 mai

Beaverbrook

Tuesday May 31, 2022 at 2:00pm

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Nepean Centrepointe

Tuesday May 31, 2022 at 2:00pm

Sustainable lawns and gardens

Stittsville

Tuesday May 31, 2022 at 6:30pm