Family Day

All branches will be closed on Monday, February 18 for Family Day
WEBSITE MAINTENANCE ALERT: Sunday February 17

Customers will not have access to their OPL accounts or the catalogue for approximately four hours starting at 9 pm. We apologize for the inconvenience.

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Photo of site of future OPL and LAC Joint Facility

Engage with the architects designing the new OPL – LAC joint facility

You are invited to share your inspiration and insights with the architects who are designing one of the most exciting...

Staff Blog / Books and reading, eBooks and audiobooks

Update: Change of French eBook platform

By OPL_BPO_Zoe

Update: The migration to Cantook Station happened on Monday, February 11. You can now see our collection, and you can...

Staff Blog / Hobbies and crafts, Kids

March Break 2019 - Mix it up!

By Vlabo036

“Mix it up” this March Break with the Ottawa Public Library! Come and join us between March 11 and March...

Staff Blog / Teens, Writing and poetry

The countdown begins!

By OPL_BPO_Comms

The February 19 deadline for the Awesome Authors Teen Writing Contest is fast approaching, don't miss out on this great...

Staff Blog / Writing and poetry

Tick-tock, tick-tock!

By OPL_BPO_Comms

We want to hear what you have to say in your own words, so start writing! Put your creative and...

Black History Month at the Library

By OPL_BPO_Comms

February is Black History Month, and we welcome you to join us for events, children’s programming, and curated displays. On...

Staff Blog / Arts and culture, Books and reading

CBC All in a Day Book Panel - February 2019

By Cat_Biblio

Welcome to a new year of CBC's CBC’s All in a Day book panel. On January 7th, 2019, Ann Archer...

Staff Blog / Business, Computers and technology

Entrepreneur Basics

By Jill_Biblio

Are you a new entrepreneur or looking to start a business? Ottawa Public Library offers workshops exploring some of the...

Staff Blog / Arts and culture

OPL Bookmobile rolls into Winterlude

By Mark_Library

Escape the winter blues by stepping aboard the Ottawa Public Library’s Bookmobile during Winterlude, the National Capital Region’s annual winter...

Staff Blog / Arts and culture, History

Heritage Month at the Library!

By OPL_BPO_Comms

It is cold outside, so why not come inside and learn about local history during Heritage Month at Ottawa Public...

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.

Canon EOS Rebel T6i Camera

Digitization lab

Beaverbrook

The Canon EOS Rebel T6i Camera is an easy to use camera that lets you take high quality photographs. It comes with a 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens and an external flash.

2-hour loan, must remain in branch

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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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