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Staff Blog / Books and reading, Canada 150, Teens

WINNER – Battle of the Books 2017

By Ottawa_Teens

Aug 21, 2017
We had quite a summer with the 2017 Battle of the Books, after weeks of competition, including a few nail...
Staff Blog / Books and reading, Canada 150, Teens

Runner up – Battle of the Books 2017

By Ottawa_Teens

Aug 21, 2017
This week, Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant by Tony Cliff had the least amount of votes and is therefore...

OPL at Capital Pride 2017: Come find yourself at OPL!

By Kelly_OPLBPO

Aug 14, 2017
by Caroline Fréchette Capital Pride Week is coming up again in Ottawa, and as always, OPL is happy to be...
Staff Blog / Food Literacy

Wanted: Your favourite family recipe!

By OPL_BPO_Comms

Jun 22, 2017
Grandma’s cinnamon rolls? Uncle Joe’s potato salad? Dad’s special tomato soup? à la carte, the Ottawa Public Library’s food literacy...
Staff Blog / Canada 150

Storytelling in Canada through Canadian authors: August Edition

By OPL_BPO_Comms

Aug 10, 2017
Wow, we are now fully into the last month of summer…but we still have lots of programs and events this...
Image for TD Summer Reading Club, with official TDSRC logo

TD Summer Reading Club for kids- Still time to register!

By OPL_BPO_Comms

Jul 25, 2017
Back in June, we launched our annual TD Summer Reading Club (TDSRC) for kids, and WOW! 18,455 kids have registered...

Share your favorite Canadian book!- OPL Reads 150

By OPL_BPO_Comms

Jul 12, 2017
To mark Canada 150 th anniversary, we have been celebrating the art of STORYTELLING throughout the year. Song, poetry, cinema,...
Staff Blog / Computers and technology

Techno Buddies

By Ottawa_Teens

Jul 07, 2017
What is Techno Buddies? Techno Buddies is an intergenerational program that focuses on community building, bringing together both Teen Volunteers...
Staff Blog / Business

So You Want to Start a Business?

By Gill_library

Aug 22, 2017
Whether you're building on your industry background or diving into something entirely new, it pays to know what you're getting...

Upcoming Changes to OPL Bookmobile Schedule and Stops

By Admin A. Strator

Jun 09, 2017
The Ottawa Public Library (OPL) will be piloting changes to bookmobile stops on a trial basis starting July 3. These...

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Events / Storytime
Drag Queen China Doll and Drag King Master Cameron Eric Leon

Drag Queen Family Storytime!

Main

Saturday Aug 26, 2017 at 2:00pm

Events / Arts and culture, Language learning, Lectures and discussions

A Word In Arabic

Sunnyside

Wednesday Aug 23, 2017 at 5:30pm / until Dec 27, 2017

Events / Homework

Math and Science Club

Ruth E. Dickinson

Saturday Aug 26, 2017 at 1:00pm

Events / Books and reading

Blabla livres!

Beaverbrook

Thursday Aug 24, 2017 at 3:30pm

Events / Computers and technology

Techno Buddies

Carlingwood

Wednesday Aug 30, 2017 at 3:30pm

Events / Jobs and careers

Employment Assistance

Ruth E. Dickinson

Wednesday Aug 23, 2017 at 1:30pm / until Dec 27, 2017

Events / Food Literacy

à la carte: Food Film Festival / Festival du film

Bytowne Cinema, 325 Rideau

Tuesday Sep 19, 2017 at 5:00pm

à la carte - Food Literacy