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Staff Blog / Arts and culture, Canada 150, Music and video

Celebrate Strawberries and Storytelling at OPL’s Dominion Day Strawberry Social

By OPL_BPO_Comms

Jun 23, 2017
Make your summer sweet! Mark Canada’s 150 th anniversary and join in the Ottawa Public Library’s year-long celebration of storytelling,...
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...

Get Your Summer Read On with the TD Summer Reading Club!

By Kelly_OPLBPO

Jun 12, 2017
This summer, kids are invited to participate in the TD Summer Reading Club , to explore and celebrate Canada through...

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...
Staff Blog / Books and reading, Teens

Check out the titles for this summer’s Battle of the Books!

By Ottawa_Teens

May 26, 2017
Battle of the Books will be back again this summer, starting Monday, July 3 rd ! In celebration of Canada's...
Staff Blog / Books and reading, Teens

My Favourite Authors (and a Farewell to my readers)

By Jenna_TeenBlogger

Jun 26, 2017
First things first, this is my final post as an OPLTeen Blogger in Residence! I just want to thank everyone...
Staff Blog / Arts and culture

Ann Gruchy, Visual Artist, Stittsville ArtSpace Wall Gallery

By Bonnie_STlibrary

Jun 22, 2017
Ann S. Gruchy is a visual artist whose fine art practice over the years has merited her a growing following...
Staff Blog / Books and reading, Teens

Review: Everything All at Once by Katrina Leno

By Jenna_TeenBlogger

Jun 22, 2017
Everything All at Once was recommended for fans of Jennifer Niven, and being a big fan of her novels I...
Staff Blog / Books and reading, Teens

Bookworm Problems

By Jenna_TeenBlogger

Jun 20, 2017
Unfortunately, as humans, we do not live in a perfect world. Even in the life of a bookworm, not everything...
Staff Blog / Books and reading, Teens

Girling Up by Mayim Bialik --- Teen Non-Fiction Book Review

By Megan_Library

Jun 20, 2017
“A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water.” –...

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Events / Family storytime

Summer Family Storytime / Contes en famille d'été

Rideau

Tuesday Jun 27, 2017 at 10:30am / until Aug 22, 2017

Events / Hobbies and crafts

Lego® Block Party / Ça dé ‘bloc’

St-Laurent

Saturday Jul 22, 2017 at 2:00pm / until Aug 12, 2017

Events / Homework

Math and Science Club

Ruth E. Dickinson

Saturday Jul 8, 2017 at 1:00pm / until Aug 26, 2017