Jun 17, 2024
Get ready for something new this summer as the Ottawa Public Library (OPL) launches ‘Stories of Summer: Adult Library Challenge’! Make the OPL part of your plans by exploring our collections, spaces and resources, and check out the line-up of Adult programs happening across our 33 Library branches.
Complete the challenges to expand your library horizons: to discover new authors, to explore new cultures, to uncover the latest services and much more!
Return your completed card to a branch between August 26 and September 30, to receive a small prize (while supplies last). Please note, clients must be 18+ years and have an active library card to claim a prize. Renew your card today!
Here are a few tips to help you fill out your bingo card:
- Explore a book from the Ottawa History Collection
- Take a course through LinkedIn Learning
- Explore a course through Creative Bug
- Check out the OPL YouTube channel
- Watch a concert on Medici.tv
- Read a digital newspaper or magazine
Need help picking your next summer read? Check out our summer book lists. If you’re traveling this summer, remember OPL is your entertainment destination - grab a book, before you book!
Enjoy
Summer Reads 2024by OPLProgramsProgrammesBPO
Check out these great for summer reads - select the title above to see the full list
Medicine Wheel for the Planet
A Journey Toward Personal and Ecological Healing
Worthy
How to Believe You Are Enough and Transform your Life : Simple Steps, Life-changing Results
Atomic Habits
Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results : An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
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Reading Canadian / Lisez canadienby Collections_OPLBPO
Reading Canadian this Canada Day – what are you enjoying? / Lisez un livre canadien cet été - Quelles lectures aimez-vous?
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No Bootstraps When You're Barefoot
My Rise From A Jamaican Plantation Shack to the Boardrooms of Bay Street
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Great Poetry for Adultsby Collections_OPLBPO
A selection of recent Canadian and international poetry.
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Respect the Mic
Celebrating 20 Years of Poetry From A Chicagoland High School
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Indigenous Speculative Fictionby Collections_OPLBPO
Love After the End
An Anthology of Two-Spirit & Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction
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Mindfulness Booksby OPLProgramsProgrammesBPO
This book list was developed in collaboration with Rebekka Wallace Roy of "Be Kind, Be Brave, Be Present". Rebekka is a Registered Social Worker and a Psychotherapist who is passionate about mindfulness.
10% Happier
How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-help That Actually Works -- A True Story
10% Happier
How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-help That Actually Works -- A True Story
10% Happier
How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found A Self-help That Actually Works : A True Stroy
Full Catastrophe Living
Using the Wisdom of your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness
Full Catastrophe Living
Using the Wisdom of your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness
The Mindful Brain
Reflection and Attunement in the Cultivation of Well-being
The Mindful Brain
Reflection and Attunement in the Cultivation of Well-being
