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  • Planning your Pollinator/Wildlife Garden

    Elmvale Acres
    Monday Oct 7, 2024 at 6:00pm

    Attend the second workshop of our "Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library (OWSL) Presents..." series.
    During this workshop, we will discuss different types of pollinators/wildlife and how they have evolved with native plants to be their pollination and distribution systems. We will also examine factors to be considered when choosing plants for your personal garden, ensuring plant selection for the conditions you have.

    Examples of simple plans/combinations will be provided. 

    Materials will be available for clients to sketch out plans for their yard.

  • Bricolage d'Halloween

    Teen Crafternoon : Halloween crafts | Soirée brico-ados : bricolage d'Halloween

    Main
    Tuesday Oct 8, 2024 at 5:00pm (series runs until Oct 22, 2024)

    Got a killer Halloween costume planned?? Or want to make your own Halloween decorations? Come craft with us at the library and make use of our craft supplies for free!! Share ideas and expertise with other participants. Or simply bond and make friends over common hobbies.
    For teens of all levels of artistic ability. Drop-in program.

  • Ateliers d'emploi gratuits pour les jeunes!

    North Gloucester
    Wednesday Oct 9, 2024 at 4:00pm (series runs until Oct 30, 2024)

    Vous avez entre 15 et 24 ans ? Vous cherchez à gagner des heures de bénévolat ? Voulez-vous vous préparer à décrocher votre premier emploi ?

    Agente de liaison jeunesse provinciale, Jinny Caron, offre des ateliers gratuits pour les jeunes au mois d'octobre à la succursale Gloucester nord.

    Quand : les mercredis en octobre (dès le 9) de 16 h à 17 h

    Où : succursale Gloucester nord, 2036, rue Ogilvie, salle B

  • MARVEL MOVIE MADNESS

    Blackburn Hamlet
    Wednesday Oct 9, 2024 at 6:00pm

    MARVEL MOVIE MADNESS

    Join us for a free screening of “The Amazing Spider-Man 2 ” at the Blackburn Hamlet Branch. The film was directed by Marc Webb and released in 2014.

    Note: The film is intended for a mature audience (PG-13). 142 minutes. In English.

    When New York is put under siege by Oscorp, it is up to Spider-Man to save the city he swore to protect as well as his loved ones.

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    Britannica Library

    Offers access to Encyclopaedia Britannica, Merriam-Webster dictionary & thesaurus and an interactive atlas. Many articles feature images, audio files, videos, and a list of recommended websites.

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    Canadian Encyclopedia

    This encyclopedia includes over 40,000 articles and 60,000 photographs, as well as maps, graphs, games, quizzes and videos.  Updated regularly, it contains The Encylopedia of Canada, The Youth Encyclopedia of Canada. (in English only) The Encyclopedia of Music in Canada, Feature articles on different subjects, MacLean’s Magazine articles and The Timeline of Canadian History.

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    Canadian Reference Centre

    Offers access to full-text content from several major publications including Consumer Reports, Canadian Geographic, Maclean's, Time and many more.  It also includes full text biographies and a collection of photos, maps and flags.  

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    Eureka.cc

    The database allows searchable access to full articles, columns and features from the major French-Canadian newspapers and certain magazines such as Protégez-vous and L`Actualité. News sources include full-text articles from Le Droit, Le Devoir, La Presse, Le Soleil and SRC radio and television. About 20 small Ontario dailies are also included among other French and English language newspapers from across Canada.

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