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Ottawa – When is the last time you interacted with someone from a completely different walk of life? Or, had a frank conversation with someone whose life experience is far from your own?

Ottawa – The Carp branch of the Ottawa Public Library will be closed on from Monday, February 29 to Thursday, March 10 to receive improvements.

Ottawa – Children ages 4-12 are invited to take part in ‘steaming’ hot free programs at the Ottawa Public Library (OPL) during the March Break, from March 14-18. The theme this year is ‘Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead!”.

Province Supporting Projects to Help Meet Changing Community Needs

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Ontario is supporting 10 new projects in public libraries that will improve services for Ontarians.

Ottawa – The Ottawa Public Library (OPL) is celebrating the second annual Harry Potter Book Night on February 4. OPL is joining other libraries around the world in sharing the wonder of J.K.

Ottawa – The Ottawa Public Library’s Imagine Space will reopen on Friday, January 29 after undergoing an expansion and receiving improvements. The popular makerspace, located at the Nepean Centrepointe branch, closed for the upgrades on November 23, 2015.

Ottawa – The Ottawa Public Library has launched an exciting online learning resource: Lynda.com. Lynda.com, offers online learning in software, creative, and business skills through video tutorials.

Ottawa – A bilingual musical performance by Dominic Boudreau will be held at the Nepean Centrepointe branch (101 Centrepointe) on Sunday, January 24 at 2:00 p.m. for the Ottawa Public Library’s Family Literacy Day celebration. 

Ottawa – The Ottawa Public Library’s 21^st annual Awesome Authors Youth Writing Contest is underway.  Writers between the ages of 9 and 17 must submit their work by February 15, 2016.

Toronto Public Library and Ottawa Public Library welcome Penguin Random House’s recently announced reduced ebook prices for libraries.

Ottawa – This morning, Ottawa City Council approved the Ottawa Public Library (OPL) 2016 operating and capital budget. The total budget envelope is $45.362M, with an additional $2.9M for planning related to the Central Library Development project. 

Ottawa – The Ottawa Public Library’s 21^st annual Awesome Authors Youth Writing Contest is underway. This contest, for aspiring young poets and short story authors, is open to writers between the ages of 9 and 17.

Ottawa – The Ottawa Public Library Board has approved the Ottawa Public Library (OPL) 2016 draft operating and capital budget. The complete budget envelope is $45.362M which includes funding for both operating and capital expenses. 

Ottawa – The Elmvale Acres branch of the Ottawa Public Library will be closed from November 30-December 8. This is the third of three short scheduled closures this fall, required as part of the branch retrofit.

Ottawa – The Ottawa Public Library’s Imagine Space, located at the Nepean Centrepointe branch, will be closed from November 23 until early February to undergo an expansion.

Ottawa – In conjunction with Financial Literacy Month, The Ottawa Public Library (OPL) is offering “Money-Smart Living”, a lively, interactive evening with Personal Finance Expert and Author, Kelley Keehn.

Ottawa – The Fitzroy Harbour branch of the Ottawa Public Library will be closed from November 23-27 to receive improvements.

The book drop will be available during the closure. The nearest alternate branches are Carp (3911 Carp) and Constance Bay (262 Len Purcell).

Ottawa – The adult collection at the Ruth E. Dickinson branch of the Ottawa Public Library will be unavailable from November 16-20. Customers will still be able to retrieve their holds and access the following collections: Children, Teen, Express, and music CDs.

Ottawa – The Ottawa Public Library (OPL) surpasses most other participating public libraries on key comparators in the 2014 Ontario Municipal Benchmarking Initiative (OMBI) results released today.

Ottawa – The Ottawa Public Library (OPL) kicks-off its 6th annual Teen Author Fest (TAF) on October 29. This program is for teens ages 12 to 18, and runs until November 16.