Staff Blog / Books and reading

V.S. Naipaul - Nobel Laureate - dies at 85

By CD_Librarian

V.S. Naipaul died August 11, 2018 in his home in London. A revered and controversial figure in the world of...
Staff Blog / Books and reading, Teens

Battle of the Books - Week 6 Results

By Ottawa_Teens

This week, Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu had the least amount of votes and has unfortunately been eliminated from the competition...
Staff Blog / Books and reading
This image is of OPL's guest blogger, Stephanie Plante.

OPL Guest Blogger – Stéphanie Plante – Alta Vista branch

By OPL_BPO_Comms

Stéphanie Plante is an OPL guest blogger and a great library supporter. In 2017, she and her son Ian visited...
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OPL at Capital Pride 2018

By LectureOttawaReads

This August, the library will be participating again in Capital Pride, a celebration of the diverse rainbow community within this...
Staff Blog / Books and reading, Health and wellness, Parenting

Talking about death with children

By Virginia_Library

Last March, my grandmother died. She was 90 years old. She lived a good life here in Canada, after immigrating...
Staff Blog / Film

Pride Film Programming

By OPL_Film

For the month of August, the Ottawa Public Library will be celebrating Pride with a variety of film screenings. On...

Carlingwood branch:

The elevator at the Carlingwood branch will be out of service this summer to receive improvements.

The elevator will not be operational from Monday, July 30, to  Monday, September 10, inclusive, to receive improvements. The elevator will reopen Tuesday, September 11.

Events / Arts and culture, Books and reading, Kids

Drag Royalty Family Storytime

NAC (National Arts Centre)

Tuesday Aug 21, 2018 at 10:00am

Events / Business
Tales and Tunes logo

Spectacle de Fredo le magicien / Magic show with Fredo

Ben-Franklin-Place, 101 Centrepointe Drive

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