**SESSION CANCELLED**
Get creative with our Gears, Gears, Gears, Magformers, Keva Planks, Lego, Meccano, K'nex, VEX Robotics and more.
Drop-in between 3:30 and 5:00pm to build, construct, engineer and design with us.
Open to ages 5+
Some in-branch programs require registration with your library card. Please log in with your library account or follow this link to apply for a card online. You can also apply for a card in person at any of our 33 locations.
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Friday May 24, 2024 at 3:30pm
90 minutesDrop-in program
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Saturday May 25, 2024 at 10:30am
90 minutesDrop-in program
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Building Boom! Show off your architectural creativity with Lego®!
For ages 4-12. Drop-in program.
Archiboum! Architectes en herbes, à vos Lego®!
Pour les 4-12 ans. Inscription non requise.
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Thursday May 30, 2024 at 6:00pm
60 minutesSorry this event and its waiting list are full
Tinkering, Coding, Creating, Experimenting and Designing.
Come get excited about STEM with us.
For thinkers ages 6-8 years and their adult co-learner.
A program in partnership with the University of Ottawa's Let's Talk Science Program.
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Saturday Jun 01, 2024 at 10:30am
60 minutesSpend your Saturday investigating the world of S.T.E.M.
This month we will be looking at flight and velocity.
Ages 8-12.
Registration required
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Saturday Jun 01, 2024 at 11:00am
60 minutesWelcome some poultry from the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum into your library visit! Listen to them cluck and coo, touch their soft feathers and watch them scratch and peck. Through fun educational activities, students explore the characteristics, needs and lifecycle of these barnyard favourites. Registration required. Family program for ages 4+.
Alta Vista Branch
Saturday, June 1st, 2024
11:00 am
English Program
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Monday Jun 03, 2024 at 2:00pm
60 minutesDrop-in program
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Come get excited about STEM with us!
Every two weeks during our regular Monday Homeschool Happenings program, there will be science experiments suitable for children ages 6-12 years and their adult co-learner.
This program is in partnership with the Let's Talk Science with UOttawa and Carleton U.
Dates are as follows :
-January 29
-February 12
-February 26
-March 11 **This is March Break week -- registration is required.
-March 25
-April 8
-April 22
-May 6
-June 3
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Thursday Jun 06, 2024 at 6:00pm
45 minutesSorry this event and its waiting list are full
An evening family storytime program that encourages mathematical thinking through playful learning and hands-on activites.
Engage, Encourage and Grow Together.
For young thinkers ages 3-6 and their adult co-learner.
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Wednesday Jul 03, 2024 at 1:00pm
60 minutesRegistration opens on Monday, June 10, 2024 - 10:00am
Depuis des millénaires, les gens s'émerveillent en observant le ciel nocturne. Celui-ci est depuis toujours une source d'étonnement et de curiosité pour des personnes de tous âges et de toutes cultures. À travers une série de défis amusants, les participants découvriront des objets et phénomènes célestes que l'on peut observer de nos propres yeux ou à l'aide d'un télescope. Pour les 8-12 ans.
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Wednesday Jul 03, 2024 at 2:30pm
60 minutesRegistration opens on Monday, June 10, 2024 - 10:00am
People have been marveling at the night sky for millennia; it is a source of wonder for people of all ages and cultures. Through a series of fun challenges, participants will learn about the celestial objects and phenomena that can be observed with our own eyes or with the help of a telescope. Ages 8-12.
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Monday Jul 22, 2024 at 2:30pm
60 minutesRegistration opens on Monday, June 10, 2024 - 10:00am
Propel yourself into uncharted territories. Come explore heredity with alien genetics.
Registration Required. Ages 10-12.
This is the same program being offered at Hazeldean, Carp, and Constance Bay. Please register for the program at the branch most convenient for you!