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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.

  • Monday Jul 08, 2024 at 2:30pm
    60 minutes

    Registration opens on Monday, June 10, 2024 - 10:00am

    Propel yourself into uncharted territories. Come explore heredity with alien genetics! For ages 8 -12. Registration required.

    This is the same program being offered at Beaverbrook, Hazeldean, and Constance Bay. Please register for the program at the branch most convenient for you!

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    Monday Jul 08, 2024 at 3:00pm
    90 minutes

    Drop by to play some of the many games on our Oculus Rift system! Explore mountains or deep seas, ride roller coasters, soar as an eagle, challenge your agility with Beat Saber or Fruit Ninja, defend your castle as an archer or your spaceship with a laser, and many more! 

    All games are single-player with English dialogue/text.

    How it works: drop in during the session and write your name on the sign-up sheet to reserve a 10-minute time-slot (no sign-ups ahead of time)

    Safety tip: to prevent falls, wear closed flat shoes, not flip-flops or high heels

    Ages: 10 to Adult (headset may be too large to fit smaller players)

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    Tuesday Jul 09, 2024 at 10:30am
    60 minutes

    Registration opens on Monday, June 3, 2024 - 10:00am

    Who knows where your creation will take you?

    Registration required. Ages 7-9.

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    Tuesday Jul 09, 2024 at 10:30am
    60 minutes

    Registration opens on Monday, June 10, 2024 - 10:00am

    If an elephant and a salmon became one animal, what would this creature look like? Inspired by the playful sculptures and drawings of Russell Yuristy, come play with some clay and sculpt your own imaginary critter. Ages 7-12. | Si on fusionnait un éléphant et un saumon, de quoi aurait l’air ce nouvel animal? Inspirés par les sculptures et dessins ludiques de Russell Yuristy, nous jouerons avec de l’argile pour sculpter nos propres créatures imaginaires. Pour les 7 à 12 ans. 

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    Tuesdays, Jul 09, 2024 - Jul 09, 2024
    10:30am
    40 minutes

    2 sessions remaining

    Registration opens on Monday, June 10, 2024 - 10:00am

    Welcome 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. Family program for ages 4+.

  • SRC webcard stargazing children

    Tuesday Jul 09, 2024 at 10:30am
    90 minutes

    Registration opens on Monday, June 10, 2024 - 10:00am

    Code Sphero robots to complete different Olympic challenges (100cm race, obstacle course, figure skating routine) and learn the essentials of coding! Presented by Carleton University’s Virtual Ventures STEM Outreach program. Ages 6-10.

  • Tuesdays, Jul 09, 2024 - Aug 20, 2024
    11:00am
    30 minutes

    6 sessions remaining

    Stories, rhymes, songs, and activities for babies (ages 0-18 months) and a parent/caregiver. Drop-in program.

    Contes, comptines, et chansons pour les bébés (0-18 mois) accompagnés d’un parent ou gardien(ne). Portes-ouvertes.

  • An illustration of a child drawing on paper, while two children play a fishing game nearby.

    Tuesday Jul 09, 2024 at 1:00pm
    120 minutes

    Come meet the creatures who walk among us. 

    Create an alien in a UFO.  

    Ages: 3-12 yrs

    Drop-in program.

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    Tuesdays, Jul 09, 2024 - Aug 13, 2024
    2:00pm
    45 minutes

    6 sessions remaining

    In this highly energetic and interactive VIRTUAL dance workshop, participants will explore simple, fun, and easy dance moves that everyone can follow in a safe and inclusive environment. Get ready to get lost in the music and GROOVE your heart out! Family program for ages 4+.  Join us online!

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    Tuesday Jul 09, 2024 at 2:00pm
    90 minutes

    Registration opens on Monday, June 10, 2024 - 10:00am

    A 90-minute collaborative story building adventure for groups of children aged 6-10. Children share, combine and vote their favourite ideas into a story fit for a picture book! They also draw colorful pictures to add more detail to the choices they've made. Author Timm Holmes then performs an interactive storytelling to prove the children have become authors of an amazing story that they built together! Discover more at timmholmes.com