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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.

  • chess board

    Saturdays, Nov 09, 2024 - Dec 14, 2024
    2:00pm
    90 minutes

    2 sessions remaining

    Interested in learning chess? Looking for new opponents? Every second Saturday of the month, join chess club! Teen volunteers will be on hand to help those who are
    learning. Reserved for players aged between the ages of 7-17.

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    Les échecs, ça t’intéresse? Tu cherches de nouveaux adversaires? Joins-toi à nous les deuxièmes samedis du mois! Des bénévoles ados seront là pour t’aider à t’améliorer! Réservé aux joueurs entre 7-17 ans.

  • Lego Party

    Saturdays, Nov 09, 2024 - Dec 28, 2024
    2:30pm
    60 minutes

    7 sessions remaining

    Create and build with Lego®!

    Drop-in Family Program.

  • Saturdays, Nov 09, 2024 - Dec 14, 2024
    3:00pm
    90 minutes

    5 sessions remaining

    Do you love board games? Cards? Chess? Any game goes! 

    Bring your friends & family for an exciting afternoon of games!

    A variety of games will be available from card games to board games such as Chess and Catan!

    You may also bring some of your own. 

    • September 14 and 28, 2024
    • October 5, 12 and 26, 2024
    • November 2, 9, 23 and 30,2024
    • December 7 and 14, 2024

    Aimez-vous les jeux de sociétés? Les jeux de cartes? Les échecs?

    Profitez de cette après-midi de jeux avec vos familles ou entre amis.

    Une variété de jeux sont disponible pour vous, incluant le jeu de Catan et le jeu d'échecs.

    Il est possible pour vous d'apporter vos propres jeux.

    • 14 et 28 septembre 2024
    • 5, 12 et 26 octobre 2024
    • 2, 9, 23 et 30 novembre 2024
    • 7 et 14 décembre 2024
  • Couch piled high with crocheted squares

    Tuesdays, Nov 12, 2024 - Jun 10, 2025
    3:00pm
    120 minutes

    8 sessions remaining

    The Granny Squares for Warmth (GSFW) group was created in November 2020 as a Barrhaven-based group with a mission to create and donate hand-made blankets and shawls to people in need in the Ottawa area.  ​

    Crocheters and Knitters - please join us to make granny squares for blankets, as well as to join squares, and to crochet or knit blankets and shawls. Everyone is welcome!

  • Wednesdays, Nov 13, 2024 - Dec 11, 2024
    1:00pm
    120 minutes

    3 sessions remaining

    Join us for an informal gathering of knitting enthusiasts - from beginners to experts. Share your ideas and projects in a relaxed social atmosphere.  Every second Wednesday afternoon, 1- 3 pm

  • markers, scissors, glue / des feutres, des ciseaux, du col

    Wednesdays, Nov 13, 2024 - Dec 11, 2024
    1:30pm
    90 minutes

    3 sessions remaining

    Join us for an afternoon of board games, LEGO, cards & fun ​for home-schooled children and their families! ​
    During the first 15 minutes, OPL staff will share library resources that you can explore.

    ​Soyez des nôtres pour un après-midi de jeux de société, de LEGO, de cartes et de plaisir destiné aux enfants instruits à la maison ​et leurs familles! ​Pendant les 15 premières minutes, une employée de la BPO partagera des ressources intéressantes de la bibliothèque. 

  • Craft supplies on table

    Wednesdays, Nov 13, 2024 - Dec 11, 2024
    4:00pm
    60 minutes

    5 sessions remaining

    Come crafting at the library. We have all the supplies you need to satisfy your creativity!

    For children of all ages. Drop-in. 

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    Viens bricoler à la biblio, on a tout ce qu’il te faut pour satisfaire l’artiste en toi!

    Pour enfants de tous âges. Inscription non requise. 

  • Web banner for hobbies and crafts

    Wednesdays, Nov 13, 2024 - Mar 19, 2025
    7:00pm
    60 minutes

    9 sessions remaining

    If you are a knitter or a crocheter, come and join Hazeldean Stitches. Share your ideas and projects with other yarn artists. All ages welcome!

  • Thursday Nov 14, 2024 at 2:00pm
    120 minutes

    Make your own Paper Wreath. We will up-cycle pages from a book for our petals which will produce a stunning end result. The finished wreath is approximately 20 inches in diameter. All supplies are provided. 

  • zine club

    Thursday Nov 14, 2024 at 6:30pm
    90 minutes

    Produced and led in partnership with Possible Worlds.

    Zines (pronounced zeens) are self-published, non-commercial, handmade booklets. They are vehicles for sharing information and for marginalized voices to express themselves. Zines are often created using cut-and-paste techniques, then photocopied for distribution.

    Join Possible Worlds Co-Director Melanie Yugo and local artists at Zine Club to meet up, share and collaborate on zines. Participants will create their own zine using the one-sheet technique and artist prompts. Participants are encouraged to bring zines from their collection for inspiration and discussion.

    Basic materials and tools (paper, pencils, markers, scissors, glue) will be provided, but participants may bring their own materials (e.g. markers, pencil crayons, watercolours, glue, images).

    Free to participate. No experience required.

    Registration preferred.​ Drop-ins welcome, subject to room capacity.​