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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 Nov 04, 2024 at 1:30pm
    120 minutes

    Want to learn more about your family history or getting stuck working on your family tree?  

    Drop-in to work on your family tree, share research strategies, and discover what resources are available for your research.  

    Specialists from the Ontario Genealogical Society Ottawa Branch and the Ottawa Public Library will answer questions and help you get the most from library resources. (Bring your laptop or tablet!)

  • Mondays, Nov 04, 2024 - Dec 09, 2024
    3:00pm
    60 minutes

    3 sessions remaining

    Technology can be challenging, so join our enthusiastic BH Tech Team, who will give you a good foundation and the confidence to use your preferred device(for example phone, laptop) or platform(for example Windows, Android).

    Our BH Tech group will be available to assist you with basic tech questions, as well as point you in the right direction for topics we do not handle.

    Here are a few examples of the topics we do not cover:

    - Diagnosis and Repair of Devices

    - Online banking or shopping-related transactions.

    - Unsupported devices (such as Kindles) 

    In short, we can help you make the best of your devices or applications/tools.

    Please bring your own device and library card.

    • October 21 and 28, 2024.
    • November 4 and 18, 2024
    • December 9, 2024

    From 3 - 4:00 pm in the meeting room.

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    Monday Nov 04, 2024 at 6:00pm
    60 minutes

    Enjoy photos and narration of a cruise that included excursions to fjords, waterfalls and geysers as well as interesting geological formations. 

    Presented by Lynda Buske from the Ottawa PC Users’ Group and the Orleans Photo Club. 

    Registration required

  • Synapcity Pulses Conversations that Matter

    Mondays, Nov 04, 2024 - Nov 25, 2024
    6:00pm
    120 minutes

    3 sessions remaining

    Introducing Pulses, a new offering from Synapcity, the hosts of Ottawa's Civics Boot Camp. 

    Be a part of weekly conversations that matter. With local chapters launching in locations across Ottawa, these weekly discussions will not only inform but allow you to have your say on key issues such as climate, housing, transit, arts, inclusion and more. 

    Perfect for anyone looking to engage with their community in a fresh way, these spaces are made for you to build and connect with your neighbours.

    Each of these small group sessions will be guided by a trained facilitator. Whether it's a mini Boot Camp, a guest speaker session, a book club talk or an open dialogue, these sessions provide a space focused on community building and fostering local connections.

    Coming this fall, don’t miss Pulses - the newest city-making program from Synapcity. 

    REGISTER HERE: https://bit.ly/SynapcityPulses 

    No program October 14 (due to branch closure for Thanksgiving Day).

    Program locations TBD for September 30 & November 11 (due to branch closure for statutory holidays).

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    Mondays, Nov 04, 2024 - Dec 02, 2024
    6:00pm
    120 minutes

    2 sessions remaining

    Come and share your writing and participate in guided writing activities with other writers in the neighborhood. Writers of all genres and skill levels are welcome. 

    Every first Monday of the month (second Monday if the first is a holiday) at the North Gloucester branch, 2036 Ogilvie Road.

  • Mondays, Nov 04, 2024 - Dec 23, 2024
    6:30pm
    90 minutes

    7 sessions remaining

    Improve your French, share stories and make new friends!

    Améliorez votre français, partager des histoires et faites des amis!

  • Monday Nov 04, 2024 at 6:30pm
    90 minutes

    Learn to create beautiful, delicate, raised images from paper strips. You’ll use a few basic tools to wind the paper strips into coils to create a flower note card.

    Supplies will be provided.

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    Mondays, Nov 04, 2024 - Dec 02, 2024
    6:45pm
    90 minutes

    2 sessions remaining

    Share the pleasure of reading and discussing books ranging from the classics to the contemporary, but mostly fiction, in a relaxed atmosphere

    (If the first Monday of a month falls on a Civic Holiday, the book club will be postponed to the following week)

    September 9 - Metamorphosis by F. Kafka 

    October 7 - Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

    November 4 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

    December 2 - A Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

  • Tuesdays, Nov 05, 2024 - Apr 29, 2025
    1:00pm
    90 minutes

    13 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.

  • Tuesdays, Nov 05, 2024 - Dec 17, 2024
    2:00pm
    60 minutes

    4 sessions remaining

    Want to learn more about your family history or getting stuck working on your family tree?  

    Drop-in to work on your family tree, share research strategies, and discover what resources are available for your research. Sessions are held every other Tuesday at 2:00pm in the Genealogy area. 

    Specialists from the Ontario Genealogical Society Ottawa Branch and the Ottawa Public Library will answer questions and help you get the most from library resources.  

    Bring your laptop, tablet, or borrow a Chromebook from the library.  

    All welcome!