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 note card. All levels are welcome.
Supplies will be provided.
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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 note card. All levels are welcome.
Supplies will be provided.
Do you have children ages 5-8? Would you like them to read more? Then join our weekly Reading Buddies program. Each child will be paired with a teen volunteer for fun and interactive read aloud sessions. Together they will share the joys of reading in a friendly, encouraging and enthusiastic environment. Registration required.
Have you ever tried origami but felt a little lost in all the folds, fear not as we create this super easy Kusudama origami flower with so many potential possibilities for unique arrangements. Join us for a fun evening of creativity. All supplies provided
Experience Norway through photos and narration of two separate cruises. See scenery from north of the Arctic circle and enjoy misty fjords, mountain top vistas and wild reindeer! Presented by Lynda Buske from the Ottawa PC Users’ Group and the Orleans Photo Club.
Registration is limited. Please pre-register online.
When buying a personal computer (PC), you are faced with a lot of choices, laptop or desktop, how many cores in the processor, Intel or AMD processor, size of storage, how big a monitor, is it better to buy a faster processor or more memory… Chris Taylor, President of the Ottawa PC Users' Group will help sort out the choices so you can buy the computer that is right for your needs.
Join us for this fun and easy craft as we teach you to make coasters out of cotton fabric to place your cups, mugs and glasses on.
Absolutely no experience with a sewing machine needed. We will walk you step-by-step through the entire process, teaching you everything that you need to know. All supplies will be provided.
Registration is required.
Do you love browsing through cookbooks and trying new recipes? Then come and meet with other food enthusiasts and put a cookbook to the test!
Each month will be a different cookbook! We will then make recipes at home and share comments with the group on the results.
You will receive the cookbooks of the month at the meetings.
Do you have a child in grades 1 to 4? Would you like them to boost their confidence and motivation to read?
Join our weekly Reading Buddies program. Each child will be paired with a teen volunteer for fun and interactive, 30-minute read aloud sessions.
Registration is required for this program.
To register, email: NepeanCentrepointe@biblioottawalibrary.ca
Do you have children ages 6 to 9? Would you like them to read more?
Join our weekly Reading Buddies program. Each child will be paired with a teen volunteer for fun and interactive, 30-minute read aloud sessions.
Registration is required for this program.
To register, email: Rosemount@BiblioOttawaLibrary.ca
Get up close and personal with your photographic subjects such as flowers, insects, water droplets, or detailed parts of larger subjects or scenes. Learn how to isolate your subject from the background, and control how much of the image is in sharp focus. You can shoot up close with regular lenses and cell phones but Lynda will also include a discussion about using dedicated macro lenses. Presented by Lynda Buske from the Ottawa PC Users' Group and the Orleans Photo Club