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  • turtle in medicine wheel with text, national indigenous history month

    Friday Jun 16, 2023 at 2:00pm
    60 minutes

    A powwow is a gathering to celebrate First Nations culture through dance, songs, food and crafts, and is open to all. This high-intensity workout will incorporate powwow dance steps from different styles of powwow dance and the sounds of contemporary and traditional powwow music into a simple, follow-along workout. 

    Max registration: 30

    Amanda Fox is Ojibwe from Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory on Manitoulin Island, and is based in Ottawa, Ontario. Amanda is a jingle dress dancer, singer, drummer, beadwork artist, sewing artist, powwow workout instructor, and workshop facilitator.  She started dancing as soon as she could walk and has a profound knowledge in powwow dance and protocols.  She started offering powwow workouts as a way to share her culture while promoting physical health. 

    St Laurent Branch, 515 Côté

    Friday June 16, 2 pm

    In person program: 45 mins with 15 mins Q&A.

     All ages welcomed

  • Tuesday Jun 20, 2023 at 1:30pm
    60 minutes

    Cover to Cover - Book Club

    Book club for adults that love to share a good book!

    Please register online (each date individually) and pick up your copy of the book about a month before the meeting date at the main desk of the Cumberland Branch.

    These are the next books:

    An American Marriage by Tayari Jones - March 28, 2023

    The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George - April 25, 2023

    A Town Called Solace by Mary Lawson - May 23, 2023

    One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle - June 20, 2023

  • Wednesday Jun 28, 2023 at 6:00pm
    60 minutes

    Join us virtually for an unforgettable evening of spoken word as Two-Spirit poet Tawahum Bige invites us to embrace the multiplicity of our identities, challenge the status quo, and reimagine a world where the intersection of queer and indigenous experiences takes center stage.

    Tawahum Bige is a Łutselkʼe Dene, Plains Cree poet and spoken word artist from unceded Musqueam, Squamish & Tsleil-waututh Territory (Vancouver). Their Scorpio-moon-ass poems expose growth, resistance & persistence as a hopeless Two Spirit Nonbinary sadboy on occupied Turtle Island. With a BA in Creative Writing from KPU, Tawahum has performed at countless festivals with poems featured in numerous publications. His land protection work versus Trans Mountain pipeline expansion had him face incarceration in 2020. Tawahum’s debut collection of poetry is set for Spring 2022, published by Nightwood Editions. Find him online @Tawahum on Instagram, twitter and more.

  • Reading Buddies

    Mondays, Jun 05, 2023 - Jun 26, 2023
    5:15pm
    30 minutes

    4 sessions remaining

    Do you have children in grades 1-3?  Would you like them to read more?  Then join our weekly Reading Buddies program.   Each child will be paired with a 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.    

  • Tuesday Jun 06, 2023 at 10:30am
    30 minutes

    Stories, rhymes and songs for babies 0 -18 months and a parent/caregiver. 

    Registration required.  

  • Tuesday Jun 06, 2023 at 2:00pm
    60 minutes

    A fun program of discovery for preschoolers and their adult co-learner. Explore elements of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) through hands-on inquiry-based activities and story. For ages 3-4. 

  • Web banner for Arts and Culture

    Tuesday Jun 06, 2023 at 4:00pm
    60 minutes

    Ages 8 - 12 years old.

    Relax after school and learn about the art of dot painting - design and paint a scene with an animal of your choice!

  • Wednesdays, Jun 07, 2023 - Jun 14, 2023
    2:00pm
    60 minutes

    2 sessions remaining

    Sorry this event and its waiting list are full

    A school readiness program for children 3-4 years-old, who will be entering kindergarten in September 2023, and their adult co-learner.

    Stories and child-centered learning stations focusing on foundational concepts of letter recognition, numeracy, colors, shapes, measurement, rhyming and retelling.

  • Thursday Jun 08, 2023 at 10:30am
    30 minutes

    Stories, rhymes and songs for babies and a parent or caregiver. Ages 0-18 months. Registration encouraged.

  • Thursday Jun 08, 2023 at 1:30pm
    90 minutes

    Meet to enjoy and discuss a wide variety of books selected by book club members.  All are welcome.

    June 8 book: A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende.

    Please register one spot for each adult in attendance. Each registrant must have their own individual Library card in order to register. If you need a Library card get one here: https://biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/getacard