Join us for the ultimate armchair travel around Europe. The European Book Club is offered in partnership with European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) in Ottawa to promote contemporary European authors and their works. A book title from an EU country is selected for discussion each month.

We will be discussing "Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World" by Irene Vallejo.

IRENE VALLEJO

Irene Vallejo earned her European Doctorate from the Universities of Zaragoza and Florence. Papyrus was awarded the National Essay Prize, the Critical Eye Prize for Narrative and the Bookstore Recommendation Award, and will be published in thirty countries. She is a regular columnist for El País and Heraldo de Aragón, and is the author of two children’s books, two novels, and three collections of essays, articles, and short fiction.

PAPYRUS

Long before books were mass-produced, scrolls hand copied on reeds pulled from the Nile were the treasures of the ancient world. Emperors and Pharaohs were so determined to possess them that they dispatched emissaries to the edges of the earth to bring them back.

Papyrus, traces the dramatic history of the book and the fight for its survival. This is the story of the book’s journey from oral tradition to scrolls to codices, and how that transition laid the very foundation of Western culture. And it is a story full of heroic adventures, bloodshed and megalomania – from the battlefields of Alexander the Great and the palaces of Cleopatra to the libraries of war-torn Sarajevo and Oxford.

Pratiquez votre français dans un milieu décontracté pour les débutants.

Practice your French conversation skills in a relaxed and friendly environment for beginners.
 

A member of Employment & Social Services’ Outreach and Mobile Services Team (OMST) will be at the Main branch of OPL in Room 117 on the 1st floor each Thursday from 10 am to 4 pm. 
 

Financial Support

• Ontario Works
• Emergency Assistance
• Dental and Vision Care
• Utilties – Enbridge and Hydro Bills
• Housing – Rent and Rent Deposits

Ongoing Assistance

• System navigation
• Connecting with your Ontario Works or Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) worker
• Requesting additional benefits
• Booking appointments
• Obtaining documents and identification
• Transportation and more!

Referrals to Other Resources

• Employment Ontario
• Housing Services (e.g. Social Housing Registry)
• Child Care Subsidy
• Ottawa Food Bank
• Free Counselling Services
• Mental Health and Addictions Services
• Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)

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Un membre de l’Équipe de services mobiles et d'intervention (ESMI) sera présent à la succursale Centrale dans la salle 117 au 1er étage les jeudis de 10h à 16h. Services de l'ESMI :

Soutien financier

• Ontario au travail
• Aide d'urgence
• Soins dentaires et de la vue
• Services publics : factures d'Enbridge et d'électricité
• Logement: loyer, dépôts de loyer

Aide continue

• Navigation dans le système
• Liaison avec votre chargé de cas d'OT ou du POSPH
• Demande pour d'autres avantages
• Prise de rendez-vous
• Obtention de documents et pièces d'identité
• Transport et plus!

Aiguillage vers d'autres ressources

• Emploi Ontario
• Services du logement (p. ex. Registre du logement social)
• Subventions pour la garde d'enfants
• Banque d'alimentation d'Ottawa
• Services de consultation gratuits
• Services en santé mentale et de lutte contre les dépendances
• Programme ontarien de soutien aux personnes handicapées (POSPH) 

Join us at yarn club!

Knitters, crocheters, needle workers, rug hookers – all are welcome to socialize with fellow yarn crafters and work on their latest project.

Drop-in program.