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  • People reading books

    Saturday Nov 16, 2024 at 2:30pm
    60 minutes

    Share the love of reading! This program is for kids aged 9-12 and a parent or guardian. Read a book together, and then join us for fun and a book chat. You may select one of the titles below, or you may bring your own favourite book to share. Registration required. One registration per family.

          cover of Dogtown                         cover of Hello, Universe

    Place a hold for Dogtown          Place a hold for Hello, Universe   

  • Mondays, Nov 18, 2024 - Dec 09, 2024
    10:30am
    30 minutes

    4 sessions remaining

    Stories, rhymes and songs for children of all ages and a parent or caregiver. Drop-in.

  • Mondays, Nov 18, 2024 - Dec 16, 2024
    10:30am
    30 minutes

    5 sessions remaining

    Stories, rhymes and songs for children of all ages and a parent or caregiver.

    Drop in!

  • babies and parents

    Mondays, Nov 18, 2024 - Dec 09, 2024
    11:30am
    30 minutes

    4 sessions remaining

    Stories, rhymes and songs for babies and a parent or caregiver. 0-18 months. Drop-in.

  • Monday Nov 18, 2024 at 2:00pm
    60 minutes

    Members of the Blackburn Hamlet Book Club meet to enjoy and discuss a wide variety of books selected by book club members. All welcome!

    Drop in.

    Nov 18, 2024         Radicalized                              by Cory Doctorow

    Dec.16, 2024         All Together Now                    by Alan Doyle

    Jan 20, 2025         Yiddish for Pirates                   by Gary Barwin

    Feb 10, 2025*       The Lonely Hearts Hotel         by Heather O'Neil

    Mar 17 2025         Hench                                        by Natalie Zina Walschots

    Apr 14, 2025*         Jonny Appleseed                      by Joshua Whitehead

    May 12,2025*         All the light we Cannot see      by Anthony Doerr

  • National Film Board / Office national du film

    Monday Nov 18, 2024 at 2:30pm
    90 minutes

    In Stolen Time, a riveting feature documentary, charismatic elder rights lawyer Melissa Miller takes on the for-profit nursing-home industry. It’s Miller’s most challenging case yet in her early career: a mass tort representing hundreds of families fighting some of the world’s most powerful long-term care corporations. Her adversaries stand accused of neglecting their vulnerable charges as they reap huge profits. Booming elderly populations worldwide add urgency to holding these corporations to account.

    Stolen Time is a compelling call for justice from desperate families who’ve turned to the courts as a last resort. We witness surprising testimonies and images from researchers, advocates and, most notably, frontline caregivers whose work is often undervalued but disproportionately blamed for what goes wrong. The film is a rare inside look at a legal battle and an emerging elder justice movement with ramifications—and inspiration—for us all.

    Presentation courtesy of the National Film Board.

    2023. 85 minutes. In English with French subtitles.

    **

    Le passionnant long métrage documentaire Le temps dérobé relate le combat que livre la charismatique avocate Melissa Miller, spécialisée en droit des personnes aînées, à l’industrie des centres de soins à but lucratif. Cette cause, une action collective intentée au nom de centaines de familles luttant contre certaines des entreprises de soins de longue durée les plus puissantes au monde, est jusqu’à présent la plus complexe de sa jeune carrière. Ses adversaires sont accusés de négliger les personnes vulnérables dont ils ont la charge et d’engranger d’énormes profits. La croissance de la population âgée à l’échelle planétaire ajoute encore à l’urgence d’exiger des comptes de la part de ces entreprises.

    Le temps dérobé est une exhortation pressante à la justice de la part de familles désespérées qui, en dernier recours, se sont tournées vers les tribunaux. Nous pouvons voir d’étonnants témoignages, ainsi que des images provenant de spécialistes de la recherche, d’avocates ou d’avocats et, surtout, de personnes soignantes de première ligne, dont on sous-évalue souvent le travail, mais qu’on blâme trop sévèrement pour les ratés du système. Le film nous offre une rare occasion d’assister depuis les coulisses à une mêlée juridique et à la naissance d’un mouvement de défense des droits des personnes aînées dont nous bénéficierons toutes et tous et qui nous motivera.

    Présentation gracieuseté de l’Office National du Film.

    2023. 85 minutes. En anglais avec des sous-titres en français. 

  • Monday Nov 18, 2024 at 6:00pm
    120 minutes

    New Presentation!

    Bring old photos to life by digitizing old prints. Then touch them up by straightening, sharpening, and removing scratches & spots using the free photo editing software Photoscape X (available for Windows and MacOS). Presented by Lynda Buske from the Ottawa PC Users' Group and the Orleans Photo Club.

  • Monday Nov 18, 2024 at 6:30pm
    90 minutes

    Learn why you need a retirement plan, how much you need to save, sources of retirement income and retirement saving strategies.  Presented in partnership with CPA Canada.

  • Tuesday Nov 19, 2024 at 2:00pm
    120 minutes

    This lecture is a demonstration of how to bring old photos back to life! The lecture will discuss different ways to digitize your photos and then provide a demonstration of how to touch them up using the free photo editing software Photoscape X (available for Windows and MacOS). Presented by Lynda Buske from the Ottawa PC Users' Group and the Orleans Photo Club. 

  • Wednesday Nov 20, 2024 at 4:00pm
    60 minutes

    Come view our Trans Short Film Program.  Popcorn will be served.  Presentation courtesy of the National Film Board.

    Into Light:  Sheona McDonald’s documentary captures a season of change as a mother and child navigate the complexities of gender identity together. (duration 19 minutes)

    I am Skylar:  The complexities of being a transgender girl. (duration 15 minutes)

    Beauty: Meet five gender-creative kids, each uniquely engaged in shaping their ideas of what it means to be fully human. (duration 23 minutes)