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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.

  • Fairmont Chateau Laurier, Adam Room

    Wednesday Sep 18, 2024 at 8:00pm
     minutes

    Former Chief Justice of Canada and #1 bestselling author of Full Disclosure, Beverley McLachlin, discusses her new novel Proof, a razor-sharp thriller featuring defense attorney Jilly Truitt as she defends a high-profile mother accused of kidnapping her own child.

    In partnership with The Ottawa International Writer's Festival. Hosted by Charlotte Gray. 

    Get your free tickets by clicking this link

    Book sales on-site will be handled by Perfect Books. 

  • Two hands joined around a cup of coffee

    Thursday Sep 19, 2024 at 6:15pm
    120 minutes

    Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) Death Café gives you the chance to discuss and destigmatize this topic in a safe, non-judgmental space. While MAiD became legal in Canada in June 2016, it remains a complex and deeply personal issue, with many people who seek access to MAiD or their loved ones feeling stigmatized and unsupported. This is a space to share your thoughts, feelings and emotions around MAiD, to discuss the emerging laws on MAiD and mental health, and to talk about the impact MAiD has on families and loved ones.


    Drop-ins welcome, but registration preferred.

    Ottawa Public Library is partnering with the Home Hospice Association to offer death cafés with various themes. Check out the OPL website for upcoming death cafés.

  • Thursdays, Sep 19, 2024 - Dec 19, 2024
    6:30pm
    90 minutes

    14 sessions remaining

    Sorry this event and its waiting list are full

    Do you love to write? Is writing the air you breathe, or is there ink in your veins?

    The Stittsville Creative Writing Group is a collection of people who love to write.

    We meet weekly to read from text we have written on our own time during the previous week, and engage in other writing activities.

    This is not a class on writing, or a workshop for manuscripts. Instead, we are people who love to write and share our works. 

    There are those who mostly listen rather than write, those who write prolifically but only share with the group, and a broad spectrum in between.

    If your interest is in the love of writing, this group may be for you.

  • Sleuth Hounds

    Thursdays, Sep 19, 2024 - Dec 19, 2024
    7:00pm
    90 minutes

    4 sessions remaining

    Join us to discuss books from the science fiction and fantasy genres each month.  All are welcome! 

    Every 3rd Thursday of the month from 7:00pm to 8:30pm.

    Here's what we're reading autumn/winter 2024:

    Please note: Registrants are responsible for securing a copy of the book to read or listen to.

  • Fridays, Sep 20, 2024 - Dec 13, 2024
    2:30pm
    60 minutes

    4 sessions remaining

    Join us for creative afternoons at the library! We will create a new craft each month. We provide the supplies; you provide the creativity!

    The program will take place the following days:

    September 20, October 18, November 15, December 13

  • Friday Sep 20, 2024 at 3:00pm
    60 minutes

    Sorry this event is full

    Join us for a tour of the Digitization Lab. This lab is equipped with bookable work stations that allow you to digitize your old photographs, slides and negatives, as well as your VHS tapes and 8mm film reels. This tour will be an orientation of the equipment, the stations and the online booking system.

  • Saturdays, Sep 21, 2024 - Dec 14, 2024
    11:00am
    60 minutes

    6 sessions remaining

    This is a group for people who love to write.

    Participants meet every second Saturday to discuss all things writing, whether it be highlighting their work, exchanging feedback or above all else, sharing their passion for the craft.  Practitioners from all skill levels and writing genres are welcome.

    Registration preferred. Drop-ins are welcome.

  • Saturday Sep 21, 2024 at 2:00pm
    120 minutes

    Learn to crochet at the Carlingwood Library! You'll be taken through the steps to make a little whale that you can then take home with you. Supplies and equipment provided. ​

    This program is for adults. .

    Registration limited. Please pre-register online.    

  • Two hands joined around a cup of coffee

    Monday Sep 23, 2024 at 10:00am
    90 minutes

    The Caregivers Death Café is for anyone who is currently, or who has ever been, in a caregiving role. Providing care to someone who sick or facing death can often greatly impact the caregiver’s relationship with their own mortality. This death café gives caregivers the chance to openly talk about their feelings, thoughts, and experiences around dying, death, grief, and loss.

    Home Hospice Facilitators: Daniel Gilbeau and Marlene Marrow

  • Monday Sep 23, 2024 at 6:00pm
    120 minutes

    When buying a 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.