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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.

  • Wednesday Dec 13, 2023 at 2:00pm
    120 minutes

    Think about all the data on your PC: videos of the grandkids playing in a park, photos of your trip to Patagonia (lucky you!), tax records, emails… Now think about whether those files exist anywhere else. If the answer is no, Chris Taylor, President of the Ottawa PC Users' Group, will show you how to backup your files to keep them safe.

  • Thursday Dec 14, 2023 at 1:30pm
    90 minutes

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

    December 14 book: Finding Me by Viola Davis.

  • Thursday Dec 14, 2023 at 2:30pm
    60 minutes

    Sorry this event and its waiting list are full

    Watercolours for beginners, with the help of Creativebug, an arts and crafts online resource with thousands of video classes and workshops. This series will be in 4 parts.

    Brush strokes basics

    1. Understanding brush strokes - Explore different techniques using different brushes and strokes

    2. Painting leaves  

    3. Painting trees  

    Combining elements

    4. Painting a wreath

    Registration required.  Participants must be available for the entire series.

    Shared supplies included.

    Aquarelle pour débutants, avec l'aide de Creativebug, une ressource en ligne contenant des milliers de vidéos d'art et de bricolages. Cette série se fera en 4 sessions.

    Base des coups de pinceaux

    1. Comprendre les coups de pinceaux - Explorer les différentes techniques en utilisant différents pinceaux.

    2. Peindre des feuilles

    3. Peindre des arbres

    Combiner les éléments 

    4. Peindre une couronne

    Inscription requise. Vous devrez être disponible pour toute la série.

    Les fournitures sont incluses et partagées.

  • Thursdays, Dec 14, 2023 - Dec 21, 2023
    6:30pm
    90 minutes

    2 sessions remaining

    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.

  • Saturday Dec 16, 2023 at 10:30am
    60 minutes

    Sorry this event and its waiting list are full

    Let your creativity flow with Pop-up Painters. Transform a blank canvas into a majestic snowy trees painting! Guided tutorial and supplies will be provided. Registration is required. Ages 8 and up.

    This program is made possible with support from Friends of the Ottawa Public Library.

    Paint me a Picture workshop is part of Emerald Plaza’s Holiday Open House. Throughout the day enjoy light refreshments, make holiday gift supplies at our crafting table, and play Chocolate Bar Bingo in the afternoon.

  • Banner reading "Holiday Card Quilling" on a red background surrounded by pine branches.

    Saturday Dec 16, 2023 at 2:30pm
    60 minutes

    Sorry this event and its waiting list are full

    Create intricate paper art perfect for the season in a simple, easy to follow craft. Enjoy a calm atmosphere, good conversation, and discover how to turn swirls of paper into a wintery art piece or holiday card that is sure to impress. 

  • Monday Dec 18, 2023 at 2:00pm
    105 minutes

    Learn how to scan documents to your USB and email, use mobile printing and more! Our staff will give a short presentation on how to use library resources to print documents, as well as show examples of how to use the resources so you’ll get practical experience. 

  • Tuesday Dec 19, 2023 at 1:30pm
    60 minutes

    Pack your bags and prepare for the first chapter in a tour around the world! Joins us every third Tuesday until June 2024, where we will discuss a title set in a different country and/or written by a foreign author.

    When you pick up a copy of September's title, you will receive a Traveler's Guide to keep with you for the year, in which you may keep notes as you read, draw something from the book that has inspired you, or bring up points you'd like to discuss during the meet-ups.

    At every meeting you attend, you will get your "passport" stamped. We hope to see you well-traveled by summer 2024!

  • slim white-covered book on a round wooden table

    Thursday Dec 21, 2023 at 11:00am
    60 minutes

    Veuillez nous joindre le 3e jeudi de chaque mois pour des rencontres conviviales afin de discuter des livres de langue française.

  • Thursday Dec 21, 2023 at 7:00pm
    90 minutes

    Join us to discuss books from the science fiction and fantasy genres each month.  All are welcome.  Registrants are responsible for securing a copy of the book to read or listen to.

    This month's book is Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes