Practice your English as a 2nd language in a conversational, relaxed environment.
Tuesdays
6:30-7:30 pm.
September - June.
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.
Tuesdays, Apr 23, 2024 - Jun 25, 2024
6:30pm
60 minutes
10 sessions remaining
Practice your English as a 2nd language in a conversational, relaxed environment.
Tuesdays
6:30-7:30 pm.
September - June.
Thursdays, Apr 25, 2024 - Dec 26, 2024
2:00pm
60 minutes
36 sessions remaining
Coloring can have a calming effect on the mind and promote overall wellness. Join us for a fun and relaxing afternoon of adult coloring.
All supplies are provided. No experience required. All you need to bring is your creativity!
Drop-in.
Saturday Apr 27, 2024 at 1:30pm
180 minutes
Poetry as Invective: Feeling a little on edge? Do you lack the words to express your disappointment, rage, or, maybe, hope? Consider writing invective! Catallus, Francois Villon, and Sylvia Plath broke hearts and egos with their poems of rage and spite. But here's the secret: that verbal energy can be used to celebrate joys large and small. In this intensive workshop, we'll examine three poems of invective, learn how those poems work, and, with luck, you will draft your own poem of praise or admiration for ... something wonderful.
Stephen Brockwell's books Fruitfly Geographic (ECW Press, 2004) and All of Us Reticent, Here, Together (Mansfield Press, 2016) won the Archibald Lampman Award.
Monday Apr 29, 2024 at 6:00pm
120 minutes
If your Windows computer is getting sluggish, you don't have to re-install Windows just to gain back lost performance. Chris Taylor, President of the Ottawa PC Users' Group will demonstrate and explain how to safely use many native and free 3rd party tools that can help speed up Windows.
Registration limited. Please pre-register online.
Wednesdays, May 01, 2024 - Jun 05, 2024
2:00pm
90 minutes
2 sessions remaining
Share the enjoyment of good books in a relaxed atmosphere!
Sept-June.
1st Wednesday of the month.
September 2023 - June 2024 Selections
SEPT 6
The Splendid and The Vile - Erik Larson
OCT 4
Rules of Civility - Amor Towles
NOV 1
The Company We Keep - Frances Itani
DEC 6
The Island of Missing Trees - Elif Shafak
Jan 3
Fight Night - Miriam Toews
FEB 7
The Lincoln Highway - Amor Towles
MARCH 6
The Island of Sea Women - Lisa See
APRIL 3
Permanent Astonishment - Tomson Highway
MAY 1
The Searcher - Tana French
JUNE 5
The Girl in His Shadow - Audrey Blake
Saturday May 04, 2024 at 1:30pm
120 minutes
This program is for adults only.
Join a professional from the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada to learn how to address age appropriate money-related topics with young kids, pre-teens, teenagers and emerging adults. Topics such as the evolution of financial decisions throughout childhood, giving allowances, budgeting, credit cards, cell phones, and virtual spending will be covered.
Registration is limited. Please register online.
Saturday May 11, 2024 at 1:00pm
180 minutes
Join local author Sneha Madhavan-Reese for “Using Science in Poems.”
How can the use of scientific language elevate a poem? How can science be used as a handhold to bring a reader someplace new and unexpected? How can scientific facts in a poem add layers of meaning?
We will read and discuss published poems, have time for writing and sharing (if desired), and workshop a poem by each participant.
Please bring writing materials and a poem of your own (on any subject) for feedback from the group.
Sneha Madhavan-Reese is the author of two poetry collections, Observing the Moon and Elementary Particles. Her writing has appeared in publications around the world, including The Best Canadian Poetry in English 2016. She is the 2015 winner of Arc Poetry Magazine's Diana Brebner Prize, was shortlisted for the 2015 Montreal International Poetry Prize, and received an honourable mention at the 2018 National Magazine Awards. She serves on the editorial board of Canthius magazine and lives with her family in Ottawa. Visit her website at www.madhavan-reese.com/sneha
Monday May 13, 2024 at 6:00pm
120 minutes
Many wireless routers do not default to the most secure configuration. Make sure you are not the "low-hanging fruit" that someone will decide to attack. It is surprisingly easy to make sure your network is secure. Chris Taylor, President of the Ottawa PC Users' Group will show you just how easy it is.
Registration limited. Please pre-register online.
Mondays, May 27, 2024 - Jun 17, 2024
1:30pm
90 minutes
2 sessions remaining
Monday, May 20th, 2024 session has been rescheduled to Monday, May 27th, 2024. Same time.
Enjoy singing your favourite soft pop songs from the 50’s-80’s, Celtic and other folk music! All ages and levels of experience welcome.
3rd Monday of the month@ 1:30-3:00.
September-June. Some exceptions may apply.
Saturday Jun 01, 2024 at 1:30pm
120 minutes
Growing vegetables in pots and bringing the outside in.
Presentation by the Master Gardeners of Ottawa-Carleton.