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Wednesday Oct 23, 2024 at 6:00pm
150 minutes
A (Bad) Night at the Movies: Troll 2 (1990)
Join us for a free screening of “Troll 2” at the Blackburn Hamlet Branch. This film was directed by Claudio Fragasso and released in 1990.
Note: This film is intended for a mature audience. 95 minutes. English.
Genre: Supernatural horror.
A vacationing family discovers that the entire town they're visiting is inhabited by goblins, disguised as humans, who plan to eat them.
Thursdays, Oct 24, 2024 - Dec 19, 2024
10:30am
60 minutes
3 sessions remaining
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Join us for for a FREE brain workout!
- Wordle
- Memory Training Games
- Mind Bending Word Puzzles
Thursdays at 10:30-11:30am
September 19
October 24
November 21
December 19
Thursday Oct 24, 2024 at 6:15pm
105 minutes
Ink is our primal medium. It has always been with us, inscribing the evolution of humanity. The Colour of Ink uncovers the medium’s mystery and power through the eyes of Jason Logan, a visionary Toronto inkmaker. Working with ingredients foraged in the wild—weeds, berries, bark, flowers, rocks, rust—he makes ink from just about anything. Jason sends custom-made inks to an eclectic range of artists around the world, from a New Yorker cartoonist to a Japanese calligrapher. As the inks take on a life of their own, his playful alchemy paints a story of colour that reconnects us to the earth and returns us to a childlike sense of wonder.
2022. 105 minutes. English, Spanish, and Japanese with English subtitles.
Courtesy of the National Film Board.
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Friday Oct 25, 2024 at 9:30am
180 minutes
Join us at this free event to discover health and wellness resources available in your community.
Head to the Atrium for our information fair which will feature local organizations such as Ottawa Public Health, CNIB, Ottawa Counsil on Aging,The Old Forge and more!
Guest Speakers (The Chamber):
10:00 AM- 10:45AM: Ottawa Paramedic Service
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM: The Dementia Society
Fridays, Oct 25, 2024 - May 30, 2025
2:00pm
60 minutes
7 sessions remaining
Join in stimulating discussions on selected titles in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere on the last Friday of the month.
Friday Oct 25, 2024 at 2:30pm
60 minutes
Are you a new library user and want to learn about what we offer at the Ottawa Public Library? Have you been an OPL member for years, but want to learn more about our collections, services, and programs? Join us to discover what you can access at your local library branch, and have a chance at winning some OPL merch! Registration encouraged but drop-ins always welcome.
Saturday Oct 26, 2024 at 1:00pm
120 minutes
Join Stephen McKenna, historian, author & musician, as we trace the history of a working class Gloucester village-like neighborhood - carved out of the former Billings Estate - and its transition from the era of ice houses, sawmills, brickyards, swimming creeks and horse-drawn wagons into the modern age of shopping malls and the practicalities of present-day suburbia.
Saturday Oct 26, 2024 at 2:00pm
75 minutes
The Perfect Story is a heart-wrenching and provocative look at journalism, belonging, the stories we tell, and who gets to tell them. The film follows the decade-long relationship between Canadian journalist Michelle Shephard and Ismael Abdulle, a young Somali refugee who had his hand and foot cut off by the terrorist group al-Shabab.
Their story begins in 2010, when they met during one of Michelle’s reporting trips to Mogadishu for the Toronto Star. Her articles about Ismael sparked a movement within the Somali diaspora that helped him escape Mogadishu and find refuge in Harstad, Norway, 200 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle. For nearly a decade, Ismael embraced his new home, learning to speak Norwegian fluently and attempting to adapt to his new country. When Ismael goes back to Mogadishu, an unexpected turn of events forces Michelle to defy one of journalism’s golden rules—“report the story, don’t become part of it”—and makes her question her role as a storyteller.
74 minutes. English, Somali and Norwegian with English subtitles.
Courtesy of the National film Board.
Saturdays, Oct 26, 2024 - Dec 21, 2024
2:30pm
90 minutes
3 sessions remaining
Discover how to draw, paint, and print like an artist. In each session, you'll explore various techniques inspired by renowned artists.
September 14 - Draw & Paint like Joan Miró
October 26 – Draw & Paint like Henri Matisse
November 23 – Paint like Wassily Kandinsky
December 21 – Photomontage like Hannah Höch
Monday Oct 28, 2024 at 10:00am
60 minutes
Join us for a lecture on Mary Shelley's classic novel, Frankenstein, presented by Carleton Professor, Julie Murray.
Registration required.