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  • Sleuth Hounds

    Nepean Centerpointe Book Club

    Nepean Centrepointe

    Thursdays, May 09, 2024 - Feb 13, 2025
    1:30pm
    90 minutes

    10 sessions remaining

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

    Every second Thursday of the month from 1.30pm to 3.00pm.

    Here's what we're reading in 2024/2025:

    • March 14: Dead Wake by Eric Larson
    • April 11: Warlight by Michael Ondaatje 
    • May 9: American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
    • June 6: Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Start-Up by John Carreyrou
    • July 11: Mansions of the Moon by Shyam Selvadurai
    • August 8: Looking for Jane by Heather Marshall
    • September 12: On the Ravine by Vincent Lam
    • October 10: The Story of Us by Catherine Hernandez
    • November 14: Snow by John Banville
    • December 12: Three Holidays and a Wedding by Uzma Jalaluddin
    • January 9: A Newfoundlander in Canada by Alan Doyle
    • February 13: The Drowning Woman by Robin Harding
  • 3 children reading and one child browsing the bookshelf

    Mysterious Book Society: A Middle Grade Book Club

    Sunnyside

    Thursdays, May 09, 2024 - Jun 13, 2024
    6:30pm
    60 minutes

    2 sessions remaining

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    This club meets on the 2nd Thursday of the month. (Due to March Break, the meeting will be pushed to March 21st.)

    Come share the enjoyment of reading books with other kids ages 9-12!

    Each meeting we will have a book battle to choose the book we will be reading that month. 

    Registration required (up to 8 participants). 
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    Stittsville Library Book Club

    Stittsville

    Mondays, May 13, 2024 - Dec 16, 2024
    2:30pm
    90 minutes

    8 sessions remaining

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    The Stittsville Library Book Club meet on the third Monday of most months and read a variety of fiction and non-fiction books.  Registration is required.
     
  • Photo illustration of cookbook and cooking utensils

    What's Cooking? Cookbook Club

    Cumberland

    Mondays, May 13, 2024 - Jun 17, 2024
    2:30pm
    60 minutes

    2 sessions remaining

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    Do you love browsing through cookbooks and trying new recipes? Then come and meet with other food enthusiasts and put a cookbook to the test! Each month will be a different cookbook! We will then make recipes at home and share comments on the results with the group.

    No need to put a hold on a copy! You will get the cookbooks at the meetings.

     Cookbook for April              Cookbook for May  
  • Night Owls Book Club

    Night Owls Book Club

    Ruth E. Dickinson

    Thursdays, May 16, 2024 - Jun 20, 2024
    6:00pm
    60 minutes

    2 sessions remaining

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    New to independent reading?

    Join our family book club and discover great reading suggestions to get you started and keep you going. 

    We will share favorites, listen to read-alouds and participate in book-related art activities.

    For kids ages 6-8 and their adult reading partner.
  • Sleuth Hounds

    Science Fiction Fantasy Book Club

    Nepean Centrepointe

    Thursdays, May 16, 2024 - Jun 20, 2024
    7:00pm
    90 minutes

    2 sessions remaining

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    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 spring/summer 2024:

    Please note: Registrants are responsible for securing a copy of the book to read or listen to.
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    European Book Club - Sweden

    Sunnyside

    Wednesday May 22, 2024 at 6:00pm
    60 minutes

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    Join us for the ultimate armchair travel around Europe. The European Book Club is offered in partnership with European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) in Ottawa to promote contemporary European authors and their works. A book title from an EU country is selected for discussion each month.

    Author Viveca Sten will be in attendance.

  • Hand Lettering for Beginners

    Hazeldean

    Saturday Jun 22, 2024 at 2:30pm
    60 minutes

    Sorry this event and its waiting list are full

    Learn the basics of lettering.  Create beautiful, fun, and elegant hand lettering with the use of brush, crayola and sharpie markers.