Tuesday Oct 10, 2023 at 2:00pm
120 minutes
Join us for a workshop on how to protect your home computer.
The average time it takes for an unprotected computer to be compromised after connecting to the Internet is under 15 minutes. Don't let it be yours. Chris Taylor, President of the Ottawa PC Users' Group will show you the simple steps you need to take to keep your PC from being hacked. And best of all, it can be done for free.
Tuesdays, Oct 10, 2023 - Dec 05, 2023
6:30pm
60 minutes
3 sessions remaining
Have you started reading on your own? Looking for the next best early reader or beginner chapter book? Come join the Night Lights Book Club. We will listen to stories, share our favourites and participate in book-related activities. Registration required. For 6 to 8 year olds.
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023 at 11:00am
60 minutes
Discover what you can do with your library card!
Join this 1-hour hands-on session to learn to search the library catalogue, manage your library account online, and access the many services and resources available.
Register to ensure your spot.
The program will be held in the computer lab on the lower level of the Nepean Centrepointe library.
Thursday Oct 12, 2023 at 1:30pm
90 minutes
Meet to enjoy and discuss a wide variety of books selected by book club members. All are welcome.
October 12 book: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah.
Thursday Oct 12, 2023 at 5:30pm
150 minutes
Create an original artwork with professional artist Stephanie Browness. Get step by step instructions in real time as you create your own version of a pre-planned "Fall Flowers" themed acrylic on canvas work of art. All experience levels welcome. All supplies provided! Registration required - spaces are limited.
Stephanie Browness is a painter and art instructor who has been teaching in Ottawa for 20 years. She has worked with all age groups and firmly believes that anyone can make art. Stephanie holds a BFA in fine arts from the University of Ottawa and Master's in art history from Carleton University.
With special thanks for the Friends of the Ottawa Public Library Association (FOPLA) for generously funding this Ruth E. Dickinson branch program.
Thursdays, Oct 12, 2023 - Dec 14, 2023
6:30pm
60 minutes
3 sessions remaining
This club will start meeting on the 2nd Thursday of the month starting in October! Come share the enjoyment of reading books with other kids ages 9-12.
For our first meeting on October 12, we're going to have a Battle of the Books and pick our reads for the next meetings!
Parents and/or caregivers are encouraged to accompany their child.
Registration required (up to 10 participants).
Friday Oct 13, 2023 at 2:00pm
60 minutes
Your old books can be transformed into a fun and unique way to decorate your home, office, give away to friends, or attach in gifts! Join us at the Beaverbrook Branch as we give new life to recycled book pages and turn them into autumnal decorations.
Saturday Oct 14, 2023 at 10:30am
60 minutes
From the solar eclipse to the stars above come explore the wonders and a craft. For ages 6+. Please register online.
Saturday Oct 14, 2023 at 11:00am
60 minutes
We are thrilled to host Stephanie Hurman, a professional gardener for the last 25 years currently working at Artistic Landscaping. She will be sharing her expertise in a question and answer session.
Stephanie’s desire to share knowledge and experience means there’s no such thing as a silly gardening question!
She worked for many years with the Royal Horticultural Society at the gardens in Wisley, England, holds her BSc from the University of Toronto and a Post Graduate Diploma from the British Academy of Garden Design.
She is a plant-focused garden designer who uses her technical and horticultural knowledge to create eclectic collections that will thrive in the space they occupy.
Please send us your gardening or in-door plant questions prior to our program to
Saturdays, Oct 14, 2023 - Oct 28, 2023
1:30pm
180 minutes
2 sessions remaining
Learn the basic rules of this popular role-playing game with fellow adventurers as you crawl through a dungeon together! This will be a continuation of an earlier adventure from September. Continuing players should bring their existing pre-made characters. New players are welcome as space allows.