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  • Thursday Feb 20, 2025 at 10:15am (series runs until May 15, 2025)

    Join us as we share the enjoyment of reading and discuss books in a relaxed atmosphere. All are welcome. 

    January 16- Mrs Van Gogh by Caroline Cauchi

    February 20 - If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal : what Animal Intelligence Reveals about Human Stupidity by Justin Gregg

    March 20 - The Innocents by Michael Crummey

    April 17- The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict

    May 15  - Foster (or, Small Things like These) by Claire Keegan

     

    The book club  meets on the third Thursday of each month at 10:15-11:30 except July, August and December, when there is no meeting. You can place a hold on library copies in advance.   

  • Thursday Feb 20, 2025 at 7:00pm (series runs until Jun 19, 2025)

    Club de lecture RD​

    La succursale Ruth E. Dickinson invite les francophones et francophiles de Barrhaven à se joindre au Club de lecture RD.  Participez à nos rencontres sociales et discutez de livres de langue française.  Plusieurs formats seront offerts pour chacun des livres abordés. ​

    Les jeudis de 19 h à 20 h, ​

    19 septembre – Le Petit Prince​

    17 octobre – Les pilliers de la terre​

    21 novembre – Belle Greene​

    19 décembre - Arsène Lupin contre Holmes

    16 janvier: La guerre des tuques par Danyèle Patenaude​

    20 février: Les misérables par Victor Hugo​

    20 mars: Votre choix de livre sur Hercule Poirot par Agatha Christie 

    17 avril: Les tournesols d'Ukraine par Pietro B Zemelo​

    15 mai:  L'apocalypse selon Magda par Chloé Vollmer-Lo​

    19 juin: Surface par Matz

  • Friday Feb 21, 2025 at 2:00pm (series runs until Jun 20, 2025)

    Do you enjoy reading mysteries? Share the enjoyment of good mysteries in a relaxed atmosphere. Join us for discussion usually every third Friday of the month. 

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    Monday Feb 24, 2025 at 2:30pm (series runs until Dec 15, 2025)

    The Stittsville Branch Afternoon Book Club meet on the third Monday of most months and read a variety of fiction and non-fiction books.  Registration is required.
     

  • Monday Feb 24, 2025 at 6:30pm

    Happiness Habits 613 and Ottawa Public Library present: Happiness Book Club: Book Walk Book Talk

    Meet new people and join in discussions on selected titles in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Walks will start at the Sunnyside library.

    February's book walk book talk title is: IKIGAI: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life by Héctor García and Francesc Miralles. The authors explore the Japanese concept of ikigai, Happiness Habits 613 is a grassroots crew in Ottawa cultivating healthy habits using the 9 pillars of happiness: altruism, connection, gratitude, movement, mindfulness, minimalism, nature, nutrition and purpose.the "reason for being". The book aims to show how finding and pursuing one's ikigai can lead to a more fulfilling life.

  • End table with book.
    Monday Feb 24, 2025 at 7:00pm (series runs until Jun 16, 2025)

    Partagez avec nous le plaisir des livres dans une ambiance détendue. Un lundi soir chaque mois. Bienvenue aux nouveaux venus. 

    16 septembre: à votre choix

    21 octobre: Changer l'eau des fleurs, Valérie Perrin

    18 novembre: La version qui n'intéresse personne, Emmanuelle Pierrot

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    20 janvier: Veiller sur elle, Jean-Baptiste Andrea

    24 février: Noces de coton, Edem Awumey

    17 mars: Niré, Aki Shimazaki

    28 avril: Le choix, Viola Ardone

    26 mai: S'adapter, Clara Dupont-Monod

    16 juin: Le prince africain, le traducteur et le nazi, Didier Leclair

  • Books
    Thursday Feb 27, 2025 at 10:00am (series runs until Jun 26, 2025)

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

    Drop-in program.

    This group meets the last Thursday of the month from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

    • September 26, "The Lincoln Highway" by Amor Towles
    • October 31, "A Sea of Tranquility" by Emily St. John Mandel
    • November 28, "The Librarianist" by Patrick deWitt
    • January 30th, "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
    • February 27, "Snow Road Station" by Elisabeth Hay
    • March 27, "Run Twoards the Danger" by Sarah Polley
    • April 24, "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
    • May 29, Discussion about books we enjoyed
    • June 26, Book Selection for next year
  • Friday Feb 28, 2025 at 2:00pm (series runs until May 30, 2025)

    Join in stimulating discussions on selected titles in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere on the last Friday of the month.

  • A book, with coffee and glasses beside it
    Saturday Mar 1, 2025 at 2:00pm

    Join us for a lecture on the theme of cosmic horror in comics, presented by University of Ottawa Professor, Sean Moreland. Did you know that the concept of cosmic horror has been influenced by diverse figures from Edgar A. Poe and H.P. Lovecraft to contemporary writers like Stephen King and Caitlin R. Kiernan? The genre has also had an influence on Japanese manga, from the historical figures of Lafcadio Hearn and Edogawa Rampo to contemporary mangaka including Gou Tanabe and Junji Ito. Come join us as we discuss all things cosmic comics! 

    Free. Register online!

    Curious to learn more about Cosmic Horror as a genre? 

    "Cosmic horror, sometimes called Lovecraftian horror, is a subgenre of horror fiction that focuses on existential fears and themes of human irrelevancy." ​The genre focuses on the smallness and powerlessness of mankind in the universe as well as on our fear of the unknown.​

    ​Source: https://www.laterpress.com/blog/cosmic-horror​ 

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    Monday Mar 3, 2025 at 6:45pm (series runs until Jun 02, 2025)

    Share the pleasure of reading and discussing books ranging from the classics to the contemporary, but mostly fiction, in a relaxed atmosphere

    (If the first Monday of a month falls on a Civic Holiday, the book club will be postponed to the following week)

    January 6 - The unseen by Roy Jacobson

    February 3- The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead (book club kit to be available at January meeting)

    March 3 - Old God's Time by Sebastian Barry 

    April 7 - Trust by Herman Diaz 

    May 5 - Moon of the Crusted Snow (Canadian)- book kit reserved 

    June 2 - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus