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  • Wednesday Oct 09, 2024 at 6:30pm
    60 minutes

    Sorry this event and its waiting list are full

    Join us to discuss how to grow garlic in your garden or with flowers. With simple instructions! We will provide the local garlic bulbs to plant!

  • Sleuth Hounds

    Thursdays, Oct 10, 2024 - Feb 13, 2025
    1:30pm
    90 minutes

    5 sessions remaining

    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
  • Thursday Oct 10, 2024 at 6:00pm
    90 minutes

    Join us for gardening club! Learn how to start seedlings and gather information on the best way to start your garden from fellow gardeners. Come for coffee, tea, great gardening conversations and free resources to start your garden along with the opportunity to share and swap seeds and plants. All are welcome, and no experience necessary!

  • computer, notebook and camera on a desk

    Thursday Oct 10, 2024 at 6:00pm
    120 minutes

    This lecture is a demonstration of how to bring old photos back to life! The lecture will discuss different ways to digitize your photos and then provide a demonstration of how to touch them up using the free photo editing software Photoscape X (available for Windows and MacOS).

    Presented by Lynda Buske from the Ottawa PC Users' Group and the Orleans Photo Club.

  • PC Users Group - Protecting Your Passwords

    Thursday Oct 10, 2024 at 6:00pm
    120 minutes

    We are told: don't write down passwords; don't reuse passwords; make passwords long and complex. Chris Taylor, President of the Ottawa PC Users' Group will show how to use free software that stores all your usernames and passwords along with related information and protects them with a single, very strong password. Don't let your online accounts get compromised. It's easy and free.

  • Friday Oct 11, 2024 at 11:00am
    60 minutes

    Join us for a tour of the Digitization Lab. This lab is equipped with bookable work stations that allow you to digitize your old photographs, slides and negatives, as well as your VHS tapes and 8mm film reels. This tour will be an orientation of the equipment, the stations and the online booking system.

  • Fridays, Oct 11, 2024 - Jun 13, 2025
    2:00pm
    90 minutes

    9 sessions remaining

    Meet new people and join in discussions on selected titles in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere every second Friday of the month. Newcomers are welcome.

  • Friday Oct 11, 2024 at 3:00pm
    90 minutes

    Sorry this event and its waiting list are full

    Create whimsical and festive art pieces perfect for displaying this season. Using swirls of decorative paper we'll create unique autumnal art that will keep you in a cozy Fall mood long after the season is over. 

  • Sundays, Oct 13, 2024 - Dec 15, 2024
    11:00am
    180 minutes

    3 sessions remaining

    Interested in miniature gaming with toy soldiers? Join in to play science fiction, high fantasy and historical games. Presented by the Ottawa Miniatures Gamers.

    Drop-in program for ages 12 and up.

    All materials will be supplied.

  • Black woman wearing a soft pink sweater and light blue lounge pants reads a book in bed in the morning. A Shiba Inu dog sits next to her.

    Tuesdays, Oct 15, 2024 - Dec 10, 2024
    11:00am
    60 minutes

    3 sessions remaining

    Cover to Cover has multiplied!

    Join us once a month for lively discussions on books in a variety of genres and voices.

    Starting September 2024, there will be two groups reading the same books, but at different times of the year. Choose a morning session - Daybreak Discussions - or evening session - Nightfall Forum - that works with your schedule.

    When you register for a session, there is no need to request a physical copy, as one will be ready for you! If you would prefer a different format such as an e-book or audiobook, please click on the title link below to place a hold through your own account.

    By registering for this program, you are registering for a Tuesday morning session. To register for a Thursday evening session, please visit Cover to Cover: Nightfall Forum.

    FALL SESSIONS - REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!

    September 10: The Innocents, by Michael Crummey
    October 15: The Librarianist, by Patrick DeWitt
    November 12: Klara and the Sun, by Keigo Ishiguro
    December 10: Theory of Crows, by David Robertson

    WINTER SESSIONS ❄ Registration opens December 2024 ❄

    January: Starter Villain, by John Scalzi
    February: Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus
    March:This Is How You Lose The Time War, by Amal Al-Mohtar

    SPRING SESSIONS ❀ Registration opens March 2024 ❀

    April:This Time Tomorrow, by Emma Straub
    May: Yellowface, by R.F. Kuang
    June: Bring Your Favourite Book Party!