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Wednesday Mar 06, 2024 at 6:30pm
180 minutes
Ottawa Bad Movie Nights and Ottawa Public Library present a screening of The Little Shop of Horrors (1960).
Please join us from 6:30pm to 8:30pm, at the OPL's Main Branch Auditorium. The event will also feature other bad movie items like trailers and serials.
The event is free to attend. In English.
Note: This film is intended for a mature audience. Viewer discretion is advised.
Monday Mar 11, 2024 at 3:00pm
90 minutes
Drop by to play some of the many games on our Oculus Rift system! Explore mountains or deep seas, ride roller coasters, soar as an eagle, challenge your agility with Beat Saber or Fruit Ninja, defend your castle as an archer or your spaceship with a laser, and many more!
All games are single-player with English dialogue/text.
Safety tip: to prevent falls, wear closed flat shoes, not flip-flops or heels
Ages: 10 to Adult (headset may be too large to fit smaller players)
Monday Mar 11, 2024 at 6:45pm
60 minutes
Calling all quiz masters! Test your knowledge with live general trivia at the Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library!
Come for the fun, leave with the bragging rights!
Register a team of two to five people, come and enjoy!
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024 at 6:30pm
90 minutes
Participez à des rencontres sociales pour discuter d’une grande variété de livres sélectionnés par les membres du club de lecture. Cette activité est ouverte à tous. Les personnes inscrites ont la responsabilité d’obtenir un exemplaire du livre à lire ou à écouter.
Le livre du mois est Tout peut s'oublier par Olivier Adam.
Thursday Mar 14, 2024 at 1:30pm
90 minutes
Meet to enjoy and discuss a wide variety of books selected by book club members. All are welcome.
March 14 book: Dead Wake by Erik Larson .
Friday Mar 15, 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.
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024 at 5:30pm
120 minutes
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.
Austrian author Marie Gamillscheg will discuss her book entitled Uprising of the Sea Creatures. Please follow the link for an English excerpt. : https://www.new-books-in-german.com/recommendations/uprising-of-the-sea-...
Thursday Mar 21, 2024 at 6:30pm
60 minutes
Share the enjoyment of good mysteries in a relaxed atmosphere. Join us for our discussion on TBD. All are welcome!
Thursday Mar 21, 2024 at 7:00pm
90 minutes
Join us to discuss books from the science fiction and fantasy genres each month. All are welcome. Registrants are responsible for securing a copy of the book to read or listen to.
This month's book is Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett.
Saturday Mar 23, 2024 at 2:30pm
90 minutes
Participants will create textile landscapes on a canvas board using fabric, twine and glue. Show off your artistic flair with your new masterpiece.