Some in-branch programs require registration with your library card. Please log in with your library account or follow this link to apply for a card online. You can also apply for a card in person at any of our 33 locations.
Saturday Sep 28, 2024 at 2:30pm
120 minutes
Learn the basics of using a sewing machine and craft your very first project: a drawstring bag. This two-hour session will take you through the steps of setting up, threading, and using a sewing machine.
The same lesson takes place once a month. Please register for one session only. Registration limited to 5 spaces.
Saturday Sep 28, 2024 at 2:30pm
90 minutes
Learn how to make Marble Wind Spinners, Bookmarks and Photo holders out of Wire. Please note this program works with pliers.
Tuesday Oct 01, 2024 at 1:30pm
120 minutes
Join us for an afternoon of crafting! Participants will be introduced to the art of needle felting. Supplies will be provided.
Tuesday Oct 01, 2024 at 6:30pm
90 minutes
It's like musical chairs, but with art! Each person will receive a canvas and freely paint or draw on that canvas. At random intervals each person will stop working on their own canvas and switch it with another person to continue working on the new painting or drawings.
Thursday Oct 03, 2024 at 6:00pm
120 minutes
Learn, in simple terms, how your camera works to enable you to take better photos. The lecture will cover tips on composition, depth of field, lighting, people pictures and how to avoid common pitfalls. Applicable to cell phones too. Presented by Lynda Buske from the Ottawa PC Users' Group and the Orleans Photo Club.
If you plan to attend, please register to ensure the program is presented.
Fridays, Oct 04, 2024 - Dec 06, 2024
1:30pm
90 minutes
10 sessions remaining
Ready for more than conversation? These classes will help build on your English language skills.
Intermediate sessions also available - register here.
Drop-ins welcome but registration preferred.
Vous cherchez un peu plus qu'une conversation? Nos classes vous aideront à développer vos compétences linguistiques en anglais.
Niveau intermédiaire aussi disponible - inscrivez-vous.
Portes ouvertes mais inscription préférée.
Fridays, Oct 04, 2024 - Dec 06, 2024
1:30pm
90 minutes
10 sessions remaining
Ready for more than conversation? These classes will help build on your English language skills.
Beginner sessions also available - register here.
Drop-ins welcome but registration preferred.
Vous cherchez un peu plus qu'une conversation? Nos classes vous aideront à développer vos compétences linguistiques en anglais.
Niveau débutant aussi disponible - inscrivez-vous.
Portes ouvertes mais inscription préférée.
Saturday Oct 05, 2024 at 10:00am
90 minutes
Wrapped-yarn: Using a resist technique is a fun way to create unique results. For beginners.
Technique avec de la laine: Une façon de créer des résultats uniques. Pour débutants.
Saturday Oct 05, 2024 at 1:00pm
120 minutes
On December 6, 1917, the Belgian relief vessel Imo struck the munitions-laden freighter Mont-Blanc in Halifax Harbour. The Mont-Blanc exploded in a devastating 2.9 kiloton blast, killing 2,000 people and injuring 9,000. More than 6,000 people were made homeless, and an additional 12,000 left without shelter.
Join Michael Dupuis, author of The Woman reporter and the Halifax explosion, to live the story of this disaster through the eyes and words of more than twenty journalists who reported the magnitude of the blast to the rest of the world.
Saturday Oct 05, 2024 at 2:00pm
60 minutes
Learn the basics of saving seeds, plant genetics, collection techniques, storage and viability.
Breed your own varieties, adapted specifically to growing conditions in your garden!
Presentation by the Master Gardeners of Ottawa-Carleton.