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  • Cup of tea next to an open book / Tasse de thé à côté d'un livre ouvert

    Thursday Oct 17, 2024 at 2:00pm
    90 minutes

    Come share a beverage with your fellow book lovers and talk about what you've been reading lately!

    No need for everyone to read the same book. This is just an occasion to kick back and get new recommendations from your neighbors!

  • Sleuth Hounds

    Thursday Oct 17, 2024 at 6:30pm
    60 minutes

    Share the enjoyment of good mysteries in a relaxed atmosphere. Join us for our discussion on Ambrose Perry. All are welcome!

  • Sleuth Hounds

    Thursdays, Oct 17, 2024 - Dec 19, 2024
    7:00pm
    90 minutes

    3 sessions remaining

    Join us to discuss books from the science fiction and fantasy genres each month.  All are welcome! 

    Every 3rd Thursday of the month from 7:00pm to 8:30pm.

    Here's what we're reading autumn/winter 2024:

    Please note: Registrants are responsible for securing a copy of the book to read or listen to.

  • Thursdays, Oct 17, 2024 - Dec 19, 2024
    7:00pm
    60 minutes

    3 sessions remaining

    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

  • Fridays, Oct 18, 2024 - Jun 20, 2025
    2:00pm
    60 minutes

    8 sessions remaining

    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. 

  • Mondays, Oct 21, 2024 - Jun 09, 2025
    10:15am
    120 minutes

    9 sessions remaining

    Share the enjoyment of books in a relaxed atmosphere on the Second Monday of the month.

    The Stittsville Branch morning book club runs monthly from September to June.

  • Picture of an open book

    Monday Oct 21, 2024 at 1:30pm
    60 minutes

    Join us as we discuss "Permanent Astonishment" by Thomson Highway.

    Copies of the book are available at the Osgoode Service Hub.  Drop in.

  • Monday Oct 21, 2024 at 2:00pm
    60 minutes

    Members of the Blackburn Hamlet Book Club meet to enjoy and discuss a wide variety of books selected by book club members. All welcome!

    Drop in.

    Oct. 21 2024          Braiding Sweetgrass              by Robin Wall Kimmerer

    Nov 18, 2024         Radicalized                              by Cory Doctorow

    Dec.16, 2024         All Together Now                    by Alan Doyle

    Jan 20, 2025         Yiddish for Pirates                   by Gary Barwin

    Feb 10, 2025*       The Lonely Hearts Hotel         by Heather O'Neil

    Mar 17 2025         Hench                                        by Natalie Zina Walschots

    Apr 14, 2025*         Jonny Appleseed                      by Joshua Whitehead

    May 12,2025*         All the light we Cannot see      by Anthony Doerr

  • three books on the right stacked together

    Mondays, Oct 21, 2024 - Dec 16, 2024
    2:30pm
    90 minutes

    3 sessions remaining

    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.
     

  • Mondays, Oct 21, 2024 - Dec 16, 2024
    5:15pm
    30 minutes

    8 sessions remaining

    Do you have children ages 5-8?  Would you like them to read more?  Then join our weekly Reading Buddies program.  Each child will be paired with a teen volunteer for fun and interactive read aloud sessions.  Together they will share the joys of reading in a friendly, encouraging and enthusiastic environment.  Registration required.