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Using high-performing/low maintenance plants in the garden means you’ll enjoy more beauty for a longer period of time and with less work. This talk will show you how to create or modify a garden using plants for our area that give you more time to sit and enjoy your garden.
Presented by the Master Gardeners of Ottawa-Carleton.
Come join us to practice the art of paper quilling! This month we will be making Bookmarks.
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 teens and adults ages 12 and up.
All materials will be supplied.
An open house for persons with dementia, their care partners, and families.
Fun and stimulating mental activities are planned to enhance the social interactions and connections built within the group. Light snacks and warm drinks are served alongside items that aim to spark conversations and reminiscing.
If there's anything you would like to bring based on this weeks theme, we would love to see and hear about it!
This program is drop-in, but if you choose to register you will receive a reminder email.
Winter/Spring 2025 Conversation Themes:
December 16th: My Castle, My Home
January 13th: Anything Goes!
February 10th: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
March 10th: Oh Canada!
April 14th: Try Your Luck
Join us as we discuss "Wish you were here" by Jodi Picoult. Copies of the book are available at the Osgoode service hub. All are welcome, drop in.
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.
Apr 14, 2025* Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead
May 12,2025* All the light we Cannot see by Anthony Doerr
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.
Every Monday evening we put the spotlight on a director's work, giving us a chance to explore their oeuvre, revisit movies we've played on Tuesdays, and just....watch some good movies. This month's pick is Céline Sciamma.
Join us for a free screening of Girlhood In as part of our Monday Director Spotlight Series. The film was released in 2014. The screening will take place in our auditorium, starts at 6:00PM and is free to attend.
Note: The film is intended for a mature audience. 113 minutes. In French with English subtitles.
Adults are invited to join us in making their own cards. Make greeting cards for your loved ones for any occasion. Supplies are provided but feel free to also bring your own. All skill levels are welcome. Come along and have fun! Registration is required.
Join us once a month for lively discussions on books in a variety of genres and voices.
Cover to Cover has two groups reading the same books at different times of the year. By registering for this program, you are registering for a Tuesday morning session. Please register for each session you would like to participate in.
When you register, a physical copy will already be available to you! If you are on the waitlist, or if you would prefer a different format such as an e-book, audiobook, or large print (if available), please click on the title link below to place a hold through your own account.
To register for a Thursday evening session, please visit Cover to Cover: Nightfall Forum.
SPRING SESSIONS ❀ Registration opens March 3, 2025 ❀
April 15: This Time Tomorrow, by Emma Straub
May 13: Yellowface, by R.F. Kuang
PAST TITLES ❦ FALL 2024 - WINTER 2025 ❦
September: The Innocents, by Michael Crummey
October: The Librarianist, by Patrick DeWitt
November: Klara and the Sun, by Keigo Ishiguro
December: The Theory of Crows, by David Robertson
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