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  • virtual reality play

    Tuesday Oct 17, 2023 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)

  • Tuesdays, Oct 17, 2023 - Dec 12, 2023
    6:00pm
    90 minutes

    3 sessions remaining

    Do you love browsing through cookbooks and trying new recipes?  Do you enjoy sampling and sharing new dishes? Then come and meet with fellow food enthusiasts and put a cookbook to the test! Each month we will follow a theme and select cookbooks from that theme. We will then make recipes at home and share comments on the results with the group.

    October 17 : Greek

    November 14 : Soups and Stews

    December 12 : Christmas

  • Thursdays, Oct 19, 2023 - May 16, 2024
    10:15am
    75 minutes

    7 sessions remaining

    Join us as we share the enjoyment of reading and discuss books in a relaxed atmosphere. All are welcome. 

    Sept 21 - Unreconciled: Family, Truth and Indigenous Resistance by Jesse Wente

    Oct 19 - The Housekeeper by Joy Fielding

    November 16 - Rocannon's World (in Hainish Novels and Stories Vol. 1) by Ursula K. Le Guin

    January 18 - The White Hare by Jane Johnson

    February 15 - Woman, Watching : Louise de Kiriline Lawrence and the Songbirds of Pimisi Bay by Merilyn Simonds

    March 21 - The Music Shop by Rachel Joyce

    April 18 - Different by Frans De Waal

    May 16 - Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

    The book club  meets on the third Thursday of each month at 10:15-11:30 except July, August and December, when there is no meeting. You can place a hold on library copies in advance

  • robber dressed in black climbing out of a laptop computer

    Thursday Oct 19, 2023 at 5:30pm
    120 minutes

    Protecting your PC

    The average time it takes for an unprotected computer to be compromised after connecting to the Internet is under 15 minutes. Don't let it be yours! Chris Taylor, President of the Ottawa PC Users' Group will show you the simple steps you need to take to keep your PC from being hacked. And best of all, it can be done for free.

  • Sleuth Hounds

    Thursday Oct 19, 2023 at 6:30pm
    60 minutes

    Share the enjoyment of good mysteries in a relaxed atmosphere. Join us for our discussion on Steve Cavanagh's Eddie Flynn series. All are welcome!

  • Une famille lit ensemble

    Friday Oct 20, 2023 at 10:30am
    45 minutes

    Stories, rhymes and songs for children of all ages and a parent or caregiver. 

  • Fridays, Oct 20, 2023 - Jun 21, 2024
    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. 

  • Fridays, Oct 20, 2023 - Dec 15, 2023
    2:00pm
    60 minutes

    3 sessions remaining

    Give your brain a workout.  Learn and play games that improve your mind such as Sudoku and other brain teasers.  See how many games you can solve.

  • Fridays, Oct 20, 2023 - Dec 15, 2023
    4:00pm
    90 minutes

    3 sessions remaining

    Drop in and play Wii U with us!

    Don't know how to play?

    The teens running this program will be happy to help!

  • Lego

    Saturday Oct 21, 2023 at 10:00am
    120 minutes

    Come on over and build with Lego. Please note this program is self-directed.

    Drop-in. Ages 4+