On the first Saturday of the month starting in February 2024, wear your pajamas, bring along your favourite stuffie, and come get cozy with us!
Stories, rhymes, and songs for children of all ages and parents or caregivers.
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 Jun 01, 2024 at 10:15am
30 minutes
On the first Saturday of the month starting in February 2024, wear your pajamas, bring along your favourite stuffie, and come get cozy with us!
Stories, rhymes, and songs for children of all ages and parents or caregivers.
Monday Jun 03, 2024 at 2:00pm
60 minutes
Come get excited about STEM with us!
Every two weeks during our regular Monday Homeschool Happenings program, there will be science experiments suitable for children ages 6-12 years and their adult co-learner.
This program is in partnership with the Let's Talk Science with UOttawa and Carleton U.
Dates are as follows :
-January 29
-February 12
-February 26
-March 11 **This is March Break week -- registration is required.
-March 25
-April 8
-April 22
-May 6
-June 3
Monday Jun 03, 2024 at 6:00pm
120 minutes
Join author Michael F. Stewart for an evening of shared writing, support, and constructive criticism from peers. No experience necessary, all forms of writing welcome.
Tuesday Jun 04, 2024 at 6:00pm
120 minutes
When buying a PC, you are faced with a lot of choices, laptop or desktop, how many cores in the processor, Intel or AMD processor, size of storage, how big a monitor, is it better to buy a faster processor or more memory… Chris Taylor, President of the Ottawa PC Users' Group will help sort out the choices so you can buy the computer that is right for your needs.
Friday Jun 07, 2024 at 3:30pm
120 minutes
It's PD Day and school's off! Play card games, board games or video games on the big screen! For kids 6-12.
Saturday Jun 08, 2024 at 1:30pm
150 minutes
Come watch the movie 'Moana' in English on our big screen.
Bring a friend, some snacks, a sleeping bag or lawn chair! Costumes are always welcome!
*Note: available seating is on straight chairs, or on floor cushions.
Thursday Jun 13, 2024 at 6:30pm
60 minutes
This club meets on the 2nd Thursday of the month. (Due to March Break, the meeting will be pushed to March 21st.)
Come share the enjoyment of reading books with other kids ages 9-12!
Each meeting we will have a book battle to choose the book we will be reading that month.
Registration required (up to 8 participants).
Mondays, Jun 17, 2024 - Dec 16, 2024
6:30pm
60 minutes
4 sessions remaining
Happiness Habits 613 and Ottawa Public Library present: Happiness Book Club
Meet new people and join in discussions on selected non-fiction titles in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere.
April title: The Happiness Project, Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle and Generally Have More Fun by Gretchen Rubin
Happiness Habits 613 is a grassroots crew in Ottawa cultivating healthy habits using the 9 pillars of happiness: altruism, connection, gratitude, movement, mindfulness, minimalism, nature, nutrition and purpose.
Tuesday Jun 18, 2024 at 6:00pm
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.
Irena Karafilly will talk about her book "Arrested Song"
Calliope Adham – young, strong-willed, and recently widowed – is schoolmistress in the village of Molyvos when Hitler’s army invades Greece in 1941. Well-read and linguistically gifted, she is recruited by the Germans to act as their liaison officer. It is the beginning of a personal and national saga that will last for several decades.
Saturday Jun 22, 2024 at 2:00pm
60 minutes
Enjoy photos and narration of coastal, interior and island beauty including stunning gardens and birdlife. Presented by Lynda Buske from the Ottawa PC Users’ Group and the Orleans Photo Club.