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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.

  • Thursdays, Apr 25, 2024 - Jun 13, 2024
    2:00pm
    30 minutes

    7 sessions remaining

    Drop-in for Storybook reading, songs, bounces and rhymes too!  

    Ages newborn to 17/18 months. 

  • Thursday Apr 25, 2024 at 6:00pm
    60 minutes

    In honour of our earth, let's do some green-minded crafting.  We will read a storybook, sing a song and recycle and re-purpose old CDs into beautiful suncatchers. 

    Ages 6+. Please register online. 

     

  • Saturday Apr 27, 2024 at 10:30am
    30 minutes

    Stories, rhymes and songs for children of all ages with a parent or caregiver. 30 min. Drop-in

  • Tuesdays, Apr 30, 2024 - Jun 25, 2024
    10:30am
    60 minutes

    5 sessions remaining

    Colouring can have a calming effect on the mind and promote overall wellness.

    Join us every second week on Tuesday mornings for a fun and relaxing session of adult coloring.  An opportunity to let your inner artist free and be a kid again!

    All supplies are provided.  No experience required.  All you need to bring is your creativity!

  • Man reading to children and woman.

    Wednesdays, May 01, 2024 - Jun 12, 2024
    10:30am
    30 minutes

    7 sessions remaining

    Drop-in for a fun-filled Storytime with stories, songs and rhymes. Storytime is followed by Stay & Play.

  • Wednesdays, May 01, 2024 - Jun 12, 2024
    11:15am
    30 minutes

    7 sessions remaining

    Extend your family time at the library with stay & play. After Storytime you can join us for 30 minutes of self-directed play. 

  • Vernon Book Club

    Wednesdays, May 01, 2024 - Jun 05, 2024
    6:30pm
    90 minutes

    2 sessions remaining

    Wouldn't it be great to have a book club where you could just enjoy books—without any homework? At Silent Book Club, there's no assigned reading, just reading in companionable silence!

    Each Silent Book Club will start with a short intro, where everyone gets to share what they are reading. Then there's silent reading hour!  No pressure, no homework questions, just quiet social time with other people who love to read.

    Drop-in program.

  • Ottawa Police Service - Aging Well at the Library logo

    Friday May 03, 2024 at 2:00pm
    120 minutes

    Join us for a presentation by the Ottawa Police Service on fraud awareness and learn how to protect yourself. 

    Discussions will center around:

    • Types of fraud to be aware of
    • Red flags of potential fraud
    • What to do if you are a victim
    • Removing the stigma from victims

    This program will be held in partnership with the Manotick and Area Centre for Arts and Wellness (MACAW). 

    Program will take place at MACAW, 5567 Manotick Main Street (Manotick United Church).

  • Saturday May 04, 2024 at 1:30pm
    60 minutes

    Ages 6 - 12 years old (we will have crafts for younger siblings too).

    Learn to speak Wookie (or Wookie sounds): make your own loyal Droid Cubecraft; test a saber in dual circle; complete a scavenger hunt; learn the planets in the Star Wars universe; fly your plane through the death star and knock down some Stormtroopers. For the younger ones: make a Chewbacca puppet and a yoda or lei bun headband. Origami Yoda awaits you! (yes, we have to say it: May the 4th be with you!). 

    Please register. 

  • Book Club

    Wednesdays, May 08, 2024 - Jun 12, 2024
    3:00pm
    75 minutes

    2 sessions remaining

    Share the enjoyment of good books in a relaxed atmosphere in person, in the afternoon.  This group meets every second Wednesday of the month (September to June) See link below for this year's selections:

    September 13: The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks

    October 11: Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga

    November 8: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

    December 13: Five Little Indians by Michelle Good

    January 10: Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout

    February 14: Women Talking by Miriam Toews

    March 13: Lady Byron & Her Daughters by Julia Markus

    April 10: Bluebird by Genevieve Graham

    May 8: This Other Eden by Paul Harding

    June 12: Love Lives Here: A Story of Thriving in A Transgender Family by Amanda Jetté Knox