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.
Fridays, Sep 13, 2024 - Dec 20, 2024
3:00pm
90 minutes
15 sessions remaining
Join our free English conversation group to practice speaking in English in a relaxed and friendly environment.
All levels are welcome to this drop-in program.
Rejoignez notre groupe de conversation en anglais gratuit pour pratiquer l'anglais dans une atmosphère détendue.
Tous les niveaux sont les bienvenus à ce programme , inscription non requise.
Saturdays, Sep 14, 2024 - Dec 21, 2024
10:30am
60 minutes
7 sessions remaining
Join us on the second and third Saturday of the month. We'll show a family film or series of short videos for your entertainment. Light snacks and covered drinks are welcome. Family program. Drop-In.
Saturdays, September 14; October 12, 19; November 9, 16; December 14, 21
Thursday Sep 19, 2024 at 1:30pm
120 minutes
Join us for a crafty afternoon as we stream a Creativebug course that will teach you the basics of paper quilling.
All supplies – including refreshments – will be provided.
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Venez bricoler avec nous tandis que nous diffusons un cours de Creativebug qui vous apprendra les bases des paperolles.
Tout le matériel – y compris les rafraichissements – sera fourni.
Tuesdays, Sep 24, 2024 - Nov 21, 2024
6:00pm
120 minutes
3 sessions remaining
Joignez-vous à d’autres amateurs de lecture afin de discuter de ce que vous avez lu récemment!
Contrairement à un club de lecture, nous ne nous attendons pas à ce que chaque participant lise le même livre afin d’en explorer les détails. C’est plutôt une occasion de socialiser et d’obtenir de nouvelles recommandations… ou des avertissements concernant des livres (ainsi que des téléséries, films et albums) pouvant laisser à désirer!
Nous vous encourageons à vous inscrire, mais les participants survenant le jour-même pourront se joindre à nous en fonction de notre capacité d’accueil.
Il s'agit d'un événement se déroulant en français seulement.
Friday Sep 27, 2024 at 4:30pm
60 minutes
Join our workshop to learn simple bookbinding techniques and make your very own original notebook! (All materials provided.)
For teens of all abilities. Drop-in program.
Essayez notre atelier pour apprendre des techniques simple de reliure de livre, puis fabriquez votre propre livret original! (Tous matériels inclus.)
Pour ados de tous les niveaux. Activité portes-ouvertes.
Saturday Sep 28, 2024 at 1:00pm
120 minutes
In 1924, "les allumetières" (match workers) of E.B. Eddy staged the first trike by women workers in Québec history. Three decades earlier, in 1891, 2,500 unionized sawmill workers had walked out in the largest strike-to-date in Canadian history.
Join Brian McDougall, adjunct professor from Carleton History and guide with Peoples’ History Walking Tours, to hear about these strikes and other important labour landmarks that took place in the Chaudière District.
Presented in partnership with The Workers' History Museum.
Monday Sep 30, 2024 at 1:00pm
135 minutes
Join us for a screening of Our People Will Be Healed.
Our People Will Be Healed, Alanis Obomsawin’s 50th film, reveals how a Cree community in Manitoba has been enriched through the power of education. The Helen Betty Osborne Ininiw Education Resource Centre in Norway House, north of Winnipeg, receives a level of funding that few other Indigenous institutions enjoy. Its teachers help their students to develop their abilities and their sense of pride.
Presentation courtesy of the National Film Board.
Rated G. 1 hour and 36 minutes.
Wednesday Oct 02, 2024 at 6:30pm
150 minutes
Ottawa Bad Movie Nights and Ottawa Public Library present a screening of The Bat (1959).
Please join us from 6:30pm to 8:30pm, at the OPL's Main Branch Auditorium. The event will also feature other bad movie items like trailers and serials.
The event is free to attend. In English.
Note: This film is intended for a mature audience. Viewer discretion is advised.
Saturday Oct 05, 2024 at 1:00pm
120 minutes
On December 6, 1917, the Belgian relief vessel Imo struck the munitions-laden freighter Mont-Blanc in Halifax Harbour. The Mont-Blanc exploded in a devastating 2.9 kiloton blast, killing 2,000 people and injuring 9,000. More than 6,000 people were made homeless, and an additional 12,000 left without shelter.
Join Michael Dupuis, author of The Woman reporter and the Halifax explosion, to live the story of this disaster through the eyes and words of more than twenty journalists who reported the magnitude of the blast to the rest of the world.
Tuesday Oct 15, 2024 at 6:30pm
135 minutes
Join us at the Main branch of the Ottawa Public Library for a free speed friending program! Meet new friends in short conversations, helped by conversation starters. This program is intended for adults aged 20 to 30.
Places are limited so please register to save your spot.