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  • Carp Book Club 2024

    Carp

    Thursdays, Nov 07, 2024 - Dec 05, 2024
    2:30pm
    60 minutes

    2 sessions remaining

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    Share the enjoyment of good books in a relaxed atmosphere. All are welcome! Drop-in program.

    This group meets the first Thursday of the month  2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

    July 4  "A World Elsewhere" by Wayne Johnston

    August 1  "The Lincoln Highway" by Amor Towles

    September 5 "The Elegance of the Hedgehog" by Muriel Barbery

    October 3 "Peacekeeper's Daughter" by Tanya Bellehumeur-Allat

    November 7 "Fire Weather: the Making of the Beast" by John Vaillant

    December 5 "Fleishman is in Trouble" by Taffy Brodesser-Akner

  • SCWG presents Welcome to Writing - Legal Issues in Publishing

    Stittsville

    Saturday Nov 09, 2024 at 1:30pm
    90 minutes

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    A member of the Stittsville Creative Writing Group will provide guidance and instruction on legal issues in publishing, as well as answering any general questions about publishing your work. There are currently five standard models of publishing, each with a variety of pitfalls you might not expect or consider.

  • Peggy Blair Author Visit

    Centennial

    Saturday Nov 09, 2024 at 2:00pm
    90 minutes

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    The Centennial branch is excited to welcome author Peggy Blair to talk about her road to getting published, self-publishing her most recent novel Double Vision, and other interesting stories about her life as a mystery writer. 

    Peggy Blair is the award-winning author of the critically acclaimed Inspector Ramirez series. Peggy was a lawyer for more than thirty years and in between writing her novels, she works in real estate in Ottawa. 

    Books will be available for purchase from the author. 

    Registration required. 
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    Armchair Travel - The Baltics

    Nepean Centrepointe

    Saturday Nov 16, 2024 at 2:00pm
    60 minutes

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    Enjoy photos and narration from a cruise that included Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Poland, Estonia, and Norway. Highlights include where Nobel prizes are awarded, a rock church, and palaces of Peter the Great and Catherine.

    Presented by Lynda Buske from the Ottawa PC Users’ Group and the Orleans Photo Club.

  • Restoring Old Photos

    Carlingwood

    Monday Nov 18, 2024 at 6:00pm
    120 minutes

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    New Presentation!

    Bring old photos to life by digitizing old prints. Then touch them up by straightening, sharpening, and removing scratches & spots using the free photo editing software Photoscape X (available for Windows and MacOS). Presented by Lynda Buske from the Ottawa PC Users' Group and the Orleans Photo Club.

  • Planning for Retirement

    Nepean Centrepointe

    Monday Nov 18, 2024 at 6:30pm
    90 minutes

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    Learn why you need a retirement plan, how much you need to save, sources of retirement income and retirement saving strategies.  Presented in partnership with CPA Canada.

  • Restoring old photos

    Ruth E. Dickinson

    Tuesday Nov 19, 2024 at 2:00pm
    120 minutes

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    This lecture is a demonstration of how to bring old photos back to life! The lecture will discuss different ways to digitize your photos and then provide a demonstration of how to touch them up using the free photo editing software Photoscape X (available for Windows and MacOS). Presented by Lynda Buske from the Ottawa PC Users' Group and the Orleans Photo Club. 
  • Photograph of the Parliament Hill skyline taken between the end of the 19th century and 1916.

    The Historical Society of Ottawa presents: "8,000 years of history. The Algonquins of the Ottawa Valley"

    Main

    Saturday Nov 23, 2024 at 1:00pm
    120 minutes

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    Alanis King, originally from Manitoulin Island, Wikwemikong, shares the stories of the Anishnaabe (Algonquin) people through her personal lens as an Indigenous person.

    Blending stories from pre and post-contact, exploring the roles of the Ottawa River and its islands, traditional gathering areas, trade, archaeological digs, legends and landmarks right here in our city, Alanis offers a unique worldview on Ottawa history.
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    Library Lecture Series: Jane Austen's Persuasion

    Ruth E. Dickinson

    Saturday Nov 23, 2024 at 2:00pm
    60 minutes

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    Join us for a lecture on one of Jane Austen’s lesser-known novels, Persuasion, presented by Carleton Professor, Andrew Wallace.

    Registration required.

  • Quick PC Tips: Enhancing Capabilities and Performance with Free Tools - NEW!

    Carlingwood

    Monday Nov 25, 2024 at 6:00pm
    120 minutes

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    Learn how to extend the battery life of your PC, discover the handy Microsoft PowerToys, detect fake USB flash drives before you lose data, learn why you should avoid PC "fix-it" utilities, and embed music in PowerPoint presentations. Chris Taylor, President of the Ottawa PC Users' Group, will help you with these quick and effective remedies. 

    Registration limited. Please pre-register online.