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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.

  • Rideau English Conversation Group

    Rideau

    Wednesdays, Apr 24, 2024 - Jun 05, 2024
    6:30pm
    60 minutes

    7 sessions remaining

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    Do you already have some basic English language skills, and are you looking for a casual, friendly environment where you can practice your English speaking skills? All levels are welcome.

    Join our free English conversation group!

    Receive guidance from our leaders, meet new people and gain confidence in your ability to speak English.

    Every Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30 pm (no conversation group on April 17)

    Vous avez déjà une base en anglais et vous cherchez un endroit avec une ambiance décontractée et amicale pour pratiquer vos habiletés de converser en anglais? Tous les niveaux sont les bienvenus.

    Joignez-vous à notre groupe de conversation en anglais! C'est gratuit!

    Recevez des conseils, rencontrez de nouvelles personnes et gagnez de la confiance à converser en anglais.

    Tous les mercredis soirs de 18h30-19h30 (sauf le 17 avril)
  • A keyboard with letters spelling Pen & Paper Writers' Workshop

    Pen and Paper Writer's Group

    Rideau

    Tuesdays, Apr 16, 2024 - Apr 30, 2024
    6:00pm
    120 minutes

    3 sessions remaining

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    Get feedback on your writing (any genre) and ideas from the group. Hear the work of other writers and offer your feedback. Discuss issues about writing and publishing. Share your triumphs, trials and tribulations with a supportive, informal group.  "Pen and Paper" is just a name.  Bring any medium you want. 

  • Rideau Morning Book Club

    Rideau

    Thursdays, Apr 18, 2024 - May 16, 2024
    10:15am
    75 minutes

    2 sessions remaining

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

    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
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    Monday Evening Book Club

    Rideau

    Monday May 06, 2024 at 7:00pm
    90 minutes

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    Share the pleasure of reading and discussing books ranging from the classics to the contemporary, but mostly fiction, in a relaxed atmosphere

    (If the first Monday of a month falls on a Civic Holiday, the book club will be postponed to the following week)

    January 8 - The Trees by Percival Everett (US) 

    February 5 - The Magician by Colm Toibin (Irish)

    March 4 - The World: A Family History of Humanity by Simon Sebag Montefiore (non-fiction)

    April 8 - White Noise by Don DeLillo (US)

    May 6 - What Strange Paradise by Omar El Akkad (Canadian, Giller)