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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.

  • Tuesday Feb 11, 2025 at 1:00pm (series runs until Jun 17, 2025)

    Learn and practice new English language skills and meet new people in a relaxed and friendly environment. Everyone welcome! Drop in.​

    ​Apprenez et pratiquez votre anglais parlé et rencontrez des gens dans un milieu décontracté.​ Tous sont bienvenus! Inscription non-requise.

  • Parenting in Ottawa
    Tuesday Feb 11, 2025 at 1:00pm (series runs until Jun 24, 2025)

    Speak, in person, with a Public Health Nurse to get support around infant feeding and parenting. No appointment is necessary, simply drop in during these hours. Learn ways to help your child eat healthy and be active Make sure your child is on track with their growth and development. In partnership with Ottawa Public Health.

  • Tuesday Feb 11, 2025 at 2:00pm (series runs until Dec 30, 2025)

    Want to learn more about your family history or getting stuck working on your family tree?  

    Drop-in to work on your family tree, share research strategies, and discover what resources are available for your research. Sessions are held every other Tuesday at 2:00pm in the Genealogy area. 

    Specialists from the Ontario Genealogical Society Ottawa Branch and the Ottawa Public Library will answer questions and help you get the most from library resources.  

    Bring your laptop, tablet, or borrow a Chromebook from the library.  

    All welcome! 

  • Tuesday Feb 11, 2025 at 2:00pm (series runs until Mar 25, 2025)

    Do you like to knit, crochet, or do handwork of some sort? Please join like-minded individuals for an enjoyable afternoon of crafting. Bring any project that you are working on.  Drop In.

    No program Tuesday, March 11, 2025.

  • Tuesday Feb 11, 2025 at 2:00pm

    Sorry this event and its waiting list are full

    Join us for an afternoon of creating Valentine's Day crafts with the Cricut! Participants will learn the basics of the Cricut Design Space software through a tutorial of the Cricut Maker 3, which can be booked for FREE through the Imagine Space.

    In this tutorial, we will be creating two vinyl and two cardstock Valentine inspired crafts. Supplies will be provided.

    Registration is required. 

  • Couch piled high with crocheted squares
    Tuesday Feb 11, 2025 at 3:00pm (series runs until Jun 10, 2025)

    The Granny Squares for Warmth (GSFW) group was created in November 2020 as a Barrhaven-based group with a mission to create and donate hand-made blankets and shawls to people in need in the Ottawa area.  ​

    Crocheters and Knitters - please join us to make granny squares for blankets, as well as to join squares, and to crochet or knit blankets and shawls. Everyone is welcome!

  • A keyboard with letters spelling Pen & Paper Writers' Workshop
    Tuesday Feb 11, 2025 at 6:00pm (series runs until Apr 29, 2025)

    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. 

  • Tuesday Feb 11, 2025 at 6:00pm (series runs until Dec 30, 2025)

    Come knit/crochet/chat at the Munster Library Thursdays 6-8pm All levels are welcome!

  • Tuesday Feb 11, 2025 at 6:00pm (series runs until Mar 25, 2025)

    Practice your French conversation skills in a low- pressure, friendly environment. All levels are welcome. ​
     

    No program on Tuesday, March 11. 

  • English Conversation Group
    Tuesday Feb 11, 2025 at 6:00pm (series runs until Jun 24, 2025)

    Practice your English conversation skills in a low-pressure, friendly environment. All levels are welcome.