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  • Parenting in Ottawa

    Tuesdays, Oct 22, 2024 - Dec 31, 2024
    1:00pm
    120 minutes

    11 sessions remaining

    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.

  • Tuesdays, Oct 22, 2024 - Dec 17, 2024
    5:30pm
    150 minutes

    5 sessions remaining

    Bring your friends & family for exciting card games, board games, & brain teasers! We have many games including Settlers of Catan, Ticket to Ride, King of Tokyo, Dutch Blitz, Bananagrams, Monopoly, Scrabble, Chess, & more! You may also bring some of your own. Brain teasers include puzzles, riddles, & Rubik's cubes. 

    Tuesdays once every 2 weeks

    Drop-in

  • Pile of books with children reading, yellow background

    Thursdays, Oct 24, 2024 - Dec 05, 2024
    11:00am
    45 minutes

    4 sessions remaining

    This Fall, the Ottawa Public Library is offering free, bilingual, drop-in Storytime programs at the Hunt Club-Riverside Park Community Centre every second Thursday.

    Thursday Storytimes will begin at 11am, and will run for 45 minutes.

    Come join us for some wonderful stories, songs, rhymes and dancing!

    Cet automne, un jeudi sure deux, la Bibliothèque publique d'Ottawa offrira des sessions sans frais de Contes en famille bilingues au Centre Communautaire Hunt Club Riverside Park.

    Les sessions de Contes en famille du jeudi commeçeront à 11h00, et dureront 45 minutes.

    Joignez-vous à nous pour des histoires, chansons, comptines et danses amusantes pour toute la famille!

  • Thursday Oct 24, 2024 at 2:00pm
    60 minutes

    Looking to start in a new position, apply for your first job, or jump back into the workplace? The Community Employment Resource Centre (CERC) is here to offer you tips, tricks, and get you started on your job search. Join us for an informative afternoon with a presenter from CERC that will have you one step closer to finding your dream job.

  • Friday Oct 25, 2024 at 4:00pm
    120 minutes

    Come watch a FREE screening of fun, family-friendly movies every Friday this fall at the Blackburn Hamlet branch! Bring your own water bottle. Costumes are always welcome!  

    Onward (2020) - 102 mins - G

    Two teenage elf brothers get an unexpected opportunity to spend one more day with their late dad, so they embark on an extraordinary quest to discover if there is still a little magic left out there.

    Le film sera visionné en anglais / Movie will be shown in English 

  • Saturday Oct 26, 2024 at 10:00am
    210 minutes

    Wear your costume and join us for some spooky fun to celebrate Halloween at the library! ​

    We will have creepy crafts, a scary scavenger hunt through the garden, and a freaky photo booth for fun Halloween photos and more! ​

    Drop-in Program

  • Saturdays, Oct 26, 2024 - Nov 30, 2024
    10:15am
    30 minutes

    2 sessions remaining

    On the last Saturday of the month, starting in October, wear your pajamas, bring along your favourite stuffie, and come get cozy with us!  

    Stories, rhymes, and songs for children of all ages and parents or caregivers.

    September 28, 2024

    October 26, 2024

    November 30, 2024

  • Saturdays, Oct 26, 2024 - Nov 23, 2024
    10:30am
    60 minutes

    2 sessions remaining

    Stories, rhymes and songs for children of all ages and a parent or caregiver. Followed by 30 minutes of "stay and play" for those who would like to linger and socialize. Drop-in program. One Saturday a month. 

    Contes, comptines et chansons pour les enfants de tous âges et un parent ou gardien. Cela sera suivi de stations de jeux pour ceux qui veulent rester socialiser après le programme pour un 30 minutes additionnel. Portes ouvertes. Un samedi par mois.

  • Saturdays, Oct 26, 2024 - Dec 21, 2024
    10:30am
    30 minutes

    5 sessions remaining

    Stories, rhymes and songs for children of all ages and their parents or caregivers.  Drop-in program.

  • Saturday Oct 26, 2024 at 10:30am
    45 minutes

    Spooky Fun!

    Join us for a Spooky Fun Time for the whole family.  Stories, songs and rhymes about Halloween.  Drop-In.

    Saturday, October 26 from 10:30 -11:15am