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  • poster for New York Ninja

    Wednesday Feb 05, 2025 at 6:30pm
    150 minutes

    Ottawa Bad Movie Nights and Ottawa Public Library present a screening of New York Ninja (2021).

    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.

  • Books

    Monday Feb 10, 2025 at 1:30pm
    60 minutes

    Join us as we discuss "The Maid" by Nita Prose.  Copies of the book are available at the Osgoode Library service hub.  All are welcome, drop in.

  • Monday Feb 10, 2025 at 2:00pm
    60 minutes

    Members of the Blackburn Hamlet Book Club meet to enjoy and discuss a wide variety of books selected by book club members. All welcome!

    Drop in.

    Feb 10, 2025*       The Lonely Hearts Hotel         by Heather O'Neil

    Mar 17 2025         Hench                                        by Natalie Zina Walschots

    Apr 14, 2025*         Jonny Appleseed                      by Joshua Whitehead

    May 12,2025*         All the light we Cannot see      by Anthony Doerr

  • poster for Let the Sunshine In

    Monday Feb 10, 2025 at 6:00pm
    150 minutes

    Every Monday evening we put the spotlight on a director's work, giving us a chance to explore their oeuvre, revisit movies we've played on Tuesdays, and just....watch some good movies. This month's pick is Claire Denis.

    Join us for a free screening of Let the Sunshine In as part of our Monday Director Spotlight Series. The film was released in 2017. The screening will take place in our auditorium, starts at 6:00PM and is free to attend.

    Note: The film is intended for a mature audience. 94 minutes. In French with English subtitles.

  • Wednesday Feb 12, 2025 at 1:30pm
    90 minutes

    Share the enjoyment of good books in a relaxed atmosphere. Join us for a lively discussion of  Fire Weather by John Vaillant.  Discussion held in English.  Drop-In.           

  • poster for The Raid

    Wednesday Feb 12, 2025 at 6:00pm
    150 minutes

    Join us for excitement and thrills every second Wednesday of the month as we play an action/adventure movie  This month's pick is The Raid.

    The film was directed by Gareth Evans and was released in 2011. The screening will take place in our auditorium, starts at 6:00PM and is free to attend.

    Note: The film is intended for a mature audience. 101 minutes. In Indonesian with English subtitles.

  • Friday Feb 14, 2025 at 2:00pm
    90 minutes

    When the kids are not in school on PA days, don't let their creativity dwindle! Let them show off your architectural creativity with Lego®! Drop-in program.

    Lorsque les enfants sont en congés lors des journées pédagogiques, ne les laissez pas perdre leur créativité !  Laissez les devenir des architectes en herbes avec nos Lego®! Inscription non requise.

  • poster for the Big Sick

    Tuesday Feb 18, 2025 at 6:00pm
    150 minutes

    Join us for lighthearted love and laughs every third Wednesday of the month as we play a romantic comedy movie  This month's pick is The Big Sick.

    The film was directed by Michael Showalter was released in 2017. The screening will take place in our auditorium, starts at 6:00PM and is free to attend.

    Note: The film is intended for a mature audience. 120 minutes. In English with subtitles.

  • NFB logo on pink and purple backdrop

    Saturday Feb 22, 2025 at 2:30pm
    90 minutes

    In Sean Horlor and Steve J. Adams’ feature doc Someone Like Me, Drake, a young gay man from Uganda, leaves behind everything he knows to attain the universal freedoms everyone deserves: to be who he is and love whomever he chooses without fear of discrimination, persecution, or violence. A group of queer strangers unite to resettle Drake in Vancouver, but they are tasked with a year-long commitment to someone they’ve never met, and struggle with the challenging conditions of this support. Together, Drake and his sponsors embark on an emotional journey in search of personal freedom, revealing how in a world where one must constantly fight for the right to exist, survival itself becomes a victory. 

    2021. 80 minutes. English. 
    Courtesy of the National Film Board. 

    Drop-in

  • poster for Beau Travail

    Monday Feb 24, 2025 at 6:00pm
    150 minutes

    Every Monday evening we put the spotlight on a director's work, giving us a chance to explore their oeuvre, revisit movies we've played on Tuesdays, and just....watch some good movies. This month's pick is Claire Denis.

    Join us for a free screening of Beau Travail as part of our Monday Director Spotlight Series. The film was released in 1999. The screening will take place in our auditorium, starts at 6:00PM and is free to attend.

    Note: The film is intended for a mature audience. 90 minutes. In French, Italian and Russian with English subtitles.