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.
Thursdays, May 09, 2024 - Jun 13, 2024
6:30pm
60 minutes
2 sessions remaining
This club meets on the 2nd Thursday of the month. (Due to March Break, the meeting will be pushed to March 21st.)
Come share the enjoyment of reading books with other kids ages 9-12!
Each meeting we will have a book battle to choose the book we will be reading that month.
Registration required (up to 8 participants).
Thursdays, May 09, 2024 - Jun 13, 2024
7:00pm
60 minutes
2 sessions remaining
Share the enjoyment of good books in an informal and relaxed atmosphere. Second Thursday of every month. New members welcome.
April 2024: The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
May 2024: Violeta by Isabel Allende
June 2024: What Storm, What Thunder by Myriam Chancy
Friday May 10, 2024 at 11:00am
60 minutes
Join us for a tour of the Digitization Lab. This lab is equipped with bookable work stations that allow you to digitize your old photographs, slides and negatives, as well as your VHS tapes and 8mm film reels. This tour will be an orientation of the equipment, the stations and the online booking system.
Fridays, May 10, 2024 - Jun 21, 2024
11:00am
45 minutes
4 sessions remaining
This Spring, the Ottawa Public Library is offering free drop-in Storytime programs at the Hunt Club-Riverside Community Centre on the second Friday of every month. Come and join us for some fun stories, songs, rhymes and dancing! The Friday Storytimes will begin at 11am, and will run for 45 minutes.
Ce printemps, un vendredi sur deux, la Bibliothèque publique d’Ottawa offrira l’Heure du conte en famille bilingue au Centre communautaire Hunt Club Riverside. Ces programmes commençeront à 11h, et dureront 45 minutes. Joignez-vous à nous pour des histoires, chansons, comptines et danses amusantes pour toute la famille!
Fridays, May 10, 2024 - Jun 14, 2024
1:30pm
90 minutes
2 sessions remaining
Meet new people and join in discussions on selected titles in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere every second Friday of the month. Newcomers are welcome.
Friday May 10, 2024 at 2:00pm
60 minutes
Join us for an afternoon of crafting! Participants will embroider a beautiful corner bookmark to take home. All supplies are provided.
Friday May 10, 2024 at 2:00pm
60 minutes
Photos and narration from two trips - one via ship and one via tour bus. Sights include Cork, Dublin, Northern Ireland (Belfast, Londonderry, Giant’s Causeway) and the west coast (Cliffs of Mohr, Connemara).
Presented by Lynda Buske from the Ottawa PC Users’ Group and the Orleans Photo Club.
Friday May 10, 2024 at 3:30pm
60 minutes
Happy Cat: Peaceful, Playful Crafting
For those looking for a quiet creative outlet to unleash their imaginations.
Welcoming creators ages 6-9.
All materials provided.
Friday May 10, 2024 at 4:00pm
60 minutes
Come crafting at the library, we have all the supplies you need to satisfy your creativity! Drop-in program. Ages 4-12.
Viens bricoler à la biblio, on a tout ce qu’il te faut pour que tu puisses satisfaire l’artiste en toi! Portes ouvertes. 4-12 ans.
Saturdays, May 11, 2024 - May 25, 2024
10:00am
135 minutes
3 sessions remaining
The program aims to help children practice and improve their reading skills! Children will receive individualized reading help and encouragement. Ages 6-12. Online Registration Required / Ce programme contribue au développement de la lecture chez les jeunes en favorisant l'accompagnement comme moyen privilégié d'apprentissage et de partage. Pour les 6-12 ans. Inscription en ligne requise
Step 1. Register for program / Étape 1: S'inscrire au programme.
Step 2. You will be added to the wait list. / Étape 2: Vous serez ajouté à la liste d'attente.
Step 3. An employee will contact you to complete the registration. / Étape 3: Un employé communiquera avec vous pour compléter l'enregistrement.