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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.

  • Monday Sep 16, 2024 at 5:30pm
    90 minutes

    Join us for the evening of learning simple paper quilling method - "teardrop". This  very simple shape can  give you endless options for  your imagination.​

    Come and create a picture to frame or a card.​

    No experience needed. All materials provided.

  • Thursday Sep 19, 2024 at 4:15pm
    60 minutes

    Ages 7 to 12. Ahoy matey it's talk like a pirate day! Pirate themed Escape Room (and a craft). 

    Avast ye! Registration required. 

  • Web banner for Arts and Culture

    Tuesdays, Sep 24, 2024 - Dec 17, 2024
    2:00pm
    75 minutes

    4 sessions remaining

    Join us at Blackburn Hamlet for a watercolour painting session. Bring your own project or start something new in the company of like-minded artists. No experience necessary. Supplies will be provided. Register Online. Soyez des nôtres à la succursale de Blackburn Hamlet pour une activité amusante d’aquarelle. Aucune expérience nécessaire. Les fournitures vous seront fournies.

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    • December 17, 2024
  • Wednesday Sep 25, 2024 at 6:00pm
    90 minutes

    Join us as we create a unique 3D Pyramid card that can be used decoratively or give as a card…the creative possibilities are yours to explore.

     No experience needed. All materials provided.​

  • Web banner for Arts and Culture

    Saturdays, Sep 28, 2024 - Dec 21, 2024
    2:00pm
    60 minutes

    4 sessions remaining

    Come recreate a famous piece of art. We will select a new piece of art and give you all the supplies you need!

    September recreation: Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh
    October recreation: The Scream by Edvard Munch
    November recreation: Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci
    December recreation: The Polar Express by Chris van Allsburg

    Ages 6-12.

  • LEGO

    Saturday Sep 28, 2024 at 2:00pm
    60 minutes

    We will be bringing our LEGO® creations to life with Stopmotion animation. For ages 8-12. ​

    Nous allons donner vie à nos creations de LEGO® avec l'animation « stopmotion ». Pour les 8-12 ans. ​

    September 28 / 28 Septembre​
    2:00 p.m. / 14h00 ​
    (60 minutes)​

    Registration required / Inscription requise​
    Registration opens Aug. 26th / Les inscriptions débutent le 26 août

  • Monday Oct 07, 2024 at 6:00pm
    90 minutes

    Celebrate Fall and create this cute pumpkin in plaid colors, it’s so easy you will want to create your own pumpkin patch.  Add a tea candle inside for ambience or fill with treats and give as a gift.  No experience needed. All materials provided.

  • Friday Oct 11, 2024 at 4:00pm
    90 minutes

    Who ya gonna call?

    Celebrate the Halloween season by making slime, Stay Puft Marshmallow monsters, and drinking Ecto coolers.

    Ages 13+

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    Qui vas-tu appeler ?

    Célébrez la saison d'Halloween en fabriquant de la bave, des monstres en guimauve Stay Puft et en buvant des Ecto coolers.

    Pour les 13 ans et plus

  • Saturday Oct 19, 2024 at 1:00pm
    60 minutes

    Zombies are returning to the library. Join us for an afternoon of ghoulish crafting as we transform Barbie dolls into zombies. All materials provided. Ages 8-17. Registration Required. 

  • paint

    Wednesday Oct 23, 2024 at 5:30pm
    150 minutes

    Create an original artwork with professional artist Stephanie Browness. Get step by step instructions in real time as you create your own version of a pre-planned fall landscape themed acrylic on canvas work of art. All experience levels welcome. All supplies provided! Registration required - spaces are limited. 

    Stephanie Browness is a painter and art instructor who has been teaching in Ottawa for 20 years. She has worked with all age groups and firmly believes that anyone can make art. Stephanie holds a BFA in fine arts from the University of Ottawa and Master's in art history from Carleton University. 

    With special thanks for the Friends of the Ottawa Public Library Association (FOPLA) for generously funding this Centennial branch program.