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.
Tuesdays, Sep 17, 2024 - Dec 10, 2024
1:30pm
60 minutes
4 sessions remaining
Do you love browsing through cookbooks and trying new recipes? Then come and meet with other food enthusiasts and put a cookbook to the test! Each month will be a different cookbook! We will then make recipes at home and share comments on the results with the group.
No need to put a hold on a copy! You will get the cookbooks at the meetings.
Tuesday Sep 17, 2024 at 2:00pm
90 minutes
Neurographic art is a meditative process that helps relieve anxiety and reduce stress. We will create an abstract work of art using black markers and watercolour paints. No previous drawing experience is required. All supplies will be provided.
Tuesdays, Sep 17, 2024 - Dec 17, 2024
2:30pm
60 minutes
4 sessions remaining
Join us each month for discussions on mystery novels! From cold-blooded murders to humourous whodunnits, come meet fellow mystery enthusiasts as we chat about the pre-selected book.
When you register for a session, there is no need to place a hold on the book! A physical copy of the book will be available for you to pick up from the branch. If you would prefer a different format such as an e-book, audiobook, or large print, please click on the title link below to place a hold through your own account.
FALL SESSIONS - REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
September 17: Still Life (Inspector Gamache #1), by Louise Penney
October 22: Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone, by Benjamin Stevenson
November 19: The Spy Coast (Martini Club #1), by Tess Gerritsen (Martini Club #1)
December 17: Treasure State (Cassie Dewell #1), by C.J. Box
WINTER SESSIONS ❄ Registration opens December 2024 ❄
January 2025: The Turn of the Key, by Ruth Ware
February 2025: Dead Man's Grave (DS Max Graigie #1), by Neil Lancaster
March 2025: The Woman in the Library, by Sulari Gentill
SPRING SESSIONS ❀ Registration opens March 2025 ❀
April: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, by Olga Tokarczuk
May: Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club #1), by Richard Osman
June: Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers, by Jessie Q. Sutanto
Tuesdays, Sep 17, 2024 - Dec 17, 2024
6:30pm
120 minutes
14 sessions remaining
For ages 13-17. Interested in playing D&D? Then join us for a D&D adventure. Dungeons and Dragons is a fantasy role playing game in which your characters explore the world, solve puzzles and fight monsters. Spaces limited.
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.
Thursday Sep 19, 2024 at 6:15pm
120 minutes
Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) Death Café gives you the chance to discuss and destigmatize this topic in a safe, non-judgmental space. While MAiD became legal in Canada in June 2016, it remains a complex and deeply personal issue, with many people who seek access to MAiD or their loved ones feeling stigmatized and unsupported. This is a space to share your thoughts, feelings and emotions around MAiD, to discuss the emerging laws on MAiD and mental health, and to talk about the impact MAiD has on families and loved ones.
Drop-ins welcome, but registration preferred.
Ottawa Public Library is partnering with the Home Hospice Association to offer death cafés with various themes. Check out the OPL website for upcoming death cafés.
Thursdays, Sep 19, 2024 - Dec 19, 2024
6:30pm
90 minutes
14 sessions remaining
Do you love to write? Is writing the air you breathe, or is there ink in your veins?
The Stittsville Creative Writing Group is a collection of people who love to write.
We meet weekly to read from text we have written on our own time during the previous week, and engage in other writing activities.
This is not a class on writing, or a workshop for manuscripts. Instead, we are people who love to write and share our works.
There are those who mostly listen rather than write, those who write prolifically but only share with the group, and a broad spectrum in between.
If your interest is in the love of writing, this group may be for you.
Thursdays, Sep 19, 2024 - Dec 19, 2024
7:00pm
90 minutes
4 sessions remaining
Join us to discuss books from the science fiction and fantasy genres each month. All are welcome!
Every 3rd Thursday of the month from 7:00pm to 8:30pm.
Here's what we're reading autumn/winter 2024:
Please note: Registrants are responsible for securing a copy of the book to read or listen to.
Fridays, Sep 20, 2024 - Dec 13, 2024
2:30pm
60 minutes
4 sessions remaining
Join us for creative afternoons at the library! We will create a new craft each month. We provide the supplies; you provide the creativity!
The program will take place the following days:
September 20, October 18, November 15, December 13
Friday Sep 20, 2024 at 3:00pm
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.