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.
Saturdays, Sep 21, 2024 - Dec 14, 2024
11:00am
60 minutes
6 sessions remaining
This is a group for people who love to write.
Participants meet every second Saturday to discuss all things writing, whether it be highlighting their work, exchanging feedback or above all else, sharing their passion for the craft. Practitioners from all skill levels and writing genres are welcome.
Registration preferred. Drop-ins are welcome.
Saturday Sep 21, 2024 at 2:00pm
120 minutes
Learn to crochet at the Carlingwood Library! You'll be taken through the steps to make a little whale that you can then take home with you. Supplies and equipment provided.
This program is for adults. .
Registration limited. Please pre-register online.
Saturday Sep 21, 2024 at 2:00pm
90 minutes
Join us for an afternoon of imagination and adventure. Beginner or experienced players are welcome!
D&D is a popular fantasy role-playing game in which your characters explore, solve puzzles, and fight or outwit monsters. Meet new players as you undertake an adventure in this popular game!
Please register online. Ages 9-12.
Monday Sep 23, 2024 at 10:00am
90 minutes
The Caregivers Death Café is for anyone who is currently, or who has ever been, in a caregiving role. Providing care to someone who sick or facing death can often greatly impact the caregiver’s relationship with their own mortality. This death café gives caregivers the chance to openly talk about their feelings, thoughts, and experiences around dying, death, grief, and loss.
Home Hospice Facilitators: Daniel Gilbeau and Marlene Marrow
Monday Sep 23, 2024 at 6:00pm
120 minutes
When buying a PC, you are faced with a lot of choices, laptop or desktop, how many cores in the processor, Intel or AMD processor, size of storage, how big a monitor, is it better to buy a faster processor or more memory… Chris Taylor, President of the Ottawa PC Users' Group will help sort out the choices so you can buy the computer that is right for your needs.
Monday Sep 23, 2024 at 6:30pm
90 minutes
Learn to create beautiful, delicate, raised images from paper strips. You’ll use a few basic tools to wind the paper strips into coils to create a flower note card.
Supplies will be provided.
Monday Sep 23, 2024 at 7:00pm
60 minutes
Calling all trivia fans, game show enthusiasts, and people who know a lot of random facts! Join us for a trivia night at the Beaverbrook Branch where you'll tackle questions from a wide range of categories (not just about books!) to win a prize and the respect of the trivia community. Enjoy a fun atmosphere, music, and refreshments!
Tuesday Sep 24, 2024 at 2:00pm
60 minutes
Join us for an afternoon of crafting! Participants will be introduced to the art of needle felting. Supplies will be provided.
Tuesday Sep 24, 2024 at 6:00pm
60 minutes
Attend the second workshop of our "Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library (OWSL) Presents..." series.
During this workshop, we will discuss different types of pollinators/wildlife and how they have evolved with native plants to be their pollination and distribution systems. We will also examine factors to be considered when choosing plants for your personal garden, ensuring plant selection for the conditions you have.
Examples of simple plans/combinations will be provided.
Materials will be available for clients to sketch out plans for their yard.
Date: Tuesday, September 24 from 6 pm - 7 pm.
*Clients are encouraged to register for this event as space is limited.
Tuesday Sep 24, 2024 at 6:00pm
60 minutes
Photos and narration from multiple trips via car, ship, bus. Ireland includes Cork, Dublin,
Northern Ireland (Belfast, Londonderry, Giant’s Causeway) and the west coast (Cliffs of
Mohr, Connemara). Scotland includes Hebrides, Edinburgh, Inverness, Shetland Islands. Presented by Lynda Buske from the Ottawa PC Users’ Group and the Orleans Photo Club.