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.

Meet up with other book lovers in the neighborhood and chat about your latest reads. 

January 16th - Rocket Men by Robert Kurson

February 20th - The Christie Affair by Nina Gramont

March 19th - Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny

April 16th - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

May 21st - Blue by Danielle Steel

June 18th - At the Edge of the Orchard by Tracy Chevalier

September 17th - The Promise of Canada by Charlotte Gray

October 15th - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

November 19th - Requiem by Frances Itani

December 17th - The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan

Participants will explore what’s involved (practically, emotionally, and financially) in continuing to live independently with services and supports.  
This will include an overview of common needs, available options, and financial considerations.

Presented by the Council on Aging of Ottawa. 

The Inconvenient Indian 

The Inconvenient Indian dives deep into the brilliant mind of Thomas King, Indigenous intellectual, master storyteller, and author of the bestselling book The Inconvenient Indian, to shatter the misconception that history is anything more than stories we tell about the past. With winks to his cab driver Coyote along the way, King takes us on a critical journey through the colonial narratives of North America. He eloquently exposes the falsehoods of white supremacy and deftly punctures myths of Indigenous erasure to lay bare what has been extracted from the land, culture, and peoples of Turtle Island. In this time of momentous change and essential re- examination, Inconvenient Indian is a powerful visual poem anchored in the land and amplified by the voices of those who continue the tradition of Indigenous resistance. Artist activists, land protectors, hunters, and those leading cultural revitalization powerfully subvert the “inconvenience” of their existence, creating an essential new narrative and a possible path forward for us all.

English, Inuktitut, Cree and Anishinaabemowin with English subtitles | 2020 | 90 minutes.