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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.

  • Fridays, May 10, 2024 - May 12, 2024
    10:00am
    480 minutes

    3 sessions remaining

    Drop in during opening hours from  May 1 to May 12 to complete a self-directed scavenger hunt. Ages 3-8.

    Passez nous voir entre le1 mai et le 12 mai  pendant les heures d’ouverture pour participer à une chasse au trésor. Pour les enfants de 3 à 8 ans.

  • Fridays, May 10, 2024 - May 31, 2024
    10:30am
    90 minutes

    4 sessions remaining

    Join us in our children's area to play and chat! Drop-in program.

    Joignez-vous à nous au département des enfants pour jouer et socialiser. Portes ouvertes.

  • Saturdays, May 11, 2024 - Jun 29, 2024
    10:00am
    90 minutes

    7 sessions remaining

    Join us for Saturday morning fun! There will be stories, self-directed activities and toys for parents/caregivers and young children. 

    Drop-in program

    Joignez-nous pour vous amuser samedi matin. Il y aura des histoires, des activités et des jouets pour les tout-petits et leurs adultes.​

    Programme portes ouvertes. 

  • Saturday May 11, 2024 at 1:00pm
    180 minutes

    It's time for tulips in Ottawa.  Drop-in and make some tulip crafts including a tulip card for someone you love.

    Family Drop-in on May 11 from 1-4 pm

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    Saturday May 11, 2024 at 2:00pm
    150 minutes

    Come watch a family-friendly movie in English on the projector.

    Bring a friend, some snacks, a sleeping bag or lawn chair! Costumes are always welcome!

    *Note: available seating is on straight chairs, or on floor cushions.

    May 11 : Ratatouille

    Come again on June 8 for another great movie : Moana

  • Monday May 13, 2024 at 11:00am
    30 minutes

    Meet new friends after storytime!

    Chat and play with puppets, building blocks, puzzles and much more.

    Drop in.

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    Tuesday May 14, 2024 at 10:30am
    60 minutes

    Sorry this event and its waiting list are full

    A school readiness program for children 3–4 years old, who will be entering kindergarten in September 2024, and their adult co-learner.

    Stories and child-centered learning stations with a focus on the foundational concepts of letter recognition, numeracy, colors, shapes, measurement, rhyming, and retelling.

  • Man reading to children and woman.

    Wednesdays, May 15, 2024 - Jun 12, 2024
    10:30am
    30 minutes

    5 sessions remaining

    Drop-in for a fun-filled Storytime with stories, songs and rhymes. Storytime is followed by Stay & Play.

  • Show and Tell

    Wednesdays, May 15, 2024 - May 29, 2024
    11:00am
    30 minutes

    3 sessions remaining

    Joignez-nous  après notre Contes en famille pour jouer et socialiser. Il y aura des activités pour les tout-petits et leurs adultes. Portes ouvertes.

    Join us following our French Storytime to play and chat! There will be self-directed activities and toys for young children and their parents/caregivers. Drop-in program.

  • Ready, Set, Kindergarten!

    Wednesdays, May 15, 2024 - May 22, 2024
    2:00pm
    45 minutes

    2 sessions remaining

    A school readiness program for children 3–4 years old, who will be entering kindergarten in September 2024, and their adult co-learner.

    Stories and child-centered learning stations with a focus on the foundational concepts of letter recognition, numeracy, colors, shapes, measurement, rhyming, and retelling.