You want to be a creative writer. Where do you start? This workshop explores issues of creativity, imagination, and storytelling theory: point of view, pacing, or setting. This workshop is designed to spark your inventiveness and transform the mundane into the extraordinary. Come with writing implements and be prepared to start a new journey into creativity.
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.
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Saturday Apr 27, 2024 at 1:00pm
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Saturday Apr 27, 2024 at 2:00pm
120 minutesWe are told: don't write down passwords; don't reuse passwords; make passwords long and complex. Chris Taylor, President of the Ottawa PC Users' Group will show how to use free software that stores all your usernames and passwords along with related information and protects them with a single, very strong password. Don't let your online accounts get compromised. It's easy and free.
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Saturday Apr 27, 2024 at 2:30pm
60 minutesLearn the art of origami! Join us as we talk about the art of paper folding and make everything from flowers to animals, and more!
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Monday Apr 29, 2024 at 6:00pm
120 minutesIf your Windows computer is getting sluggish, you don't have to re-install Windows just to gain back lost performance. Chris Taylor, President of the Ottawa PC Users' Group will demonstrate and explain how to safely use many native and free 3rd party tools that can help speed up Windows.
Registration limited. Please pre-register online.
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Monday Apr 29, 2024 at 6:30pm
90 minutesSorry this event and its waiting list are full
Come and join me for a relaxing evening creating a Stitched String art bookmark.
Templates will be available, or create your own!
Supplies will be provided.
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Tuesday Apr 30, 2024 at 10:30am
90 minutesThis workshop, presented by Dying With Dignity Canada (Ottawa Chapter), End of Life Options (including MAiD) is to educate people about the options available to mitigate or end suffering at life's end, including:
palliative care
treatment options
Medical Assistance In Dying (MAiD)
The workshop includes the current legislation on MAiD, the process for applying in Ontario and explanation of the experience by a loved one.
For adults. English event. Registration is required.
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Tuesday Apr 30, 2024 at 6:00pm
60 minutesAdults are invited to get creative and make a no-pressure, awful piece of art. All supplies will be provided. We will put out random art supplies; what you make is entirely up to you! Make it as bizarre and ridiculous as you wish. At the end of the night, you will get to judge your fellow artists’ work and decide which is the worst!
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Tuesday Apr 30, 2024 at 6:30pm
60 minutesDo you love to cook? Connect with other food enthusiasts and level up your cooking skills over great discussions. We will look at new and popular cookbooks together and share recipes that we have tried.
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Wednesdays, May 01, 2024 - Jun 26, 2024
1:30pm
90 minutes9 sessions remaining
Sorry this event and its waiting list are full
Le groupe de conversation en français est un programme d'apprentissge de la langue avec un professeur et un mombre minime d'étudiants de même niveau.
Inscription requis
valuation du niveau de langue requis
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Wednesdays, May 01, 2024 - May 15, 2024
6:30pm
90 minutes3 sessions remaining
2024 will be one of the most consequential years in the history of democracy. Elections have been or will be held in many countries ranging in size and power from El Salvador to India. The decisions of voters will determine whether the worldwide growth in authoritarianism over the past twenty years will continue or democracy will begin to make a comeback.
The US Presidential and Congressional elections on Tuesday November 5 stand out as an especially critical democratic moment for two reasons: first because they will be a supreme test of American democracy; and second because they will send a powerful message to the rest of the world, including the dictatorships and wannabe dictatorships.
The group will discuss the background and issues of Democracy on Trial and week by week follow the important democratic events and developments of 2024.
Mr. Robert Miller will lead the discussion. He is the author of Canada and Democratic Development and, prior to his retirement, served as President and CEO of the Parliamentary Centre, Canada’s leading institution promoting and supporting international democratic development.
Session #1 Wednesday, April 3: Is History Repeating Itself?
Session #2, Wednesday April 10: Democratic Fatigue and the Appeal of the Strong Man
Session #3, Wednesday, April 17: Big Countries and Small: The Cases of El Salvador and Rwanda, Russia and India
Session # 4, Wednesday, April 24: The Fire Next Door: The Authoritarian Impulse in the United States
Session #5, Wednesday, May 1: Donald Trump and the Invention of Trumpism
Session #6, Wednesday, May 8: Can it Happen Here? If Trump wins, is Canada next? A discussion with John Ibbitson, Globe and Mail columnist and one of Canada’s leading authors on politics and public affairs.
Registration recommended.