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  • boardgames

    Tuesdays, Jan 07, 2025 - Mar 18, 2025
    5:30pm
    150 minutes

    6 sessions remaining

    Bring your friends & family in for exciting card games, board games, & brain teasers! We have many games including Carcassonne, Settlers of Catan, Ticket to Ride, King of Tokyo, Dutch Blitz, Bananagrams, Scrabble, Monopoly, Checkers, Chess, & more! You may also bring some of your own. Brain teasers include puzzles, riddles, & Rubik’s cubes. 

    Tuesdays once every 2 weeks

    Drop-in

  • Wednesday Jan 08, 2025 at 1:30pm
    90 minutes

    Share the enjoyment of good books in a relaxed atmosphere. Join us for a lively discussion of  Dark August by Katie Tallo.  Discussion held in English.  Drop-In.           

  • poster for Barbarella

    Wednesday Jan 08, 2025 at 6:30pm
    150 minutes

    Ottawa Bad Movie Nights and Ottawa Public Library present a screening of Barbarella (1968).

    Please join us from 6:30pm to 8:30pm, at the OPL's Main Branch Auditorium. The event will also feature other bad movie items like trailers and serials.

    The event is free to attend. In English.

    Note: This film is intended for a mature audience. Viewer discretion is advised.

  • Books

    Monday Jan 13, 2025 at 1:30pm
    90 minutes

    Join us as we discuss :Miss Benson's Beetle" by Rachel Joyce.  Copies of the book are available at the Osgoode Library service hub.  All are welcome, drop in.

  • poster for Volver

    Monday Jan 13, 2025 at 6:00pm
    150 minutes

    Every Monday evening we put the spotlight on a director's work, giving us a chance to explore their oeuvre, revisit movies we've played on Tuesdays, and just....watch some good movies. This month's pick is Pedro Almodóvar.

    Join us for a free screening of Volver as part of our Monday Director Spotlight Series. The film was released in 2006. The screening will take place in our auditorium, starts at 6:00PM and is free to attend.

    Note: The film is intended for a mature audience. 121 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles.

  • Tuesday Jan 14, 2025 at 6:00pm
    60 minutes

    Attend the third workshop of our "Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library (OWSL) Presents..." series.
    During this workshop, you will learn how to sow your native seeds on your own. 

    Date: Tuesday, January 14 from 6 pm to 7 pm

    *Clients are encouraged to register for this event as space is limited.

  • poster for Speed

    Wednesday Jan 15, 2025 at 6:00pm
    150 minutes

    Join us for excitement and thrills every second Wednesday of the month as we play an action/adventure movie  This month's pick is Speed.

    The film was directed by Jan de Bont and was released in 1994. The screening will take place in our auditorium, starts at 6:00PM and is free to attend.

    Note: The film is intended for a mature audience. 116 minutes. In English with subtitles.

  • Monday Jan 20, 2025 at 2:00pm
    60 minutes

    Members of the Blackburn Hamlet Book Club meet to enjoy and discuss a wide variety of books selected by book club members. All welcome!

    Drop in.

    Jan 20, 2025         Yiddish for Pirates                   by Gary Barwin

    Feb 10, 2025*       The Lonely Hearts Hotel         by Heather O'Neil

    Mar 17 2025         Hench                                        by Natalie Zina Walschots

    Apr 14, 2025*         Jonny Appleseed                      by Joshua Whitehead

    May 12,2025*         All the light we Cannot see      by Anthony Doerr

  • poster for Pain and Glory

    Monday Jan 20, 2025 at 6:00pm
    150 minutes

    Every Monday evening we put the spotlight on a director's work, giving us a chance to explore their oeuvre, revisit movies we've played on Tuesdays, and just....watch some good movies. This month's pick is Pedro Almodóvar.

    Join us for a free screening of Pain and Glory as part of our Monday Director Spotlight Series. The film was released in 2019. The screening will take place in our auditorium, starts at 6:00PM and is free to attend.

    Note: The film is intended for a mature audience. 114 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles.

  • poster for Bridget Jones's Diary

    Wednesday Jan 22, 2025 at 6:00pm
    150 minutes

    Join us for lighthearted love and laughs every third Wednesday of the month as we play a romantic comedy movie  This month's pick is Bridget Jones's Diary.

    The film was directed by Sharon Maguireand was released in 2001. The screening will take place in our auditorium, starts at 6:00PM and is free to attend.

    Note: The film is intended for a mature audience. 96 minutes. In English with subtitles.