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  • Dungeons & Dragons logo
    Wednesday Mar 12, 2025 at 1:30pm

    Curious about Dungeons and Dragons (a.k.a. 'that game from Stranger Things')? Give it a try with this one-session-long adventure for beginners!  

    D&D is a popular fantasy role-playing game in which you and other players take on the role of different characters to explore, solve puzzles, and fight or outwit monsters. Learn the basic rules of this popular game as you undertake an adventure with fellow players!   

    This adventure uses pre-generated characters, so you must register by Thursday March 6th to receive a list of characters to choose from and receive your character info-sheet before game-day. Late registrants and those who do not reply to the character-choosing email will be assigned a random character. 

    Ages: 12-18  

    Note: This is a repeat of the game played on February 21st. Please register for only ONE of these two sessions, so more people have a chance to learn the game!

  • March Break
    Wednesday Mar 12, 2025 at 2:00pm

    Registration opens on Monday, February 10, 2025 - 10:00am

    A band of pirates has been sailing the seven seas in search of lost treasures. They have left clues of their plans for how they will be dividing up the loot of the treasures they find. Luckily, you and your classmates have found a box that appears to be the last of the hidden treasure, but it has been secured with several locks. Use the clues left behind to see if you can open the box and retrieve the lost treasure before the pirates do!

    Ages 8-12. 45 min. Registration required.

    This is a Breakout EDU escape room game.

  • Dungeons and Dragons
    Wednesday Mar 12, 2025 at 2:00pm

    Registration opens on Monday, February 10, 2025 - 10:00am

    Get ready for a storytelling adventure that will test the limits of your imagination. We are playing Festival Fit for the Fey. You can bring your own level 1 character or we can send you a list to choose from. Registration required. Ages 9-12.

    Ottawa Public Library is committed to making its programs accessible to everyone.  If you need specific accommodations, please fill out this form: https://biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/accessible-services-request-form

    We prefer at least three weeks' notice for accommodation requests. 

  • Wednesday Mar 12, 2025 at 3:00pm

    Registration opens on Monday, February 10, 2025 - 10:00am

    Enter the world of Avatar the Last Airbender in the hit roleplaying game Avatar Legends!  Create your character (benders and nonbenders alike!) and embark on an epic journey to bring balance to the world and to yourself.

    We will be playing the Aang Era one-shot adventure The Pirates of Crimson Sails.

    Ages 13+

    Registration required.  Spots limited.

  • Dungeons and Dragons
    Wednesday Mar 12, 2025 at 4:30pm

    Registration opens on Monday, February 10, 2025 - 10:00am

    Get ready for a storytelling adventure that will test the limits of your imagination. We are playing Festival Fit for the Fey. You can bring your own level 1 character or we can send you a list to choose from. Registration required.  Teen program.

    Ottawa Public Library is committed to making its programs accessible to everyone.  If you need specific accommodations, please fill out this form: https://biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/accessible-services-request-form

    We prefer at least three weeks' notice for accommodation requests. 

  • Thursday Mar 13, 2025 at 11:00am

    Registration opens on Monday, February 10, 2025 - 10:00am

    Become an escape artist in this spy-themed escape room.

    For ages 8 - 12.

    Registration Required.

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    Devenez un artiste d'evasion dans cette salle d'evasion sur le thème de l'espionnage. 

    Pour les 8 - 12 ans.

    S'inscrire en ligne. 

  • March Break logo
    Thursday Mar 13, 2025 at 2:00pm

    Registration opens on Monday, February 10, 2025 - 10:00am

    Use your senses and your imagination to play guessing games and spot hidden objects.

    Make your own “I Spy Book” - cut out pictures from discarded books and/or old magazines or use stickers and glue them on a page then write a list of items to look for. The more pictures of different sizes you paste, the harder it will be! Extend by making the cover for the book out of cardboard.

    Registration required. For ages 4-6.

  • Thursday Mar 13, 2025 at 2:00pm

    Registration opens on Monday, February 10, 2025 - 10:00am

    Become an escape artist in this spy-themed escape room.

    Ages 13 - 18

    Registration Required

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    Devenez un artiste de l'evasion dans cette salle d'evasion sur le thème de l'espionnage.

    Pour les 13 - 18 ans

    S'inscrire en ligne

  • Thursday Mar 13, 2025 at 2:30pm

    Bring your friends, hang out, and defeat your enemies. Play Mario Kart 8 & more on our Nintendo Switch.​

    ​Ages 6 & up ​

    ​No registration required ​

  • Thursday Mar 13, 2025 at 6:00pm

    Drop-in to meet other families and play fun board games together.

    You can bring your own games or use some of the great ones provided.