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Rideau English Conversation Group

Rideau

Wednesdays, Apr 24, 2024 - Jun 05, 2024
6:30pm
60 minutes
7 sessions remaining

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Do you already have some basic English language skills, and are you looking for a casual, friendly environment where you can practice your English speaking skills? All levels are welcome.

Join our free English conversation group!

Receive guidance from our leaders, meet new people and gain confidence in your ability to speak English.

Every Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30 pm (no conversation group on April 17)

Vous avez déjà une base en anglais et vous cherchez un endroit avec une ambiance décontractée et amicale pour pratiquer vos habiletés de converser en anglais? Tous les niveaux sont les bienvenus.

Joignez-vous à notre groupe de conversation en anglais! C'est gratuit!

Recevez des conseils, rencontrez de nouvelles personnes et gagnez de la confiance à converser en anglais.

Tous les mercredis soirs de 18h30-19h30 (sauf le 17 avril)
Passport to Mystery: English Mystery Club

Cumberland

Tuesdays, May 21, 2024 - Jun 18, 2024
1:30pm
60 minutes
2 sessions remaining

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All aboard for the final leg of our tour around the world, with Sweden, Nigeria, and Spain! Join us the third Tuesday of each month where we will discuss a title set in a different country and/or written by a foreign author.

When you register, we will reserve a copy of the book for you - no need to place a hold, unless you would like to enjoy the book in a different format. This is the last chance to get your Reader's Passport stamped before the summer!
Protecting Your PC

Cumberland

Saturday Jun 22, 2024 at 2:00pm
120 minutes

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The average time it takes for an unprotected computer to be compromised after connecting to the Internet is under 15 minutes. Don't let it be yours!

Chris Taylor, President of the Ottawa PC Users' Group, will show you the simple steps you need to take to keep your PC from being hacked.

And best of all, it can be done for free!

**Please note that you are not required to bring your laptop for the session.
Knitting/Crochet Group

Munster

Thursdays, Apr 18, 2024 - Aug 29, 2024
6:00pm
120 minutes
20 sessions remaining

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Come knit/crochet/chat at the Munster Library Thursdays 6-8pm All levels are welcome!
Reading Roundtable

Centennial

Thursdays, Apr 18, 2024 - Jun 20, 2024
6:00pm
120 minutes
3 sessions remaining

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In this informal self-guided program, adults are invited to discuss their favourite books and genres in a relaxed atmosphere. Unlike traditional book clubs, no specific book is selected for each session. This is an opportunity for people to get together to talk about what they are reading and inspire each other's future reads.

Third Thursday evening of each month

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Stittsville Creative Writing Group

Stittsville

Thursdays, Apr 18, 2024 - Jun 13, 2024
6:30pm
90 minutes
9 sessions remaining

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Do you love to write? Is writing the air you breathe, or is there ink in your veins?

The Stittsville Creative Writing Group is a collection of people who love to write.

We meet weekly to read from text we have written on our own time during the previous week, and engage in other writing activities.

This is not a class on writing, or a workshop for manuscripts. Instead, we are people who love to write and share our works.

There are those who mostly listen rather than write, those who write prolifically but only share with the group, and a broad spectrum in between.

If your interest is in the love of writing, this group may be for you.
SCWG presents - Listening from the Back Row

Stittsville

Thursday Apr 18, 2024 at 6:30pm
90 minutes

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The Stittsville Creative Writing Group, is an OPL Program which has been producing stories, novels, laughs and tragedy, heroes, villains, poetry, and pretty much whatever we feel like writing, for the last 14 years. We invite you to come into our meeting, this one night, as a guest to hear some of our tales. You will be listening to published authors and talented writers. It may be a piece in progress, a polished story, or a flight of fancy. You won't know unless you show up. This program will be taking place in the large program room.

Registration recommended. Drop-ins welcome!
Barrhaven “Cook and Tell” Cookbook Club

Ruth E. Dickinson

Thursdays, Apr 18, 2024 - Jun 20, 2024
7:00pm
60 minutes
3 sessions remaining

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Join us for a discussion of cookbooks and recipes. Try a recipe from each month’s cookbook selection and tell us what you think!
All are welcome.
Science Fiction Fantasy Book Club

Nepean Centrepointe

Thursdays, Apr 18, 2024 - Jun 20, 2024
7:00pm
90 minutes
3 sessions remaining

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Join us to discuss books from the science fiction and fantasy genres each month. All are welcome!

Every 3rd Thursday of the month from 7:00pm to 8:30pm.

Here's what we're reading spring/summer 2024:
- April 18: Doing time by Jodi Taylor
- May 16: The Candy House by Jennifer Egan
- June 20: Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
Please note: Registrants are responsible for securing a copy of the book to read or listen to.
Sunnyside Mystery Book Club

Sunnyside

Fridays, Apr 19, 2024 - Jun 21, 2024
2:00pm
60 minutes
3 sessions remaining

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Do you enjoy reading mysteries? Share the enjoyment of good mysteries in a relaxed atmosphere. Join us for discussion usually every third Friday of the month.