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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.

  • Mondays, Apr 29, 2024 - May 13, 2024
    2:00pm
    240 minutes

    3 sessions remaining

    Enjoy games and meet new friends. We will have tea, games, cards, puzzles and colouring books.

  • Chess set

    Mondays, Apr 29, 2024 - Jun 03, 2024
    4:00pm
    90 minutes

    5 sessions remaining

    Interested in chess and looking for new opponents? 

    Teen volunteers will be on hand to help those who are learning!

    Reserved for players aged between 7-17.

  • Monday Apr 29, 2024 at 5:15pm
    30 minutes

    Sorry this event and its waiting list are full

    Do you have children ages 5-8?  Would you like them to read more?  Then join our weekly Reading Buddies program.   Each child will be paired with a teen volunteer for fun and interactive read aloud sessions.  Together they will share the joys of reading in a friendly, encouraging and enthusiastic environment.  Registration required.    

  • Mondays, Apr 29, 2024 - Jun 24, 2024
    6:00pm
    60 minutes

    8 sessions remaining

    Practice your English conversation skills in a relaxed and friendly environment. All levels are welcome to this drop-in program.

  • Monday Apr 29, 2024 at 6:00pm
    120 minutes

    If 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.

  • Monday Apr 29, 2024 at 6:30pm
    90 minutes

    Sorry 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.

  • Monday Apr 29, 2024 at 6:30pm
    90 minutes

    Join us for a discussion of cookbooks and recipes.

    Try a recipe from each month’s cookbook selection and tell us what you think!

     No registration required. All are welcome!

  • Starry night storytime

    Monday Apr 29, 2024 at 6:30pm
    30 minutes

    Wear your pajamas, bring along your favourite stuffie, and come get cozy with us! Stories, rhymes, and songs for children of all ages and parents or caregivers.Drop-in program

  • Monday Apr 29, 2024 at 6:30pm
    90 minutes

    When Jennifer Abbott lost her sister to cancer, her sorrow opened her up to the profound gravity of climate breakdown. Abbott’s new documentary The Magnitude of All Things draws intimate parallels between the experiences of grief—both personal and planetary. Stories from the frontlines of climate change merge with recollections from the filmmaker’s childhood on Ontario’s Georgian Bay. What do these stories have in common? The answer, surprisingly, is everything.

    2020, 85 min, English– brought to you by the NFB
     

  • Tuesdays, Apr 30, 2024 - Jun 25, 2024
    10:00am
    180 minutes

    9 sessions remaining

    Get feedback on your writing (any genre)and ideas from the group. Hear the work of other writers and offer your feedback. Discuss ideas about writing and publishing. Share your triumphs, trials and tribulations with a supportive, informal group.