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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.

  • Monday Nov 04, 2024 at 1:30pm
    120 minutes

    Want to learn more about your family history or getting stuck working on your family tree?  

    Drop-in to work on your family tree, share research strategies, and discover what resources are available for your research.  

    Specialists from the Ontario Genealogical Society Ottawa Branch and the Ottawa Public Library will answer questions and help you get the most from library resources. (Bring your laptop or tablet!)

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    Monday Nov 04, 2024 at 6:00pm
    60 minutes

    Enjoy photos and narration of a cruise that included excursions to fjords, waterfalls and geysers as well as interesting geological formations. 

    Presented by Lynda Buske from the Ottawa PC Users’ Group and the Orleans Photo Club. 

    Registration required

  • Mondays, Nov 04, 2024 - Dec 02, 2024
    6:00pm
    120 minutes

    2 sessions remaining

    Come and share your writing and participate in guided writing activities with other writers in the neighborhood. Writers of all genres and skill levels are welcome. 

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    Mondays, Nov 04, 2024 - Dec 02, 2024
    6:45pm
    90 minutes

    2 sessions remaining

    Share the pleasure of reading and discussing books ranging from the classics to the contemporary, but mostly fiction, in a relaxed atmosphere

    (If the first Monday of a month falls on a Civic Holiday, the book club will be postponed to the following week)

    September 9 - Metamorphosis by F. Kafka 

    October 7 - Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

    November 4 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

    December 2 - A Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

  • Meet a lawyer of the  Ontario Legal Information Centre in person

    Wednesday Nov 06, 2024 at 1:00pm
    180 minutes

    Are you dealing with a legal situation? 

    The lawyer of the Ontario Legal Information Centre is available on-site to provide legal information and answer your questions.

    First come, first served.

    Vous faites face à une situation juridique?

    Profitez sur place de l'appui d'une avocate du Centre d'information juridique de l'Ontario pour obtenir de l'information juridique et des réponses à vos questions.

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    Wednesday Nov 06, 2024 at 2:00pm
    90 minutes

    Recognizing that individuals who struggle with chronic pain & chronic illness face their mortality differently and daily, Home Hospice Association's Spoonie Death Cafés provide the opportunity for people with chronic pain & chronic illness to come together to talk about death, dying, and grief, and whatever these topics may bring up.

    Drop-ins welcome, but registration preferred.

    Ottawa Public Library is partnering with the Home Hospice Association to offer death cafés with various themes. Check out the OPL website for upcoming death cafés.

  • Wednesdays, Nov 06, 2024 - Jun 04, 2025
    2:00pm
    90 minutes

    8 sessions remaining

    Share the enjoyment of good books in a relaxed atmosphere!

    Sept-June.

    1st Wednesday of the month. 

    January 2025 session will be held January 8th. 

    September 2024 - June 2025 Selections

    September 4th :
    Truth Be Told by Beverley McLachlin

    October 2nd:
    After Lives by Abdulrazak Gurnah

    November 6th:
    The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

    December 4th:
    The Adversary by Michael Crummey

    January 8th:
    What Strange Paradise by Omar El Akkad

    February 5th:
    Erebus by Michael Palin

    March 5th:
    The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict

    April 2nd :
    Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson

    May 7th:
    The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen

    June 4th:
    The Future by Catherine Leroux

     

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    Wednesday Nov 06, 2024 at 3:00pm
    60 minutes

    Sorry this event is full

    Create art in good company. 

    This series is perfect for aspiring artists, crafters who are in a rut, and anyone who suspects that a creative habit would be good for their soul. 

    We will explore our creativity using art prompts from Creativebug.

    All supplies will be provided.

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    Wednesday Nov 06, 2024 at 6:00pm
    90 minutes

    Participants will create mini booklets with a button cover.  The booklets can be any length to tell a story, poem, or drawings! Explore your imagination!

  • Wednesday Nov 06, 2024 at 6:00pm
    150 minutes

    MARVEL MOVIE MADNESS

    Join us for a free screening of “The Black Widow” at the Blackburn Hamlet Branch. The film was directed by Cate Shortland and released in 2021.

    Note: This film is intended for a mature audience (PG-13). 133 minutes. In English.

    Natasha Romanoff confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises.