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 Oct 07, 2024 at 1:00pm
120 minutes
Participants will explore what’s involved (practically, emotionally, and financially) in considering whether they can or should stay in their current home, and which home modifications might ease their lives now and allow them to stay in their homes longer.
Registration limited. Please pre-register online.
Mondays, Oct 07, 2024 - Dec 02, 2024
6:00pm
120 minutes
3 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.
Monday Oct 07, 2024 at 6:30pm
90 minutes
Adults are welcome to join as we learn how to create unique designs with this meditative art form. Zentangle is a form of art that involves drawing patterns and lines. Supplies and instructions are provided.
Mondays, Oct 07, 2024 - Dec 16, 2024
6:30pm
120 minutes
3 sessions remaining
Join us monthly at the Beaverbrook Branch for an evening of crafting. Bring your knitting, crochet, embroidery, felting and sewing projects and work on them in the company of fellow crafters. Share tips and techniques and show of your projects if you like! All are welcome!
Mondays, Oct 07, 2024 - Dec 02, 2024
6:45pm
90 minutes
3 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
Tuesday Oct 08, 2024 at 2:00pm
60 minutes
Join us for an afternoon of crafting! Participants will create unique 3D paper pumpkins for home décor or gift giving. Supplies will be provided.
Tuesdays, Oct 08, 2024 - Jun 10, 2025
3:00pm
120 minutes
9 sessions remaining
The Granny Squares for Warmth (GSFW) group was created in November 2020 as a Barrhaven-based group with a mission to create and donate hand-made blankets in the Ottawa area.
In addition to blankets, members have also made and donated shawls, hats, and baby wear.
Join us to crochet and join granny squares, to share and learn crochet stitches and techniques and to build a sense of community by making blankets for those in need.
Everyone is welcome!
Tuesdays, Oct 08, 2024 - Jun 10, 2025
6:30pm
90 minutes
9 sessions remaining
Participez à des rencontres sociales pour discuter d’une grande variété de livres sélectionnés par les membres du club de lecture. Cette activité est ouverte à tous. Les personnes inscrites ont la responsabilité d’obtenir un exemplaire du livre à lire ou à écouter.
Les 2e mardi du mois de septembre à juin, de 18h30 à 20h.
septembre: Un animal sauvage par Joël Dicker
octobre: Éveil à Kitchike par Louis-Karl Picard-Sioui
novembre: Les insolents par Ann Scott
décembre: Treize verbes pour vivre par Marie Laberge
janvier: Amis, chers amis par Bernard Pivot
février: Qimmik par Michel Jean
mars: Les villes de papier par Dominique Fortier
avril: La vie heureuse par David Foenkinos
Wednesdays, Oct 09, 2024 - Jun 11, 2025
10:00am
60 minutes
9 sessions remaining
We meet to enjoy lively good-natured discussions of a wide variety of books selected by our members. All assessments, interpretations, and opinions are valued and respected. Everyone is welcome!
Wednesdays, Oct 09, 2024 - Jun 11, 2025
10:30am
120 minutes
9 sessions remaining
An open house for persons with dementia, their care partners, and families.
Fun and stimulating mental activities are planned to enhance the social interactions and the connections that are built within the group. Light snacks and warm drinks are served alongside items that aim to spark conversations and reminiscing.
Second Wednesday of each month (starts in September 2024). 10:30 am - 12:30 p.m.
Conversation Themes:
September: School Days
October: Tools of the Trade
November: In the Garden
December: Leisure Time