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  • Fridays, Oct 20, 2023 - Jun 21, 2024
    2:00pm
    60 minutes

    8 sessions remaining

    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. 

  • Fridays, Oct 20, 2023 - Dec 15, 2023
    2:00pm
    60 minutes

    3 sessions remaining

    Give your brain a workout.  Learn and play games that improve your mind such as Sudoku and other brain teasers.  See how many games you can solve.

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    Friday Oct 20, 2023 at 2:00pm
    120 minutes

    Learn, in simple terms, how your camera works to enable you to take better photos.  The lecture will cover tips on composition, depth of field, lighting, people pictures and how to avoid common pitfalls.  Applicable to cell phones too.  Presented by Lynda Buske from the Ottawa PC Users' Group.

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    Friday Oct 20, 2023 at 2:30pm
    60 minutes

    Sorry this event is full

    Join us for a tour of the Digitization Lab. This lab is equipped with bookable work stations that allow you to digitize your old photographs, slides and negatives, as well as your VHS tapes and 8mm film reels. This tour will be an orientation of the equipment, the stations and the online booking system.

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    Saturday Oct 21, 2023 at 1:00pm
    120 minutes

    Beginning with the ancient Indigenous inhabitants of the Ottawa Valley and Bytown's earliest natural history societies, Randy Boswell explores our evolving relationship with the wildlife with which we share this planet.

    Randy Boswell is a journalist and professor at Carleton University. 

  • Saturday Oct 21, 2023 at 1:30pm
    90 minutes

    You want your book to look both beautiful and professional. Thom Whalen has fifteen years experience publishing his own and other author's books. He will explain the decisions an author must make when designing both the cover and interior of a book. This understanding is important to authors who publish their own books, whether they develop the skills themselves or contract with specialists to do the work for them.

  • Saturday Oct 21, 2023 at 2:30pm
    60 minutes

    This fall, learn how to plant fresh garlic cloves in your yard or pots.  It is a simple process and patience is required due to the time it takes to see the end results!

  • Friends

    Saturday Oct 21, 2023 at 3:00pm
    90 minutes

    Friend Speed Dating Events are back!

    This one is for 20- to 30-year-olds.​

    Watch our website for upcoming events for other age groups.

    Registration required. ​

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    Mondays, Oct 23, 2023 - Oct 28, 2023
    10:00am
    360 minutes

    6 sessions remaining

    Are you looking to get rid of or refresh some of your craft supplies?

    Carp branch will be having a craft supply exchange October 23-28 during our opening hours.

    Please only bring in clean unused items, or gently used items in good working condition.

  • Monday Oct 23, 2023 at 6:30pm
    120 minutes

    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 o the Ottawa PC Users' Group will show you the simple steps you need to take to keep your PC from being hacked.  Best of all, it can be done for free.