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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.

  • Blank piece of paper and a pen

    Thursdays, Sep 19, 2024 - Jun 19, 2025
    3:00pm
    60 minutes

    10 sessions remaining

    Are you a hobby writer? Or perhaps you wish you could be. You welcome a time of solitude and your pen begins to move on a blank page. Sometimes you find yourself in a wonderful space, where your imagination blossoms in surprising ways; new insights or moments of beauty, or whole stories emerge, as though out of nothing. Weaving words is your happy place!

    Do you ever have Writer’s Block? If so, you are definitely a writer! Your writing matters to you and you want to be back at it again. Writing is a solitary activity. Yet at the heart of it, writing is about communication and creating community.

    Welcome to the writing circle. Whether your writing is flowing freely or you are in a dry spell, you are in good company here. This is not a course, nor a place where anyone will tell you what you should do or try to fix your writing. It’s a space for exploring your own unique ways of expressing yourself in a safe and supportive environment.

    Writing is a gift we can give ourselves, and a powerful avenue for reflecting on your life experiences. Through times of joy and sorrow, and through times of stress, writing nourishes you, like a medicine or sometimes like a magical potion. Stories, reflections, poetry, memoirs or whatever you want to write, you are welcome here.

    Drop in program.

  • Thursdays, Sep 19, 2024 - Dec 19, 2024
    7:00pm
    60 minutes

    4 sessions remaining

    Club de lecture RD​

    La succursale Ruth E. Dickinson invite les francophones et francophiles de Barrhaven à se joindre au Club de lecture RD.  Participez à nos rencontres sociales et discutez de livres de langue française.  Plusieurs formats seront offerts pour chacun des livres abordés. ​

    Les jeudis de 19 h à 20 h, ​

    19 septembre – Le Petit Prince​

    17 octobre – Les pilliers de la terre​

    21 novembre – Belle Greene​

    19 décembre - Arsène Lupin contre Holmes

  • Fridays, Sep 20, 2024 - Dec 13, 2024
    10:00am
    120 minutes

    7 sessions remaining

    Are you looking for work? Unemployed or underemployed?

    Drop-in to meet one-on-one with an Employment Counsellor from the Pinecrest-Queensway Employment Services team.

    Cherchez-vous à entrer sur le marché du travail et ne savez pas par où commencer?​

    Profitez de l'appui 1 à 1 d'un des conseillers en matière d'emploi du Centre de santé communautaire Pinecrest-Queensway.​

    Drop-in

    Friday mornings 10 am - 12 pm

    September 6, 20

    October 4, 18

    November 1, 15, 29

    December 13

    Les vendredis matins ​10 hrs à 12 hrs

    Les 6 et 20 septembre

    Les 4 et 18 octobre

    Les 1, 15 et 29 novembre

    Le 13 décembre

  • Web banner for Arts and Culture

    Friday Sep 20, 2024 at 4:00pm
    60 minutes

    Drop-in after school to help us get ready for Canadian Library Month in October by creating your own unique bookmarks! Use your creativity to shine a positive light in the neighbourhood. We will make your bookmarks available to community members in October.

    Drop-in. Ages 8-12.

  • Two hands joined around a cup of coffee

    Monday Sep 23, 2024 at 10:00am
    90 minutes

    The Caregivers Death Café is for anyone who is currently, or who has ever been, in a caregiving role. Providing care to someone who sick or facing death can often greatly impact the caregiver’s relationship with their own mortality. This death café gives caregivers the chance to openly talk about their feelings, thoughts, and experiences around dying, death, grief, and loss.

    Home Hospice Facilitators: Daniel Gilbeau and Marlene Marrow

  • Tuesdays, Sep 24, 2024 - Nov 26, 2024
    3:30pm
    60 minutes

    3 sessions remaining

    Teams of two teen volunteers will share their technology knowledge with one older adult per session.

    Volunteers will help older adults with basic use of devices such as laptops, tablets and smartphones. Some subjects that can be addressed include internet applications like browsers, email, calendars, social media, games, and file and photo management, such as Google Suite, OneDrive, and iCloud.​

    Register in-branch at the Ruth E. Dickinson 2nd floor hub.​

  • Wednesdays, Sep 25, 2024 - Nov 27, 2024
    11:30am
    90 minutes

    3 sessions remaining

    The Canadian Bankers Association is hosting 3 seminars for seniors.  Learn about cash flow, fraud prevention and avoiding financial abuse. ​

    Drop-in.​

    Cash Management​

    Wednesday, September 25th, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM​

    Financial Abuse​

    Wednesday, October 30th ,11:30 AM to 12:30 PM​

    Fraud Prevention​

    Wednesday, November 27th, 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM​

  • Web banner for Arts and Culture

    Saturdays, Sep 28, 2024 - Dec 21, 2024
    2:00pm
    60 minutes

    4 sessions remaining

    Come recreate a famous piece of art. We will select a new piece of art and give you all the supplies you need!

    September recreation: Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh
    October recreation: The Scream by Edvard Munch
    November recreation: Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci
    December recreation: The Polar Express by Chris van Allsburg

    Ages 6-12.

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

    Wednesdays, Oct 02, 2024 - Nov 06, 2024
    5:00pm
    180 minutes

    2 sessions remaining

    Are you dealing with a legal situation? 

    The lawyers of the Ontario Legal Information Centre are 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.

    1 arrivé, 1 servi

  • Sensory Storytime

    Saturdays, Oct 05, 2024 - Jun 14, 2025
    2:00pm
    90 minutes

    8 sessions remaining

    Join us for a program that features:

    • dimmed lighting
    • sensory toys
    • a smaller number of participants
    • an adapted circle time with stories, rhymes and songs

    During this program there will be opportunities for open play and a chance to connect with other families. The circle time portion of this program is offered in the last 20 minutes of the session. A family member must be present for the duration of the program.

    This program provides a welcoming environment and respects the needs of children from 18 months to 6 years who live with developmental disabilities and/or autism, or who show signs of a developmental delay.