Cover to Cover - Book Club
Book club for adults that love to share a good book!
Please register online (each date individually) and pick up your copy of the book about a month before the meeting date at the main desk of the Cumberland Branch.
These are the next books:
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones - March 28, 2023
The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George - April 25, 2023
A Town Called Solace by Mary Lawson - May 23, 2023
One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle - June 20, 2023
The completely bilingual virtual book club Un livrel / One eRead Canada, offered in Canadian libraries from one ocean to the other, is launching its third edition.
In April 2023, we offer you Ce qu’on respire sur Tatouine/Tatouine par/by Jean-Christophe Réhel. For the month of April, the eBooks and eAudio will be available for simultaneous access.*
Come and join us for a discussion with the English translators, Katherine Hastings and Peter McCambridge, who will be interviewed by Shelagh Rogers. You can join them on the Zoom call or watch live on YouTube.
Registrants will receive an additional email with the Zoom link two days before the program.
This event is happening in partnership with CULC. The Canadian Urban Libraries Council has the mission to facilitate advocacy, collaboration, and research that strengthens and promotes the value of Canada’s urban libraries as integral to a vibrant democracy, a strong economy, and thriving communities.
Peter McCambridge
Originally from Ireland, Peter McCambridge holds a BA in modern languages from Cambridge University, England, and has lived in Quebec City since 2003. His translations have been World Literature Today Notable Translations, longlisted for Canada Reads, and finalists for the Giller Prize and the Governor General’s Award for Translation.
Shelagh Rogers
Shelagh Rogers is a veteran broadcast-journalist, currently host and co-producer of CBC Radio’s The Next Chapter, devoted to writing in Canada. She is an honorary witness to the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2016, she was awarded the inaugural Margaret Trudeau Award for Mental Health Advocacy. She holds honorary doctorates from eight Canadian universities and is Chancellor of the University of Victoria. Shelagh is of Métis and Scottish ancestry. Her great-grandmother Edith Rogers was the first Michif woman, and the first woman, elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Edith was from Norway House, where David A. Robertson’s family has deep roots.
*The French eAudio is available from a special production of Radio-Canada’s OHdio, available now.
Stories, songs and learning stations focusing on letters, colours, numbers, shapes, rhyming and retelling.
This 5-week school readiness program is for children who are 3 or 4 years old, who will be entering kindergarten in September 2023, and their caregiver.
Please register online.
Join us for stories, storybook reading, rhymes, interactive songs and activities for babies (ages 0-18 months) with a parent/caregiver. Drop-in program.
wineglass decorated as a bunny
Join us for an afternoon of crafting! Participants will create a cute bunny decoration using a wine glass. All materials will be provided.
Join us for a discussion of cookbooks and recipes. Try a recipe from each month’s cookbook selection and tell us what you think! Ask a staff member for help placing the book on hold with your library card. Drop-in. No registration required. All are welcome!
Practice your English conversation skills in a relaxed and friendly environment. All levels are welcome to this drop-in program.
Visit our table on the second floor of the branch to learn more about programs and services for children, youth, families and older adults in the Nepean area.
Need help with your income taxes? Register now with your OPL library card and let our community volunteer take care of your tax return this year.
The Cumberland branch will be offering free English tax clinics for individuals with modest incomes and simple tax situations. Business taxes will not be accepted. Expect appointments to run about 45 minutes.
Clinics will run Tuesday and Thursday evenings beginning March 21st, with additional hours during the day of Wednesday, March 29th. More dates may be added depending on the demand.
If you do not already have a valid library card, you can obtain one online here, or by visiting any of our 33 branches.
Bring your friends and play some exciting board games and card games. We have a variety of games to choose from including Ticket to Ride, King of Tokyo, Catan, Dutch Blitz, Bananagrams, Chess, Checkers, & more!
Drop-in
For adults of all ages