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  • boardgames
    Tuesday Feb 18, 2025 at 5:30pm (series runs until Mar 18, 2025)

    Bring your friends & family in for exciting card games, board games, & brain teasers! We have many games including Carcassonne, Settlers of Catan, Ticket to Ride, King of Tokyo, Dutch Blitz, Bananagrams, Scrabble, Monopoly, Checkers, Chess, & more! You may also bring some of your own. Brain teasers include puzzles, riddles, & Rubik’s cubes. 

    Tuesdays once every 2 weeks

    Drop-in

  • Mom reading story to child
    Wednesday Feb 19, 2025 at 10:30am (series runs until Feb 26, 2025)

    Stories, songs and rhymes for toddlers and their parent or caregiver. 

    Program from 10:30 - 11:00am and Stay & Play from 11:00 - 11:30am.

    For ages 19 - 35 months.

    Drop-In.

  • Cat and lion with a stack of books
    Thursday Feb 20, 2025 at 10:30am (series runs until Feb 27, 2025)

    Join us for stories, rhymes, and songs for children of all ages.​ All children welcome with a parent ​or caregiver. Drop in.

    Storytime from 10:30 - 11:00am

    Stay & Play from 11:00 - 11:30am

  • computer image
    Thursday Feb 20, 2025 at 6:00pm

    Dive into the fascinating world of typography with Chris Taylor, President of the Ottawa PC Users’ Group. Chris will demystify the terminology of typography and explore its rich history. Learn what makes a typeface readable or distracting, how to effectively combine multiple typefaces, and the emotions different fonts can evoke.

    Whether your next project is a greeting card, poster, newsletter, business card, logo, or anything else that incorporates text, Chris can help you avoid common typographic pitfalls. Practical tips will be shared to choose the right typeface, create visually appealing and readable text, and more. For the design novice or seasoned pro, this presentation will enhance your appreciation and understanding of typography’s powerful impact. 

    Registration required

  • marbles going through a track
    Saturday Feb 22, 2025 at 10:30am

    Calling all engineers! Come design, build and test our structures as we create marble runs and mazes. Discover science in action. We supply the materials.  Register online. Ages 7+

  • NFB logo on pink and purple backdrop
    Saturday Feb 22, 2025 at 2:30pm

    In Sean Horlor and Steve J. Adams’ feature doc Someone Like Me, Drake, a young gay man from Uganda, leaves behind everything he knows to attain the universal freedoms everyone deserves: to be who he is and love whomever he chooses without fear of discrimination, persecution, or violence. A group of queer strangers unite to resettle Drake in Vancouver, but they are tasked with a year-long commitment to someone they’ve never met, and struggle with the challenging conditions of this support. Together, Drake and his sponsors embark on an emotional journey in search of personal freedom, revealing how in a world where one must constantly fight for the right to exist, survival itself becomes a victory. 

    2021. 80 minutes. English. 
    Courtesy of the National Film Board. 

    Drop-in

  • Teddy bear with book and letters
    Tuesday Feb 25, 2025 at 10:30am

    Stories, songs and rhymes for babies and parent or caregiver. 

    Program from 10:30 - 11:00am with Stay & Play from 11:00 - 11:30am.

    For babies aged 1 to 18 months.

    Drop-In. 

  • Tuesday Feb 25, 2025 at 2:00pm (series runs until Mar 25, 2025)

    Do you like to knit, crochet, or do handwork of some sort? Please join like-minded individuals for an enjoyable afternoon of crafting. Bring any project that you are working on.  Drop In.

  • Tuesday Feb 25, 2025 at 6:00pm

    Sorry this event and its waiting list are full

    Join us for a session of Dungeons and Dragons. Beginners and experienced players welcome. Dungeons and Dragons is a fantasy role playing game in which your characters explore the world, solve puzzles and fight monsters.  ​

    Ages 9-12. Please register.​

  • image of planner journal with stickers and art supplies
    Wednesday Feb 26, 2025 at 6:15pm (series runs until Mar 26, 2025)

    Putting your brain to paper, whatever the medium, is a great way to increase productivity, self-awareness, or simply de-stress. Bring your own journal, notebook or planner of choice and join us once a month in a welcoming & creative environment. Some basic creative planner supplies provided; no experience required. 

    Organiser ses pensées sur papier, quel que soit le support, est un excellent moyen d'augmenter la productivité, la conscience de soi ou tout simplement de se détendre. Apportez votre journal, votre carnet ou l'agenda de votre choix et rejoignez-nous une fois par mois dans un environnement accueillant et créatif. Quelques fournitures de base pour agendas créatifs sont fournies ; aucune expérience n'est requise. 

    Drop-in / portes ouvertes