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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.

  • animals playing detective
    Thursday Mar 13, 2025 at 11:00am

    Registration opens on Monday, February 10, 2025 - 10:00am

    Get sticky with it! Discover the science of sticky. Make your own glue from food products and test them to see how they hold. Create your own sticky art. And of course, there will be silly putty. Presented by Scientist in Schools. Ages 8-12. Registration required. 

    Registrants will be contacted before this program to arrange branch pick-up of a materials kit. One kit per registrant. 

    Ottawa Public Library is committed to making its programs accessible to everyone.  If you need specific accommodations, please fill out this form: https://biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/accessible-services-request-form
    We prefer at least three weeks' notice for accommodation requests. 

  • Thursday Mar 13, 2025 at 1:00pm

    Registration opens on Monday, February 10, 2025 - 10:00am

    Do you love graphic novels? Do you have a super cool, super fantastic idea of your own? Come join award winning author, illustrator, nice guy Rob Justus for a fun workshop on how to create the greatest graphic novels ever!!! Learn how to create immersive worlds, detailed characters, and most importantly how to pace a story from panel to panel, and page to page. Bring a seedling of an idea and leave with a garden of graphic novel knowledge. Teen program. Registration required.

    Ottawa Public Library is committed to making its programs accessible to everyone. If you need specific accommodations, please fill out this form: https://biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/accessible-services-request-form We prefer at least three weeks' notice for accommodation requests.

  • Thursday Mar 13, 2025 at 1:00pm

    Registration opens on Monday, February 10, 2025 - 10:00am

    Consider your relationship to logos and consumer culture. Do you augment your identity by purchasing 
    these goods? Taking inspiration from multimedia artist Michèle Provost, students will alter familiar logos 
    to express their own unique identity. Presented by the Ottawa Art Gallery. Teen program. Registration 
    required.

    Ottawa Public Library is committed to making its programs accessible to everyone. If you need specific 
    accommodation, please fill out this form: Accessible Services Request Form | Ottawa Public Library 

    For Teens (13-18). 

    Please register online.

  • Thursday Mar 13, 2025 at 1:00pm

    Amazing Animals with Zoo Crew 

    Overbrook Community Centre, 33 Quill Street, Ottawa ON K1K 4E7

    Learn all about various mammals and reptiles! Each animal can be touched if desired. Family program for ages 4+. Registration required. Ottawa Public Library is committed to making its programs accessible to everyone. If you need specific accommodations, please fill out this form: https://biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/accessible-services-request-form.We prefer at least three weeks' notice for accommodation requests.  Duration: 60 minutes

    Les animaux extraordinaires avec Zoo Crew

    Overbrook Community Centre, 33, rue Quill, Ottawa ON K1K 4E7

    Apprenez tout sur les différents mammifères et reptiles! Chaque animal peut être touché si on le souhaite. Programme familial pour les 4+ ans. Inscription requise. La Bibliothèque publique d’Ottawa (BPO) s’efforce de rendre ses programmes universellement accessibles. Si vous avez besoin de mesures d’adaptation, veuillez remplir le présent formulaire : https://biblioottawalibrary.ca/fr/formulaire-de-demande-de-services-accessibles. Il est préférable de présenter votre demande au moins trois semaines à l’avance.

    Durée: 60 minutes

  • cartoon animals in detective outfits
    Thursday Mar 13, 2025 at 2:00pm

    Registration opens on Monday, February 10, 2025 - 10:00am

    La science va nous aider à résoudre un crime! Pour ce faire, nous utiliserons la science judiciaire pour trouver des indices en examinant nos empreintes digitales et dentaires ou encore, en analysant des poudres mystérieuses. Présenter par Sciences en folie Ottawa. Pour les 7-12 ans. Inscription requise.

    La Bibliothèque publique d’Ottawa (BPO) s’efforce de rendre ses programmes universellement accessibles. Si vous avez besoin de mesures d’adaptation, veuillez remplir le présent formulaire : https://biblioottawalibrary.ca/fr/formulaire-de-demande-de-services-accessibles

    Il est préférable de présenter votre demande au moins trois semaines à l’avance.

  • March Break logo
    Thursday Mar 13, 2025 at 2:00pm

    Registration opens on Monday, February 10, 2025 - 10:00am

    Use your senses and your imagination to play guessing games and spot hidden objects.

    Make your own “I Spy Book” - cut out pictures from discarded books and/or old magazines or use stickers and glue them on a page then write a list of items to look for. The more pictures of different sizes you paste, the harder it will be! Extend by making the cover for the book out of cardboard.

    Registration required. For ages 4-6.

  • Thursday Mar 13, 2025 at 2:00pm

    Registration opens on Monday, February 10, 2025 - 10:00am

    Magic Show with Luc Leduc, The Duke of Magic

    Join Luc Leduc, The Duke of Magic for an action packed, 45- minute bilingual magic show with a lot of 
    audience participation. Family program for ages 4+. Registration required.

    Ottawa Public Library is committed to making its programs accessible to everyone. If you need specific 
    accommodations, please fill out this form:

    https://biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/accessible-services-request-form

    We prefer at least three weeks' notice for accommodation requests.

    Spectacle de magie avec Luc Leduc, Leduc de la magie

    Rejoignez Luc Leduc, Leduc de la magie, pour un spectacle de magie bilingue de 45 minutes, plein 
    d'action et avec beaucoup de participation du public. Programme familial pour les 4+ ans. Inscription 
    requise.

    La Bibliothèque publique d’Ottawa (BPO) s’efforce de rendre ses programmes universellement 
    accessibles. Si vous avez besoin de mesures d’adaptation, veuillez remplir le présent formulaire : 

    https://biblioottawalibrary.ca/fr/formulaire-de-demande-de-services-acce...

    Il est préférable de présenter votre demande au moins trois semaines à l’avance.

  • animals looking like detectives
    Thursday Mar 13, 2025 at 2:00pm

    Registration opens on Monday, February 10, 2025 - 10:00am

    Get ready to experiment with light. Participants will use flashlights and other equipment to learn about light and colour. A simple kaleidoscope craft will enhance their study of the magic of light. Presented by Let’s Talk Science. For ages 7-9. Registration required.

    Ottawa Public Library is committed to making its programs accessible to everyone.  If you need specific accommodations, please fill out this form: https://biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/accessible-services-request-form

    We prefer at least three weeks' notice for accommodation requests.

  • cartoon images of teens striking different poses
    Thursday Mar 13, 2025 at 2:00pm

    Participants will learn how to describe what creditors look for when approving a consumer for credit; list 5 components of your credit score, distinguish between secured and unsecured financing, and avoid various credit traps. Presented by the Credit Counselling Society. Teen program. Registration required. 

    Ottawa Public Library is committed to making its programs accessible to everyone.  If you need specific accommodations, please fill out this form: https://biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/accessible-services-request-form
    We prefer at least three weeks' notice for accommodation requests. 

  • Thursday Mar 13, 2025 at 2:00pm

    Registration opens on Monday, February 10, 2025 - 10:00am

    Come craft at the library. We have all the supplies you need to satisfy your creativity! Ages 6-12.

    Drop-in program* 

    *but you can register to receive a reminder email!