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.
Thursdays, Jan 18, 2024 - Feb 15, 2024
6:00pm
60 minutes
2 sessions remaining
New to independent reading?
Join our family book club and discover great reading suggestions to get you started and keep you going.
We will share favorites, listen to read-alouds and participate in book-related art activities.
For kids ages 6-8 and their adult reading partner.
Thursday Jan 18, 2024 at 7:00pm
90 minutes
Join us to discuss books from the science fiction and fantasy genres each month. All are welcome. Registrants are responsible for securing a copy of the book to read or listen to.
This month's book is Piranesi by Susanna Clarke.
Saturday Jan 20, 2024 at 11:00am
60 minutes
Join spoken word artist and Awesome Authors contest judge, Khaleefa Apollo The Child, for tips and tricks on how to write a winning poem. This activity is aimed at children ages 9-12. Registration required.
Meet Apollo The Child: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9l39p5SMtY
Saturday Jan 20, 2024 at 2:00pm
60 minutes
Join us for a presentation on financial literacy presented by an accountant from Chartered Professional Accountants Canada. This presentation is for people who want to become better money managers. The presentation runs for 60 minutes, including the questions and answers period.
Presentation Outline:
• Getting your financial house in order: Ten Healthy Habits of Financial Management
• Goal-Setting
• Tools and Resources
• Questions and Answers
Learning objectives:
• To self-assess your level of financial fitness
• To learn the Ten Healthy Habits of Financial Management
• To obtain resources to help you get your financial house in order
Saturday Jan 20, 2024 at 2:00pm
60 minutes
Join spoken word artist and Awesome Authors contest judge, Khaleefa Apollo The Child, for tips and tricks on how to write a winning poem. This activity is aimed at teens ages 13-18. Registration required.
Meet Apollo The Child: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9l39p5SMtY
Saturday Jan 20, 2024 at 2:00pm
60 minutes
Join local author and contest judge, Catherine Austen, for tips and tricks on how to write a winning short story. Ages 9-12. Registration required.
Meet Catherine Austen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeeROxStmNM
Monday Jan 22, 2024 at 7:30pm
60 minutes
Calling all trivia fans, game show enthusiasts, and people who know a lot of random facts! Join us for a trivia night at the Beaverbrook Branch where you'll tackle questions from a wide range of categories (not just about books!) to win a prize and the respect of the trivia community. Enjoy a fun atmosphere, good music, questions for teens and older adults alike, and refreshments!
Tuesdays, Jan 23, 2024 - Mar 19, 2024
6:30pm
60 minutes
3 sessions remaining
Combine basic drawing strokes into easy-to-learn pattern combinations that inspire creativity, relaxation and meditation.
Thursday Jan 25, 2024 at 4:30pm
45 minutes
Celebrate Family Literacy Day 2024 virtually with author Barbara Reid!
Join us at Rockcliffe Park for this hybrid virtual event with illustrator and author Barbara Reid. Barbara will show you her unique techniques in using clay to create an illustration, as she does in her books.
We will provide the clay and tools for you to create your own clay illustrations.
The event will end with a Q&A.
Thursday, 25 January, 4:30pm – 5:15pm
Ages 6-12 yrs, English, Registration required
To put holds on any of her books, click here
Here is an video on CBC Book Club with Barbara Reid (1m 43s)
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Thursday Jan 25, 2024 at 6:00pm
60 minutes
Tinkering, Coding, Creating, Experimenting and Designing.
Come get excited about STEM with us.
For thinkers ages 6-8 years and their adult co-learner.
A program in partnership with the University of Ottawa's Let's Talk Science Program.