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Thursday Jul 04, 2024 at 6:30pm
75 minutes
Disability Pride Month
Shameless: the Art of Disability (2006) by Bonnie Sherr Klein
Art and activism are the starting point for a funny and intimate portrait of five surprising individuals with diverse disabilities. Packed with humour and raw energy, this film follows the gang of five from B.C. to Nova Scotia as they create and present their own images of their disabilities.
1 hour 11 min - English only
Monday Jul 08, 2024 at 3:00pm
90 minutes
Drop by to play some of the many games on our Oculus Rift system! Explore mountains or deep seas, ride roller coasters, soar as an eagle, challenge your agility with Beat Saber or Fruit Ninja, defend your castle as an archer or your spaceship with a laser, and many more!
All games are single-player with English dialogue/text.
How it works: drop in during the session and write your name on the sign-up sheet to reserve a 10-minute time-slot (no sign-ups ahead of time)
Safety tip: to prevent falls, wear closed flat shoes, not flip-flops or high heels
Ages: 10 to Adult (headset may be too large to fit smaller players)
Tuesday Jul 16, 2024 at 3:00pm
90 minutes
Drop by to play some of the many games on our Oculus Rift system! Explore mountains or deep seas, ride roller coasters, soar as an eagle, challenge your agility with Beat Saber or Fruit Ninja, defend your castle as an archer or your spaceship with a laser, and many more!
All games are single-player with English dialogue/text.
How it works: drop in during the session and write your name on the sign-up sheet to reserve a 10-minute time-slot (no sign-ups ahead of time)
Safety tip: to prevent falls, wear closed flat shoes, not flip-flops or high heels
Ages: 10 to Adult (headset may be too large to fit smaller players)
Wednesday Aug 07, 2024 at 6:30pm
150 minutes
Ottawa Bad Movie Nights and Ottawa Public Library present a screening of Stunt Rock (1978).
Please join us from 6:30pm to 8:30pm, at the OPL's Main Branch Auditorium. The event will also feature other bad movie items like trailers and serials.
The event is free to attend. In English.
Note: This film is intended for a mature audience. Viewer discretion is advised.
Thursday Aug 08, 2024 at 3:00pm
90 minutes
Drop by to play some of the many games on our Oculus Rift system! Explore mountains or deep seas, ride roller coasters, soar as an eagle, challenge your agility with Beat Saber or Fruit Ninja, defend your castle as an archer or your spaceship with a laser, and many more!
All games are single-player with English dialogue/text.
How it works: drop in during the session and write your name on the sign-up sheet to reserve a 10-minute time-slot (no sign-ups ahead of time)
Safety tip: to prevent falls, wear closed flat shoes, not flip-flops or high heels
Ages: 10 to Adult (headset may be too large to fit smaller players)
Thursday Aug 08, 2024 at 6:30pm
35 minutes
International Pride Month
Picture This (2017) by Jari Osborne
What does it mean to be disabled and desirable? In Picture This, a new documentary by Jari Osborne, we meet Andrew Gurza, a self-described “queer cripple” who has made it his mission to make sex and disability part of the public discourse.
33 minutes - English only
Saturday Aug 10, 2024 at 1:30pm
120 minutes
Learn about Canadian workplace culture and how you can break into the Canadian Job Market.
Wednesday Aug 21, 2024 at 1:30pm
90 minutes
Drop by to play some of the many games on our Oculus Rift system! Explore mountains or deep seas, ride roller coasters, soar as an eagle, challenge your agility with Beat Saber or Fruit Ninja, defend your castle as an archer or your spaceship with a laser, and many more!
All games are single-player with English dialogue/text.
How it works: drop in during the session and write your name on the sign-up sheet to reserve a 10-minute time-slot (no sign-ups ahead of time)
Safety tip: to prevent falls, wear closed flat shoes, not flip-flops or high heels
Ages: 10 to Adult (headset may be too large to fit smaller players)
Wednesday Sep 04, 2024 at 6:30pm
150 minutes
Ottawa Bad Movie Nights and Ottawa Public Library present a screening of Gamera vs. Guiron (1969).
Please join us from 6:30pm to 8:30pm, at the OPL's Main Branch Auditorium. The event will also feature other bad movie items like trailers and serials.
The event is free to attend. In English.
Note: This film is intended for a mature audience. Viewer discretion is advised.
Monday Sep 30, 2024 at 6:30pm
90 minutes
Join us for a discussion of cookbooks and recipes. Try a recipe from each month’s cookbook selection and tell us what you think!
No registration required.
All are welcome!