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  • Play Day ! / On joue!

    Sunnyside
    Saturday Apr 19, 2025 at 10:00am (series runs until Jun 28, 2025)

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    Drop in for preschool fun! Play with puppets, crafts, building blocks, and more. Drop-in. *Note that the last Saturday of the month, we start with Family Storytime at 10:15am and then leave the room available for play until 11:30am, just like all other Saturdays.

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    Un programme portes ouvertes pour les enfants d'âge préscolaire! Venez jouer avec des marionnettes, des blocs de construction, du bricolage, et plus encore! Inscription non requise.

    *À noter : le dernier samedi du mois nous commençons par l'Heure du conte (en anglais) à compter de 10h15, et ensuite la salle est disponible pour jouer jusqu'à 11h30, comme tous les autres samedis matins.

  • Let's Play at the Library / Jouons à la biblio

    Rosemount
    Saturday Apr 19, 2025 at 10:00am (series runs until May 17, 2025)

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    Join us for Saturday morning fun! Stories, activities and toys for parents/ caregivers & young children. 

    Joignez-nous pour vous amuser samedi matin. Histoires, des activités et des jouets pour les tout-petits  leurs adultes.​

  • Scribbles & Scrawls: Cumberland Writers Group

    Cumberland
    Saturday Apr 19, 2025 at 10:00am (series runs until Jun 28, 2025)

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    This is a group for people who love to write.

    Participants meet every second Saturday to discuss all things writing, whether it be highlighting their work, exchanging feedback or above all else, sharing their passion for the craft.  Practitioners from all skill levels and writing genres are welcome.

    Registration preferred. Drop-ins are welcome.
  • Campaign/campagne "crossings 200" and/et Ottawa Public Library/Bibliothèque publique d'Ottawa

    Expo: Norwegian emigration to Canada / Émigration norvégienne vers le Canada

    Main
    Saturday Apr 19, 2025 at 10:00am (series runs until May 31, 2025)

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    Come view a series of historical photographs depicting the experience of the thousands of Norwegians that made their way to Canada since July 4, 1825, date of the first organized migration from Norway to North America. The photos are displayed along the second-floor balcony of the Main Branch and can be viewed anytime during hours of operation until the end of the month of May.

    The "Crossings 200" campaign celebrates the strong ties between Norway and Canada. 

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    Venez voir une série de photographies historiques dépeignant l'expérience de milliers de Norvégiens qui se sont rendus au Canada depuis le 4 juillet 1825, jour de la première migration organisée de la Norvège vers l'Amérique du Nord. Les photos sont affichées autours du balcon du deuxième étage de la Succursale Centrale, et vous pouvez les consulter à tout moment durant les heures d'ouverture jusqu'à la fin du mois de mai.

    La campagne « Crossings 200 » (site Web disponible en anglais seulement) célèbre les forts liens entre la Norvège et le Canada.
  • Parents reading to children / des parents lisent à leurs enfants

    Saturday Storytime (March-May) / Heure du conte du samedi (mars-mai)

    Cumberland
    Saturday Apr 19, 2025 at 10:15am (series runs until May 17, 2025)

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    Stories, rhymes, and songs for preschool children and a parent/caregiver. 

    Contes, comptines, et chansons pour les enfants d'âge préscolaire accompagnés d’un parent ou gardien.

  • Saturday Family Storytime

    Carlingwood
    Saturday Apr 19, 2025 at 10:30am (series runs until Dec 27, 2025)

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    Stories, rhymes and puppets for children and a parent /caregiver. 

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    30 minutes

  • Bilingual Family Storytime / Conte en famille bilingue

    Ruth E. Dickinson
    Saturday Apr 19, 2025 at 10:30am (series runs until May 31, 2025)

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    Join us for stories, songs and rhymes, for children of all ages! 

    Rejoignez-nous pour des histoires, des chansons et des comptines, pour les enfants de tous âges!

  • Saturday Storytime Stay and Play

    Stittsville
    Saturday Apr 19, 2025 at 10:30am (series runs until May 10, 2025)

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    Stories, rhymes, and songs for families with young children. The first half hour will be an interactive storytime program. The last half hour there will be self-directed activities and toys for parents/caregivers and young children. 

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  • Saturday Family Storytime

    Nepean Centrepointe
    Saturday Apr 19, 2025 at 10:30am (series runs until May 17, 2025)

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    All Storytimes are Drop In

    Stories, rhymes and songs for children of all ages and a parent or caregiver.
    Saturday March 29, April 19, April 26, May 17 

    STEAM themed Family Storytime - All ages, accompanied by a parent or guardian. Hands-on activities and stories to explore science, technology, engineering, art, and math. 
    Saturday Apr 5, May 3, May 31

    Spanish-English Storytime – All ages. Cuentos, rimas y canciones para niños de todas las edades, acompañados de un padre o guardian. No necesita inscribirse. 
    Saturday Mar 15, Apr 12, May 10

  • Silly Saturday Storytime

    Beaverbrook
    Saturday Apr 19, 2025 at 10:30am (series runs until May 17, 2025)

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    Stories, rhymes and songs for children of all ages and a parent or caregiver. Drop-in.