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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.

  • Wednesday Dec 4, 2024 at 12:00pm (series runs until Dec 18, 2024)

    Bring your knitting or crochet and meet fellow enthusiasts at the Sunnyside branch.  Knitters of all abilities are welcome.

    Apportez votre tricot ou votre crochet et rencontrez d'autres passionnés à la succursale Sunnyside.  Les tricoteurs de tous niveaux sont les bienvenus.

  • Wednesday Dec 4, 2024 at 1:00pm (series runs until Jun 25, 2025)

    Speak, in person, with a Public Health Nurse to get support around infant feeding and parenting. No appointment is necessary, simply drop in during these hours. Learn ways to help your child eat healthy and be active Make sure your child is on track with their growth and development. In partnership with Ottawa Public Health.

  • Wednesday Dec 4, 2024 at 1:00pm (series runs until Jun 25, 2025)

    Bring your knitting or crochet project and share advice, ideas and conversations with fellow enthusiasts.  For adults of all abilities.  Drop-in.

    Apportez votre projet de tricot ou de crochet afin d'échanger des conseils, des idées et converser avec d'autres passionnés.  Pour les adultes de tous les niveaux.  Aucune inscription requise.

  • Wednesday Dec 4, 2024 at 1:30pm (series runs until Jun 25, 2025)

    Bring your knitting and/or crocheting projects and share advice, ideas and conversations with fellow enthusiasts. For adults of all abilities. 

    No program on Wednesday, March 12.

  • Groupe de conversation en français
    Wednesday Dec 4, 2024 at 2:00pm (series runs until Dec 18, 2024)

    Rejoignez notre groupe de conversation en français gratuit pour pratiquer le français dans une atmosphère détendue.

    Niveaux intermédiaire, inscription non requise.

    Join our free French conversation group to practice speaking in French in a relaxed and friendly environment.

    Drop-in program at an intermediate level.

  • Wednesday Dec 4, 2024 at 2:00pm (series runs until May 28, 2025)

    Looking for a way to relax and meet other people? Stop in for a casual weekly gathering at the library.

    Chess, cards, puzzles, colouring, and board games will be available.

    All supplies are provided.

  • Wednesday Dec 4, 2024 at 2:00pm (series runs until Dec 11, 2024)

    Drop-in for Storybook reading, songs, bounces and rhymes too!  

    Ages newborn to 18 months. 

  • Wednesday Dec 4, 2024 at 2:00pm (series runs until Dec 11, 2024)

    Stories, rhymes and songs for babies and a parent or caregiver. Ages 0-18 months. Drop-in program.

  • Ready, Set, Kindergarten!
    Wednesday Dec 4, 2024 at 2:00pm (series runs until Dec 11, 2024)

    A school readiness program for children 3–4 years old, who will be entering kindergarten in 2025, and their adult co-learner.

    Stories and child-centered learning stations with a focus on the foundational concepts of letter recognition, numeracy, colors, shapes, measurement, rhyming, and retelling.

  • Wednesday Dec 4, 2024 at 2:00pm (series runs until Jun 04, 2025)

    Share the enjoyment of good books in a relaxed atmosphere!

    Sept-June.

    1st Wednesday of the month. 

    January 2025 session will be held January 8th. 

    September 2024 - June 2025 Selections

    September 4th :
    Truth Be Told by Beverley McLachlin

    October 2nd:
    After Lives by Abdulrazak Gurnah

    November 6th:
    The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

    December 4th:
    The Adversary by Michael Crummey

    January 8th:
    What Strange Paradise by Omar El Akkad

    February 5th:
    Erebus by Michael Palin

    March 5th:
    The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict

    April 2nd :
    Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson

    May 7th:
    The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen

    June 4th:
    The Future by Catherine Leroux