Ages 8 - 13 years old.
Barbies are DYING for a makeover! Join us and "zombie" a Barbie.
All supplies (including a Barbie or a Ken) will be provided. Please register for this program.
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Thursday Oct 19, 2023 at 6:00pm
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Thursday Oct 19, 2023 at 6:30pm
90 minutesJoin 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 Atomic Anna by Rachel Barenbaum.
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Thursday Oct 19, 2023 at 6:30pm
60 minutesJoin us as Master Gardener Odette McIntyre takes us through Cold Frames and Cold Crops. Please register for this event, but drop in spots will be available.
Part 2 of our Gardening Series
Part 1 Thursday October 12: Seed Saving at the Vernon Branch.
Part 3 Thursday October 26 : The Urban Potager at the Osgoode Branch
Part 4 Thursday November 9: Composting and Preparing for winter at the Greely Branch.
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Friday Oct 20, 2023 at 2:00pm
120 minutesLearn, in simple terms, how your camera works to enable you to take better photos. The lecture will cover tips on composition, depth of field, lighting, people pictures and how to avoid common pitfalls. Applicable to cell phones too. Presented by Lynda Buske from the Ottawa PC Users' Group.
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Friday Oct 20, 2023 at 2:30pm
60 minutesSorry this event is full
Join us for a tour of the Digitization Lab. This lab is equipped with bookable work stations that allow you to digitize your old photographs, slides and negatives, as well as your VHS tapes and 8mm film reels. This tour will be an orientation of the equipment, the stations and the online booking system.
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Saturday Oct 21, 2023 at 10:30am
60 minutesSpend your Saturday investigating the world of S.T.E.A.M.
This session we will look at polymers and viscosity, and how we can use these principles to create spooky items for Hallowe'en
Ages 8-12. Registration required
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Saturday Oct 21, 2023 at 10:30am
60 minutesDo you believe in ghosts? Join Joel A. Sutherland, the award-winning author of the bestselling Haunted Canada series and many spooky novels, for an event filled with storytelling, history, humour…and ghosts, of course! Joel, who grew up in Ottawa, will also share some local ghost stories and tips for aspiring young writers in this fun, interactive program. Also, with Halloween just around the corner, we invite you to start the party early and wear your costume!
For ages 8-12
Bio:
Joel A. Sutherland is the Silver Birch Award-winning author of numerous volumes of Haunted Canada (a series that now has more than 500,000 copies in print and is celebrating its 20th anniversary), Screamers (Scholastic Canada), and Summer's End (a Red Maple Award Honour Book currently in development for television by Scholastic Entertainment). His series, Haunted, including The House Next Door, has been praised by Goosebumps author R.L. Stine. His latest release is his debut young adult novel, House of Ash and Bone (Tundra Books). He has a Masters of Information and Library Studies from Aberystwyth University in Wales and lives in southeastern Ontario with his family. Visit Joel at joelasutherland.com.
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Saturday Oct 21, 2023 at 10:30am
45 minutesJoin us for a Halloween season warmup!
Be amazed and amused by the Magic of John Pert.
Please register for this Family program.
All Ages welcome.
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Saturday Oct 21, 2023 at 11:00am
60 minutesSorry this event and its waiting list are full
Get a Techno Buddy!
Technology and Social Media can be overwhelming.
Teen Volunteers share their Social Media knowledge with older Adults in a two-on-one setting.
Areas of technology help will focus on user’s personal account use by initial setting up of the accounts and how use the site:
Facebook
Instagram
X (former Twitter)
Pinterest
Meeting place: Teen Zone.
Please provide a phone number we can contact you about your topic.
One topic per session.
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Saturday Oct 21, 2023 at 1:30pm
90 minutesYou want your book to look both beautiful and professional. Thom Whalen has fifteen years experience publishing his own and other author's books. He will explain the decisions an author must make when designing both the cover and interior of a book. This understanding is important to authors who publish their own books, whether they develop the skills themselves or contract with specialists to do the work for them.