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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.

  • Saturday Mar 8, 2025 at 11:00am

    Get a Techno Buddy!

    Technology and Social Media can be overwhelming.

    Teen Volunteers share their Social Media knowledge with older Adult 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

    One hour= One topic

    If you want to cover a different topic from the list, Facilitator will need to approve it, as this is a one hour session.

    Meeting place: Teen Zone on the 3rd floor.

    Please bring your device fully charged (ex. cell phone, tablet, or laptop).

    Please provide a phone number we can contact you about your topic.

    You can sign up for one session and one waiting list slot per quarter.

  • Saturday Mar 8, 2025 at 2:00pm

    This program by the Master Gardeners of Ottawa-Carleton, provides information on ways to prevent injury & disease when "mucking about" in the garden, and increase the joy of gardening!

  • March Break
    Monday Mar 10, 2025 at 10:30am

    Sorry this event and its waiting list are full

    Become a master code breaker and learn to send secret messages to your friends. Ages 7-12. 60 min. Registration required.

  • animals looking like detectives
    Monday Mar 10, 2025 at 10:30am

    Become a master code breaker and learn to send secret messages to your friends. Registration required. For ages 7-12.

  • Monday Mar 10, 2025 at 10:30am

    Get into the Groove!

    Get into the groove in this highly energetic and interactive dance session! Participants will explore 
    simple, fun, and easy dance moves that everyone can follow in a safe and inclusive environment! 
    Presented by Luv2Groove. Family program for ages 4+. Registration required.

    Ottawa Public Library is committed to making its programs accessible to everyone. If you need specific 
    accommodations, please fill out this form: https://biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/accessible-services-request-form
    We prefer at least three weeks' notice for accommodation requests.

  • Monday Mar 10, 2025 at 10:30am

    Become a master code breaker and learn to send secret messages to your friends.

    Break the secret code in the Greely branch, investigate and create your own secret message and try out our coding Cubetto activity. 

    Ottawa Public Library is committed to making its programs accessible to everyone. If you need specific 
    accommodations, please fill out this form: https://biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/accessible-services-request-form 
    We prefer at least three weeks' notice for accommodation requests.

  • Monday Mar 10, 2025 at 1:00pm (series runs until May 12, 2025)

    An open house for persons with dementia, their care partners, and families. 

    Fun and stimulating mental activities are planned to enhance the social interactions and connections built within the group. Light snacks and warm drinks are served alongside items that aim to spark conversations and reminiscing. 

    If there's anything you would like to bring based on this weeks theme, we would love to see and hear about it!

    This program is drop-in, but if you choose to register you will receive a reminder email.

    Winter/Spring 2025 Conversation Themes:

    December 16th: My Castle, My Home

    January 13th: Anything Goes!

    February 10th: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

    March 10th: Oh Canada!

    April 14th: Try Your Luck

  • cartoon images of teens striking different poses
    Monday Mar 10, 2025 at 1:00pm

    Cosplayer Lady Jessica Harkonnen presents an introduction to sewing.  Get an insider look at fabric, which ones are easy to work with and which ones aren’t.  When do you use a sewing machine and what can you hand-sew? What’s up with patterns and how do you put them together for a project? Lady Jessica will share her expertise and some fun anecdotes about her own misadventures in sewing. Teen Program. Registration required. 

    Ottawa Public Library is committed to making its programs accessible to everyone.  If you need specific accommodations, please fill out this form: https://biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/accessible-services-request-form 
    We prefer at least three weeks' notice for accommodation requests. 

  • cartoon animals in detective outfits
    Monday Mar 10, 2025 at 2:00pm

    For this program, Parrot Partners will bring at least 3 parrots, from different areas of the world, ranging in size from very small and "spunky" to massive and "mellow". We introduce each parrot, one at a time, and share interesting and entertaining facts and stories about their natures and lives in the wild and in our homes. Participants will be offered the opportunity to give our parrots a treat or drink from a safety cup or feeding skewer, as well as pose for photos with the parrots. Family program for ages 4+. Registration required.

    Parrot Partners is the only rehabilitation program for Parrots in Canada that combines professional training, education, and rehabilitation in the charitable service of relinquished and misunderstood parrots.

    Ottawa Public Library is committed to making its programs accessible to everyone. If you need specific accommodations, please fill out this form: https://biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/accessible-services-request-form. We prefer at least three weeks' notice for accommodation requests.

  • Monday Mar 10, 2025 at 2:00pm

    Take a closer look at creatures, feathered, furred, and finned. Fantastic beasts are welcome too.

    We will become animal tracking detectives. It will be our mission to recognize and match animals to the clues that they leave behind them.

    Registration required.

    For ages 4-6.