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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.

  • Dickinson Discovery Club, Let's Talk Science

    Thursday Dec 07, 2023 at 6:00pm
    60 minutes

    Sorry this event and its waiting list are full

    Tinkering, Coding, Creating, Experimenting and Designing.

    Come get excited about STEM with us.

    For thinkers ages 6-8 years and their adult co-learner.

    A program in partnership with the University of Ottawa's Let's Talk Science Program.

  • Barrhaven Builder's Club

    Friday Dec 08, 2023 at 3:30pm
    90 minutes

    Get creative with our Gears, Gears, Gears, Magformers, Keva Planks, Lego, Meccano, K'nex, VEX Robotics and more.

    Drop-in between 3:30 and 5:00pm to build, construct, engineer and design with us.

    Open to ages 5+

  • girl surrounded by science equipment

    Saturday Dec 09, 2023 at 10:30am
    60 minutes

    Explore science with optical illusion activities.(Age 6 To 10)

    Drop-in Program

    Explorez la science avec des activités d'illusion d'optique. (De 6 a 10 ans)

    Portes Ouvertes

  • lego pieces

    Saturdays, Dec 09, 2023 - Dec 23, 2023
    11:00am
    60 minutes

    3 sessions remaining

    Building Boom! Show off your architectural creativity with Lego®!

    Archiboum! Architectes en herbes, à vos Lego®!

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    Programme familial. Porte ouverte.

    De 4 à 12 ans (les enfants de 4 à 6 ans doivent être surveillés par un adulte

    Family Program. Drop-in.

    Ages 4-12 (4-6 year olds must have adult supervision)

  • Spark: A STEM Storytime

    Tuesday Dec 12, 2023 at 10:30am
    60 minutes

    A fun program of discovery for preschoolers and their adult co-learner.

    Explore elements of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) through hands-on inquiry-based activities and story. For ages 3-4. 

  • Bedtime Math

    Thursday Dec 14, 2023 at 6:00pm
    45 minutes

    Engage, Encourage and Grow Together with STEM Learning Opportunities.

    An evening family storytime program with math and science themed stories and related hands-on activities.

    For young thinkers ages 3-6 and their adult co-learner.

  • Saturday Dec 16, 2023 at 10:30am
    60 minutes

    Sorry this event and its waiting list are full

    Spend your Saturday investigating the world of S.T.E.A.M. 

    This session we will look at electricity through and introduction to Little Bits and creation of a battery operated machine.

    Ages 8-12

    Registration required

  • Thursday Jan 11, 2024 at 4:00pm
    60 minutes

    Ramp up for Science at the library. Let's explore chain reaction machines (Rube Goldberg machines) in a group setting. We will use our teamwork skills, critical thinking skills, planning skills and recycled materials. 

    Ages 7 to 13 years old. Registration required. (Please be assured that no animals, of any kind, will be harmed during this program),  

  • Bedtime Math

    Thursdays, Jan 11, 2024 - Feb 08, 2024
    6:00pm
    45 minutes

    2 sessions remaining

    Registration opens on Tuesday, January 2, 2024 - 10:00am

    An evening family storytime program that encourages mathematical thinking through playful learning and hands-on activites.

    Engage, Encourage and Grow Together.

    For young thinkers ages 3-6 and their adult co-learner.

  • Spark: A STEM Storytime

    Tuesdays, Jan 16, 2024 - Feb 20, 2024
    10:30am
    60 minutes

    6 sessions remaining

    Registration opens on Tuesday, January 2, 2024 - 10:00am

    A fun program of discovery for preschoolers and their adult co-learner.

    Explore elements of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) through hands-on inquiry-based activities and story. For ages 3-4.