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.
Thursdays, May 09, 2024 - Jun 13, 2024
7:00pm
60 minutes
2 sessions remaining
Share the enjoyment of good books in an informal and relaxed atmosphere. Second Thursday of every month. New members welcome.
April 2024: The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
May 2024: Violeta by Isabel Allende
June 2024: What Storm, What Thunder by Myriam Chancy
Friday May 10, 2024 at 11:00am
60 minutes
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.
Fridays, May 10, 2024 - Jun 14, 2024
1:30pm
90 minutes
2 sessions remaining
Meet new people and join in discussions on selected titles in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere every second Friday of the month. Newcomers are welcome.
Fridays, May 10, 2024 - May 31, 2024
2:00pm
90 minutes
4 sessions remaining
Bring your knitting or crochet project (or needlepoint, cross-stitch, etc) and share tips and tricks, ideas and conversations with fellow enthusiasts. For adults of all abilities. Drop-in.
Apportez votre projet de tricot ou de crochet (ou broderie, point de croix, etc) afin d'échanger des conseils, des idées et converser avec d'autres passionnés. Pour les adultes de tous les niveaux. Aucune inscription requise.
Friday May 10, 2024 at 2:00pm
60 minutes
Join us for an afternoon of crafting! Participants will embroider a beautiful corner bookmark to take home. All supplies are provided.
Friday May 10, 2024 at 2:00pm
60 minutes
Photos and narration from two trips - one via ship and one via tour bus. Sights include Cork, Dublin, Northern Ireland (Belfast, Londonderry, Giant’s Causeway) and the west coast (Cliffs of Mohr, Connemara).
Presented by Lynda Buske from the Ottawa PC Users’ Group and the Orleans Photo Club.
Fridays, May 10, 2024 - Jun 28, 2024
3:00pm
90 minutes
8 sessions remaining
Join our free English conversation group to practice speaking in English in a relaxed and friendly environment.
All levels are welcome to this drop-in program.
Rejoignez notre groupe de conversation en anglais gratuit pour pratiquer l'anglais dans une atmosphère détendue.
Tous les niveaux sont les bienvenus à ce programme , inscription non requise.
Saturdays, May 11, 2024 - Jun 29, 2024
10:00am
90 minutes
8 sessions remaining
Participez à notre groupe de conversation, dans une ambiance amicale et décontractée, afin d'améliorer vos habiletés à converser en français.
Aucune inscription requise.
Participate in our conversation group so that you can improve your French language conversation skills in a relaxed and friendly environment.
No registration required.
Saturdays, May 11, 2024 - Jun 29, 2024
1:00pm
90 minutes
8 sessions remaining
Practice your English conversation skills in a relaxed and friendly environment. All levels are welcome. / Pratiquez vos habilités de conversation en anglais dans une ambiance décontractée et amicale. Pour tous les niveaux.
Language learning online resources / Ressources en ligne pour l'apprentisage des langues
Saturday May 11, 2024 at 1:00pm
180 minutes
Join local author Sneha Madhavan-Reese for “Using Science in Poems.”
How can the use of scientific language elevate a poem? How can science be used as a handhold to bring a reader someplace new and unexpected? How can scientific facts in a poem add layers of meaning?
We will read and discuss published poems, have time for writing and sharing (if desired), and workshop a poem by each participant.
Please bring writing materials and a poem of your own (on any subject) for feedback from the group.
Sneha Madhavan-Reese is the author of two poetry collections, Observing the Moon and Elementary Particles. Her writing has appeared in publications around the world, including The Best Canadian Poetry in English 2016. She is the 2015 winner of Arc Poetry Magazine's Diana Brebner Prize, was shortlisted for the 2015 Montreal International Poetry Prize, and received an honourable mention at the 2018 National Magazine Awards. She serves on the editorial board of Canthius magazine and lives with her family in Ottawa. Visit her website at www.madhavan-reese.com/sneha