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.
Mondays, Apr 22, 2024 - Jun 03, 2024
2:00pm
60 minutes
3 sessions remaining
Come get excited about STEM with us!
Every two weeks during our regular Monday Homeschool Happenings program, there will be science experiments suitable for children ages 6-12 years and their adult co-learner.
This program is in partnership with the Let's Talk Science with UOttawa and Carleton U.
Dates are as follows :
-January 29
-February 12
-February 26
-March 11 **This is March Break week -- registration is required.
-March 25
-April 8
-April 22
-May 6
-June 3
Mondays, Apr 22, 2024 - Jun 03, 2024
4:00pm
90 minutes
6 sessions remaining
Interested in chess and looking for new opponents?
Teen volunteers will be on hand to help those who are learning!
Reserved for players aged between 7-17.
Mondays, Apr 22, 2024 - Jun 03, 2024
4:00pm
90 minutes
6 sessions remaining
Create and build with Lego®, Magna Tiles, blocks, etc.! We provide the toys, you bring your imagination! Ages 6 and up. Adult supervision is required.
À vos Lego®, Magna Tiles, et autres jouets de construction! Nous fournissons les matériaux, vous apportez votre imagination! 6 ans et plus. Les adultes doivent superviser les enfants à leur charge.
Mondays, Apr 22, 2024 - Jun 10, 2024
5:00pm
90 minutes
7 sessions remaining
Tutoring and help with homework. After school for children ages 6 - 14 (Grades 1-10).
Drop-in program offered in partnership with United for Literacy.
Les étudiants de la 1ère à la 10ème année, agés de 6 à 14 ans, peuvent obtenir de l’aide aux devoirs.
Programme portes ouvertes offert en collaboration avec l’organisme Littératie Ensemble.
Mondays, Apr 22, 2024 - Apr 29, 2024
5:15pm
30 minutes
2 sessions remaining
Do you have children ages 5-8? Would you like them to read more? Then join our weekly Reading Buddies program. Each child will be paired with a teen volunteer for fun and interactive read aloud sessions. Together they will share the joys of reading in a friendly, encouraging and enthusiastic environment. Registration required.
Tuesdays, Apr 23, 2024 - May 14, 2024
10:30am
60 minutes
4 sessions remaining
A school readiness program for children 3–4 years old, who will be entering kindergarten in September 2024, 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.
Tuesdays, Apr 23, 2024 - May 21, 2024
4:00pm
60 minutes
2 sessions remaining
Join us as we kickoff the 2023-2024 RP Rebel Readers Bookclub at Rockcliffe Park. For the first meeting our book is "Children of the Fox" by Kevin Sands.
Click here to place a hold for Children of the Fox for the physical book, eBook or audiobook.
This bookclub is for kids ages 9-12 and will be in English. Registration is required as space is limited.
For our first meeting on 26 Sept at 4:00PM, bring at least one suggestion of a book to suggest to the group to read. We will create our list of books for the remaining meetings.
We will meet once a month, on a Tuesday from 4-5PM on these dates: You can click the link on the book titles below to place a hold.
26 Sept, 2023
24 Oct, 2023
28 Nov, 2023
19 Dec, 2023
23 Jan, 2024 : The School of Good and Evil - book 1
20 Feb, 2024 : The Land of Stories - The Wishing Spell - book 1
26 Mar, 2024 : Keeper of Lost Cities - book 1
23 April, 2024: The Revenge of Magic - book 1
21 May, 2024 :The Blackthorn Key - book 1
June date to be determined
Tuesdays, Apr 23, 2024 - Jun 11, 2024
5:00pm
90 minutes
8 sessions remaining
Come and get help with reading, math, science, French, English, etc. Led by United for Literacy volunteers. For students in grades 1 through 10. / Reçois de l'aide avec la lecture, les maths, les sciences, le français, l'anglais, etc. Avec des bénévoles de Littératie Ensemble. Pour les élèves de la 1e à la 10e année.
Please note: A parent or caregiver for children participating in the homework club must remain in the library for the duration of a session. / Notez bien: Les parents ou les personnes en charge des enfants participant au club d'aide aux devoirs doivent rester dans la bibliothèque pendant toute la durée d'une séance.
Online resources / Ressources en ligne
Tuesdays, Apr 23, 2024 - May 28, 2024
6:00pm
120 minutes
2 sessions remaining
Drop in for some fun brain teasers, puzzles, riddles, and Rubik's Cubes. Are you up for the challenge?
Please note this program is self-directed.
Drop-in. Ages 8+
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Thursday Apr 25, 2024 at 6:00pm
60 minutes
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.