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  • Thursdays, Nov 07, 2024 - Dec 12, 2024
    10:30am
    60 minutes

    6 sessions remaining

    Join us for stories, rhymes, and songs for children of all ages.​ All children welcome with a parent ​or caregiver.  Drop in.

    Storytime from 10:30 - 11:00am

    Play & Stay from 11:00 - 11:30am

  • Saturday Nov 09, 2024 at 2:00pm
    90 minutes

    The Centennial branch is excited to welcome author Peggy Blair to talk about her road to getting published, self-publishing her most recent novel Double Vision, and other interesting stories about her life as a mystery writer. 

    Peggy Blair is the award-winning author of the critically acclaimed Inspector Ramirez series. Peggy was a lawyer for more than thirty years and in between writing her novels, she works in real estate in Ottawa. 

    Books will be available for purchase from the author. 

    Registration required. 

  • Wednesday Nov 13, 2024 at 1:30pm
    90 minutes

    Share the enjoyment of good books in a relaxed atmosphere. Join us for a lively discussion of  Homecoming by Kate Morton  Discussion held in English.  Drop-In.           

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    Monday Nov 25, 2024 at 6:00pm
    120 minutes

    Create an original artwork with professional artist Stephanie Browness. Get step by step instructions in real time as you explore watercolour techniques to create your own jellyfish scene. All experience levels welcome. All supplies provided! Registration required - spaces are limited.  

    Stephanie Browness is a painter and art instructor who has been teaching in Ottawa for 20 years. She has worked with all age groups and firmly believes that anyone can make art. Stephanie holds a BFA in fine arts from the University of Ottawa and Master's in art history from Carleton University. //

    Créez une oeuvre originale avec l'artiste professionnelle Stephanie Browness. Vous recevrez des instructions en temps réel pendant que vous explorerez les techniques de l'aquarelle pour créer votre propre scène de méduse(s). toutes les fournitures sont fournies ! Inscription obligatoire - les places sont limitées. 

    Stephanie Browness est une artiste peintre et instructrice d'art qui enseigne à Ottawa depuis 20 ans. Elle a travaillé avec tous les groupes d'âge et croit fermement que tout le monde peut faire de l'art. Stephanie est titulaire d'un baccalauréat en beaux-arts de l'Université d'Ottawa et d'une maîtrise en histoire de l'art de l'Université Carleton.

  • Monday Dec 02, 2024 at 6:00pm
    120 minutes

    Many wireless routers do not default to the most secure configuration. Make sure you are not the "low-hanging fruit" that someone will decide to attack. It is surprisingly easy to make sure your network is secure. Chris Taylor, President of the Ottawa PC Users' Group will show you just how easy it is. 

    Registration required

  • holiday webcard

    Wednesday Dec 11, 2024 at 2:00pm
    90 minutes

    For those who can't make it to the Saturday December 14 card-making session here at Centennial branch: 

    Get into the festive spirit whether you are celebrating Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, or simply some well-earned time off. Adults are invited to make their own greeting cards. Supplies are provided. Bring yourself & your creativity to this self-guided program! 

    Registration required

  • Saturday Dec 14, 2024 at 10:00am
    120 minutes

    Celebrate the holidays with crafts!  Bring your creativity, your family and your friends. Materials are provided. Please note this activity is self-directed.

    Family program. Drop-in.

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    Saturday Dec 14, 2024 at 2:00pm
    90 minutes

    Sorry this event and its waiting list are full

    Get into the festive spirit whether you are celebrating Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, or simply some well-earned time off. Adults are invited to make their own greeting cards. Supplies are provided. Bring yourself & your creativity to this self-guided program! 

    Registration required

  • NFB logo on pink and purple backdrop

    Saturday Jan 25, 2025 at 2:30pm
    90 minutes

    In A Quiet Girl, adopted Montreal filmmaker Adrian Wills commits, on camera and in real time, to unravelling the mystery of his complex beginnings in Newfoundland. Spurred on by a meager clue in his adoption documents, Wills spends two years travelling from the spare beauty of Canada’s most eastern coastline to the red heat of Arizona in search of answers. What Wills finally uncovers pierces into the meaning of family, revealing disquieting parallels between his own life and that of the birth mother he never knew. This moving feature documentary combines 16mm footage and contemporary images with deeply personal conversations, transforming an urgent search for identity into a quest to give a quiet girl her voice. Ultimately, Wills honours his birth mother’s resilience and, in doing so, reveals his own. 

    2023. 86 minutes. English. 
    Courtesy of the National Film Board. 

    Drop-in

  • NFB logo on pink and purple backdrop

    Saturday Feb 22, 2025 at 2:30pm
    90 minutes

    In Sean Horlor and Steve J. Adams’ feature doc Someone Like Me, Drake, a young gay man from Uganda, leaves behind everything he knows to attain the universal freedoms everyone deserves: to be who he is and love whomever he chooses without fear of discrimination, persecution, or violence. A group of queer strangers unite to resettle Drake in Vancouver, but they are tasked with a year-long commitment to someone they’ve never met, and struggle with the challenging conditions of this support. Together, Drake and his sponsors embark on an emotional journey in search of personal freedom, revealing how in a world where one must constantly fight for the right to exist, survival itself becomes a victory. 

    2021. 80 minutes. English. 
    Courtesy of the National Film Board. 

    Drop-in