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 Nov 16, 2024 at 2:00pm
90 minutes
Join us for a one-session evening of imagination and adventure. Beginner or experienced players are welcome!
D&D is a popular fantasy role-playing game in which your characters explore, solve puzzles, and fight or outwit monsters. Meet new players as you undertake an adventure in this popular game!
Ages 9- 12. Register online.
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.
Saturday Nov 30, 2024 at 2:00pm
60 minutes
Calling all Harry Potter fans! We will make wands, play trivia, and even get sorted into our houses. If you want to dress up as a character from Harry Potter, you are welcome to do so.
Ages 9-12. Register online.
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
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.
Saturday Dec 14, 2024 at 2:00pm
90 minutes
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
Tuesdays, Jan 07, 2025 - Mar 18, 2025
5:30pm
150 minutes
6 sessions remaining
Bring your friends & family in for exciting card games, board games, & brain teasers! We have many games including Carcassonne, Settlers of Catan, Ticket to Ride, King of Tokyo, Dutch Blitz, Bananagrams, Scrabble, Monopoly, Checkers, Chess, & more! You may also bring some of your own. Brain teasers include puzzles, riddles, & Rubik’s cubes.
Tuesdays once every 2 weeks
Drop-in
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
Wednesdays, Jan 29, 2025 - Mar 26, 2025
6:15pm
120 minutes
3 sessions remaining
Creative Planners are a great way to manage stress, time, productivity, goal tracking. Take a moment to sit down and put your brain to paper in a welcoming & creative environment. Bring your own planner, notebook, or journal of choice; we’ll provide some basic creative planner supplies. No experience required.
L’agenda créatif est un excellent moyen de gérer le stress, le temps, la productivité et les objectifs. Prenez le temps de vous asseoir et planifier dans un environnement accueillant et créatif. Apportez votre propre agenda, carnet de notes ou journal de votre choix ; nous vous fournirons quelques fournitures de base pour créer votre agenda dans la langue de votre choix. Aucune expérience n’est requise.