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Book lovers unite!
Join us and explore a new book every month. Meet new friends, talk about books, and enjoy fun activities together.
Ages 10-12. Registration required.
Please pick up the first book at the kids desk and read it before the first meeting.
Join us for a relaxing afternoon, with a craft and a cup of tea. All supplies will be provided. All skill levels welcome. In this session, we will use simple book-binding methods to make mini notebooks with beautiful scrapbook paper.
Are you a new library user and want to learn about what we offer at the Ottawa Public Library? Have you been an OPL member for years, but want to learn more about our collections, services, and programs? Join us to discover what you can access at your local library branch, and have a chance at winning some OPL merch! Registration encouraged but drop-ins always welcome.
Learn various ways you can organize your photos on your computer or in the cloud. You should be able to find even your oldest photos quickly and easily. Understand how to create backups so your photos are protected against theft, fire, or other disasters. Learn how to create a free on-line photo album using Flickr.
Presented by Lynda Buske from the Ottawa PC Users' Group and the Orleans Photo Club.
Quick Tips: How to use free AI tools in your daily life to refine web searches, summarize text & videos, create photos & songs, and more
Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools have exploded over the last few years. They can supercharge your web searches and help you find the most relevant information. They can generate images, personalized songs, summarize long text, describe the content of videos, and more. Chris Taylor from the Ottawa PC Users' Group will show you how easily it can be done and how to detect dreaded "AI hallucinations". And you can do it all for free.