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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.

  • Spark: A STEM Storytime

    Tuesdays, Dec 05, 2023 - Dec 12, 2023
    10:30am
    60 minutes

    2 sessions remaining

    A fun program of discovery for preschoolers and their adult co-learner.

    Explore elements of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) through hands-on inquiry-based activities and story. For ages 3-4. 

  • Dickinson Discovery Club, Let's Talk Science

    Thursday Dec 07, 2023 at 6:00pm
    60 minutes

    Sorry this event and its waiting list are full

    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.

  • Barrhaven Builder's Club

    Friday Dec 08, 2023 at 3:30pm
    90 minutes

    Get creative with our Gears, Gears, Gears, Magformers, Keva Planks, Lego, Meccano, K'nex, VEX Robotics and more.

    Drop-in between 3:30 and 5:00pm to build, construct, engineer and design with us.

    Open to ages 5+

  • Bedtime Math

    Thursday Dec 14, 2023 at 6:00pm
    45 minutes

    Engage, Encourage and Grow Together with STEM Learning Opportunities.

    An evening family storytime program with math and science themed stories and related hands-on activities.

    For young thinkers ages 3-6 and their adult co-learner.

  • Saturday Dec 16, 2023 at 10:30am
    60 minutes

    Spend your Saturday investigating the world of S.T.E.A.M. 

    This session we will look at electricity through and introduction to Little Bits and creation of a battery operated machine.

    Ages 8-12

    Registration required

  • Thursday Jan 11, 2024 at 4:00pm
    60 minutes

    Registration opens on Friday, December 1, 2023 - 10:30am

    Ramp up for Science at the library. Let's explore chain reaction machines (Rube Goldberg machines) in a group setting. We will use our teamwork skills, critical thinking skills, planning skills and recycled materials. 

    Ages 7 to 13 years old. Registration required. (Please be assured that no animals, of any kind, will be harmed during this program),  

  • Bedtime Math

    Thursdays, Jan 11, 2024 - Feb 08, 2024
    6:00pm
    45 minutes

    2 sessions remaining

    Registration opens on Tuesday, January 2, 2024 - 10:00am

    An evening family storytime program that encourages mathematical thinking through playful learning and hands-on activites.

    Engage, Encourage and Grow Together.

    For young thinkers ages 3-6 and their adult co-learner.

  • Spark: A STEM Storytime

    Tuesdays, Jan 16, 2024 - Feb 20, 2024
    10:30am
    60 minutes

    6 sessions remaining

    Registration opens on Tuesday, January 2, 2024 - 10:00am

    A fun program of discovery for preschoolers and their adult co-learner.

    Explore elements of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) through hands-on inquiry-based activities and story. For ages 3-4. 

  • Dickinson Discovery Club, Let's Talk Science

    Thursday Jan 25, 2024 at 6:00pm
    60 minutes

    Registration opens on Tuesday, January 2, 2024 - 10:00am

    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.

  • Barrhaven Builders Club

    Friday Feb 16, 2024 at 2:00pm
    120 minutes

    Get creative with our Gears, Gears, Gears, Magformers, Keva Planks, Lego, Meccano, K'nex, VEX Robotics and more.

    Drop-in between 3:30 and 5:00pm to build, construct, engineer and design with us.

    Open to ages 5+