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  • Tuesdays, Oct 17, 2023 - Dec 19, 2023
    1:30pm
    60 minutes

    3 sessions remaining

    Pack your bags and prepare for the first chapter in a tour around the world! Joins us every third Tuesday until June 2024, where we will discuss a title set in a different country and/or written by a foreign author.

    When you pick up a copy of September's title, you will receive a Traveler's Guide to keep with you for the year, in which you may keep notes as you read, draw something from the book that has inspired you, or bring up points you'd like to discuss during the meet-ups.

    At every meeting you attend, you will get your "passport" stamped. We hope to see you well-traveled by summer 2024!

  • Ben Franklin Place - Chamber

    Thursday Oct 19, 2023 at 7:30pm
     minutes

    Drawing on his pioneering efforts to fact-check President Donald Trump, President Joe Biden, and other US politicians, Daniel Dale will discuss why facts still matter in this age of misinformation.

    Dale got his career, watching and reading transcripts of nearly every interview or speech President Trump gives, and fact-checking him- who knew it could be a full-time job. At last count, Dale had catalogued more than 9,000 lies or false claims. He has it down to a science! And while the Trump era has ended, Dale's zeal for checking the facts has not.

    Dale knows the importance of  combating misinformation, truth and lies in politics and the importance to fact checking.

    Daniel Dale is a reporter in CNN’s Washington Bureau, where he fact-checks political claims. Prior to joining CNN in 2019, Dale spent over a decade at the Toronto Star reporter and bureau chief at Toronto City Hall from 2010 through 2014, Dale broke several stories about Toronto Mayor Rob Ford. As Washington Bureau Chief, he covered trade negotiations, the 2016 and 2018 campaigns, and breaking news and social issues around the United States, including mass shootings in Charleston and Dallas, racial segregation in Milwaukee and the opioid epidemic in Massachusetts.

    A native of Thornhill, Ontario, Dale holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from York University’s Schulich School of Business.

    This is a hybrid event: the program is in person, but we will also stream live on OPL's YouTube page

    https://youtube.com/live/GPMib59hC-g

  • Open book on a table

    Thursdays, Oct 26, 2023 - Dec 21, 2023
    7:00pm
    60 minutes

    3 sessions remaining

    Come join us the 4th Thursday of every month for lively discussion on a variety of English-language books.

  • Thursday Nov 16, 2023 at 7:00pm
    0 minutes

    For National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, the Ottawa Public Library in partnership with the National Arts Centre, will be hosting a one man play called "Bloodline", written by elder Albert Dumont and Co-creator, writer and musician Phil Jenkins.

    This one-person play, “Bloodline”, examines Indian Act harms. Using autobiography, poetry and photography, Albert tells the story of how the Indian Act shaped not only his own life, but the lives of his parents and grandparents.

    Elder Albert Dumont, an Algonquin poet, storyteller and artist has been named the City of Ottawa's next English-language poet laureate in 2021.

    Phil Jenkins is a local renowned historian, author, columnist, lecturer, musician & songwriter will explore the musical & visual arts and architectural.

  • Tuesdays, Oct 03, 2023 - Oct 24, 2023
    10:30am
    30 minutes

    4 sessions remaining

    Stories, rhymes and songs for babies and a parent or caregiver. Ages 0-18 months.

    Registration Required

  • Spark: A STEM Storytime

    Tuesdays, Oct 03, 2023 - Oct 24, 2023
    10:30am
    60 minutes

    4 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. 

  • Tuesday Oct 03, 2023 at 6:30pm
    60 minutes

    Adults are welcome to join as we learn how to create unique designs with this mediative art form. Zentangle is a form of art that involves drawing patterns and lines. Supplies and instructions are provided. 

  • Tuesdays, Oct 03, 2023 - Oct 24, 2023
    6:30pm
    120 minutes

    4 sessions remaining

    Interested in playing D&D?  Then join us on September 19, and 26 as well as October 3, 10, 17, and 24 for a D&D adventure.  Dungeons and Dragons is a fantasy role playing game in which your characters explore the world, solve puzzles and fight monsters. For ages 13-17.  Spaces limited.

  • Wednesday Oct 04, 2023 at 2:00pm
    135 minutes

    Part 1: Building a Better Resumé

    Be better prepared to write an effective resume. Learn how to structure your resume and best describe your work experiences and accomplishments.

     Part 1: 2:00-3:00pm

    Learn how to prepare yourself for an interview and improve interview performance. Explore common interview questions.

    Part 2: 3:15-4:15pm

  • Wednesdays, Oct 04, 2023 - Oct 25, 2023
    2:00pm
    45 minutes

    4 sessions remaining

    Join us for a preschool circle time with lots of stories, rhymes and songs, followed by a craft. Children are encouraged to bring an item or photo to share/talk about with the other participants.  

    For children aged 3-4 (starting kindergarten in the fall of 2024) and a parent/caregiver. Siblings are welcome.