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This club will meet on the 2nd Thursday of the month:
Come share the enjoyment of reading books with other kids ages 9-12!
Each meeting we will have a book battle to choose the book we will be reading that month.
Registration required (up to 8 participants).
Using high-performing/low maintenance plants in the garden means you’ll enjoy more beauty for a longer period of time and with less work. This talk will show you how to create or modify a garden using plants for our area that give you more time to sit and enjoy your garden.
Presented by the Master Gardeners of Ottawa-Carleton.
Come join us to practice the art of paper quilling! This month we will be making Bookmarks.
An open house for persons with dementia, their care partners, and families.
Fun and stimulating mental activities are planned to enhance the social interactions and connections built within the group. Light snacks and warm drinks are served alongside items that aim to spark conversations and reminiscing.
If there's anything you would like to bring based on this weeks theme, we would love to see and hear about it!
This program is drop-in, but if you choose to register you will receive a reminder email.
Winter/Spring 2025 Conversation Themes:
December 16th: My Castle, My Home
January 13th: Anything Goes!
February 10th: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
March 10th: Oh Canada!
April 14th: Try Your Luck
The Stittsville Branch Afternoon Book Club meet on the third Monday of most months and read a variety of fiction and non-fiction books. Registration is required.
Adults are invited to join us in making their own cards. Make greeting cards for your loved ones for any occasion. Supplies are provided but feel free to also bring your own. All skill levels are welcome. Come along and have fun! Registration is required.
You’ve been spending time volunteering at a local animal shelter and are starting to learn the ropes. You have become a pro at walking dogs, cleaning litter boxes, and organizing donations. Unfortunately, the secretary of the animal shelter has gone on vacation for the week and left all the adoption applications locked in a box! The applications specify which pets are about to be saved and go to a loving home. If we don’t unlock the box before closing time, the animals won’t be able to go to their new owners! Can you open the box so the animals can find their forever homes? Oh, and don’t forget to keep up with all of your regular volunteer duties, too. Make no bones about it--it’s going to be a “ruff” day!
Ages 8-12. 45 min. Registration required.
This is a Breakout EDU escape room game.
Join us once a month for lively discussions on books in a variety of genres and voices.
Cover to Cover has two groups reading the same books at different times of the year. By registering for this program, you are registering for a Tuesday morning session. Please register for each session you would like to participate in.
When you register, a physical copy will already be available to you! If you are on the waitlist, or if you would prefer a different format such as an e-book, audiobook, or large print (if available), please click on the title link below to place a hold through your own account.
To register for a Thursday evening session, please visit Cover to Cover: Nightfall Forum.
SPRING SESSIONS ❀ Registration opens March 3, 2025 ❀
April 15: This Time Tomorrow, by Emma Straub
May 13: Yellowface, by R.F. Kuang
PAST TITLES ❦ FALL 2024 - WINTER 2025 ❦
September: The Innocents, by Michael Crummey
October: The Librarianist, by Patrick DeWitt
November: Klara and the Sun, by Keigo Ishiguro
December: The Theory of Crows, by David Robertson
January: Starter Villain, by John Scalzi
February: Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus
March: This Is How You Lose The Time War, by Amal Al-Mohtar
Learn how to extend the battery life of your PC laptop, discover the handy Microsoft PowerToys, detect fake USB flash drives before you lose data, learn why you should avoid PC "fix-it" utilities, and embed music in PowerPoint presentations.
Chris Taylor, President of the Ottawa PC Users' Group, will help you with these quick and effective remedies.
Create a painting on canvas from start to finish! Participants will be provided with all the materials needed to complete the painting. No prior skills needed!
We will be following a painting tutorial to create a beautiful sunset landscape.