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  • Thursdays, Oct 10, 2024 - Dec 19, 2024
    6:00pm
    120 minutes

    11 sessions remaining

    Practice your English conversation skills in a low-pressure, friendly environment. All levels are welcome.

  • Pulses: Weekly Conversations that Matter

    Thursdays, Oct 10, 2024 - Nov 28, 2024
    6:00pm
    120 minutes

    7 sessions remaining

    Introducing Pulses, a new offering from Synapcity, the hosts of Ottawa's Civics Boot Camp. 

    Be a part of weekly conversations that matter. With local chapters launching in locations across Ottawa, these weekly discussions will not only inform but allow you to have your say on key issues such as climate, housing, transit, arts, inclusion and more. 

    Perfect for anyone looking to engage with their community in a fresh way, these spaces are made for you to build and connect with your neighbours.

    Each of these small group sessions will be guided by a trained facilitator. Whether it's a mini Boot Camp, a guest speaker session, a book club talk or an open dialogue, these sessions provide a space focused on community building and fostering local connections.

    Coming this fall, don’t miss Pulses - the newest city-making program from Synapcity. 

    REGISTER HERE: https://bit.ly/SynapcityPulses 

    No program October 17 (due to branch closure for Thanksgiving Day).

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    Thursdays, Oct 10, 2024 - Dec 19, 2024
    6:00pm
    90 minutes

    11 sessions remaining

    Join our free English conversation group to practice speaking in English in a relaxed and friendly environment.

    All levels are welcome to this drop-in program.

    Rejoignez notre groupe de conversation en anglais gratuit pour pratiquer l'anglais dans une atmosphère détendue.

    Tous les niveaux sont les bienvenus à ce programme , inscription non requise.

  • Thursdays, Oct 10, 2024 - Jan 30, 2025
    6:00pm
    0 minutes

    17 sessions remaining

    Come knit/crochet/chat at the Munster Library Thursdays 6-8pm All levels are welcome!

  • Thursdays, Oct 10, 2024 - Dec 19, 2024
    6:00pm
    0 minutes

    11 sessions remaining

    Do you love board games? Cards? Chess? Any game goes! We will provide an assortment of games, but you're welcome to bring your own board games, too. 

  • 3 children reading and one child browsing the bookshelf

    Thursdays, Oct 10, 2024 - Dec 12, 2024
    6:30pm
    60 minutes

    3 sessions remaining

    Sorry this event is full

    This club will meet on the 2nd Thursday of the month:

    October 10

    November 14

    December 12

    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). 

  • Thursdays, Oct 10, 2024 - Dec 19, 2024
    6:30pm
    90 minutes

    11 sessions remaining

    Join our free English conversation group to practice speaking in English in a relaxed and friendly environment. All levels are welcome to this drop-in program.

    Rejoignez notre groupe de conversation en anglais gratuit pour pratiquer l'anglais dans une atmosphère détendue. Tous les niveaux sont les bienvenus à ce programme , inscription non requise.

  • Thursdays, Oct 10, 2024 - Dec 19, 2024
    6:30pm
    90 minutes

    11 sessions remaining

    Do you love to write? Is writing the air you breathe, or is there ink in your veins?

    The Stittsville Creative Writing Group is a collection of people who love to write.

    We meet weekly to read from text we have written on our own time during the previous week, and engage in other writing activities.

    This is not a class on writing, or a workshop for manuscripts. Instead, we are people who love to write and share our works. 

    There are those who mostly listen rather than write, those who write prolifically but only share with the group, and a broad spectrum in between.

    If your interest is in the love of writing, this group may be for you.

  • Thursdays, Oct 10, 2024 - Dec 19, 2024
    6:30pm
    60 minutes

    6 sessions remaining

    Practice your English language conversation skills and meet new friends in a relaxed and friendly environment.

  • Thursdays, Oct 10, 2024 - Oct 31, 2024
    6:30pm
    90 minutes

    3 sessions remaining

    Are you looking for a job? Come learn all the necessary skills to do so at the Elmvale Acres Branch of the Ottawa Public Library, with a program offered in conjunction with CCI Ottawa.

    Some of the topics that will be covered include: 

    •résumé & cover letter writing

    •job search and networking 

    •interview preparation (hard and soft skills)