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.
Use your senses and your imagination to play guessing games and spot hidden objects.
Make your own “I Spy Book” - cut out pictures from discarded books and/or old magazines or use stickers and glue them on a page then write a list of items to look for. The more pictures of different sizes you paste, the harder it will be! Extend by making the cover for the book out of cardboard.
Registration required. For ages 4-6.
Join us for a quick trip across the pond from the comfort of your seat! Photos and narration cover multiple trips via car, ship, bus through Scotland and Ireland.
Ireland journey includes Cork, Dublin, Northern Ireland (Belfast, Londonderry, Giant’s Causeway) and the west coast (Cliffs of Mohr, Connemara). Scotland journey includes the Hebrides, Edinburgh, Inverness, and the Shetland Islands.
Presented by Lynda Buske from the Ottawa PC Users’ Group and the Orleans Photo Club.
Registration required.
Following Babytime, join us to play and chat! There will be self-directed activities and toys for parents/caregivers and babies. Drop-in program.
Join us following Family Storytime to play and chat! There will be self-directed activities and toys for parents/caregivers and young children. Drop-in program. / Joignez-nous au après Contes en Famille pour jouer et socialiser. Il y aura des activités pour les tout-petits et leurs adultes. Portes ouvertes.
Following Babytime, join us to play and chat! There will be self-directed activities and toys for parents/caregivers and babies. Drop-in program.
Demo on how to enhance your photos by adjusting light, colour, and composition using free photo editing software (Photoscape X) available for both Windows and MacOS. Presented by Lynda Buske from the Ottawa PC Users' Group and the Orleans Photo Club.
Registration required
Come build a bird feeder with us! We provide the materials and inspiration; you get to plan and create your own to bring home.
Register online. Ages 8+
This presentation, offered by the Master Gardeners of Ottawa-Carleton, is all about annual and perennial herbs (and edible flowers) that are great additions to your garden and your kitchen!