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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.

  • Thursday Mar 20, 2025 at 6:45pm (series runs until Jun 26, 2025)

    Bring your knitting or crochet project and share advice, ideas, new techniques, and conversations with fellow enthusiasts.  For adults of all abilities. Drop in program.

    Apportez votre projet de tricot ou de crochet afin d'échanger des conseils, des idées, des nouvelles techniques et converser avec d'autres passionnés.  Pour les adultes de tous les niveaux. Aucune inscription requise.

  • Thursday Mar 20, 2025 at 7:00pm (series runs until Jun 19, 2025)

    Club de lecture RD​

    La succursale Ruth E. Dickinson invite les francophones et francophiles de Barrhaven à se joindre au Club de lecture RD.  Participez à nos rencontres sociales et discutez de livres de langue française.  Plusieurs formats seront offerts pour chacun des livres abordés. ​

    Les jeudis de 19 h à 20 h, ​

    19 septembre – Le Petit Prince​

    17 octobre – Les pilliers de la terre​

    21 novembre – Belle Greene​

    19 décembre - Arsène Lupin contre Holmes

    16 janvier: La guerre des tuques par Danyèle Patenaude​

    20 février: Les misérables par Victor Hugo​

    20 mars: Votre choix de livre sur Hercule Poirot par Agatha Christie 

    17 avril: Les tournesols d'Ukraine par Pietro B Zemelo​

    15 mai:  L'apocalypse selon Magda par Chloé Vollmer-Lo​

    19 juin: Surface par Matz

  • Thursday Mar 20, 2025 at 7:00pm (series runs until Jun 19, 2025)

    Join us to discuss books from the science fiction and fantasy genres each month.  All are welcome! 

    Every 3rd Thursday of the month from 7:00pm to 8:30pm.

    Here's what we're reading Winter/Spring 2025:

    January 16th: Agency by William Gibson

    February 20th: The Ferryman by Justin Cronin

    March 20th: The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz

    April 17th: The Witch King by Martha Wells

    May 15th: Camp Zero by Michelle Min Sterling

    June 19th: The Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune

    Please note: Registrants are responsible for securing a copy of the book to read or listen to.

  • Friday Mar 21, 2025 at 10:00am (series runs until Jun 27, 2025)

    Are you looking for work? Unemployed or underemployed?

    Drop-in to meet one-on-one with an Employment Counsellor from the Pinecrest-Queensway Employment Services team.

    Cherchez-vous à entrer sur le marché du travail et ne savez pas par où commencer?​

    Profitez de l'appui 1 à 1 d'un des conseillers en matière d'emploi du Centre de santé communautaire Pinecrest-Queensway.​

  • An illustrated adult and children play on a pink carpet against a blue background.
    Friday Mar 21, 2025 at 10:30am (series runs until May 30, 2025)

    Join us in our children's area to play and chat! There will be self-directed activities and toys for parents/caregivers and young children. Drop-in program.

    Joignez-nous au département des enfants pour jouer et socialiser. Il y aura des activités pour les tout-petits et leurs adultes. Portes ouvertes.

  • Web banner for hobbies and crafts
    Friday Mar 21, 2025 at 1:30pm (series runs until Jun 27, 2025)

    Come play cards, roll the dice or play board games with us!

  • Adult playing board game with children
    Friday Mar 21, 2025 at 1:30pm (series runs until Jun 27, 2025)

    A bi-weekly outing for home-schooling families. Board games, building blocks, LEGO bricks, and... as many books as you may want to read!
    For ages 5-12.

    Please note that staff will not supervise activities.

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    Une sortie bi-hebdomadaire pour les  familles qui font l'école à la maison. Jeux de société, blocs LEGO et... autant de livres que tu désires en lire!
    Pour les enfants de 5 à 12 ans.

    Veuillez noter que les activités ne seront pas supervisées par le personnel.

  • Friday Mar 21, 2025 at 1:30pm (series runs until Jun 06, 2025)

    In these ESL classes for beginner and intermediate levels, participants will learn and practice vocabulary, grammar, speaking, pronunciation, reading, and writing. A wide range of topics will be presented and each class is tailored to meet the needs of the group, always in a warm and welcoming environment.

    No registration required; however, space is limited. 

  • Bill and Ted stand by the time-travelling phone booth with their adult daughters
    Friday Mar 21, 2025 at 2:00pm

    Join us once a month for Friday afternoon sci-fi films,​ from classic B-movies to modern movie masterpieces.

    Bill and Ted Face the Music (2020)

    1 h 32 minutes. Courtesy of Kanopy.

    Once told they'd save the universe during a time-traveling adventure, two would-be rockers from San Dimas, California find themselves as middle-aged dads still trying to crank out a hit song and fulfill their destiny.

  • colourful balls of yarn
    Friday Mar 21, 2025 at 2:00pm (series runs until Dec 19, 2025)

    Bring your knitting or crochet project (or needlepoint, cross-stitch, etc) and share tips and tricks, ideas and conversations with fellow enthusiasts. For adults of all abilities. Drop-in.

    Apportez votre projet de tricot ou de crochet (ou broderie, point de croix, etc) afin d'échanger des conseils, des idées et converser avec d'autres passionnés. Pour les adultes de tous les niveaux. Aucune inscription requise.