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  • March Break
    Monday Mar 10, 2025 at 2:00pm

    Play memory card games, board games, and join us for an "Escape Room". Ages 6-12. ​
    Registration required!​

    Viens jouer aux cartes de memoire, à des jeux de société et joignez nous pour un "Escape Room". Pour les 6 à 12 ans.​
    Inscription requise!​

    March 10th, 2025 | 10 mars, 2025​
    2 pm| 14h00

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    Monday Mar 10, 2025 at 2:00pm

    Si on fusionnait un éléphant et un saumon, de quoi aurait l’air ce nouvel animal? Inspirés par les sculptures et dessins ludiques de Russell Yuristy, nous jouerons avec de l’argile pour sculpter nos propres créatures imaginaires. Pour les 7 à 12 ans. Inscription requise.

    La Bibliothèque publique d’Ottawa (BPO) s’efforce de rendre ses programmes universellement accessibles. Si vous avez besoin de mesures d’adaptation, veuillez remplir le présent formulaire : https://biblioottawalibrary.ca/fr/formulaire-de-demande-de-services-accessibles . Il est préférable de présenter votre demande au moins trois semaines à l’avance.

  • March Break logo
    Monday Mar 10, 2025 at 2:00pm

    Create and build with Lego®! Drop-in. For ages 4-12. 

  • Monday Mar 10, 2025 at 2:00pm

    Get Crafty!

    Come craft at the library. We have all the supplies you need to satisfy your creativity!

    We will be exploring origami and a paper cutting craft.

    Drop-in program.

    Ages 6-12

  • Monday Mar 10, 2025 at 2:00pm

    La science va nous aider à résoudre un crime! Pour ce faire, nous utiliserons la science judiciaire pour trouver des indices en examinant nos empreintes digitales et dentaires ou encore, en analysant des poudres mystérieuses. Présenter par Sciences en folie Ottawa. Pour les 7-12 ans. Inscription requise.

    La Bibliothèque publique d’Ottawa (BPO) s’efforce de rendre ses programmes universellement accessibles.

    Si vous avez besoin de mesures d’adaptation, veuillez remplir le présent formulaire : https://biblioottawalibrary.ca/fr/formulaire-de-demande-de-services-accessibles Il est préférable de présenter votre demande au moins trois semaines à l’avance

  • March Break
    Monday Mar 10, 2025 at 2:30pm

    Come craft at the library. We have all the supplies you need to satisfy your creativity! Ages 6-10. 60 min. Registration required.

  • Monday Mar 10, 2025 at 2:30pm

    Be the master of your own destiny! You hold the keys to the mission's success. We will be creating our own story cubes and using them to tell an interactive story. 

    For ages 7-9. Registration required. 

  • Monday Mar 10, 2025 at 3:00pm (series runs until Mar 24, 2025)

    Technology can be challenging, so join our enthusiastic BH Tech Team, who will give you a good foundation and the confidence to use your preferred devices (e.g phone, laptop, e-reader) . Our team can also provide you with information on how to use library resources such as Libby (ebooks and audiobooks) and Hoopla (music, video, graphic novels). 

    Our BH Tech group will be available to assist you with basic tech questions, as well as point you in the right direction for topics we do not handle.

    Here are a few examples of the topics we do not cover:

    - Diagnosis and Repair of Devices

    - Online banking or shopping-related transactions.

    - Unsupported devices (such as Kindles).

    In short, we can help you make the best of your devices or applications/tools.

    January 6, 13 and 27, 2025

    February 3, 2025

    March 10 and 24, 2025

    Drop-in from 3 - 4:00 pm - Please bring your own device and library card. 

    Vous avez besoin d'aide à comprendre vos appareils technologiques (téléphone, tablette, ordinateur portatif, liseuse), un membre de notre équipe sera disponible afin de vous appuyer avec vos questions.

    Il nous fera aussi plaisir de vous partager nos ressources en ligne tels que Cantook (les livres numériques et audio) et Hoopla (la vidéo, la musique et les bandes dessinées). 

    6, 13 et 27 janvier, 2025

    3 février, 2025

    10 et 24 mars, 2025

    Entre 15h00 et 16h00 - Apportez votre appareil ainsi que votre carte de bibliothèque.

  • Monday Mar 10, 2025 at 4:45pm (series runs until Jun 23, 2025)

    Whether you need help:

    •  preparing for the IELTS Reading and Writing Assessment, 
    • preparing a CV and Cover Letter for job prospects or interviews, 
    • help with English based course assignments, 
    • or simply wish to improve your English reading and writing skills

    ... then these help sessions are designed for you!  

    >  Coaching Guide materials for IELTS will be available for participants interested in prepared for the English language assessment. 

    >  Others wishing different reading or writing help should bring along some early preparation work — e.g., Ideas for CV and Cover Letter; work assignment instructions; a book or something at the level of English you feel able to read.

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    Monday Mar 10, 2025 at 6:00pm

    Every Monday evening we put the spotlight on a director's work, giving us a chance to explore their oeuvre, revisit movies we've played on Tuesdays, and just....watch some good movies. This month's pick is Akira Kurosawa.

    Join us for a free screening of Rashomon In as part of our Monday Director Spotlight Series. The film was released in 1950. The screening will take place in our auditorium, starts at 6:00PM and is free to attend.

    Note: The film is intended for a mature audience. 88 minutes. In Japanese with English subtitles.