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04/06/2021June is National Indigenous History Month! In celebration and appreciation, we have created this...Blog Entry -
03/06/2021The Ottawa Public Library recognizes the importance of celebrations and ceremonies that usually take...Blog Entry -
23/04/2021What’s in a Poet Laureate’s name? Poet. Storyteller. Ambassador. Speaker. Spiritual Advisor. Algonquin Traditional...Blog Entry -
16/04/2021Facebook Live event In partnership with the National Arts Centre's Indigenous Theatre , the...Blog Entry -
11/03/2021Facebook Live event In partnership with the National Arts Centre's Indigenous Theatre , Our...Blog Entry -
10/03/2021Naomi Fontaine is a French teacher and Innu author from Uashat, Quebec. Her first...Blog Entry -
10/03/2021Describing himself foremost as a creator, Louis-Karl Picard-Sioui is one member of the Wendat...Blog Entry -
10/03/2021Virginia Pésémapéo Bordeau is Cree and Métis. Novelist, poet and worldwide recognized artist, Virginia...Blog Entry -
10/02/2021Join us for this live, online discussion with editor and author Jesse Rae Archibald-Barber...Blog Entry -
15/12/2020In partnership with The NAC Indigenous Theatre this new monthly online series highlights recently...Blog Entry -
30/10/2020Treaties Recognition Week was established in 2016, and it is celebrated the first week...Blog Entry -
25/09/2020Albert Dumont, “South Wind”, is a Poet, Storyteller, Speaker, and an Algonquin Traditional Teacher...Blog Entry -
22/09/2020When Phyllis Webstad went to St. Joseph’s Residential School for the first time, she...Blog Entry -
15/09/2020The Ottawa Public Library has many impactful picture books, that share the stories of...Blog Entry -
19/06/2020Many Ottawa residents are reading Crow Winter this month, as OPL offers unlimited access...Blog Entry -
29/05/2020Each year, the Ottawa Public Library celebrates First Nation, Inuit and Métis communities across...Blog Entry -
29/05/2020As part of Indigenous History Month, the Ottawa Public Library will feature a remarkable...Blog Entry -
07/05/2020The Ottawa Public Library has a rich collection of wonderful eBooks and eAudioBooks by...Blog Entry -
09/04/2020Graphic novels are often an effective format for presenting difficult and complicated issues and...Blog Entry -
25/03/2020I recently read Sheila Watt-Cloutier's book, The right to be Cold: One Woman's Story...Blog Entry
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Step 1: Contactless services inside most open branches
17/06/2021There are contactless services inside most of our 31 open branches, with strict capacity limits in place, as of June 14, 2021, except at Metcalfe Village, Orléans and Rosemount. This means:
- Pick up holds and check them out at self-checkout stations.
- Return borrowed items to book drops anytime.
- Access to PCs, Chromebooks, and printing, where these are available.
- No other services: no browsing, no washroom access.
- Mask-wearing remains mandatory inside, and outside in line.
For details, go to Current Branch Services.