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Emergency closure May 24, 2022 (23/05/2022)

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Richmond branch: Access ramp unavailable on May 27 (20/05/2022)
North Gloucester branch : Modified services (26/04/2022)

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May is Asian Heritage Month in Canada!

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This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Government of Canada’s official declaration to announce May as Asian Heritage Month!...
Canadian Jewish Heritage Month

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The month of May is Canadian Jewish Heritage Month. Since the first arrival of Jews in Canada in 1759, the...
Learn Ukrainian

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Are you interested in learning more about Ukrainian language and culture? Toutapprendre has just added a Ukrainian language learning course...
CBC's All in a Day May Book Panel

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On Monday, May 2nd, CBC's All in a Day Book Panel, featuring OPL's Ann Archer and Sean Wilson of the...
Connect – Your OPL Digital Book Club Picks for May

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Making meaningful connections continues to be difficult with all the precautions we have to take to stay healthy and protect...
Combat national des livres : And the winner is...?

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The winner of the 2022 edition of the Combat national des livres is La naissance d'une dynastie, volume 1 of...
The Ottawa Public Library Celebrates Canadian Children's Book Week

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Along with libraries across the country, the Ottawa Public Library (OPL) will celebrate Canadian Children’s Book Week between May 1...
2022 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize short list

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Among the eleven prizes that the Writer’s Trust awards annually to Canadian authors, the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize rewards literary non-fiction...
Ottawa Public Library Releases 2021 Annual Report: There for You!

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Despite being in the second year of a pandemic, OPL found ways to keep improving Library access and services for...
Come to the Library and stroll through a story

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StoryWalk® starts April 14 Starting Thursday, April 14, the Ottawa Public Library (OPL) invites families to enjoy a stroll through a...

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Tuesday May 24, 2022 at 10:30am / until Tue, May 31, 2022

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Cumberland

Tuesday May 24, 2022 at 1:00pm

Babytime May 24

Stittsville

Tuesday May 24, 2022 at 1:30pm

Toddlertime (Tuesday Afternoon)

Nepean Centrepointe

Tuesday May 24, 2022 at 2:00pm

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Ready, Set, Kindergarten

Ruth E. Dickinson

Tuesday May 24, 2022 at 2:00pm / until Tue, May 31, 2022

Family Storytime / Contes en famille - May 24/ 24 mai

Beaverbrook

Tuesday May 24, 2022 at 2:00pm

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Dungeons & Dragons: In the Dreaming Dark Part 1

Emerald Plaza

Tuesday May 24, 2022 at 6:00pm

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Greenboro Knitting Group/ Groupe de tricot Greenboro

Greenboro

Tuesday May 24, 2022 at 6:30pm / until Tue, Aug 30, 2022

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Bébés à la biblio - 25 mai

Cumberland

Wednesday May 25, 2022 at 10:00am

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Wednesday Family Storytime May 25/Contes en famille mercredi 25 mai

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Wednesday May 25, 2022 at 10:15am