Join us for a program of short documentary films by Canadian directors of Asian descent.

Through an intimate archive of the Chow’s family lineage, A Passage Beyond Fortune offers an homage to the culturally significant but buried history of Chinese-Canadian communities in Moose Jaw.

Highway to Heaven takes audiences into many of the temples, mosques, and churches that call No. 5 Road in Richmond, British Columbia, home, revealing unity despite difference across these diverse cultural spaces.

In love, amma, after being diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, a young mother writes a letter to her daughter about their family’s collective journey to acceptance

4 North A is a celebration of the fleeting joys of life and a bittersweet reminder that we don’t always get the closure we seek.

56 min. Multiple languages. Provided by the National Film Board.

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.

Sessions will be held in study room number 1 on the 2nd floor of the library while the elevator is under refurbishment.

Should you see that the counsellor is busy with another person, please wait outside patiently for your turn. Thank you.

Want to learn more about your family history or getting stuck working on your family tree?  

Drop-in to work on your family tree, share research strategies, and discover what resources are available for your research.  

Specialists from the Ontario Genealogical Society Ottawa Branch and the Ottawa Public Library will answer questions and help you get the most from library resources.  

Bring your laptop, tablet, or borrow a Chromebook from the library.  

All welcome!