Join us for conversation and laughter as we play games, share stories, and connect with each other in a relaxed atmosphere.
Various activities will be provided.
Drop-in.
Certains programmes en succursale requièrent une inscription avec votre carte de bibliothèque. Veuillez-vous connecter avec votre compte de bibliothèque ou suivre ce lien pour demander une carte en ligne. Vous pouvez également demander une carte en personne dans l'une de nos 33 succursales.
Les mercredis, 24 avril, 2024 - 1 mai, 2024
10 h 00
60 minutes
2 sessions restantes
Join us for conversation and laughter as we play games, share stories, and connect with each other in a relaxed atmosphere.
Various activities will be provided.
Drop-in.
Le mercredi 24 avril à 14 h
45 minutes
A school readiness program for children 3–4 years old, who will be entering kindergarten in September 2024, and their adult co-learner.
Stories and child-centered learning stations with a focus on the foundational concepts of letter recognition, numeracy, colors, shapes, measurement, rhyming, and retelling.
Les mercredis, 24 avril, 2024 - 8 mai, 2024
16 h 00
60 minutes
3 sessions restantes
Teams of two teen volunteers will share their technology knowledge with one older adult per session.
Volunteers will help older adults with basic use of devices such as laptops, tablets and smartphones. Some subjects that can be addressed include internet applications like browsers, email, calendars, social media, games, and file and photo management, such as Google Suite, OneDrive, and iCloud.
Register in-branch at the 2nd floor hub.
Les mercredis, 24 avril, 2024 - 26 juin, 2024
18 h 30
120 minutes
10 sessions restantes
Practice your English conversation skills in a low-pressure, friendly environment. All levels are welcome.
Les jeudis, 25 avril, 2024 - 30 mai, 2024
10 h 15
30 minutes
6 sessions restantes
Stories, rhymes and songs for babies (newborn to 18 months) with a parent or caregiver. Drop-in program.
Les jeudis, 25 avril, 2024 - 30 mai, 2024
11 h 15
30 minutes
6 sessions restantes
Stories, rhymes and songs for children of all ages and their parents or caregivers. Drop-in program.
Le jeudi 25 avril à 17 h 30
180 minutes
Do you need help with your tax return? If you have a modest income and a simple tax situation, trained volunteers may be able to complete your tax return for you for free. Ottawa Public Library is partnering with the Canada Revenue Agency to offer free tax preparation through the Community Volunteer Income Tax Program.
The Ruth E. Dickinson branch will be offering free tax clinics in English on a first-come, first-served basis.
Before arriving at the free tax clinics, you must verify whether you meet the Canada Revenue Agency’s eligibility criteria and ensure to bring the appropriate documentation with you. Our volunteers will not process self-employment or business taxes.
Click on the "View full schedule" button on the right of the screen to see when the clinics will be offered.
Le jeudi 25 avril à 18 h
60 minutes
Tinkering, Coding, Creating, Experimenting and Designing.
Come get excited about STEM with us.
For thinkers ages 6-8 years and their adult co-learner.
A program in partnership with the University of Ottawa's Let's Talk Science Program.
Le vendredi 26 avril à 14 h
120 minutes
Get creative with our Gears, Gears, Gears, Magformers, Keva Planks, Lego, Meccano, K'nex, VEX Robotics and more.
Drop-in between 2:00 and 5:00pm to build, construct, engineer and design with us.
Open to ages 5+
Les samedis, 27 avril, 2024 - 25 mai, 2024
10 h 00
120 minutes
5 sessions restantes
Interested in playing D&D? Then join us on for a D&D adventure. Dungeons and Dragons is a fantasy role playing game in which your characters explore the world, solve puzzles and fight monsters. For ages 13-17. Spaces limited. Note: there is no program on March 30th.