Join us for a discussion of cookbooks and recipes. Try a recipe from each month’s cookbook selection and tell us what you think! Ask a staff member for help placing the book on hold with your library card. Drop-in. No registration required. All are welcome!

Visit our table on the second floor of the branch to learn more about programs and services for children, youth, families and older adults in the Nepean area. 

La succursale Vanier de la Bibliothèque publique d’Ottawa invite les francophones et les francophiles de toutes générations à se joindre à un Cercle de Lecture. On y mettra l’accent sur les ouvrages écrits en français se rapportant à la francophonie canadienne. Chacune des personnes participantes aura le choix de présenter un livre de sa préférence. Une animatrice ou un animateur en assurera le bon déroulement. Les rencontres du cercle auront lieu le dernier samedi de chaque mois (dès le 28 janvier 2023) de 10h à midi à la bibliothèque (située au 310, Pères-Blancs)

Join us for a day of genealogy presentations and meet with exhibitors from a variety of genealogical societies and organizations! Explore Ottawa Public Library genealogy resources, and learn more about search strategies when researching your family history!

Organized in partnership with British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ontario and Ottawa Branch Ontario Genealogical Society.

All are welcome! 

FREE, no registration required. 

Attend any or all of the following presentations:

Introduction, by Ottawa Public Library (9:20 am - 9:30 am)

MyHeritage Library Edition, by Daniel Horowitz (9:30 am - 10:30 am)

The MyHeritage Search Engine Library Edition is a state-of-the-art tool for finding billions of historical records that mention your ancestors. Discover the advanced technology behind the scenes and learn how to take full advantage of the search engine’s robust features to explore the lives of your ancestors.

Jumping the Pond, by Mags Gaulden (11:00 am - 12:00 pm)

We will walk through the scant records as we make our way across the pond to discover lost cousins through boots on the ground. Working with researchers from the North of Ireland Family History Society and the Islandmagee DNA Group Project, volunteers have been busy gathering DNA, sources and information to make great connections!

When Is a Photo Worth a Thousand Relatives?, by Daniel Horowitz (1:30 pm - 2:30 pm)

Take a tour of all MyHeritage’s game-changing new photo features. From enhancing and colourizing your photos with the Photo Enhancer and MyHeritage In Color™ to animating the faces with Deep Nostalgia™ and making them speak with DeepStory. Learn how to use MyHeritage to breathe new life into your old family photos.

The Printed Page: Online Newspapers and Books, by Glenn Wright (3:00 pm - 4:00 pm)

Books and newspapers should never be overlooked in any family history or genealogical research. An enormous number of both are now freely available online. Learn about these resources, how to access relevant websites and see how useful they can be for adding historical context to the story of an individual, a family or the place where they lived.