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    Les mercredis, 18 octobre, 2023 - 8 novembre, 2023
    15 h 00
    60 minutes

    4 sessions restantes

    Create art in good company. 

    This series is perfect for aspiring artists, crafters who are in a rut, and anyone who suspects that a creative habit would be good for their soul. 

    We will explore our creativity using art prompts from Creativebug.

    All supplies will be provided.

  • Les jeudis, 19 octobre, 2023 - 16 mai, 2024
    10 h 15
    75 minutes

    7 sessions restantes

    Join us as we share the enjoyment of reading and discuss books in a relaxed atmosphere. All are welcome. 

    Sept 21 - Unreconciled: Family, Truth and Indigenous Resistance by Jesse Wente

    Oct 19 - The Housekeeper by Joy Fielding

    November 16 - Rocannon's World (in Hainish Novels and Stories Vol. 1) by Ursula K. Le Guin

    January 18 - The White Hare by Jane Johnson

    February 15 - Woman, Watching : Louise de Kiriline Lawrence and the Songbirds of Pimisi Bay by Merilyn Simonds

    March 21 - The Music Shop by Rachel Joyce

    April 18 - Different by Frans De Waal

    May 16 - Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

    The book club  meets on the third Thursday of each month at 10:15-11:30 except July, August and December, when there is no meeting. You can place a hold on library copies in advance

  • Le jeudi 19 octobre à 18 h 30
    90 minutes

    Join us to discuss books from the science fiction and fantasy genres each month.  All are welcome.  Registrants are responsible for securing a copy of the book to read or listen to.

    This month's book is Atomic Anna by Rachel Barenbaum

  • Les vendredis, 20 octobre, 2023 - 21 juin, 2024
    14 h 00
    60 minutes

    8 sessions restantes

    Do you enjoy reading mysteries? Share the enjoyment of good mysteries in a relaxed atmosphere. Join us for discussion usually every third Friday of the month. 

  • Les vendredis, 20 octobre, 2023 - 15 décembre, 2023
    14 h 00
    60 minutes

    3 sessions restantes

    Give your brain a workout.  Learn and play games that improve your mind such as Sudoku and other brain teasers.  See how many games you can solve.

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    Le vendredi 20 octobre à 14 h
    120 minutes

    Learn, in simple terms, how your camera works to enable you to take better photos.  The lecture will cover tips on composition, depth of field, lighting, people pictures and how to avoid common pitfalls.  Applicable to cell phones too.  Presented by Lynda Buske from the Ottawa PC Users' Group.

  • Le samedi 21 octobre à 11 h
    60 minutes

    Get a  Techno Buddy!

    Technology and Social Media can be overwhelming.

    Teen Volunteers share their tech knowledge with older Adults in a two-on-one setting.  

    Areas of technology help includes:

    Facebook

    Instagram

    X (former Twitter)

    App filters to improve pictures

    Meeting place:  Teen Zone.

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    Le samedi 21 octobre à 13 h
    120 minutes

    Beginning with the ancient Indigenous inhabitants of the Ottawa Valley and Bytown's earliest natural history societies, Randy Boswell explores our evolving relationship with the wildlife with which we share this planet.

    Randy Boswell is a journalist and professor at Carleton University. 

  • Le samedi 21 octobre à 13 h 30
    90 minutes

    You want your book to look both beautiful and professional. Thom Whalen has fifteen years experience publishing his own and other author's books. He will explain the decisions an author must make when designing both the cover and interior of a book. This understanding is important to authors who publish their own books, whether they develop the skills themselves or contract with specialists to do the work for them.

  • Le samedi 21 octobre à 14 h 30
    60 minutes

    This fall, learn how to plant fresh garlic cloves in your yard or pots.  It is a simple process and patience is required due to the time it takes to see the end results!