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Stittsville
Monday Aug 25, 2025 at 6:00pm
Join us for a special "drive-in" storytime full of stories, songs and a short movie. Children will make a cardboard box car that they can...

Registration opens on Friday, August 1, 2025 - 10:00am

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Main
Monday Aug 25, 2025 at 6:00pm
Every Monday evening we put the spotlight on a director's work, giving us a chance to explore their oeuvre, revisit movies we've played on Tuesdays,...
children and a goose sing, dance, and play a saxophone
Metcalfe village
Tuesday Aug 26, 2025 at 2:00pm
Help us celebrate the end of summer reading club! ​ Enjoy some outdoor fun with a story walk, games, bubbles, chalk, music, and a sweet...
Hazeldean
Tuesday Aug 26, 2025 at 6:30pm
Please register one family member. You are invited to get creative and make a no-pressure, awful piece of art. All supplies will be provided. We...

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Ruth E. Dickinson
Wednesday Aug 27, 2025 at 5:00pm
THE DEADLINE TO ENTER THE CONTEST IS AUGUST 27 AT 5 PM Contest information The contest is open to teens ages 13-17. Artists must have...
poster for The Seven Year Itch
Main
Wednesday Aug 27, 2025 at 6:00pm
Reminisce with us on a nostalgic trip every fourth Wednesday of the month as we play a film from the classic/Golden era of Hollywood This...
group of children and animals read together, a parent and child examine a world globe together
Metcalfe village
Thursday Aug 28, 2025 at 10:30am
Join us for stories, yoga poses and stretches, rhymes, and songs for children 4+ and a parent or caregiver. Drop in program. Followed by a...
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Centennial
Thursday Aug 28, 2025 at 2:30pm
Have questions about your own device i.e.: tablet, phone, or laptop? Need help with e-books or other online library services? Centennial branch staff will be...
Nepean Centrepointe
Thursday Aug 28, 2025 at 6:30pm (series runs until Nov 27, 2025)
Do you love horror movies? Join us once a month to watch a spooky film, followed by a short discussion where we share our thoughts...
Rockcliffe Park
Tuesday Sep 2, 2025 at 1:30pm (series runs until Jun 02, 2026)
The Rockcliffe Park Book Club gathers to enjoy and discuss a wide variety of books selected by book club members. Please join in to share...
Carlingwood
Wednesday Sep 3, 2025 at 2:00pm (series runs until Jun 03, 2026)
Share the enjoyment of good books in a relaxed atmosphere! Drop-in. Sept-June. 1st Wednesday of the month. (Some exceptions may apply.) Falll 2025 September 3rd...
Elmvale Acres
Wednesday Sep 3, 2025 at 6:00pm (series runs until Dec 17, 2025)
Join our Beginner's English Conversation group. Free. Drop in. Joignez-vous à notre groupe de conversation en anglais pour débutants. Gratuit. Inscription non-requise.
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Main
Wednesday Sep 3, 2025 at 6:30pm
Ottawa Bad Movie Nights and Ottawa Public Library present a screening of Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987). Please join us from 6:30pm to...
Ruth E. Dickinson
Saturday Sep 6, 2025 at 2:30pm
Submissions of the Summer 2025 Teen Art Contest will be on display and prize winners will be announced. Come join us and meet the artists...
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Rideau
Monday Sep 8, 2025 at 7:00am (series runs until Dec 01, 2025)
Share the pleasure of reading and discussing books ranging from the classics to the contemporary, but mostly fiction, in a relaxed atmosphere (If the first...
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Orléans
Tuesday Sep 9, 2025 at 5:00pm (series runs until Dec 16, 2025)
Come and get help with reading, math, science, French, English, etc. Led by United for Literacy volunteers. For students in grades 1 through 10. /...
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Carlingwood
Tuesday Sep 9, 2025 at 6:30pm (series runs until Jun 30, 2026)
Do you already have some basic English language skills, and are you looking for a casual, friendly environment where you can practice your English-speaking skills?...
Elmvale Acres
Tuesday Sep 9, 2025 at 6:30pm
The 5th native plant workshop presented by the Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library will discuss: What are seeds? What are the different types and what does...
Text "Dickinson Reads Book Club" next to several books
Ruth E. Dickinson
Wednesday Sep 10, 2025 at 11:00am (series runs until Jun 10, 2026)
Join Dickinson Reads Book Club monthly on Wednesday mornings at the Ruth E. Dickinson Branch! We meet to enjoy lively good-natured discussions of a wide...
Manotick
Wednesday Sep 10, 2025 at 3:00pm (series runs until Jun 10, 2026)
Share the enjoyment of good books in a relaxed atmosphere in person, in the afternoon. This group meets every second Wednesday of the month (September...