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  • Tuesday Jun 17, 2025 at 2:00pm

    Enjoy photos and narration from multiple car trips around this wonderful province. Highlights include the Viking settlement in L’anse aux meadows, the fjord at Western Brook Pond, the Tablelands, Bonavista, Twillingate, Cape Spear, icebergs, etc.

    Presented by Lynda Buske from the Ottawa PC Users’ Group and the Orleans Photo Club.

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    Wednesday Jun 18, 2025 at 6:00pm

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    Fresh leaves from our library garden, along with fabric paint, will give you all the resources to create your own original canvas bag.

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    Wednesday Jun 18, 2025 at 6:00pm

    Join us for lighthearted love and laughs every third Wednesday of the month as we play a romantic comedy movie  This month's pick is 10 Things I Hate About You.

    The film was directed by Gil Junger was released in 1999. The screening will take place in our auditorium, starts at 6:00PM and is free to attend.

    Note: The film is intended for a mature audience. 97 minutes. In English with subtitles.

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    Thursday Jun 19, 2025 at 6:00pm

    Quick Tips: How to use free AI tools in your daily life to refine web searches, summarize text & videos, create photos & songs, and more

    Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools have exploded over the last few years. They can supercharge your web searches and help you find the most relevant information. They can generate images, personalized songs, summarize long text, describe the content of videos, and more. Chris Taylor from the Ottawa PC Users' Group will show you how easily it can be done and how to detect dreaded "AI hallucinations". And you can do it all for free.

  • Sleuth Hounds
    Thursday Jun 19, 2025 at 6:30pm

    Share the enjoyment of good mysteries in a relaxed atmosphere. Join us for a discussion on James Patterson. All are welcome!

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    Friday Jun 20, 2025 at 10:00am

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    Art on canvas using acrylic paint, glue and yarn.

    Art sur toile avec de la peinture acrylique, de la colle et de la laine.

  • Saturday Jun 21, 2025 at 10:30am

    Gardening with native species is good for you, your water bill and local pollinators. Join Mélanie Ouellette, Founder and Chair of the Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library and learn all about the benefits of choosing to garden with native plants.

    Ask Mélanie how to use native species in your own garden during the Q&A session at the end of the talk.

    The Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library is a grassroots organization that promotes gardening with native plants to provide food and habitat for bees, butterflies, insects, birds, and other wildlife. 

  • Saturday Jun 21, 2025 at 2:00pm

    Experience Norway through photos and narration of two separate cruises. See scenery from north of the Arctic circle and enjoy misty fjords, mountain top vistas and wild reindeer!

    Presented by Lynda Buske from the Ottawa PC Users’ Group and the Orleans Photo Club.

  • Saturday Jun 21, 2025 at 2:30pm (series runs until Jul 19, 2025)

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    Learn the basics of using a sewing machine and craft your very first project: a drawstring bag. This two-hour session will take you through the steps of setting up, threading, and using a sewing machine. 

    The same lesson takes place once a month. Please register for one session only. Registration limited to 5 spaces.

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    Saturday Jun 21, 2025 at 2:30pm

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    Combine the concepts of mosaic art and paint-by-numbers.  Diamond painting uses tiny round rhinestones on adhesive to create a glittering multi-dimensional picture. All supplies provided.