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Nepean Centrepointe
Thursday Oct 23, 2025 at 3:00pm
Looking to build your family tree? This presentation provides a basic overview of the various online resources on the Internet that can be used to...
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Ruth E. Dickinson
Saturday Oct 25, 2025 at 10:00am
Have you ever thought about working at a public library? Are you curious about the requirements for the job? Stop by our booth to chat...
Ruth E. Dickinson
Saturday Oct 25, 2025 at 10:30am
Comment motiver votre enfant à lire?​ Un atelier pour les parents de jeunes enfants.​ Atelier pour les parents à la recherchede ressources pour inculquer l'amour...
Carlingwood
Monday Oct 27, 2025 at 1:30pm
Participants will explore new ways of staying connected or becoming connected, consider their thoughts on spending time alone, and helping others to be more connected...
Richmond
Monday Oct 27, 2025 at 6:30pm
Meet with fellow food ​enthusiasts and put a ​ recipes to the test. ​ ​ Selection is: ​ Recipes from any website ​ of your choice ​ using oregano spice.
Meet a lawyer of the Ontario Legal Information Centre in person
Elmvale Acres
Thursday Oct 30, 2025 at 1:00pm
Do you have a legal question? A lawyer from the Ontario Legal Information Centre will be on-site to provide legal information specific to Ontario and...
Hazeldean
Friday Oct 31, 2025 at 2:30pm
Please Register One Family Member. Join us for a spooktacular family craft day. Unleash your creativity as you put together a Halloween Craft.
Cumberland
Saturday Nov 1, 2025 at 2:00pm
Bring old photos to life by digitizing old prints. Then touch them up by straightening, sharpening, and removing scratches & spots using the free photo...

Registration opens on Monday, September 8, 2025 - 10:00am

Hazeldean
Wednesday Nov 5, 2025 at 6:00pm
Participants will create portraits using pastel crayons, markers, pencil crayons, watercolors and acrylic paints! Please bring a photo or photocopy of someone or something you...
poster for Operation Kid Brother
Main
Wednesday Nov 5, 2025 at 6:30pm
Ottawa Bad Movie Nights and Ottawa Public Library present a screening of Operation Kid Brother (1967). Please join us from 6:30pm to 8:30pm, at the...
Stack of books
Stittsville
Saturday Nov 8, 2025 at 1:30pm
AI is your writing partner, not your replacement. Learn how to use AI as your creative assistant for research, brainstorming, editing, overcoming writer’s block, and...

Registration opens on Saturday, October 4, 2025 - 10:00am

Ruth E. Dickinson
Saturday Nov 8, 2025 at 2:00pm
Many are familiar with L.M. Montgomery as the author of the beloved Anne of Green Gables series. But did you know that she also wrote...
Hazeldean
Saturday Nov 8, 2025 at 2:30pm
Come join us to practice the art of paper quilling! This month we will be decorating Silhouette Art.

Sorry this event and its waiting list are full

Osgoode
Monday Nov 10, 2025 at 1:30pm
Join us as we discuss "The home for unwanted girls" by Joanna Goodman. Copies of the book are available at the Osgoode Branch service hub...
Carlingwood
Monday Nov 10, 2025 at 6:00pm
Come and meet Carole Gobeil, a polar travel advisor here in Ottawa who has a passion for the polar regions. Her last voyage in February/March...
St-Laurent
Monday Nov 10, 2025 at 6:00pm
Learn how to extend the battery life of your PC laptop, discover the handy Microsoft PowerToys, detect fake USB flash drives before you lose data,...
Sleuth Hounds
Alta Vista
Thursday Nov 20, 2025 at 6:30pm
Share the enjoyment of good mysteries in a relaxed atmosphere. Join us for a discussion on Karla's Choice by Nick Harkaway . All are welcome!
Ruth E. Dickinson
Saturday Nov 22, 2025 at 10:00am
Pop-Up: the Library of Things​ ​ Did you know the library lends much more than books and E-books? Find out about all the 'things' you...
Nepean Centrepointe
Saturday Nov 22, 2025 at 2:00pm
Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools have exploded over the last few years. They can: supercharge your web searches & help you find the most relevant information,...
Old Parliament bulding / Ancien édifice du Parlement
Main
Sunday Nov 23, 2025 at 1:30pm
Join Jeff Wang, author of Beneath the Archway: Overseas Chinese in Ottawa since 1892 for a presentation on the struggles, triumphs and immense contributions of...