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Rideau
Wednesday Nov 5, 2025 at 6:30pm (series runs until Dec 10, 2025)
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...
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...
Alta Vista
Wednesday Nov 5, 2025 at 6:30pm (series runs until Jun 17, 2026)
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Ruth E. Dickinson
Wednesday Nov 5, 2025 at 6:30pm (series runs until Jun 24, 2026)
Practice your English conversation skills in a low-pressure, friendly environment. All levels are welcome. Program will start upstairs in the second floor program room.
Cumberland
Wednesday Nov 5, 2025 at 6:30pm (series runs until Dec 17, 2025)
Learn and practice new English language skills and meet new people in a relaxed and friendly environment. Offered in partnership with the Catholic Centre for...
Greenboro
Wednesday Nov 5, 2025 at 6:30pm (series runs until Dec 17, 2025)
Improve your English, share stories and make new friends! Améliorez votre anglais, partager des histoires et faites des amis!
Blackburn Hamlet
Wednesday Nov 5, 2025 at 6:30pm (series runs until Nov 26, 2025)
Participez à notre groupe de conversation, dans une ambiance amicale et décontractée, afin d'améliorer vos habiletés à converser en français.​ Aucune inscription requise.​ Les mercredis...
Features a person caring for plants, a person recycling bottles and another riding a bicycle.
Orléans
Wednesday Nov 5, 2025 at 6:30pm
Join Ottawa’s Office of Emergency Management for an in-person presentation on emergency preparedness. Learn how to identify risks, build your own emergency plan, and assemble...
Smiling adults
Manotick
Wednesday Nov 5, 2025 at 7:00pm (series runs until Dec 17, 2025)
Rejoignez notre groupe de conversation en français pour pratiquer le français dans une atmosphère détendue. Join our French conversation group to practice speaking in French...
Beaverbrook
Wednesday Nov 5, 2025 at 7:00pm (series runs until Dec 17, 2025)
Améliorez votre français parlé et rencontrez des gens dans une atmosphère détendue. Inscription non requise, niveaux intermédiaire . *pas de séance le 1 octobre 1...
Main
Thursday Nov 6, 2025 at 10:00am (series runs until Dec 11, 2025)
A member of Employment & Social Services’ Outreach and Mobile Services Team (OMST) will be at the Main branch of OPL in Room 117 on...
adults playing with babies and a woman reading
Cumberland
Thursday Nov 6, 2025 at 10:00am (series runs until Dec 11, 2025)
Contes, comptines, et chansons pour les bébés (0-18 mois) accompagnés d’un parent ou gardien(ne). Programme portes-ouvertes (inscription non-requise) Veuillez noter qu'il n'y aura pas de...
St-Laurent
Thursday Nov 6, 2025 at 10:00am
Delivered by a friendly, experienced cyclist, this workshop will teach you what you need to know to feel comfortable biking year-round. You will learn tips, tricks, and tools...
Bicycle, tree plating, recycle / Bicyclette, jardinage, recyclage
St-Laurent
Thursday Nov 6, 2025 at 10:00am
City staff from the Climate Change and Resiliency service area and the Office of Emergency Management will be present to share resources, answer questions, and...
Sunnyside
Thursday Nov 6, 2025 at 10:15am (series runs until Dec 18, 2025)
It's our bilingual storytime! Stories, songs and games for children and their accompanying parent or guardian. Registration not required. No Program: October 30 and November...
Beaverbrook
Thursday Nov 6, 2025 at 10:15am (series runs until Dec 11, 2025)
Stories, rhymes, and songs for toddlers 19-36 months and a parent/caregiver, then join us for a Stay and Play. Drop-in.
Rosemount
Thursday Nov 6, 2025 at 10:30am (series runs until Dec 11, 2025)
Stories, rhymes and songs for children of all ages and a parent or caregiver. Bilingual program. Contes, comptines et chansons pour les enfants de tous...
Greenboro
Thursday Nov 6, 2025 at 10:30am (series runs until Mar 26, 2026)
Improve your English, share stories and make new friends! Améliorez votre anglais, partager des histoires et faites des amis!
Nepean Centrepointe
Thursday Nov 6, 2025 at 10:30am (series runs until Dec 18, 2025)
Do you need a casual, friendly environment where you can practice your English-speaking skills? Look no further than the English Conversation Group! Receive guidance from...
Stittsville
Thursday Nov 6, 2025 at 10:30am (series runs until Dec 11, 2025)
Stories, rhymes and songs for children ages 0-5, accompanied by a parent or caregiver. Join other children and their parent or caregiver after Storytime for...