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Some in-branch programs require registration with your library card. Please log in with your library account or follow this link to apply for a card online. You can also apply for a card in person at any of our 33 locations.

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Manotick
Friday Aug 22, 2025 at 2:00pm
Join us for an afternoon of crafting fun! We will be making decorative lanterns out of glass jars and pressed flowers! All materials will be...
Carlingwood
Friday Aug 22, 2025 at 3:00pm
Drop-in at the Carlingwood Branch for Wii U Game On! We will be playing Mario Kart. Not sure how to play? No worries! Our teen...
un enfant apporte une pile de livres ; il y a des blocs Lego, et une banane lit une carte / child carries a large pile of books; there are Lego blocks; a banana reads a map
Vanier
Friday Aug 22, 2025 at 3:45pm
Create and build with Lego®! Drop-in program. Family program. Architectes en herbe, à vos Lego®! Programme portes ouvertes. Programme familial.
child wearing backpack looks beyond his book onto a landscape of world wonders
Elmvale Acres
Friday Aug 22, 2025 at 4:00pm
Tap into your inner genius. Drop-in program. (Family 4+) We will be creating masterpieces through the technique of weaving. Explore ton génie intérieur. Programme portes...
National Film Board of Canada logo on pink and purple field
Cumberland
Friday Aug 22, 2025 at 4:00pm
In honour of Capital Pride, Cumberland is pleased to present this moving documentary courtesy of the National Film Board. Someone Like Me follows the parallel...
Kids dancing
Richmond
Saturday Aug 23, 2025 at 10:30am
Join us as we celebrate YOU and all the reading that was accomplished over the summer! We will have a storytime and fun activities to...
des enfants et une adulte lisent ensemble /  children and an adult read together
North Gloucester
Saturday Aug 23, 2025 at 10:30am
Contes, comptines et chansons pour les enfants de tous âges et un parent ou gardien. Portes ouvertes.​ ​Les samedis 12 juillet et 23 août Stories,...
des enfants et une adulte lisent ensemble /  children and an adult read together
Manotick
Saturday Aug 23, 2025 at 10:30am
Stories, rhymes, and songs for children of all ages and a parent or caregiver. Drop-in at 10:30 am for this Family program. Storytime is located...
St-Laurent
Saturday Aug 23, 2025 at 10:30am
Stories, rhymes and songs for children of all ages and their parents or caregivers. Drop-in program.
turtle hatching from shell and entering river
Cumberland
Saturday Aug 23, 2025 at 10:30am
Explore the world of freshwater turtles through stories, activities and crafts, and participate in a guided tour of our Turtle Incubator led by Petrie Island...

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Stories of Summer
Centennial
Saturday Aug 23, 2025 at 10:30am
Participants will be invited to engage in shared recitations of selected writers. Discussions will follow each reading with the intention of sharing personal interpretations. Upon...
Elmvale Acres' Family Movie Matinee
Elmvale Acres
Saturday Aug 23, 2025 at 10:30am (series runs until Dec 13, 2025)
Join us for a screening of a family film. Light snacks and covered drinks are welcome. Family program. Drop-In. Saturday, August 9 – Mufasa, 120...
Manotick
Saturday Aug 23, 2025 at 11:30am (series runs until Sep 06, 2025)
Let's grow up this summer and join Little Sprouts! We've had our raised bed Kinder Gardens since 2018 and this year let's make it a...
un enfant apporte une pile de livres ; il y a des blocs Lego, et une banane lit une carte / child carries a large pile of books; there are Lego blocks; a banana reads a map
Blackburn Hamlet
Saturday Aug 23, 2025 at 2:00pm
Create and build with Lego®! We will have new lego challenges every week. Architectes en herbe, à vos Lego®! Nous aurons de nouveaux défis Lego...
Main
Saturday Aug 23, 2025 at 2:00pm
Parade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance captures pivotal moments that sparked Canada’s 2SLGBTQI+ movement, honouring the activists and elders whose resistance led to the...
lego image
Emerald Plaza
Saturday Aug 23, 2025 at 2:30pm
Create and build with Lego®! Drop-in Family Program.
Beaverbrook
Saturday Aug 23, 2025 at 2:30pm
Join us for an exploration of coding and robotics. Registration required. For ages 10-12.

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Sunnyside
Monday Aug 25, 2025 at 1:30pm
The Ottawa Public Library has thousands of digital titles, discover how to access them using resources like Libby and cloudLibrary. Come join us in this...
Stittsville
Monday Aug 25, 2025 at 2:00pm
Learn to create beautiful, delicate, raised images from paper strips. You’ll use a few basic tools to wind the paper strips into coils to create...

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Carlingwood
Monday Aug 25, 2025 at 5:30pm (series runs until Oct 06, 2025)
Play Dungeons and Dragons at the library! Whether you've always wanted to learn, haven't played in years, or are an experienced player looking to join...

Registration opens on Tuesday, August 12, 2025 - 5:00pm